Bournemouth's lead at the top is a single point after they had a goalless draw with Dagenham, who slip to fourth. Rochdale beat Notts County 2-1 to hold second place from Rotherham, who beat Lincoln 2-0. Chesterfield lost 2-1 at Bury to see the Shakers move into the play-offs. Aldershot move back within a point of seventh place with a 2-1 win over Northampton.
At the bottom Darlington lost 4-0 at home to Morecambe to see their safety gap extend to eight points after Torquay claimed a 2-2 draw with Port Vale. Grimsby's 'new' manager witnessed his worst result - a 3-0 home reverse to Bradford to drift three points, and twelve goals, short of the Gulls. Cheltenham eased their own worries with a shock 5-1 win over Barnet, while Macclesfield and Accrington had their game called off. Crewe can look at the top half of the table after securing back-to-back wins with a 2-1 win over Burton.
In the Conference Oxford's match with Forest Green was delayed for 20 minutes due to a floodlight failure, but they still won 1-0. Stevenage kept up pressure by beating Chester 2-0 while Kettering lost at home to Hayes and Yeading to lose third place to York, who beat Gateshead. Kidderminster inflicted more woes on Wrexham by drawing 2-2 at the Racecourse, with the Dragons 13 points short of the play-offs.