The Bulls are down to goal difference to escape the bottom two after their nearest rivals lost today. Barnet went down 4-2 at Stevenage to be a goal worse off than the Bulls but also on 19 points. Lincoln lost 2-1 at Northampton to be two goals better off. Up from the bottom three there is a four point gap to Stockport, 2-0 losers at home to Morecambe, and a further point to the Shrimps. Aldershot slip to 19th (25 points) alongside two other teams. Accrington drew 2-2 with leaders Chesterfield, while Burton lost 2-1 at Port Vale.
At the top Chesterfield's lead is down to two points from Rotherham, who won 2-0 at Macclesfield. Wycombe stay third after beating Gillingham 1-0, with Port Vale holding fourth four points clear of Bury. The Shakers lost 1-0 at Bradford with Shrewsbury losing 1-0 at home to Crewe. Cheltenham retake the final play-off spot after winning 2-1 at Southend while Torquay slip out of contention after losing 4-3 at home to Oxford.
In the Conference AFC Wimbledon's lead is down to two points after they had to stage a comeback to draw 3-3 with Newport. Crawley won 3-0 at Forest Green to move four points clear of Luton and Newport, with the Hatters playing at Hayes and Yeading tomorrow. Kidderminster drew 2-2 at Tamworth.