League Two Results 23rd February

Aldershot Town 2-3 Dagenham & Redbridge
Dag & Red came back from 2-0 down to beat Aldershot, climbing above them in the process. They’re only two points outside the play-offs and will be level with Shrewsbury on goal difference if they win their games in hand. And I’m sure Aldershot’s goals weren’t Tony Roberts’ fault.

Bournemouth 3-0 Barnet
Bournemouth kept up their challenge for automatic promotion. They are now second again although Bury and Chesterfield can overtake them by winning their games in hand. Bournemouth were again forced to name just four substitutes with Joe Partington (back) again among the injured.
So they were probably doubly grateful to loanee Rhoys Wiggins, who helped with the clean sheet as well as providing an extra body in the squad. Rhoys has extended his loan and will stay with Bournemouth for another month. He’s very happy to be staying at the club and he really appreciates the support of the fans.

Bury 0-0 Morecambe
Bury missed the chance to stay ahead of Bournemouth when they could only draw with Morecambe. Darren Moss was on the bench for Morecambe.

Cheltenham Town 1-1 Torquay
Cheltenham were on course to win this but then Torquay cruelly scored in the 89th minute. If they’re going to score anyway, they really should make it nice and early so Cheltenham fans don’t get their hopes up. Josh Low played for Cheltenham.

Grimsby Town 1-1 Macclesfield Town
Grimsby carried on doing what they do best with yet another draw. Matthew Tipton came off the bench after 54 minutes and was unlucky not to find a winner for Macclesfield.

Hereford United 0-2 Northampton Town
Northampton Peter Gilbert helped his side to another win which lifts them to 8th place. Northampton will need some of the teams behind them to drop points if they want to be serious play-off contenders but they’re going the right way about it.
Ryan Green returned from injury for Hereford but he, Darren Jones and Ryan Valentine couldn’t help Hereford to a win although Darren nearly scored, a shot the visiting goalkeeper did well to block.

Port Vale 4-0 Lincoln City
The two Welsh strikers worked together as Port Vale continue their unlikely play-off push. Well you’ve got to admire their determination and I personally admire their Welsh players too. Lewis Haldane set up Craig Davies for the third goal after just fifteen minutes. Gareth Owen’s hamstring problems did not prevent him from playing his second game for Vale in three days. So he’s probably better then.

Rochdale 1-3 Bradford City
Michael Flynn said new boss Peter Taylor would sort Bradford out and he seems to be heading in the right direction. It doesn’t come much better than an away win over leaders Rochdale, with Michael close to adding his own name to the scoresheet.