League Two Results 1st May Part 1

Accrington Stanley 2-0 Chesterfield
Chesterfield still have a chance of play-off football – the twists and turns of League Two probably aren’t over quite yet. Another result like that for Accrington could give them a top-half finish.
Robert Page was back in the starting line-up for Chesterfield. Mark Crossley was on the bench.

Aldershot Town 3-1 Lincoln City
Aldershot’s win means they are guaranteed to be in the League Two play-offs, alongside Rotherham United and any two from six other teams. Lincoln will finish 20th or 21st.
David Stephens was given another start for Lincoln after en excellent performance when he was thrown into the starting eleven last week.

Bournemouth 4-0 Port Vale
Bournemouth’s emphatic win over Port Vale puts them in second place, a point ahead of third-placed Rochdale. Vale are still only two points outside the play-offs.
Rhoys Wiggins played what I believe is his last game for Bournemouth, due to the silly loan rules. It seems as if you sign someone on loan until the end of the season, they can’t actually stay until the end of the season, they can only stay until a certain date. Which is fine if you’re on loan to a Championship side, as I think the cut-off date came after they’d finished their season (play-offs aside). Rhoys was substituted in the 87th minute but I would guess that was so he could be given a deserved standing ovation rather than because he was injured. Rhoys celebrated his final match for Bournemouth with the assist for Bournemouth’s opening goal. But he hinted he’d be more than happy to be back with Bournemouth next season. With Norwich going up to the Championship (not that Rhoys isn’t good enough for the Championship) and Bournemouth now without a transfer embargo, anything is possible.
Joe Partington was on the bench for Bournemouth.
Craig Davies and Lewis Haldane both played for Port Vale but Gareth Owen was again out with hip and back problems. Craig could have scored but the Bournemouth goalkeeper was having a world-class moment. Lewis might have scored too but the post got in the way.

Bradford City 2-0 Northampton
Bradford are unlikely to get into the top half of the table although it is mathematically possible but this sort of game will stand them in good stead for next season. Bradford are now unbeaten in five matches. Northampton could still get into the play-offs mathematically but it’s very unlikely that every result will go their way.
Michael Flynn was in Bradford’s midfield while Peter Gilbert played in defence for Northampton.