League Two Results 8th May Part 1

Burton Albion 3-0 Grimsby Town
Burton won their second consecutive game to secure a 13th place finish – and relegate Grimsby Town. A great escape was on the cards for Grimsby after an impressive recent run of form but they still needed another win – and for Barnet not to win (Barnet beat Rochdale 1-0).
Tony James played in defence for Burton.

Cheltenham Town 1-1 Accrington Stanley
Cheltenham went into the final game with a mathematical chance of being relegated. A draw was enough to guarantee their safety, but with Grimsby Town losing anyway it didn’t matter in the end. Accrington finish 15th.
Josh Low scored in the eighth minute in what could be his last professional football match. Josh is about to qualify a lawyer and has been offered a job for next season. However, he has also been offered a new contract at Cheltenham so let’s see what he decides. Josh was in the League Two Team of the Week following this match, along with Hereford United’s Darren Jones and Ryan Valentine.

Chesterfield 2-1 Bournemouth
Chesterfield still had a chance of the play-offs before this game, while a defeat for Bournemouth could have meant they finished 3rd instead of 2nd. But in the end, this result didn’t make any difference, except to the two teams involved. Wins for Morecambe and Dagenham & Redbridge meant that they took the two play-off spots up for grabs while another defeat for Rochdale meant they couldn’t climb above Bournemouth.
Robert Page kept his place in Chesterfield’s starting line-up with Mark Crossley on the bench.
Bournemouth were without Rhoys Wiggins, who returned to parent club Norwich City last week. Joe Partington was on the bench.

Crewe Alexandra 0-1 Bradford City
Both these teams were picked out by Football League Show pundits as being teams who finished lower than they should have done. When the teams met on the final day, Bradford took all three points the former Premier League side finished 14th. Former Championship side Crewe finished 18th.
A Michael Flynn free kick started the move that led to Bradford’s goal.

Darlington 0-2 Dagenham & Redbridge
Darlington might be long down but that doesn’t mean they can’t cause trouble when they want to, having recently done just that for Macclesfield Town, Cheltenham Town and Rochdale. Dagenham needed to win to be sure of taking the final play-off place. But this time, the best team won and Dag 7 Red could be in League One next season.
Tony Roberts didn’t have loads to do in goal for Dagenham & Redbridge but when called upon, he was always awake.

Hereford United 3-0 Rotherham United
It might not have been a great season for Hereford but they did secure survival some time ago and they ended the season with a comprehensive win over one of the teams in the play-offs. So it’s not all bad. Rotherham got into the play-offs anyway but they’re probably very glad the league doesn’t have 39 games a season.
Darren Jones scored Hereford’s second goal in the 21st minute. Ryan Green and Ryan Valentine also played in defence with Craig Jones on the bench. Darren, Ryan V and Cheltenham’s Josh Low are all in the League Two Team of the Week. I hope Ryan G doesn’t feel left out.