Vanarama National League leaders Barnet took another step towards promotion as they continued their winning streak with a 1-0 victory at Altrincham.Rhys Browne scored with a header in the 44th minute, seven minutes after Regan Linney had headed against the bar for the hosts.Seeing out an eighth successive win, Dean Brennan’s men, undefeated in 24 matches, go 14 points clear of second-placed

Scott Lindsey felt his Crawley side were challenging towards the top of League One and not fighting against relegation after the Red Devils tasted victory in his first match back in charge.Lindsey, who led the club into the division via the play-offs last season before leaving for an ill-fated five months in charge for MK Dons, was appointed for the second time after Rob Elliot was sacked in midwe

Swindon boss Ian Holloway has not given up hope of finishing in the play-offs despite dropping more points in a goalless draw at home to Accrington Stanley.The Robins have now drawn four on the trot to sit 11 points behind the top seven and with a mountain to climb if they want to push for promotion.However, Holloway is refusing to throw in the towel just yet, and was pleased to get a clean sheet

Conor Hourihane was enthusiastic after his first home game as Barnsley’s interim head coach ended in a dramatic 1-1 draw against Cambridge.A stoppage-time equaliser from Jonathan Lewis rescued a point for the hosts after United took an early lead through James Brophy.And the late drama ensured the Tykes halted a run of three straight defeats in League One.Hourihane said: “It’s go

Dumbarton’s relegation to Scottish League Two was confirmed despite battling to a goalless draw at home to Queen of South.A second successive draw left the hosts 20 points adrift at the bottom of League One with only six games left to play.Dumbarton were deducted 15 points in November after going into administration.League leaders Arbroath dropped more points after they conceded a last-minut

Interim MK Dons boss Ben Gladwin praised returning Jack Sanders after his goal secured a 1-0 win at Cheltenham.The defender has endured a nightmare start at Dons after joining them from St Johnstone for £150,000 in January, spending four days on a drip in hospital with a kidney infection.But he made it a triumphant return, meeting Joe White’s cross at the far post after a short corner

Stockport boss Dave Challinor left north Wales fuming at the officials’ performance in their 1-0 defeat at Wrexham.The hosts moved to second in League One as Jay Rodriguez scored at the second time of asking after referee Simon Mather awarded a controversial first-half penalty.A late second yellow card for defender Brad Hills did little to improve the Stockport manager’s mood but it wa

Port Vale manager Darren Moore believes the ball could not have fallen to a better player after a late goal from Ronan Curtis secured a 1-0 win for his side against Morecambe.Curtis’ shot from 25 yards found the bottom corner in the 89th minute to send Vale up two places to fourth in the table, level on points with AFC Wimbledon in third.Moore was delighted that the opportunity came the Iris

Harrogate boss Simon Weaver was delighted with his side’s performance in their goalless draw at Chesterfield.In a game featuring few clear-cut opportunities, Harrogate’s Bryn Morris twice threatened from free-kicks.The hosts applied some late pressure, with Michael Olakigbe’s cross flashing across the face of goal and a Liam Mandeville corner crashing against the bar.Weaver said:

Graham Alexander described his Bradford side as “absolutely relentless” after they saw off in-form Colchester to get their promotion push back on track.Calum Kavanagh and George Lapslie both scored twice in front of a 23,381 crowd – the largest at Valley Parade for a fourth-tier game.Bradford’s 4-1 win, after suffering successive 1-0 defeats to Gillingham and Tranmere, leav