Port Vale moved to the brink of the League Two automatic promotion spots after a late goal from Ronan Curtis secured a 1-0 win over relegation-threatened Morecambe.Curtis struck in the 89th minute to earn all three points for Darren Moore’s side and send them up two places to fourth in the table – level on points with AFC Wimbledon in third.Morecambe, meanwhile, remain in 23rd place an

Gateshead suffered a fifth successive defeat as they were beaten 2-0 at home by in-form Tamworth.Dan Creaney put the visitors in front on the hour with a looping header from Callum Cockerill-Mollett’s cross.Creaney then passed to Tom McGlinchey, who struck the Lambs’ second with 12 minutes of normal time to go.A fourth victory in five National League outings, extending their unbeaten r

Jonathan Lewis’ stoppage-time goal rescued a 1-1 draw for Barnsley against lowly Cambridge in League One.James Brophy’s early goal looked set to earn Cambridge a vital three points before Lewis equalised to secure a draw in Conor Hourihane’s first home game as interim Barnsley head coach.Cambridge are 12 points adrift of safety with eight games to play after ending a four-match l

Chesterfield and Harrogate fought out a goalless draw in a game featuring few clear-cut opportunities.Chesterfield’s Armando Dobra ran at the defence early on and saw his effort deflected for a corner.Harrogate’s Bryn Morris then threatened with a free-kick which was parried by keeper Ryan Boot.Boot again had to be alert in the second half to keep out another Morris free-kick.Visiting

Calum Kavanagh and George Lapslie both scored twice as Bradford brushed aside promotion rivals Colchester 4-1.The crowd of 23,381 was the largest at Valley Parade for a fourth-tier game and they witnessed a convincing home performance from the second-placed Bantams.Neill Byrne headed just over as Bradford turned the screw in the first half before they took a 32nd-minute lead when Kavanagh prodded

Jay Rodriguez hit his first goal for Wrexham to give them a 1-0 win at home to Stockport.Rodriguez’s goal, scored after his penalty was saved, was enough to give Wrexham a hard-earned victory against their promotion rivals.It was the visitors who started the stronger but, an off-target shot from Isaac Olaofe aside, they struggle to create chances and fell behind just before the half-hour mar

Walsall’s lead at the top of the Sky Bet League Two table was cut to one point following a goalless draw at Priestfield.Bradford are now within touching distance of the Saddlers, who could not find a way past an inspired Glenn Morris as he produced a string of excellent saves.The hosts started the brighter of the two teams with an early Armani Little free-kick palmed away by Sam Hornby and M

Callum Whelan’s second-half strike handed Carlisle a vital win as they beat Bromley 2-1 in a pulsating encounter at Brunton Park.The Blues took the lead in the 13th minute through Stephen Wearne’s first goal for the club, but Harry McKirdy equalised for the Ravens in the 28th minute.Kadeem Harris missed a penalty for the hosts just after the break, but Whelan got the all-important winn

Accrington moved a point nearer to clinching safety after grinding out a drab 0-0 draw at Swindon.The result pushes them 11 points clear of the bottom two as the season enters its final eight games.Town’s Will Wright had the first good chance as he went close with a dipping free-kick.The Robins breathed a sigh of relief when Stanley skipper Seamus Conneely hit the post from Josh Woods’

Stuart Maynard claimed his Notts County side were denied two “blatant” penalties as they were held to a goalless draw at home to Crewe.Charlie Whitaker was adjudged by referee Martin Woods to have dived after a tangle with Crewe goalkeeper Filip Marschall, while Will Jarvis’ appeals were also rejected.“It wouldn’t fall for us, but I think refereeing decisions have cos