Two Review - Boxing Day details

Last updated : 27 December 2009 By Deano
Leaders Rochdale were held by Crewe Alexandra at Gresty Road to a share of the points. Dawson have Dale a 53rd minute lead only to see Westwood level in the 71st minute. Higginbotham restored Dale's lead with Tootle levelling for the Alex in the 77th minute. Crewe Alexandra 12th, Rochdale 1st.

Cheltenham Town are left hovering above the drop zone following a rare win for AFC Bournemouth at Whaddon Road. Feeney netted the only goal of the game for the Cherries in the 57th minute to maintain their push for promotion. Cheltenham Town 22nd, AFC Bournemouth 2nd.

Dagenham & Redbridge failed to take advantage of postponments, slipping to defeat against Northampton Town at Sixfields. McKay scored the late winner for the Cobblers in the 88th minute. Northampton Town 18tn, Dagenham & Redbridge 4th.

Aldershot Town recorded the biggest win of the day in League Two with a thumping 4-0 win over Barnet at The Recreation Ground. Grant netted a brace for the Shots in the 36th and 59th minutes. Sandell added to the rout in the 65th minute with Donnelly rubbing salt into the wounds with a 77th minute penalty. Aldershot Town 5th, Barnet 15th.

Chesterfield missed the chance to gain ground on the automatic promotion places as their slipped up against Lincoln City at Sincil Bank. Hughton gave the Imps a 25th minute lead, which was added to by Facey 4 minutes later. Boden scored a consolation for the Spireites in the 83rd minute. Lincoln City 21st, Chesterfield 6th.

Morecambe's long unbeaten run came to an abrupt end at Christie Park against Accrington Stanley. An Edwards brace in the 58th and 62nd minutes, the latter coming from the penalty spot, put the game almost beyond doubt until Hunter netted in the 68th minute for the home side, but it wasn't enough. Morecambe 8th, Accrington Stanley 9th.

Shrewsbury Town left it very late to salvage a point against Macclesfield at the New Meadow. All 4 goals in this 2-2 draw were scored in injury time at the end of each half. Brown (45 +1) and Daniel (45 +4) netted for the Silkmen either side of Fairhurst's goal (45 +2). The points were shared as Hibbert levelled for the home side in the 96th minute. Shrewsbury Town 10th, Macclesfield 20th.

The only other match played in League Two on Boxing Day saw Torquay United triumph with a Wroe penalty in the 19th minute against Hereford United at Plainmoor. Torquay United 17th, Hereford United 19th.

The matches involving The Millers (3rd), Darlington (24th); Notts County (7th), Grimsby Town (23rd); Bury (11th), Bradford City (14th) and Port Vale (16th) and Burton Albion (13th) were all victims of the weather.

  Coca-Cola League Two
  Aldershot Town (1) 4 Barnet (0) 0 3,231  
  Bury   P Bradford City   P    
  Cheltenham Town (0) 0 Bournemouth (0) 1 4,114  
  Crewe Alexandra (0) 2 Rochdale (0) 2 5,563  
  Lincoln City (2) 2 Chesterfield (0) 1 4,604  
  Morecambe (0) 1 Accrington Stanley (0) 2 3,478  
  Northampton Town (0) 1 Dagenham & Redbridge (0) 0 4,108  
  Notts. County   P Grimsby Town   P    
  Port Vale   P Burton Albion   P    
  Rotherham United   P Darlington   P    
  Shrewsbury Town (1) 2 Macclesfield Town (2) 2 5,942  
  Torquay United (1) 1 Hereford United (0) 0 3,792
Latest match Saturday,
26th December 2009
Pld   Home   Away   Overall   Pts EP
  W D L F A   W D L F A   W D L F A  
 
1 Rochdale 23   8 0 3 24 10   7 3 2 25 12   15 3 5 49 22   48 +27
2 Bournemouth 22   7 1 2 12 8   6 3 3 14 13   13 4 5 26 21   43 +5
3 Rotherham United 21   5 5 0 14 5   6 1 4 19 16   11 6 4 33 21   39 +12
 
4 Dagenham & Redbridge 22   7 2 2 27 15   3 5 3 9 12   10 7 5 36 27   37 +9
5 Aldershot Town 22   7 3 1 26 11   3 3 5 12 17   10 6 6 38 28   36 +10
6 Chesterfield 22   9 1 1 26 12   2 1 8 10 20   11 2 9 36 32   35 +4
7 Notts. County 21   6 4 1 27 9   3 3 4 16 11   9 7 5 43 20   34 +23
 
8 Morecambe 23   5 5 2 25 16   3 5 3 16 17   8 10 5 41 33   34 +8
9 Accrington Stanley 21   5 0 4 17 14   5 3 4 16 15   10 3 8 33 29   33 +4
10 Shrewsbury Town 23   5 5 2 19 10   3 3 5 13 20   8 8 7 32 30   32 +2
11 Bury 21   4 2 4 13 14   5 3 3 14 16   9 5 7 27 30   32 -3
12 Crewe Alexandra 22   3 2 6 15 18   6 1 4 22 17   9 3 10 37 35   30 +2
13 Burton Albion 21   6 2 3 21 13   2 3 5 12 17   8 5 8 33 30   29 +3
14 Bradford City 21   3 4 4 13 15   4 4 2 18 18   7 8 6 31 33   29 -2
15 Barnet 22   5 5 1 17 7   2 1 8 7 22   7 6 9 24 29   27 -5
16 Port Vale 21   2 5 3 12 11   3 6 2 11 12   5 11 5 23 23   26 0
17 Torquay United 22   5 3 4 17 11   1 4 5 14 20   6 7 9 31 31   25 0
18 Northampton Town 22   4 5 3 15 14   2 2 6 16 21   6 7 9 31 35   25 -4
19 Hereford United 22   5 3 2 14 12   1 4 7 12 20   6 7 9 26 32   25 -6
20 Macclesfield Town 21   3 4 4 14 17   2 5 3 10 15   5 9 7 24 32   24 -8
21 Lincoln City 22   4 3 5 10 14   2 1 7 5 15   6 4 12 15 29   22 -14
22 Cheltenham Town 22   2 4 5 18 21   2 4 5 7 17   4 8 10 25 38   20 -13
 
23 Grimsby Town 22   1 4 6 9 20   2 4 5 7 15   3 8 11 16 35   17 -19
24 Darlington 21   2 1 7 4 14   0 1 10 6 31   2 2 17 10 45   8 -35
Colour key
  League Champions   Relegation place(s)   Team(s) to be transferred
  Promotion place(s)   Play-off place(s)   Team(s) set to merge
Position ordering
Teams level on both goal difference and goals scored are initially ordered according to the results of any matches played between one another.
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