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League Two roundup: Gillingham extend lead at top

League Two roundup: Gillingham extend lead at top
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Sports Mole rounds up the day's League Two action.

Gillingham have extended their lead at the top of League Two to eight points after they recorded a 1-0 win over Rotherham United.

They took full advantage of Port Vale failing to defeat Chesterfield, with the Stoke-based side drawing 2-2.

Northampton Town also failed to win their Easter Monday fixture, going down to a one-goal loss to Cheltenham Town, who close the gap on today's opponents to three points.

A late James Beattie goal denied promotion-chasing Burton Albion an important victory, with the former England international's equaliser earning Accrington Stanley a 3-3 draw.

Results in full: AFC Wimbledon 0-1 Barnet, Accrington Stanley 3-3 Burton Albion, Aldershot 3-2 Oxford United, Cheltenham Town 1-0 Northampton Town, Chesterfield 2-2 Port Vale, Dagenham & Redbridge 2-4 Bristol Rovers, Exeter City 1-2 Rochdale, Gillingham 1-0 Rotherham United, Morecambe 0-1 Wycombe Wanderers, Southend 1-1 Fleetwood Town, Torquay United 1-3 Bradford City, York City 2-0 Plymouth Argyle

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Port Vale's Lee Hughes is congratulated by team mate Tom Pope after scoring his team's second goal against Gillingham on January 12, 2013
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TeamPWDLFAGDPTS
1Walsall19124335191640
2Port Vale2010642619736
3Crewe AlexandraCrewe199732416834
4AFC Wimbledon19103631161533
5Doncaster RoversDoncaster209652823533
6Chesterfield2087535231231
7Grimsby Town2010192730-331
8MK Dons1893630201030
9Gillingham199282016429
10Bradford CityBradford197752419528
11Notts County197752521428
12Salford City197662019127
13Cheltenham TownCheltenham207582728-126
14Bromley195952323024
15BarrowBarrow196581818023
16Newport CountyNewport196582128-723
17Fleetwood TownFleetwood175752322122
18Colchester UnitedColchester1941052322122
19Tranmere RoversTranmere195681426-1221
20Harrogate TownHarrogate2063111730-1321
21Accrington StanleyAccrington184682533-818
22Swindon TownSwindon2037102334-1116
23Morecambe2035121936-1714
24Carlisle UnitedCarlisle1935111532-1714


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