In the big top of the table clash Port Vale came out the winners as they defeated now third-placed Rochdale 2-0 at home to remain at the head of the division. Burnley meanwhile stay in second after picking up a narrow 1-0 victory at Tranmere and Preston North End are in fourth position as they got three points with a 3-2 success away to Macclesfield, the home side having won earlier in the week though 4-1 at home to a Stockport side who did themselves manage to bounce back at the weekend with a 2-0 home win over a free-falling Blackpool outfit.
Down at the bottom and Accrington Stanley lifted themselves off the foot of the table as they picked up one victory from two games this week, the Reds losing 2-0 at Shrewsbury on Saturday having on Tuesday surprisingly thrashed Wrexham 6-1 at home. The Red Dragons though another side on the win one and lose one trail as they then beat Morecambe 3-0 at home at the weekend, with the other game played on Saturday morning seeing Walsall move up to fifth with a 2-1 win in the West Midlands against Bury.
As for Carlisle, well sadly it couldn't be going much worse for Eric Kinder's side at the moment, their 4-0 thumping at Wigan on Friday afternoon with an inexperienced team out added to Accrington's win on Tuesday means that the young Blues now prop up the bottom of the table. It doesn't get much easier this coming Saturday either as United take on a Walsall side at home that defeated them 2-0 in the FA Youth Cup on Cumbrian soil in December, the league fixture this weekend being a 12noon kick-off at Creighton Rugby Club.
Result in the division on Tuesday 29th March
Accrington Stanley 6-1 Wrexham (2pm)
Result in the division on Wednesday 30th March
Macclesfield Town 4-1 Stockport County (2pm)
Result in the division on Friday 25th March
Wigan Athletic 4-0 Carlisle United (2pm)
Results in the division on Saturday 26th March
Macclesfield Town 2-3 Preston North End
Port Vale 2-0 Rochdale
Shrewsbury Town 2-0 Accrington Stanley
Stockport County 2-0 Blackpool
Tranmere Rovers 0-1 Burnley
Walsall 2-1 Bury
Wrexham 3-0 Morecambe
Youth Alliance Cup Southern Area Final, Thursday 7th April
Wycombe Wanderers v Southend United (7pm)
Fixtures in the division on Saturday 9th April
Accrington Stanley v Port Vale
Blackpool v Shrewsbury Town
Burnley v Stockport County
Bury v Tranmere Rovers
Carlisle United v Walsall (12noon)
Morecambe v Wigan Athletic
Oldham Athletic v Wrexham
Rochdale v Macclesfield Town
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