Morecambe 2 Rotherham 0 MORECAMBE moved into the play-off places after coming out on top in this promotion battle.
Phil Jevons bundled home a Mark Duffy cross to open the scoring and Simon Hackney doubled Morecambe's advantage two minutes later with a wellplaced header.
Rotherham tried to fight back but Adam Le Fondre was denied by Barry Roche on three occasions.
Burton 1 Bradford 1 SHAUN HARRAD fired his 18th goal of the season to clinch a point for Burton.
The Albion striker swept home Paul Boertien's cross high into the net in the 82nd minute.
Bradford had looked to be edging towards victory when 6ft 7in defender Luke Oliver, on loan from Millwall, headed home.
Burton's Greg Pearson had a penalty saved early on.
Torquay 5 Rochdale 0 ROCHDALE'S promotion party was put on hold as they slipped to a stunning defeat.
Keith Hill's men would have secured a place in League One with victory but they were blown away by a rampant Torquay outfit.
Scott Rendell opened the scoring when he got a touch to Chris Zebroski's scuffed effort. Two headers from Elliot Benyon ensured Paul Buckle's men were in charge.
Dale picked up the pressure at the start of the second-half, with Gary Jones firing over.
But Nicky Wroe added a fourth for Torquay from the penalty spot after Benyon had been brought down by.
Craig Dawson made a goalline clearance to deny Benyon his hat-trick, but Torquay still had time to grab a fifth through Mustapha Carayol's solo effort.
Cheltenham 5 Bury2 CHELTENHAM claimed their third win in seven days to dent Bury's promotion hopes.
Justin Richards opened the scoring with a penalty after being fouled by Bury keeper Wayne Brown, who was sent off.
Matt Thornhill and Josh Low put the Robins in control but Ryan Lowe's brace gave Bury hope. Cheltenham cruised to victory thanks to Low and Barry Hayles.
Chest'fld 2 Dag & Red 2 BARRY CONLON'S late penalty crowned a fine comeback from Chesterfield.
Danny Green scored twice to put fellow play-off hopefuls Dagenham in charge, but Ishmel Demontagnac pulled one back for the Spireites before Conlon's late leveller.
Green had opened the scoring from the penalty spot after Mark Allott had bundled over Jon Nurse before adding a stunning second.
Crewe 0 Shrewsbury 3 DAVE HIBBERT'S first goal in 12 games ended Shrewsbury's run of six straight defeats.
Calvin Zola, Steven Schumacher and Clayton Donaldson wasted chances for Crewe before Hibbert nodded in Jake Simpson's cross.
Sub Tom Bradshaw hit a stunning 30-yard strike four minutes from time before netting in injury time as Crewe slumped to a third successive loss.
Darlington 0 Accrington 0 DARLINGTON moved closer to the relegation trap door as Simon Davey was unable to claim a second win at the helm.
The Quakers are highly unlikely to beat the drop, even if they win all of their remaining games.
Tadgh Purcell twice spurned scoring chances while Darlington goalkeeper Shane Redmond denied Bobby Grant late on to earn a point.
Lincoln 2 Bournemouth 1 DAVIDE SOMMA struck late on to dent Bouremouth's hopes of automatic promotion.
The South African forward, on loan from Leeds, saw his firsthalf opener cancelled out by highly-rated Cherries forward Brett Pitman.
But Somma had the last laugh as he fired home from 25 yards to seal a welcome three points for Lincoln in their battle against the drop.
Bournemouth dominated early on but were unable to find a breakthrough.
The Cherries then fell behind when Somma latched on to Chris Herd's header and raced clear before slotting past Shwan Jalal.
Imps keeper Rob Burch denied Pitman on two occasions before the striker levelled from a header. Bournemouth pushed forward in search of a winner but were caught out as Somma grabbed his second of the game.
Hereford 0 Grimsby 1 JAMIE DEVITT fired Grimsby to a deserved victory, although results elsewhere ensure the Mariners' survival prospects remain bleak.
On-loan Hull youngster Devitt grabbed the only goal of the game when he fired home from 20 yards.
A lacklustre Hereford outfit created little and fellow loanee Michael Coulson spurned a glorious chance to add a second for Grimsby after the break.
Port Vale 1 Aldershot 1 SEAN RIGG came off the bench to keep Vale's play-off hopes alive.
Fellow promotion hopefuls Aldershot looked set to claim victory when Dean Morgan rounded Chris Martin before finishing calmly.
But Rigg levelled after he had been played through by Marc Richards. Both sides had further chances, with Morgan hitting a post for the Shots.