Morecambe survive after battling draw at Coventry
Morecambe secured their Football League status on goal difference after a battling 0-0 draw at Coventry City.The Shrimps had goalkeeper Barry Roche to thank for a number of superb stops after Barnet piled the pressure on with victory over Chesterfield.The draw also helped Coventry City set up a play-off date with Notts County.The Sky Blues started brightest with Roche tipping away Michael Doyle's powerful long-range effort after six minutes.Chris Stokes shot over before Jonson Clarke-Harris headed wide on 23 minutes as the Sky Blues stepped it up.Roche produced a superb instinctive save to keep out Clarke-Harris after 39 minutes as Morecambe continued to hang on.Kevin Ellison missed a great chance to give the visitors the lead when Lee Burge got the better of him in a one-on-one seven minutes after half-time.Roche got down well to save from Tom Bayliss in the 74th minute in a half of fewer chances.Clarke-Harris headed over from Liam Kelly's cross three minutes later, before Morecambe held on in a tense finish.
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English League Two Standings
Team | GP | W | D | L | GD | P |
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Port Vale | 16 | 10 | 3 | 3 | +8 | 33 |
Crewe Alexandra | 15 | 8 | 4 | 3 | +6 | 28 |
Doncaster Rovers | 16 | 8 | 4 | 4 | +4 | 28 |
Walsall | 14 | 8 | 3 | 3 | +12 | 27 |
Milton Keynes Dons | 16 | 8 | 3 | 5 | +8 | 27 |
Notts County | 16 | 7 | 6 | 3 | +8 | 27 |
Grimsby Town | 16 | 8 | 1 | 7 | -6 | 25 |
AFC Wimbledon | 14 | 7 | 2 | 5 | +10 | 23 |
Bradford City | 16 | 6 | 5 | 5 | +4 | 23 |
Gillingham | 15 | 7 | 2 | 6 | +4 | 23 |
Chesterfield | 16 | 5 | 7 | 4 | +9 | 22 |
Barrow | 16 | 6 | 4 | 6 | +2 | 22 |
Fleetwood Town | 14 | 5 | 6 | 3 | +5 | 21 |
Salford City | 16 | 5 | 6 | 5 | -3 | 21 |
Newport County | 16 | 6 | 2 | 8 | -7 | 20 |
Accrington Stanley | 16 | 4 | 6 | 6 | -4 | 18 |
Cheltenham Town | 16 | 5 | 3 | 8 | -4 | 18 |
Harrogate Town | 16 | 5 | 3 | 8 | -8 | 18 |
Tranmere Rovers | 14 | 4 | 5 | 5 | -7 | 17 |
Bromley | 15 | 3 | 7 | 5 | -2 | 16 |
Colchester United | 15 | 2 | 8 | 5 | -4 | 14 |
Swindon Town | 16 | 2 | 7 | 7 | -7 | 13 |
Carlisle United | 16 | 3 | 3 | 10 | -15 | 12 |
Morecambe | 16 | 2 | 4 | 10 | -13 | 10 |