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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Doncaster Rovers | 46 | 24 | 12 | 10 | +23 | 84 |
Port Vale | 46 | 22 | 14 | 10 | +19 | 80 |
Bradford City | 46 | 22 | 12 | 12 | +19 | 78 |
Walsall | 46 | 21 | 14 | 11 | +21 | 77 |
AFC Wimbledon | 46 | 20 | 13 | 13 | +21 | 73 |
Notts County | 46 | 20 | 12 | 14 | +19 | 72 |
Chesterfield | 46 | 19 | 13 | 14 | +19 | 70 |
Salford City | 46 | 18 | 15 | 13 | +10 | 69 |
Grimsby Town | 46 | 20 | 8 | 18 | -6 | 68 |
Colchester United | 46 | 16 | 19 | 11 | +5 | 67 |
Bromley | 46 | 17 | 15 | 14 | +5 | 66 |
Swindon Town | 46 | 15 | 17 | 14 | +8 | 62 |
Crewe Alexandra | 46 | 15 | 17 | 14 | +1 | 62 |
Fleetwood Town | 46 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 0 | 60 |
Cheltenham Town | 46 | 16 | 12 | 18 | -10 | 60 |
Barrow | 46 | 15 | 14 | 17 | +2 | 59 |
Gillingham | 46 | 14 | 16 | 16 | -5 | 58 |
Harrogate Town | 46 | 14 | 11 | 21 | -18 | 53 |
Milton Keynes Dons | 46 | 14 | 10 | 22 | -14 | 52 |
Tranmere Rovers | 46 | 12 | 15 | 19 | -20 | 51 |
Accrington Stanley | 46 | 12 | 14 | 20 | -16 | 50 |
Newport County | 46 | 13 | 10 | 23 | -24 | 49 |
Carlisle United | 46 | 10 | 12 | 24 | -27 | 42 |
Morecambe | 46 | 10 | 6 | 30 | -32 | 36 |