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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Walsall | 20 | 13 | 4 | 3 | +18 | 43 |
Port Vale | 21 | 10 | 7 | 4 | +7 | 37 |
Doncaster Rovers | 21 | 10 | 6 | 5 | +7 | 36 |
Crewe Alexandra | 20 | 9 | 8 | 3 | +8 | 35 |
Chesterfield | 21 | 9 | 7 | 5 | +13 | 34 |
AFC Wimbledon | 20 | 10 | 3 | 7 | +14 | 33 |
Notts County | 20 | 8 | 7 | 5 | +7 | 31 |
Grimsby Town | 21 | 10 | 1 | 10 | -5 | 31 |
Milton Keynes Dons | 19 | 9 | 3 | 7 | +7 | 30 |
Gillingham | 20 | 9 | 3 | 8 | +4 | 30 |
Salford City | 20 | 8 | 6 | 6 | +3 | 30 |
Bradford City | 20 | 7 | 7 | 6 | +2 | 28 |
Bromley | 20 | 6 | 9 | 5 | +2 | 27 |
Cheltenham Town | 21 | 7 | 6 | 8 | -1 | 27 |
Barrow | 20 | 7 | 5 | 8 | +2 | 26 |
Newport County | 20 | 7 | 5 | 8 | -4 | 26 |
Colchester United | 20 | 4 | 11 | 5 | +1 | 23 |
Fleetwood Town | 19 | 5 | 8 | 6 | -1 | 23 |
Tranmere Rovers | 20 | 5 | 6 | 9 | -14 | 21 |
Harrogate Town | 21 | 6 | 3 | 12 | -15 | 21 |
Swindon Town | 21 | 4 | 7 | 10 | -9 | 19 |
Accrington Stanley | 20 | 4 | 7 | 9 | -10 | 19 |
Carlisle United | 20 | 3 | 6 | 11 | -17 | 15 |
Morecambe | 21 | 3 | 5 | 13 | -19 | 14 |