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 | 25 | 18 | 4 | 3 | +29 | 58 |
Crewe Alexandra | 26 | 12 | 10 | 4 | +12 | 46 |
Port Vale | 26 | 12 | 8 | 6 | +5 | 44 |
AFC Wimbledon | 24 | 13 | 4 | 7 | +18 | 43 |
Notts County | 25 | 12 | 7 | 6 | +15 | 43 |
Doncaster Rovers | 26 | 12 | 7 | 7 | +6 | 43 |
Salford City | 25 | 12 | 6 | 7 | +8 | 42 |
Bradford City | 25 | 11 | 8 | 6 | +7 | 41 |
Grimsby Town | 26 | 12 | 2 | 12 | -4 | 38 |
Chesterfield | 25 | 9 | 8 | 8 | +9 | 35 |
Bromley | 25 | 8 | 10 | 7 | +4 | 34 |
Milton Keynes Dons | 24 | 10 | 4 | 10 | +3 | 34 |
Cheltenham Town | 25 | 8 | 7 | 10 | -4 | 31 |
Fleetwood Town | 23 | 7 | 9 | 7 | +2 | 30 |
Colchester United | 25 | 6 | 12 | 7 | +1 | 30 |
Gillingham | 24 | 9 | 3 | 12 | -3 | 30 |
Barrow | 25 | 7 | 7 | 11 | -5 | 28 |
Swindon Town | 27 | 6 | 10 | 11 | -8 | 28 |
Harrogate Town | 26 | 8 | 4 | 14 | -14 | 28 |
Newport County | 24 | 7 | 5 | 12 | -11 | 26 |
Accrington Stanley | 24 | 6 | 7 | 11 | -11 | 25 |
Tranmere Rovers | 25 | 6 | 7 | 12 | -21 | 25 |
Morecambe | 25 | 5 | 5 | 15 | -18 | 20 |
Carlisle United | 25 | 4 | 6 | 15 | -20 | 18 |