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 | 26 | 18 | 4 | 4 | +26 | 58 |
Crewe Alexandra | 27 | 12 | 10 | 5 | +11 | 46 |
Doncaster Rovers | 27 | 13 | 7 | 7 | +7 | 46 |
Port Vale | 27 | 12 | 9 | 6 | +5 | 45 |
AFC Wimbledon | 25 | 13 | 5 | 7 | +18 | 44 |
Notts County | 26 | 12 | 8 | 6 | +15 | 44 |
Bradford City | 26 | 12 | 8 | 6 | +10 | 44 |
Salford City | 26 | 12 | 6 | 8 | +7 | 42 |
Grimsby Town | 27 | 12 | 2 | 13 | -7 | 38 |
Chesterfield | 26 | 9 | 9 | 8 | +9 | 36 |
Bromley | 26 | 8 | 11 | 7 | +4 | 35 |
Milton Keynes Dons | 26 | 10 | 5 | 11 | +2 | 35 |
Colchester United | 27 | 7 | 13 | 7 | +2 | 34 |
Cheltenham Town | 26 | 9 | 7 | 10 | -3 | 34 |
Fleetwood Town | 25 | 8 | 9 | 8 | +2 | 33 |
Barrow | 26 | 8 | 7 | 11 | -2 | 31 |
Gillingham | 25 | 9 | 4 | 12 | -3 | 31 |
Swindon Town | 28 | 7 | 10 | 11 | -7 | 31 |
Harrogate Town | 28 | 8 | 5 | 15 | -15 | 29 |
Accrington Stanley | 25 | 7 | 7 | 11 | -10 | 28 |
Newport County | 25 | 7 | 5 | 13 | -12 | 26 |
Tranmere Rovers | 26 | 6 | 8 | 12 | -21 | 26 |
Carlisle United | 26 | 5 | 6 | 15 | -19 | 21 |
Morecambe | 26 | 5 | 5 | 16 | -19 | 20 |