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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Gillingham | 9 | 6 | 1 | 2 | +9 | 19 |
Notts County | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | +9 | 18 |
Walsall | 9 | 6 | 0 | 3 | +7 | 18 |
Barrow | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | +5 | 16 |
Doncaster Rovers | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 16 |
Fleetwood Town | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | +7 | 15 |
Port Vale | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | +2 | 15 |
Grimsby Town | 9 | 5 | 0 | 4 | -1 | 15 |
Newport County | 9 | 5 | 0 | 4 | -2 | 15 |
Chesterfield | 9 | 3 | 4 | 2 | +7 | 13 |
AFC Wimbledon | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | +5 | 13 |
Crewe Alexandra | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | -1 | 13 |
Bradford City | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | +1 | 12 |
Milton Keynes Dons | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | +1 | 11 |
Colchester United | 9 | 2 | 4 | 3 | -2 | 10 |
Cheltenham Town | 9 | 3 | 1 | 5 | -3 | 10 |
Tranmere Rovers | 8 | 2 | 4 | 2 | -4 | 10 |
Harrogate Town | 9 | 3 | 1 | 5 | -7 | 10 |
Bromley | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | -2 | 9 |
Salford City | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | -4 | 9 |
Swindon Town | 9 | 1 | 4 | 4 | -4 | 7 |
Carlisle United | 9 | 2 | 0 | 7 | -9 | 6 |
Morecambe | 9 | 0 | 4 | 5 | -5 | 4 |
Accrington Stanley | 8 | 0 | 3 | 5 | -9 | 3 |