Lincoln dropped points for a third straight game but still hold a two-point lead at the top of the table after a narrow defeat at Colchester as nearest rivals MK Dons drew.
Results
- Cambridge 1-0 Macclesfield
- Carlisle 0-1 Yeovil
- Cheltenham 0-2 Stevenage
- Colchester 1-0 Lincoln
- Crewe 2-0 Grimsby
- Exeter 1-2 Forest Green
- Mansfield 1-1 MK Dons
- Newport 1-1 Morecambe
- Northampton 2-1 Oldham
- Notts County 1-2 Swindon
- Port Vale 1-0 Bury
- Tranmere 5-1 Crawley
Round-up
Lincoln dropped points for a third straight game but still hold a two-point lead at the top of the table after a narrow defeat at Colchester as nearest rivals MK Dons drew.
Frankie Kent tapped home Colchester's close-range opener just before the half-hour mark as Lincoln suffered a 1-0 loss, while second-placed MK Dons struck back to claim a point from a 1-1 draw at Mansfield.
The home side took the lead as Jacob Mellis fired a beautiful 25-yard effort into the net before Jordan Houghton equalised midway through the first half for a share of the spoils.
Exeter remain third despite a 2-1 defeat at home to Forest Green.
Reece Brown fired into the top corner to hand the away side the lead five minutes after the break for his second goal in two games and Liam Shephard made it two before Aaron Martin pulled one back for Exeter at the death.
Fourth-placed Newport surrendered an early lead as they drew 1-1 at home to Morecambe after Padraig Amond's first-minute header was cancelled out by Kevin Ellison in the second half.
League Two top scorer James Norwood netted a brace as Tranmere recorded an impressive 5-1 victory at home to Crawley.
Connor Jennings slotted Tranmere's opener while Norwood struck their second just before the break and completed his brace as he headed home his 10th goal of the season 10 minutes into the second half.
Adam Buxton smashed a 58th-minute penalty into the top corner before Paul Mullin tapped in a fifth on the hour, while Ollie Palmer scored a consolation for Crawley.
Stevenage moved up to eighth after a 2-0 victory over Cheltenham thanks to summer signing Kurtis Guthrie's header and Steve Seddon's second on the half-time whistle.
Ten-man Northampton held on for a 2-1 victory at home to Oldham.
The Cobblers went ahead eight minutes before the break thanks to John-Joe O'Toole's close-range header but were reduced to 10 men moments later as Sam Foley received a straight red card for a foul on Christopher Missilou.
Kevin Van Veen doubled their lead on the stroke of half-time as he slotted home a penalty, conceded by Rob Hunt who pulled one back from close range as he tried to make amends.
Swindon claimed a 2-1 comeback win away to Notts County as Jamie Turley put into his own net late on after substitute Steven Alzate had cancelled out County striker Kane Hemmings' opener.
Tom James grabbed the winner with a free-kick six minutes into stoppage time as Yeovil edged mid-table rivals Carlisle 1-0, while goals from Corey Whelan and Shaun Miller saw Crewe past Grimsby 2-0.
Tom Pope's second-half effort proved enough as Port Vale beat Bury 1-0, while Jabo Ibehre's goal with 10 minutes left earned Cambridge a 1-0 victory over fellow strugglers Macclesfield, who remain at the foot of the table.
