Barnet 1 Yakubu 75 Lincoln City 2 Hughton 30, John-Lewis 90+3
Attendance: 1,810 Cian Hughton, son of Chris Hughton, the Newcastle United manager, scored the goal that put Lincoln on their way to victory and showed why he epitomises the squad that Chris Sutton is building at Sincil Bank. Sutton, the manager, said: “I like him. He’s young and still has things to learn, but he’s hungry and wants to improve — and we want young, hungry players to move the club forward. They will make mistakes at times, but we are moving in the right direction.” Ismail Yakubu equalised for Barnet before Lenell John-Lewis headed the winner in stoppage time.
Burton Albion 1 Pearson 75 Shrewsbury Town 1 Hibbert 27
Attendance: 3,139 Paul Simpson, the Shrewsbury manager, is puzzled by some of the supporters after the team has taken seven points from the past three matches and moved to fifth. “I find it incredible I’m getting abuse,” he said. “They need to look at where we are in the table, what we’ve put up with this season and what we’re trying to achieve.” Shrewsbury led through Dave Hibbert, before Greg Pearson equalised for Burton, who had Guy Branston sent off. “There was no malice in it; unfortunately for Guy his reputation has gone before him,” Paul Peschisolido, his manager, said.
Chesterfield 1 Conlon 72 Torquay United 0
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Attendance: 3,215 Barry Conlon, who was signed from Grimsby Town 24 hours earlier, marked his debut for Chesterfield with the decisive goal, a crisp, 20-yard strike. John Sheridan, the manager, said: “I’m pleased to have Barry because he gives us something a bit different. He knows this division and has a good goalscoring record. Barry is good in the air and aggressive. It was a great finish. Torquay are a decent side and have had some good results recently. They don’t deserve to be in the bottom half of the table.”
Dagenham & Redbridge 2 Scott 35, Green 41 Crewe Alexandra 0
Attendance: 1,951 Dagenham were sparked into life by Josh Scott as they played their first game in nearly a month. Crewe were in control of the early stages before Scott reacted superbly to head in a cross from Danny Green. “I would like to say we have practised it in training, but we haven’t,” Terry Harris, the assistant coach, said. Green added the second goal for Dagenham, who stayed in control thanks to three fine saves from Tony Roberts. Dario Gradi, the Crewe manager, said: “We had most of the play and I thought we deserved something out of it.”
Grimsby Town 0 Cheltenham Town 0
Attendance: 3,334 Neil Woods, the Grimsby manager, allowed Barry Conlon, the club’s leading scorer, to leave 24 hours before this game, then complained about his team’s failings in front of goal. “The problem is obvious,” he said. “We have to turn our possession and chances into goals.” Cheltenham wasted a glorious chance to win the match when Justin Richards struck the bar with a penalty. Julian Alsop, their 36-year-old forward, has not scored since September, but he was singled out by Mark Yates, the manager, who said: “He heads it and chases it and he’s a great pro.”