Shrewsbury go top on League One with Wigan moving second and Lee Bowyer wins first game in charge of Charlton
Round-up of all the action from a bumper day around the country in the third tier
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SHREWSBURY climbed into top spot in League One with a hard-fought victory over Wimbledon.
Stefan Payne scored the only goal of the game at the New Meadow as he fired home from Carlton Morris’ cross shortly after the break.
But they were forced to hold on for the final moments with ten men after Bryn Morris was shown a second yellow.
That lifted the Shrews from third into first and two points ahead of original leaders Blackburn, who were without a game.
However, Wigan are also hot on their tails and a point behind in second as they cruised to victory at rock-bottom Bury.
Nick Powell scored his 13th goal of the season to break the deadlock on 26 minutes before Che Dunkley doubled their advantage.
That was the third straight win for the Latics, but the Shakers look doomed with the result leaving them ten points from safety.
Play-off hopefuls Scunthorpe remain fifth after battling out a 1-1 draw with relegation-threatened Rochdale at Glanford Park.
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Callum Camps’ long-ranger gave the visitors the lead before Ivan Toney headed home an equaliser.
Peterborough missed out on the chance to move level on points with Scunny as they also drew 1-1 at home.
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Tony Craig put the Pirates ahead but Danny Lloyd-McGoldrick’s 13th of the campaign secured a point and lifted them into the top six.
They overtook Plymouth on goal difference as the Pilgrims lost 2-0 at Charlton.
Lewis Page and Michal Zyro sealed a winning start for new Addicks caretaker boss Lee Bowyer.
Bradford City, buoyed by goalkeeper Colin Doyle’s epic return from Republic of Ireland duty, kept their promotion hopes alive.
Simon Grayson celebrated his first victory in charge of the Bantams thanks to Dominic Poleon’s second half effort, ending a run of 10 games without a win.
Southend dealt Rotherham’s hopes of going up a huge blow as Stephen McLaughlin and Simon Cox scored to inflict a 2-0 defeat on the Millers.
Fleetwood picked up their first home win since October as Kyle Dempsey and Cian Bolger ended Northampton’s unbeaten away record in 2018.
And third-bottom MK Dons were held to a goalless draw at home to mid-table Blackpool.
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