Into the mid-table reaches and two 3-1 victories saw Stockport and Tranmere claim home wins over Preston North End and Rochdale respectively. Burnley stay in 11th place after winning 2-1 at Wrexham while in the last game played rock-bottom Shrewsbury grabbed a rare point with a 1-1 draw at home to Oldham.
As we already know Carlisle's scheduled game at Morecambe was postponed for about the 3,000th time in a row. Hopefully the young Blues can make a dent in their bulging fixture list next weekend when they face Wigan at home on Friday in the League Cup Northern Area Quarter-Finals, and then Chester, again at home, in the League on Monday.
Results in the division this morning :
Chester 0-0 Bury
Morecambe P-P Carlisle United
Shrewsbury 1-1 Oldham
Stockport 3-1 Preston North End
Tranmere 3-1 Rochdale
Walsall 2-1 Accrington Stanley
Wigan 6-0 Blackpool
Wrexham 1-2 Burnley
Youth Alliance Cup Northern Quarter-Finals
Carlisle United v Wigan Athletic (Friday, 1pm)
Fixtures in the division next Saturday morning :
Accrington Stanley v Tranmere
Blackpool v Walsall
Bury v Wrexham
Morecambe v Macclesfield
Port Vale v Oldham
Preston North End v Shrewsbury
Rochdale v Stockport
Carlisle United v Chester (Monday, 2pm)
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