Wigan are now fourth after drawing 2-2 at home to seventh-placed Tranmere, while Port Vale have moved up to sixth in the division after an entertaining match saw them defeat Chester 5-3 at home. Stockport being the last of the teams in the top half of the table not to get a mention so far, the Hatters winning 2-1 at last-season's title-winners Walsall.
Lancashire neighbours Preston and Blackpool are struggling so far this campaign and they are both now in the bottom six after North End lost 1-0 at home to Shrewsbury, who finished bottom last season, while Blackpool went down 2-1 on the road at lowly Rochdale.
As we already know, Carlisle, in fifth, won 4-1 at Morecambe thanks to goals from Andy Cook, Jonny Blake, Matt Duffy and Liam Davison, the only black mark for the young Blues being a red card for left-winger Connor Tinnion. Next week the whole division takes a week off due to the League Cup, United themselves facing Wrexham in a 12noon kick-off at Gillford Park.
Results in the division from Saturday morning :
Accrington Stanley 0-3 Oldham Athletic
Bury 3-4 Burnley
Macclesfield Town 0-1 Wrexham
Morecambe 1-4 Carlisle United
Port Vale 5-3 Chester City
Preston North End 0-1 Shrewsbury Town
Rochdale 2-1 Blackpool
Walsall 1-2 Stockport County
Wigan Athletic 2-2 Tranmere Rovers
Fixtures next Saturday, 11am unless stated
Puma Youth Alliance Cup - Northern Section
Boston United v Scunthorpe United
Burnley v Rotherham United
Bury v Rochdale
Carlisle United v Wrexham (12noon)
Chester City v Hartlepool United (1pm)
Chesterfield v Accrington Stanley (12noon)
Doncaster Rovers v Mansfield Town
Grimsby Town v Hull City
Lincoln City v Macclesfield Town
Morecambe v Bradford City
Oldham Athletic v Walsall
Shrewsbury Town v Port Vale
Stockport County v Tranmere Rovers
Wigan Athletic v Darlington (12noon)
Puma Youth Alliance Cup Group One
Aldershot Town v Swindon Town
Hereford United v AFC Bournemouth
Oxford United v Cheltenham Town
Group Two
Bristol Rovers v Swansea City
Plymouth Argyle v Torquay United
Yeovil Town v Exeter City
Group Three
Brentford v Dagenham & Redbridge
Colchester United v Barnet
Group Four
Gillingham v Luton Town
Peterborough United v Leyton Orient
Group Five
Rushden & Diamonds v Wycombe Wanderers
Southend United v Millwall
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