On this Day: Action From The Archives (March 6th)

Fleetwood Town ended up winning the title but they were pushed all the way by Wrexham and then York City went up through the play-offs, a week after winning the FA Trophy.

It’s always nice to take a stroll down memory lane so we’ve gone back to a Tuesday night in 2012 and looked at what happened On This Day six years ago…

Fleetwood extended their unbeaten league run to an impressive 21 games thanks to a stunning effort from, you guessed it, Jamie Vardy. The striker’s goal gave the Cod Army a 2-1 win over Grimsby Town.

Alfreton Town picked up the result of the day, blowing Stockport County away in a 6-1 rout. Nathan Jarman’s hat-trick fired the Reds to an emphatic win.

There were also seven goals shared at Newport County as they were beaten 4-3 by visiting Braintree Town. Britt Assombalonga, then on loan at Braintree, led the way with the two goals to push the Iron up to mid-table.

In the North division, Harrogate Town hit six goals as they saw off Corby Town 6-2. Striker Chib Chilaka claimed a hat-trick as the Steelmen were put to the sword.

There were also six goals shared at Eastwood Town as the home side were beaten 4-2 by Vauxhall Motors. Eventual champions Hyde played the previous evening, beating Workington 4-0.

Meanwhile, in the South, Welling United boosted their play-off hopes as Jack Parkinson’s 30-yarder helped beat Weston-super-Mare 2-0.

Substitute James Walker netted the winner as Dover Athletic overcame Chelmsford City 2-1. Champions at the end of the season, Woking, were not in action.

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Full Results - March 6, 2012

Conference Premier

Alfreton Town 6-1 Stockport County
Barrow 0-1 Bath City
Cambridge United 1-2 Mansfield Town
Fleetwood Town 2-1 Grimsby Town
Gateshead 2-0 Hayes & Yeading United
Newport County 3-4 Braintree Town
York City 0-0 Tamworth

Conference North

Altrincham 2-1 Stalybridge Celtic
Blyth Spartans 2-1 Histon
Colwyn Bay 4-1 Bishop’s Stortford
Eastwood Town 2-4 Vauxhall Motors
Gloucester City 1-3 Droylsden
Harrogate Town 6-2 Corby Town

Conference South

Basingstoke Town 0-2 Tonbridge Angels
Bromley 1-1 Staines Town
Dover Athletic 2-1 Chelmsford City
Farnborough 1-0 Eastbourne Borough
Sutton United 2-0 Havant & Waterlooville
Welling United 2-0 Weston-super-Mare

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