What Happened On Saturday Across The National League

By Sam Elliott

It was another rip-roaring afternoon across the three National League divisions.

How important could Southend’s equaliser at Chesterfield prove to be?

An own goal two minutes from the end proved to be another title race twist just when Paul Cook’s team were finding their feet again. The game ended 2-2.

Stockport County’s lead is now five points - they got the job done early on BT Sport once again.

Goals after 14 minutes from Ollie Crackshaw and another ten minutes later from Will Collar earned a 2-0 victory at Aldershot Town.

FC Halifax Town keep the pressure on - they won 2-0 at Weymouth.

Bromley couldn’t make the most of playing against ten men at Torquay United for most of the game - it ended 0-0 at Plainmoor.

Solihull Moors bit back against King’s Lynn go grab a 2-2 draw, the equaliser arrived from Callum Howe who celebrated his new contract in style.

Manny Dieseurvwe grabbed a late, late winner as home kings Grimsby broke managerless Woking’s hearts.

Reece Grego-Cox and Adam Marriott both helped themselves to two goals as Barnet hammered doomed Dover Athletic 6-0.

Lee Bradbury got off to the perfect start as Eastleigh’s new manager - the Spitfires thrashed Wealdstone 4-1.

Alex Lacey scored four minutes into injury time to grab a point for Notts County at home to Yeovil Town, who went ahead through Alex Bradley after 47 minutes.

Maidenhead United and Altrincham, meanwhile, fired blanks in Berkshire.

We had a title twist in the National League South.

Leaders Dorking Wanderers went down 3-2 at Dartford - George Porter got two to keep Steve King’s one time table toppers in the hunt.

Maidstone United performed a stunning late turn around to up the pressure - Jack Barham made it 3-2 at home to Hungerford in front of 2,222 fans.

Oxford City keep up the heat. Josh Ashby got two as they eased past Tonbridge 5-0.

Dom Poleon got another goal as Ebbsfleet United won 2-0 at Bath City.

Elsewhere they were important victories for Hampton, Havant & Waterlooville, Eastbourne Borough and Braintree Town.

Gateshead look good in the National League North.

A 4-0 win over Kidderminster Harriers shows the leaders are the real deal.

Brackley dropped two points but a 0-0 draw at Southport isn’t to be scoffed at.

AFC Fylde started like without Jim Bentley with a 2-0 win against Bradford PA. Ben Tollitt and Nick Haughton were on the mark.

York City’s winning run is over - Hereford grabbed a point through in-form Mazar Kouhyar at Edgar Street.

A late Jake Lawlor winner earned Darlington another win - they beat Blyth Spartans 1-0.

Bailey Hobson grabbed the clincher as Alfreton won 3-2 at AFC Telford.

Elsewhere there were three point returns for Chorley, Gloucester City and Spennymoor Town.

For all today’s results, click here.

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