Rochdale go second in Alliance

Oliver Devenney - scored for Rochdale in their win against Shrewsbury

That result means Rochdale have climbed about Shrewsbury into second place in the table on goal difference and they have a game in hand. 'Dale have been on a terrific run recently, winning all of their last six games, and they totally outplayed Shrewsbury in a game where Oliver Devenney, recently released by Burnley, scored the fourth goal after coming on as a substitute.

That ended any hopes Shrewsbury had of closing the three point gap between themselves and leaders Preston, a gap that doubled when Preston travelled to Port Vale and won comfortably.

Fourth place Stockport maintained their position with a win over bottom club Accrington whilst Burnley, still sixth, beat fifth place Walsall away, with Joe Jackson hitting a hat trick as we reported on Saturday.

The two clubs right behind us, Oldham and Wigan, both won. There was also a win for Carlisle at Wrexham whilst Blackpool and Tranmere drew on Friday.

Our next game is tomorrow afternoon at Gawthorpe when we entertain league leaders Preston, a side that have already had two narrow victories against us this season. Saturday sees us without a game.

The recent results, and the next fixtures, are show below along with Burnley's 2009/10 season goalscorers.

Last Week's Results

Friday 9^th April
Blackpool 1 Tranmere 1

Saturday 10^th April
Macclesfield 0 Oldham 1
Port Vale 1 Preston 3
Shrewsbury 2 Rochdale 4
Stockport 1 Accrington 0
Walsall 2 Burnley 4
Wigan 4 Bury 1
Wrexham 0 Carlisle 2

This Week's Fixtures

Tuesday 13^th April
Carlisle v Accrington

Wednesday 14^th April
Burnley v Preston

Saturday 17^th April
Accrington v Tranmere
Blackpool v Walsall
Bury v Wrexham
Morecambe v Macclesfield
Oldham v Port Vale
Preston v Shrewsbury
Rochdale v Stockport

Burnley Goalscorers (league and cup)

15 Dom Knowles
11: Joe McKee
8: Michael King
7 Joe Jackson
6: Liam Newman, James Taylor
3 Tommy Taylor
2: Ross Wilson, own goals
1: Curtis Woods