The Hatters began a new month with a trip down to East London, and kept up their winning run with an accomplished single-goal win at in-form Leyton Orient.
The first third-tier meeting in 15 years between the most recent pair of League Two champions saw Kyle Wootton end his personal two-month goal famine with an early strike that, in the event, secured for County a fourth successive victory that also avenged a 1-4 reverse at Edgeley Park against the ‘O’s’ back in September
Wigan Athletic and Lincoln City played out a 1-1 draw at the Brick Community Stadium as Jonny Smith’s first half strike was cancelled out by a James Collins tap in after Sam Tickle had saved his original penalty.
Bolton’s Steven Schumacher felt his players did enough to get some reward in his first game in charge of Wanderers
Schumacher led the Whites less than 48 hours after being confirmed as head coach and he could have been celebrating his appointment with one point if not more had a few pivotal minutes had worked out differently.
In a tight contest when Wanderers had the better of the chances, top scorer Aaron Collins let a big one pass by before Reading struck moments later from the penalty spot to take all three points from a 1-0 win.
In Laegue Two Salford City were held to a 2-2 draw away at league leaders Walsall.Goals from Cole Stockton and Hakeeb Adelakun were not enough to take all three points home, as Walsall hit back with a brace from substitute Danny Johnson.
Both Rochdale and Altrincham have made the last eight of the FA Trophy, the former after a 2-1 away win on Saturday at Worthing while Alty sawtrademark Regan Linney goal in the last minute of normal time settled a fiercely-contested Isuzu FA Trophy fifth-round tie at The J.Davidson Stadium agaimst Eastleigh.
Meanwhile in the Conference Oldham left it late to get back to winning ways after a late Mike Fondop goal gave the away side all three points.
It was a goalless first-half but after a Corey Whelan goal set back Latics Fondop fired home a spectacular half-volley to level the scores.
