Easter Monday's Blue Square North Wrap

League leaders Kettering Town further solidified their promotion credentials with another win on the road while Telford tasted defeat a the hands of fellow play-off chasers Nuneaton Borough.

Blyth Spartans 1-3 Hinckley Utd

Hinckley United picked up all three points at Croft Park on Easter Monday after coming from a goal down to record a comfortable win.

The Spartans drew first blood when Robert Deal fired in after 36 minutes and Hinckley drew level just before the break thanks to Adam Webster.

The visitors grabbed the lead in the 68th minute when Blyth's Michael Hedley put the ball in his own net and the result was put beyond doubt just before the final whistle when Webster popped up to net his second goal of the evening.

Boston Utd 0-1 Kettering

Tommy Taylor's Boston United were unable to stop league leaders Kettering from recording a win at York Street.

The Pilgrims put in a battling performance and did well to restrict the visitors to just one goal.

The goal came just minutes before the half-time break as Kettering's John Dempster scored what turned out to be the decisive goal.

Kettering's lead at the top of the pile now stands at ten points and they amazingly also have two games in hand.

Hucknall 0-1 Barrow

Barrow kept their play-off dreams alive with a hard-fought win over relegation-threatened Hucknall at Watnall Road.

The Bluebirds are now delicately poised in eighth place with 57 points and still have an outside chance of clinching a play-off berth.

The solitary goal took 25 minutes to materialise and it was Steve McNulty who bagged the winning goal this time around.

Hyde 3-0 Gainsborough

Hyde increased their outside chance of making the play-offs with a comprehensive display against the visiting Blues.

Two goals from Seddon and a third from Tipton secured the points. Trinity would have hoped to consolidate their position in the table ahead of local rivals Boston, who themselves lost at home to league leaders Kettering.

The Blues remain one point ahead of Boston with both teams on 37 games.

Leigh RMI v Burscough

Postponed - Due to waterlogged pitch.

Nuneaton 2-0 AFC Telford

Nuneaton Borough kept their promotion play-off campaign on track with a comfortable win against second-placed Telford at Manor Park.

Over 1250 supporters turned out for this top-of-the-table clash and they had to wait until the 78th minute to see the first goal.

Andy Brown put a smile on his manager's face with the opener and completed an impressive brace just ten minutes later to help his side collect a morale-boosting victory.

Solihull Moors 0-0 Redditch

Solihull Moors find themselves hovering dangerously close to the dreaded drop zone after being held to a goalless draw by mid-table Redditch at Damson Park.

The Moors currently hold a nine-point cushion on the relegation zone and would've been keen to collect all three points at this crucial stage of the campaign.

Southport 1-1 Workington

Workington were slightly fortunate to earn a share of the spoils with play-off hopefuls Southport at Haig Avenue.

The Reds claimed the lead after 21 minutes when Southport's Kevin Lee somehow managed to put the ball past his own keeper and into his own goal.

The Sandgrounders battled to claw their way back into the game and finally drew level in the 63 rd minute thanks to Tony Gray.

However, they could fashion a winning goal as Workington held firm for a point.

Tamworth 2-0 Stalybridge

Tamworth cleared a bigger gap on the relegation zone with a morale-boosting win over high-flying Stalybridge Celtic at the Lamb Ground.

The Lambs nipped ahead in the 50th minute through Nick Wright and Gareth Sheldon made sure of the result with his 63rd minute effort.

After this latest result Stalybridge find themselves in third place with 70 points from 37 fixtures while Tamworth sit in 14th with 43 points.

Vauxhall Motors 0-1 Harrogate Town

Play-off hopefuls Harrogate Town collected all three points at Rivacre Park on Easter Monday but their task was hindered by a resilient Vauxhall showing.

The first half ended goalless and the Motors certainly looked capable of grinding out a draw.

However, they could not contain Harrogate's Mark Hume as he fired a 66th minute effort to break the deadlock.

Worcester 1-1 Alfreton Town

Alfreton Town came from a goal behind to earn a share of the spoils with Worcester at St Georges Lane on Easter Monday.

The hosts broke the deadlock after 33 minutes through Jonathan Munday and Alfreton drew level late on thanks to Jordan Hall's 74th minute effort.