Division 2 round up

Last updated : 13 October 2002 By Michael Morris
Graham Kavanagh's 79th minute strike was right on cue to take City back to the top. Lennie has always said to judge us after 12 games, well we are 13 games in now and we are top. The trick is to stay there.

Saturday morning leaders Oldham took an early second half lead but thankfully Port Vale rescued a draw and dropped the Latics to 3rd spot.

Wigan move into second spot on goals scored over Oldham when they won 3 - 1 at Plymouth. Tony Dinning (2) and Nathan Ellington on the scoresheet.

Crewe are in 4th place after their 4 - 1 win at Stockport and Bristol City move into 5th place after their 4 - 1 win away at Barnsley. Christian Roberts helped himself to a hat-trick.

Q.P.R. in 6th place play on Monday night at home to City's next opponents Blackpool. A win for the "super hoops" would raise them 2 places into 4th position.

With all of the top 5 bar Oldham winning it shows how important Graham Kavanagh's late strike was.

At the bottom of Division 2 are Cheltenham, the Robins lost 2 - 1 at Luton despite taking an early lead. Struggling Mansfield are second bottom. Despite heavy defeats (18 goals or more conceeded in 4 games) and an increbible 6 - 1 win over Tranmere last week the Stags played out a 0 - 0 draw at Peterborough.

After Blackpool, Tranmere and Mansfield are City's next opponents.