LEAGUE Two leaders Lincoln scored six goals away from home in the Football League for the first time in 86 years to retain a four-point advantage at the top.

Harry Anderson - a late inclusion after Jason Shackell was injured in the warm-up - scored his second goal in four days to put the Imps on their way to a 6-2 victory over Port Vale in only the third minute.

Three goals in 10 minutes either side of the break put Vale out of the game as Shay McCartan doubled the lead just before the break and deep into stoppage time Leon Legge's own goal made it 3-0.

Three minutes after the restart Michael Bostwick added the fourth to end any hopes of a Vale comeback as Tom Conlon's free-kick and Ben Whitfield's late penalty were just consolations as goals for Scott Wharton and James Wilson confirmed a 10th league win of the season.

Newport kept pace with the top two after securing a very late 2-1 win over Stevenage with substitute Antoine Semenyo scoring in the eighth minute of added time.

Matty Dolan's volley after just 46 seconds gave the hosts the perfect start but that appeared to have been squandered when Luther Wildin's equalised deep in the first half.

MK Dons were 1-0 winners at Cambridge, who have not won in seven matches, thanks to Chuks Aneke's 29th-minute strike.

However, Northampton hauled themselves out of the bottom three with a first league win since August 25 after a surprise added-time victory over Forest Green Rovers.

The hosts went behind just before the break when Reuben Reid sprang the offside trap to round goalkeeper David Cornell.

Aaron Pierre headed home at a corner, his second goal of the week, and with moments left Andy Williams finished Kevin van Veen's lay-off for his first of the season.

Colchester moved into sixth with a 3-1 win at home to Crawley, who finished with 10 men after Bondz Ngala was sent off for a second bookable offence late on.

Sammie Szmodics' opener was cancelled out by Filipe Morais' penalty five minutes before half-time but Frank Nouble restored the hosts' advantage and Luke Norris made sure in the 90th minute.

Carlisle slipped to a fourth successive home defeat after a 2-0 loss to Morecambe, for whom AJ Leitch-Smith and Vadaine Oliver scored in the first half.

Crewe's run was extended to one win in six league matches after Nicky Maynard's goal early in the second half cancelled out Charlie Kirk's opener in the 1-1 draw.