2nd-placed Hull City fell to a 2-0 defeat at Lincoln, while Oxford dropped two points as Bristol Rovers' late substitute Lewis Haldane equalised in the 82nd minute at the Memorial Ground.
Torquay are just three points behind in 4th place after claiming their third successive win. Goals either side of half time by David Graham and Steve Woods gave them 2-0 victory against Boston.
Mansfield are down to 5th, two points behind Torquay but with a game in hand. They were beaten 4-2 by plucky Cheltenham yesterday.
Yeovil are level on points, but even a 4-1 win against Cambridge doesn't improve their goal difference significantly enough to overtake the Stags.
Huddersfield's game at Carlisle was postponed due to the weather. They also have 56 points, two more than 8th-placed Lincoln. Swansea v Rochdale and York v Scunthorpe also fell foul of the weather.
Elsewhere, Northampton and Southend picked up wins against Leyton Orient and Macclesfield respectively, while Bury and Darlington drew.
Saturday 28th February 2004
Bristol Rovers 1-1 Oxford United (attendance: 6,556)
Bury 1-1 Darlington (attendance: 2,766)
Cheltenham Town 4-2 Mansfield Town (attendance: 3,818)
Lincoln City 2-0 Hull City (attendance: 7,069)
Northampton Town 1-0 Leyton Orient (attendance: 5,784)
Southend United 1-0 Macclesfield Town (attendance: 4,107)
Torquay United 2-0 Boston United (attendance: 3,000)
Yeovil Town 4-1 Cambridge United (attendance: 5,694)
Friday 27th February 2004
Doncaster Rovers 5-0 Kidderminster Harriers (attendance: 7,594)
Tuesday 24th February 2004
Swansea City 2-1 Leyton Orient (attendance: 4,727)
Torquay United 1-0 Scunthorpe United (attendance: 2,561)
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