The Silkmen ran out comfortable 6-2 winners at the Moss Rose, on a weekend when several games fell foul of the weather. The result has seen the youngsters close the gap to just three points on leaders Walsall. With a superior goal difference John Askey team's title hopes rest on the Saddlers and others around them slipping up when playing their games in hand.

Weekend Results

Accrington Stanley 6 -5 Rochdale

Carlisle United 4 - 1 Chester City

Macclesfield Town 6 - 2 Oldham Athletic

Next Weekend's Fixtures

Accrington Stanley v Shrewsbury Town (10.30)

Blackpool v Stockport County

Burnley v Tranmere Rovers

Bury v Walsall

Carlisle United v Wigan Athletic

Morecambe v Wrexham

Oldham Athletic v Chester City

Preston North End v Macclesfield Town

Rochdale v Port Vale

Latest League Standings

Puma Youth Alliance Tables (up to & including 24th March 2008)

North West Conference

Pld

W

D

L

For

Agt

GD

Pts

1

Walsall

21

13

5

3

46

26

+20

44

2

Blackpool

22

13

4

5

55

43

+12

43

3

Macclesfield Town

23

12

5

6

52

30

+22

41

4

Carlisle United

20

13

2

5

45

26

+19

41

5

Bury

22

11

4

7

43

40

+3

37

6

Wigan Athletic

19

11

3

5

37

16

+21

36

7

Wrexham

23

9

6

8

34

29

+5

33

8

Oldham Athletic

22

10

3

9

53

52

+1

33

9

Stockport County

24

10

3

11

43

46

-3

33

10

Chester City

24

9

5

10

30

31

-1

32

11

Burnley

18

9

1

8

41

33

+8

28

12

Tranmere Rovers

21

7

7

7

34

33

+1

28

13

Preston North End

18

8

2

8

39

35

+4

26

14

Port Vale

20

6

6

8

31

33

-2

24

15

Accrington Stanley

21

5

2

14

30

67

-37

17

16

Morecambe

21

4

3

14

36

55

-19

15

17

Rochdale

19

3

5

11

40

54

-14

14

18

Shrewsbury Town

24

3

4

17

24

64

-40

13