Port Vale moved fifteen points clear of bottom side Coventry City in the League One table.
At Vale Park, Port Vale improved their chances of not going down with the Sky Blues with a 2-1 win over Shrewsbury Town.
All the goals came in an eight minute spell in the second half and mean that Vale who are now fourth bottom are only two poitns behind Oldham Athetlic and Shrewsbury Town with two games in hand.