MACCLESFIELD Town will move above York City and leave the Minstermen in the Division Three relegation zone with a victory at Bootham Crescent on Sunday.

Second-bottom Macclesfield earned a 0-0 home draw against play-off chasing Lincoln last night to move within three points of Chris Brass' men, who have an inferior goal difference.

City also dropped another place to 22nd in the table as Rochdale held leaders Doncaster to a 1-1 draw at Spotland.

Lee McEvilly gave Dale a 73rd-minute lead but defender Mark Albrighton popped up in the last minute to make it honours even to increase Rovers' lead to four points.

Goal difference - only Carlisle have a worse record than City - could yet be crucial.

City's Darren Edmondson, Mitch Ward and Kevin Donovan were all expected to return to training tomorrow.

Updated: 11:01 Wednesday, March 31, 2004