Gillingham 0-2 Port Vale: the Valiants secured an excellent away win over Gillingham thanks to well-taken goals from AJ Leitch-Smith and captain Carl Dickinson.
JJ Hooper scored his third goal for Vale but it was not enough as they came out on the wrong end of a six goal thriller against Chesterfield on Saturday afternoon.
Vale’s chances of a late move into play-off contention were dealt a devastating blow as an early Barnsley goal gave them all three points on Easter Monday.
Port Vale 2-0 Colchester United: Theo Robinson scored his first goal for the club and Sam Foley scored his second in two games as Port Vale beat Colchester United at Vale Park.