▁to ▁draw ▁ 2 – 2 ▁with ▁Mac cles field ▁Town . ▁Having ▁been ▁elimin ated ▁from ▁two ▁cup ▁compet itions ▁in ▁a ▁week , ▁they ▁went ▁to ▁second - bottom ▁Steven age ▁on ▁ 1 1 ▁January ▁and ▁seemed ▁to ▁heading ▁for ▁a ▁go all ess ▁draw ▁until ▁Con lon ▁was ▁fou led ▁in ▁the ▁penalty ▁box , ▁leaving ▁Pope ▁to ▁score ▁the ▁games ▁only ▁goal ▁from ▁the ▁penalty ▁spot ▁on ▁ 8 8 ▁minutes . ▁However ▁three ▁days ▁later ▁they ▁lost ▁ 2 – 1 ▁at ▁More cam be ▁after ▁going ▁two ▁goals ▁down ▁within ▁the ▁opening ▁ 1 2 ▁minutes , ▁who ▁had ▁been ▁bottom ▁of ▁the ▁table ▁before ▁Ste van age ' s ▁defeat ▁to ▁V ale ; ▁the ▁cons olation ▁goal ▁was ▁scored ▁by ▁Gib b ons , ▁his ▁first ▁goal ▁in ▁senior ▁football . ▁They ▁returned ▁to ▁V ale ▁Park ▁to ▁play ▁out - of - form ▁Ley ton ▁Orient ▁and ▁won ▁ 1 – 0 ▁thanks ▁for ▁a ▁strike ▁from ▁Am oo , ▁closing ▁the ▁gap ▁to ▁the ▁play - offs ▁to ▁three ▁points . ▁However ▁they ▁then ▁fell ▁to ▁a ▁ 3 – 0 ▁defeat ▁at ▁league ▁leaders ▁Sw ind on ▁Town ▁after ▁losing ▁Smith ▁to ▁injury ▁on ▁ 2 9 ▁minutes . ▁V ale ▁then ▁beat ▁second - pla ced ▁Ex eter ▁City ▁ 3 – 1 ▁at ▁home ▁after ▁turning ▁round ▁a ▁half - time ▁def ic it ▁thanks ▁to ▁a ▁bra ce ▁from ▁Ben nett . ▁The ▁January ▁transfer ▁window ▁was ▁a