Barrow are still on course for a strong end-of-season promotion push after a narrow 1-0 home win over Newport County.
Pete Wild’s men have now recorded 11 clean sheets in their last 15 home matches at Holker Street and this was their fourth in a row when they have not conceded.
Cole Stockton continues to show why he was such a fine January window signing as he scored the 20th minute winner, proving a smart finisher once again.
It won’t have gone un-noticed that the chance was laid on by Dom Telford, always a fans favourite during his time at Newport.
There were opportunities for Seb Palmer-Houlden and Will Evans to salvaging a point for the Welsh visitors but they couldn’t find the target after the chances had appeared.
The win kept Barrow in sixth place, just four points outside the automatic promotion spots and a clear six points above the first of the play-off challengers.
Newport slipped to four points behind the play-off berths in 11th spot and needing an end-of-season surge.
