Stockport’s search for a Sky Bet League One play-off place will go to the final game of the season at Barnsley after already relegated Port Vale clinched a 2-1 win at Edgeley Park.

The Hatters still require a point to extend their season after Martin Sherif and Jordan Lawrence-Gabriel scored first-half goals to earn Jon Brady’s side just a 10th win of the campaign.

Everton loanee Sherif shot the visitors into a fourth-minute lead, sliding in to convert Ben Waine’s left-wing cross from six yards.

Vale doubled their lead after 23 minutes when Lawrence-Gabriel seized on Malik Mothersille’s hesitancy to curl in a left-foot effort.

Jack Diamond twice went close to reducing the arrears while team-mate Che Gardner escaped with only a yellow card for ending Waine’s run on goal.

Skipper Ben Garrity nearly made it 3-0 only to be denied by Corey Addai’s fingertips.

Boss Dave Challinor made three half-time changes including an appearance of last Saturday’s hat-trick hero, Louie Barry.

But fourth-placed County, who can still be caught by Luton, managed only one goal six minutes from time through Odin Bailey.