A LATE equaliser from the head of Jack Harris earned Gloucester City what could be a crucial Blue Square North point at play-off chasing Droylsden last night.

Harris rose to head a 79th minute corner into the net and earn the point that lifts the Tigers above Hyde United and into 18th in the new-look table.

With it looking increasingly likely that a maximum of only two teams will be relegated from division, City now lie four points ahead of second bottom Vauxhall Motors with four games in hand.

City boss Dave Mehew opted to make one change from the side that claimed a 1-0 win against Vauxhall just two days earlier.

Mike Symons, who scored the winner against the Motormen, dropped to the bench to be replaced by Will Morford.

City started well and took the lead after just five minutes when an error in the Bloods' backline allowed Ben Hunt through on goal.

The Bristol Rovers was unable to convert himself, but City's top-scorer Lee Smith followed in to head home his 15th league goal of the season.

Hunt could have doubled City's advantage two minutes later but saw his shot saved by keeper Paul Phillips.

The home side needed a win to maintain their play-off challenge and levelled five minutes from the break through a free-kick from new signing's Lee Ellington

Three minutes after the restart Steve Halford gave the Bloods the lead, bundling home from a corner ,and the long journey north looked like being a wasted one for the Tigers.

But with just 11 minutes remaining, Harris who had been moved to left back with the introduction of new singning Ryan O'Hara 12 minutes earlier rose to head an unstoppable header home via the under side of the bar to secure a point.

Gloucester City: Green; Mustoe, Hamblin, Richards, Lake (64 O'Hara); Smith, Rose (67 Palmer), Webb, Harris; Morford (56 Symons), Hunt.

Droylsden: Phillips, Vaughan, Brownhill, Cryan, Halford, Sorvel, Brown, Lloyd, Gray, Ellington, Grant.