City, without a win in 19 games, made the best possible start when Stuart Wise headed home Darren Dunning's cross after five minutes.

But O's defender Mark Peters levelled with a close-range header before Alexander notched the visitor's second on the stroke of half-time.

Ciaron Toner should have made it three on 87 minutes when he volleyed an Alexander cross against the bar.

York: Porter, Law, Wise, Wood, Merris, Arthur, Brass, Dunning, Stewart, Yalcin, George. Subs: Bell, Stockdale, Ashcroft, Staley, Davies.

Leyton Orient: Morris, Mackie, Peters, Zakuani, Barnard, David Hunt, Saah, Toner, Lockwood, Alexander, Scott. Subs: Harrison, Billy Jones, Purser, Ibehre, Cooper.

Referee: C Webster (Tyne & Wear).

		P	GD	PTS
1	Rochdale	28	32	56
2	Bournemouth	27	3	49
3	Bury	27	3	48
4	Rotherham	24	13	45
5	Notts County	24	31	43
6	Shrewsbury	28	5	42
7	Chesterfield	27	4	42
8	Aldershot	26	10	41
9	Dag & Red	26	5	40
10	Accrington Stanley	24	4	39
11	Morecambe	27	5	38
12	Port Vale	26	5	37
13	Northampton	28	1	37
14	Burton Albion	27	0	37
15	Crewe	27	-1	34
16	Bradford	26	-5	33
17	Macclesfield	25	-7	29
18	Barnet	27	-9	29
19	Lincoln City	25	-13	28
20	Torquay	27	-4	26
21	Hereford	25	-9	26
22	Cheltenham	26	-14	25
23	Grimsby	27	-21	20
24	Darlington	24	-38	11