An emotional Steve Cotterill revealed his disbelief after 10-man Shrewsbury ended their League One campaign with a 1-0 defeat at Lincoln.Town dominated for over an hour but saw Luke Leahy and Rob Street hit the woodwork while Chey Dunkley and Jordan Shipley were denied by goalkeeper Carl Rushworth.On-loan City midfielder Matty Virtue rammed home the only goal after 73 minutes, with only their se...Full Story »

Plymouth manager Steven Schumacher made their League One title success about everyone but himself following a 3-1 victory over Port Vale on the final day.Argyle had to come from behind as Vale were determined to spoil the party by taking an early lead through James Plant.Goals from Adam Randell and Joe Edwards fired Plymouth in front before Finn Azaz put Vale out of sight.Schumacher said: &ldquo...Full Story »

St Johnstone interim boss Steven MacLean praised the attitude of his players as the Perth side edged closer towards cinch Premiership safety with a vital 1-0 win over Dundee United at McDiarmid Park.Captain Liam Gordon steered home the crucial goal from close range after a Stevie May miscue before United saw Charlie Mulgrew sent off for hauling down Melker Hallberg.Steven Fletcher hit the goalfr...Full Story »

Steve Cotterill paid tribute to matchwinner Rob Street as Shrewsbury ended their home campaign with a 2-1 victory over Bristol Rovers.The Crystal Palace loanee doubled Town’s advantage after captain and ex-Rovers star Luke Leahy headed the opening goal after three minutes on his 100th appearance for the club.Middlesbrough loanee Josh Coburn ended his near four-month goal drought with a 70t...Full Story »

Chelsea are watching Stevenage Borough teen Makise Evans. Evans became the youngest ever debutant for Stevenage when he came on at Mansfield last week, aged 16 years 248 days. A centre-forward, Evans also has Brighton, Aston Villa and West Ham watching him, says The Sun. Chelsea have been aware of the teen for some time, with Evans only joining Stevenage in September after coming through th...Full Story »

Plymouth boss Steven Schumacher admitted his delight as his team beat resilient Burton 1-0 to clinch automatic promotion from Sky Bet League One in front of their home fans.Schumacher, who will be 39 on Sunday, admitted: “I am overjoyed.“It’s been an amazing season, an amazing campaign and to finish it off here on a sunny day in Devon – when the sun’s not been out f...Full Story »

Stevenage manager Steve Evans labelled his players “heroes” after they sealed promotion to Sky Bet League One with one game of the season to spare after a 2-0 win over Grimsby.Three years ago, only the demise of Macclesfield reprieved the club from relegation from the EFL, and they were again struggling against the drop when Evans took charge 13 months ago.The 60-year-old has now gui...Full Story »

Steve Cooper was left counting the cost of a contentious VAR decision after relegation-threatened Nottingham Forest slipped to a 2-1 Premier League defeat at Brentford.Ivan Toney appeared to be in an offside position when Josh Dasilva scored Brentford’s winner in stoppage time.But after a lengthy check by VAR Neil Swarbrick, the striker was deemed to be onside and the goal was given, deali...Full Story »

Luther James-Wildin’s first goal for two years sealed promotion to Sky Bet League One for Stevenage as they defeated Grimsby 2-0 at a jubilant Lamex Stadium.Jamie Reid had earlier opened the scoring for Stevenage, who ended their nine-year stay in English football’s fourth tier and gave manager Steve Evans the seventh promotion of his career.Stevenage thought they had the perfect sta...Full Story »

Nottingham Forest boss Steve Cooper says his side still have work to do after they moved out of the Premier League relegation zone with a 3-1 win over Brighton.Forest were on a seemingly irreversible slide back to the Championship after a horror run of 11 games without a victory going back to February, but they stopped the rot at the City Ground.Another defeat had been on the cards after the Sea...Full Story »

Plymouth boss Steven Schumacher remains calm after his League One leaders edged towards automatic promotion with a 2-0 home win over Bristol Rovers.Argyle notched their 19th home league win of the season courtesy of second-half goals by striker Niall Ennis and central defender Macaulay Gillesphey.Schumacher’s side can secure promotion by beating lowly Burton at Home Park on Saturday but th...Full Story »

Stevenage boss Steve Evans said his team used the disappointment of their weekend defeat to bounce back with a 1-0 win at Swindon.Jamie Reid’s 13th goal of the season was enough to sink Swindon and put his side within one win of promotion to Sky Bet League One.Evans said: “I think our boys were magnificent. I think we got the team right, the tactics right in how we played.“We e...Full Story »

Jamie Reid was the matchwinner as Stevenage moved to within touching distance of a place in Sky Bet League One after beating Swindon 1-0 at the County Ground.Reid’s 25th-minute strike means Boro need just one more win to guarantee automatic promotion.Stevenage had an early free-kick on the edge of the box that was tapped to one side to tee up Jordan Roberts and his strike flew just over th...Full Story »

Plymouth boss Steven Schumacher praised his promotion-chasing side as they stayed top of Sky Bet League One with a 3-1 home win over Cambridge.In-form Callum Wright, skipper Joe Edwards and substitute Niall Ennis scored for Argyle to cancel out Sam Smith’s first-half bullet header.Schumacher said: “It was a really good performance and to get a 3-1 win and not be as nail-biting as the...Full Story »

First-team coach Andy Garner had high praise for injury-ravaged Mansfield as they dug deep under a late Stevenage bombardment to cling onto a 1-0 win against their visiting promotion rivals.Stags had eight players missing and lost James Gale after 21 minutes with a head injury, but they stood firm and Garner said: “We’ve won 1-0 and I would have taken that all day at 3pm.“We ar...Full Story »

Steven Lawless denied second-bottom Hamilton a precious win in their battle to stay in the Scottish Championship with a late equaliser securing a 2-2 draw for fourth-placed Partick.The visitors struck the opener before the half-hour mark when Kyle Turner’s lifted ball towards the back post was nodded in by Brian Graham.The Accies equalised eight minutes later after Connor Smith’s cor...Full Story »

Injury-hit Mansfield pulled off a hard-earned 1-0 home win over visiting promotion rivals Stevenage.Mansfield took the lead after 11 minutes when Lucas Akins had a shot blocked and then set up Davis Keillor-Dunn to his left for a follow-up that clipped James Gale en route which left keeper Thimothee Lo-Tutala unable to stop it crossing the line.It was Gale’s second goal in five days, havin...Full Story »

Steve Evans hailed his illness-ridden Stevenage side for overcoming adversity and earning a “massive” 1-0 win over Doncaster.Jordan Roberts’ 13th-minute strike proved the difference at the Lamex Stadium as third-placed Boro extended their unbeaten run to five.Stevenage now sit four points clear of fourth-placed Stockport with a game in hand and he was delighted with his side&rs...Full Story »

Plymouth boss Steven Schumacher admitted dramatic winners will be the end of him after his side’s last-gasp 2-1 victory at Shrewsbury.The Pilgrims looked set to plummet out of the League One promotion places until Callum Wright’s 96th-minute diving header.Crystal Palace loanee Killian Phillips opened the scoring for the hosts before visiting captain Joe Edwards levelled.And there was...Full Story »

Jordan Roberts’ 10th league goal of the season moved Stevenage a step closer to automatic promotion as they beat struggling Doncaster 1-0.The hosts started on top and Danny Rose fired an early warning shot wide with just a minute played before Jake Forster-Caskey volleyed narrowly off target.Jake Taylor blasted wide as Boro kept the pressure on for an early opener and it arrived in the 13t...Full Story »