John Askey felt the occasion got the better of some Hartlepool players as their 2-0 defeat to relegation rivals Crawley left them facing a return to the National League.Victory would have given Pools hope of avoiding the drop, but a brace from Dom Telford left the Red Devils six points ahead of their opponents and six goals better off with two games remaining.Defeat was Pools’ third in a r...Full Story »

Stephen Robinson hailed his “biggest achievement” and admitted there would be no mixed emotions as his St Mirren team sealed their cinch Premiership top-six place with a 2-0 home loss to Kilmarnock.Goals from Liam Donnelly and Christian Doidge handed Saints just a fourth home league defeat of an otherwise-impressive campaign.Dundee United’s win over Livingston, however, ensured...Full Story »

Sheffield Wednesday stayed in the race for automatic promotion from League One after a 2-1 win over Exeter City at Hillsborough.A second-half comeback with goals from Lee Gregory and Callum Paterson earned the Owls a vital three points.Wednesday almost took the lead when Gregory nipped the ball off defender Will Aimson and played in Will Vaulks but his effort was saved well by Jamal Blackman.Ref...Full Story »

Southend are unlikely to make the National League play-offs despite a 3-1 victory at relegated Scunthorpe.Jack Bridge, Noor Husin and Shaun Hobson struck to leave the Shrimpers three points off the top seven with just one game remaining.Bridge scored the opener in the 35th minute from the penalty spot after Callum Powell went down following a push from Reagan Ogle.Husin added a second seven minu...Full Story »

Bromley secured their place in the National League play-offs with a 2-0 victory over fellow promotion hopefuls Chesterfield, who missed the chance to clinch third spot.The Spireites, with just one defeat in their previous 11 matches, could have guaranteed themselves a home tie in the play-off semi-finals if results had done their way but it was Bromley who came out on top at Hayes Lane.The Raven...Full Story »

Dundee missed the chance to move three points clear at the top of the cinch Championship table with two games remaining after being held 1-1 at Inverness.Lyall Cameron’s second-half opener was cancelled out by Inverness substitute Austin Samuels and Dundee had to settle for a point.That was enough to lift them a point clear of title rivals Queen’s Park, who drew 0-0 at Ayr on Friday ...Full Story »

Aldershot secured National League survival and York are all-but safe after a 2-2 draw at the LNER Community Stadium.Substitute Tyler Frost converted a corner in stoppage time to rescue a point for Shots and maintain their five-point cushion over 21st-placed Torquay, who drew by the same score at Altrincham.The visitors went into the game unbeaten in four and broke the deadlock in the 16th minute...Full Story »

Lasse Sorensen’s stunning effort from inside his own half dented Wycombe’s League One play-off hopes as Lincoln City secured a 2-0 win at Adams Park.In a stop-start first half Dylan Duffy gave the visitors the lead inside 10 minutes after Regan Poole floated a delivery into the box for him to glance home a header.Sam Vokes headed Nick Freeman’s cross past the post on the half-h...Full Story »

Cardiff boss Sabri Lamouchi has ordered his players to rest after blaming tiredness for their lacklustre 1-1 draw with Stoke.The Bluebirds remain firmly in the grip of the Sky Bet Championship relegation battle after failing to follow up an excellent 3-1 midweek win at Watford.The Welsh club were lethargic and lacking in ideas for much of the 90 minutes – though Stoke were also very averag...Full Story »

Tranmere manager Ian Dawes was keen to credit his players after goals from Josh Hawkes and Rhys Hughes secured a second home win on the bounce with a 2-0 victory over Grimsby.The visitors had the best of the first-half chances and Danilo Orsi really should have scored from a close-range header with only Rovers goalkeeper Mateusz Hewelt to beat.Somewhat against the run of play, however, it was th...Full Story »

Oli Hawkins scored a stoppage-time equaliser as Gillingham put a dent in Bradford’s promotion hopes with a 2-2 draw at Valley Parade.Sky Bet League Two top-scorer Andy Cook had scored twice in the second half to put the home side on course for a victory to keep alive their chances of making the top three.But Gillingham, who have won only two away games all season, hit back through Hawkins ...Full Story »

Wigan kept alive their faint hopes of avoiding relegation from the Sky Bet Championship with a thrilling 2-1 victory over play-off chasing Millwall at the DW Stadium.The Latics lead after just 14 minutes through a Will Keane strike but that was cancelled out on the half hour by George Saville.However, Thelo Aasgaard snatched three much-needed points five minutes from time to leave Wigan four poi...Full Story »

Midfielder Josh Sheehan was on target with the only goal to boost Bolton’s hopes of a play-off spot following a 1-0 Sky bet League One win over Shrewsbury.Marko Marosi’s second-half save denied Dion Charles and the home side’s top scorer also had a goal disallowed for a foul.Another effort from Conor Bradley deflected onto the crossbar and Marosi saved from George Johnston.With...Full Story »

Halifax goalkeeper Sam Johnson saved a last-minute penalty to extend his side’s unbeaten run in the Vanarama National League to six games with a 0-0 draw at Dagenham.A drab first half brought few clear chances at the Chigwell Construction Stadium, with both sides struggling to impose themselves on the contest.A wonderful team move on the hour mark involving five Daggers players eventually ...Full Story »

Vincent Kompany’s Burnley must wait to be crowned champions after a stunning late goal from QPR substitute Chris Martin inflicted a first home defeat of the season on the Premier League-bound Clarets.The veteran forward had only been on the field for three minutes when Ilias Chair forced a corner with a shot that was well saved by Arijanet Muric.Burnley failed to clear the resulting set-pi...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 »

Ipswich continued their march towards the Sky Bet Championship with a 2-0 success that knocked Peterborough out of the play-off places.Kieran McKenna’s men stretched their unbeaten League One run to 16 games with a dominant display from start to finish to stay second.The breakthrough arrived when Nathan Broadhead’s fierce 17th-minute shot was beaten away by Will Norris but Wes Burns ...Full Story »

Jim O’Brien scored a hat-trick as Notts County survived a late fightback to win 5-2 at relegated Maidstone.With Vanarama National League leaders Wrexham facing Boreham Wood in the late game, second-placed County made sure they kept the pressure on.Cedwyn Scott gave the visitors the perfect start when he opened the scoring in the fifth minute with a shot from inside the box and O’Brie...Full Story »

Watford’s faint hopes of reaching the Sky Bet Championship play-offs suffered another jolt with a 1-0 defeat at Hull.Ozan Tufan’s 25th-minute penalty against his former club condemned Chris Wilder’s side to a second consecutive defeat that now leaves them six points adrift of the top six.Wilder can have no complaints as Watford lacked passion and energy, most notably in the fir...Full Story »

Hearts brought an end to their losing run in emphatic fashion as they hammered Ross County to move back to within two points of third place in the cinch Premiership.Five straight defeats had cost Robbie Neilson his job as manager and another against rivals Hibernian followed last weekend but interim replacement Steven Naismith tasted victory for the first time as he oversaw a devastating display...Full Story »