Phil Brown called on his Barrow side to be “more ruthless and horrible to play against” after a third successive defeat under him plunged them further into relegation trouble.Kwesi Appiah’s second-half strike was enough to give mid-table Crawley a 1-0 win – their third successive home victory – and left Barrow out of the bottom two on goal difference.Former Hull bos...Full Story »

Leaders Stockport swept past Southend 5-0 at Edgeley Park to keep themselves on course for promotion with a ninth straight Vanarama National League win.Will Collar put County ahead in the 21st minute following a corner, with forward Myles Hippolyte swiftly adding a second from the edge of the box past the Shrimpers’ 18-year-old goalkeeper Andeng Ndi, who was making his league debut.Scott Q...Full Story »

Exeter boss Matt Taylor was left with mixed emotions after his side left it late to beat Carlisle 1-0 at Brunton Park.The high-flying Grecians needed a dramatic 89th-minute Padraig Amond winner, his first goal for four months, to extend their fine unbeaten run to eight games.City have won three on the bounce and six out of eight to open up a healthy five-point cushion over the promotion chasing ...Full Story »

Frustrated Chris Wilder blamed individual errors from his Middlesbrough players after seeing their play-off hopes hit by a 1-0 defeat to Hull at the Riverside.Wilder claimed goalkeeper Joe Lumley should have kept out Keane Lewis-Potter’s curling effort 16 minutes from time which condemned Boro to a second home loss in four days.The hosts tried to hit back, Aaron Connolly missing the target...Full Story »

Sunderland boss Alex Neil reiterated the importance of substitutes after Elliot Embleton snatched a priceless late winner in the triumph at fellow Sky Bet League One play-off hopefuls Oxford.Embleton fired home from Ross Stewart’s pass in  the 89th minute, just three minutes after Neil sent him on, to give the Black Cats a 2-1 victory that greatly boosts their play-off hopes.Captain C...Full Story »

Derby manager Wayne Rooney criticised the officials after they failed to award his team a stoppage-time penalty in the 2-1 defeat at Swansea.Relegation-threatened Derby were desperately seeking an equaliser when substitute Bartosz Cybulski appeared to be brought down in the third minute of time added on.Swansea goalkeeper Andy Fisher tipped a header from home defender Cyrus Christie onto the cro...Full Story »

Andy Crosby hailed Port Vale’s match-winner Brad Walker after his goal finally saw off a stubborn Oldham side in a hard-fought 3-2 win.After Jamie Proctor’s two goals were cancelled out by first Christopher Missilou and then Davis Keillor-Dunn, the winner came 10 minutes into the second half when Walker drilled a low shot into the bottom corner from 25 yards.And the Valiants’ r...Full Story »

Derek Adams insisted his Morecambe side were the better team in Saturday’s 2-1 League One defeat at Cambridge and did not deserve to lose.The home side claimed a narrow triumph, with Joe Ironside hitting the winner from the penalty spot in the second half.Sam Smith had given Cambridge the lead shortly before half time, only for Cole Stockton to fire in a stupendous volley to level for More...Full Story »

Josh Kelly fired home deep into injury time to deny rock-bottom Dover a second consecutive point in their National League clash with Maidenhead as they suffered a 1-0 defeat.Dover keeper Alexis Andre had performed heroics to keep his side on level terms with a series of super saves including one to deny Shawn McCoulsky two minutes from time.The hosts had held their own through a low-key first ha...Full Story »

Fleetwood boss Stephen Crainey admitted his struggling side’s last-gasp defeat to Accrington was tough to take.Crainey saw goalkeeper Alex Cairns sent off in the 85th minute for handling the ball outside his box before Michael Nottingham’s stoppage-time winner, which left the hosts outside the relegation zone on goal difference alone.Ellis Harrison had headed Fleetwood in front from ...Full Story »

Plymouth boss Steven Schumacher felt his side were deprived of two points in their quest for promotion after a goalless League One draw with Burton at the Pirelli Stadium.Argyle almost caught Albion cold in the first minute when skipper Joe Edwards’ header was scrambled away from the line by Burton captain John Brayford.And Schumacher believes the ball crossed the line, saying: “I fe...Full Story »

King’s Lynn saw their hopes of clawing their way to National League survival hit by Charlie Wakefield’s last-gasp leveller in a 2-2 draw with Yeovil.Tommy Widdrington’s men hoped for a bright start as they looked to bounce back from being held by bottom club Dover last week.But Dale Gorman put Yeovil in front from the penalty spot after six minutes and it took the hosts until t...Full Story »

League Two leaders Forest Green were forced to share the spoils in a 1-1 draw against a dogged Hartlepool.Regan Hendry’s 53rd-minute screamer put Rovers ahead but Omar Bogle restored parity with 21 minutes to go.Both sides had chances to win it in stoppage time with Pools’ substitute Joe Grey firing wide and Kasey McAteer missing a glorious chance at the death for the hosts.Rovers si...Full Story »

Dundee United and Dundee had to share the spoils at Tannadice after a thrilling four-goal cinch Premiership clash ended 2-2.United looked to have the game sewn up early in the second half after establishing a two-goal lead through Nicky Clark and Charlie Mulgrew but Dundee came storming back with Danny Mullen and then Charlie Adam earning a point.The result confirmed United’s top-six finis...Full Story »

Morecambe remain in relegation trouble after suffering a narrow 2-1 League One defeat away to Cambridge.After eight minutes, Sam Smith’s shot from James Brophy’s cross was saved by Trevor Carson.Five minutes later, Carson foiled Joe Ironside’s close-range effort, again after good work by Brophy.Morecambe could have gone ahead after 15 minutes, but Arthur Gnahoua shot wide from ...Full Story »

Crewe became the first team in English football’s top four divisions to be relegated after suffering a 2-0 defeat at Doncaster.David Artell’s side arrived at the Eco-Power Stadium knowing only a win would keep their League One status alive.But captain Tommy Rowe ended Doncaster’s run of five games without a goal when he drilled in a low effort from the edge of the area after 10...Full Story »

Wycombe dropped out of the Sky Bet League One play-off places after being held to a 1-1 draw by relegation-threatened Gillingham at Priestfield.Gills goalkeeper Aaron Chapman was called upon in the early stages to palm away Garath McCleary’s strike.However, constant Wycombe pressure in the early stages prevailed in the 20th minute when a pass from Brandon Hanlan found Sam Vokes inside the ...Full Story »

Mikael Ndjoli and Jacob Berkeley-Agyepong were on target as Aldershot secured their first win since January with a narrow 2-1 National League victory at home to Boreham Wood.Berkeley-Agyepong fired a brilliant finish into the bottom corner in the 74th minute after visiting forward Danilo Orsi had cancelled out Mikael Ndjoli’s first-half opener for Aldershot.The Shots took a 22nd-minute lea...Full Story »

Elliot Anderson secured an important 1-1 draw for Bristol Rovers at play-off rivals Tranmere in a tense Sky Bet League Two clash.Anderson’s excellent equaliser denied Rovers a first win in four after Kane Hemmings’ opener.Joey Barton’s visitors dominated possession early on but lacked incisiveness despite getting into dangerous positions.Tranmere striker Elliott Nevitt broke fr...Full Story »

Andy Halliday scored a double as Hearts secured third place in the cinch Premiership and consigned city rivals Hibernian to the bottom six with a 3-1 win at Tynecastle.The Easter Road side, who started the day in sixth place, looked on course to remain in the top half when they took an early lead through Drey Wright.But Hearts roared back to claim what was ultimately a comfortable victory, with ...Full Story »