Torquay kept themselves within a point of the National League summit with a 2-0 win at Woking.Quickfire first-half goals from Scott Boden and Connor Lemonheigh-Evans were enough to seal three points for Gary Johnson’s side.Boden found the unguarded net after a collision between goalkeeper Craig Ross and defender Kyran Lofthouse in the 14th minute and just 60 seconds later, another defensiv...Full Story »

Delighted Crewe boss David Artell saluted the hard work his players have been putting in after they eased to a 2-0 victory at mid-table rivals Fleetwood.A goal in each half – Crewe’s first in four matches – proved enough as the visitors bagged a deserved three points at the Highbury Stadium.Artell said: “There were lots of pleasing things I saw tonight, all the players sh...Full Story »

Charlton boss Nigel Adkins was delighted with his side as they equalled a club record to win 6-0 at Plymouth to move up to sixth in League One.Athletic equalled their best ever away league win with goals from Jake Forster-Caskey and Jayden Stockley in the first half.Kell watts scored an own goal at the start of the second half and further efforts followed from Alex Gilbey, Liam Millar and substi...Full Story »

Hull are within touching distance of automatic promotion after a 2-2 draw with third-placed Sunderland.An immediate return to the Championship can be secured with victory over Lincoln on Saturday after Josh Magennis’ goals twice dragged City back to parity.Sunderland took the lead on 10 minutes after Jordan Jones – moments after having struck the crossbar with a header – expert...Full Story »

Hayden Mullins said it was a “fantastic feeling” after leading Colchester to a crucial 2-0 derby win over fellow strugglers Southend.The U’s took a huge step towards League Two safety and pushed their rivals closer to relegation in the process with the win, which takes them nine points clear of the bottom two.Michael Folivi gave Colchester a 30th-minute lead when he scored from...Full Story »

Cheltenham boss Michael Duff has urged his players to trust in each other more after they kept their title push alive with a hard-fought 1-0 win over Stevenage.George Lloyd’s superb first-half finish proved enough to seal all three points for the visitors at the Lamex Stadium despite being forced to defend for much of the second half.Lloyd calmly beat Jamie Cumming for his second League Tw...Full Story »

Mark Bonner was on top of the world as leaders Cambridge moved one step nearer automatic promotion from League Two.The U’s head coach had watched his side collect their 12th away win of the season as they beat Leyton Orient 4-2.Joe Ironside scored twice for the U’s with Shilow Tracey and Paul Mullin (penalty) also on the scoresheet, whilst Orient replied through Dan Kemp and an own g...Full Story »

Partick Thistle took advantage of defeats by Falkirk and Cove Rangers to move top of Scottish League One following a 2-0 win at relegation-threatened Dumbarton.In-form Zak Rudden broke the deadlock 10 minutes from time with his fifth goal in three games before substitute Ross MacIver wrapped up the points with a minute remaining.It was a fourth successive victory for Partick, who also extended t...Full Story »

Bristol Rovers manager Joey Barton reflected on another poor Pirates display in the 2-0 defeat to MK Dons and admitted: “We deserve to be relegated.”Barton was in no mood to console his players after Scott Fraser’s first-half strike and Will Grigg’s close-range finish on the hour left the Pirates in a position where only goal difference can keep them in League One.To comp...Full Story »

Danilo Orsi-Dadomo netted an eight-minute second-half hat-trick as Maidenhead returned to winning ways in style with a comprehensive 6-0 National League victory over struggling Wealdstone.Sam Barratt thought he had opened the scoring for the visitors after 14 minutes before his effort was ruled offside.Barratt came close again as Maidenhead pressed on the half-hour mark but his hard work resulte...Full Story »

Peterborough suffered a potentially costly setback in their pursuit of automatic promotion with a 1-0 home defeat at the hands of Gillingham.Darren Ferguson’s men, who possess the best home record in League One, slipped up on their own turf for only the third time this season.Connor Ogilvie did the damage with a fierce shot from the edge of the box in the 15th minute after John Akinde guid...Full Story »

Derek Adams heaped praise on Morecambe after they kept tabs on automatic promotion with a 3-0 victory that leaves Grimsby on the brink of League Two relegation.Quickfire goals from Cole Stockton and Yann Songo’o midway through the first half put the Shrimps in control, before Grimsby substitute Luke Waterfall turned into his own net 10 minutes from time.In a game that featured few genuine ...Full Story »

Ipswich manager Paul Cook shouldered all of the blame for his side’s continued poor run of form after their play-off bid was effectively ended by a 3-0 defeat to Sky Bet League One strugglers Northampton.Ipswich are five points adrift of the top six with only four games to go, having now failed to score in their last five matches.Peter Kioso scored twice in the first half for Northampton b...Full Story »

Ian Henderson’s 15th League Two goal of the season helped keep Salford’s play-off bid alive as they claimed a 2-0 win at lowly Walsall.The 36-year-old’s fourth strike in five games and Jordan Turnbull’s second-half header lifted the Ammies to ninth but they remain three points off the top seven.Both sides fashioned early chances, Josh Gordon’s 25-yard effort well sa...Full Story »

Nine-man Inverness had to settle for a 1-1 draw against Dundee as a late equaliser from Lee Ashcroft denied them all three points.Inverness forward Nikolay Todorov had the ball in the back of the net on the 22-minute mark but the flag was up for offside.The hosts were reduced to 10 men in the 65th minute when Scott Allardice was shown a second yellow card.And things went from bad to worse for Ca...Full Story »

Swansea’s automatic promotion hopes from the Sky Bet Championship all but evaporated as QPR claimed a 1-0 win at the Liberty Stadium.Lyndon Dykes drove home his 12th goal of the season in the final minute after being set up by substitute Albert Adomah.Steve Cooper’s side now trail second-placed Watford – 1-0 winners at promoted Norwich – by nine points with three rounds o...Full Story »

Brentford boss Thomas Frank praised his side’s performance in a 1-1 draw with Cardiff that left the Bees’ automatic promotion hopes hanging by a thread.Watford’s 1-0 win at Norwich leaves the hosts needing a miracle to make the top two, but Frank remained upbeat.“I was very proud of them and they certainly did enough to win. If we consistently put in these kind of perform...Full Story »

Derby’s chances of Championship survival were dealt another blow after they suffered a fourth straight loss with a 3-0 defeat away at Preston.Wayne Rooney’s side are just four points above the bottom three, with relegation rivals Rotherham having three games in hand on the Rams, after goals from Ben Whiteman, Ched Evans and Ryan Ledson edged Preston up to 14th.Neither side created mu...Full Story »

George Lloyd’s classy first-half finish was enough to earn Cheltenham a narrow 1-0 League Two win at Stevenage and keep their title push on track with four to play.Lloyd brought down a ball in from the right from Conor Thomas with his chest and calmly beat Jamie Cumming for his second league goal of the campaign two minutes before the break.Cheltenham deserved their half-time advantage, cr...Full Story »

King’s Lynn improved their Vanarama National League survival chances with a 1-1 draw at Aldershot.Ricky Miller fired Aldershot ahead in the 31st minute, creating space on the edge of the penalty area before angling a drive into the top-left corner.King’s Lynn boss Ian Culverhouse made a double change on the hour mark, however, and reaped dividends two minutes later.Substitute Alex Ki...Full Story »