Kilmarnock beat Ross County 3-1 at Rugby Park to secure their their cinch Premiership survival and consign their opponents to a relegation play-off against Partick Thistle.The Ayrshire side knew a point would be enough to keep them ahead of the Staggies and out of the bottom two, but they made it a final day to enjoy for their supporters as goals from Brad Lyons, Daniel Armstrong and Kyle Vassel...Full Story »

Kris Doolan led Partick Thistle into the cinch Premiership play-off semi-finals one day after the death of his father as his team swept Queen’s Park aside at Ochilview.The Thistle manager was in the dugout at Ochilview as his team won 4-0 to set up a semi-final against Ayr, the first leg of which will be at Firhill next Friday.Goals from Brian Graham, Scott Tiffoney and Kevin Holt put the ...Full Story »

Queen’s Park manager Owen Coyle is convinced his side can knock Partick Thistle out of the cinch Premiership play-offs despite being on the wrong end of another high-scoring thriller.The Spiders fought back to level the tie at Firhill with two goals in the last seven minutes of normal time but Brian Graham scored deep into stoppage time to earn the Jags a 4-3 quarter-final first-leg victor...Full Story »

Dundee secured their return to the cinch Premiership with a 5-3 win over nearest challengers Queen’s Park in a breathless Championship decider at Ochilview.A point would have been enough for the Dens Park side to claim automatic promotion but they ended their campaign on a high as second-half strikes from Lyall Cameron and Luke McCowan killed off the challenge of the brave Spiders followin...Full Story »

Robbie Crawford scored a second-half winner as Morton claimed a 2-1 cinch Championship comeback victory to ensure Queen’s Park’s battle for promotion would go down to the last game of the season.The visitors began to dominate and Connor Shields had a shot at goal blocked early on before – at the other end – Darragh O’Connor headed wide and Robbie Muirhead had an eff...Full Story »

Phil Parkinson declared Wrexham were at the “start of the journey” after the Welsh club ended their 15-year exile from the Football League.Wrexham’s 3-1 victory over Boreham Wood gave them the National League title as Notts County’s brave challenge was finally killed off on a pulsating evening at the Racecourse Ground.Hollywood owners Ryan Reynolds and Rob McElhenney were...Full Story »

Queen’s Park missed the chance to move top of the cinch Championship as they were held to a 0-0 draw at Ayr.The point took Owen Coyle’s side level with leaders Dundee, but the visitors rarely threatened to claim all three at Somerset Park.Sam Ashford almost gave Ayr the lead after just three minutes but saw his close-range header tipped over the bar by goalkeeper Callum Ferrie.Ferrie...Full Story »

Phil Parkinson was furious over Callum McFadzean’s “soft” red card as Wrexham’s National League title ambitions were frustrated by a goalless draw at Barnet.Wrexham boss Parkinson was sent off himself following the final whistle after confronting Barnet goalkeeper Laurie Walker over his role in McFadzean’s dismissal at the start of the second half.Parkinson could no...Full Story »

Queen’s Park joined leaders Dundee at the top of the cinch Championship with a 1-0 home victory over Hamilton.Grant Savoury was the match-winner after 74 minutes, claiming his 14th goal of the season with a powerful strike from outside the box.Savoury’s free-kick had earlier forced Ryan Fulton into a full-stretch save, with Connor Smith and Reghan Tumilty testing home goalkeeper Calu...Full Story »

Phil Parkinson warned the Vanarama National League title race was far from over after Wrexham inflicted a crushing 3-2 defeat on rivals Notts County.Wrexham moved three points clear of County with a game in hand after former England goalkeeper Ben Foster sealed victory with a penalty save deep into stoppage time.“Of course it’s a step in the right direction but there’s a lot of...Full Story »

Partick Thistle cut the gap on Queen’s Park to three points with a thumping 4-0 win over the cinch Championship leaders at Firhill.After a scoreless first half of few chances, Thistle struck five minutes after the break as Scott Tiffoney cut the ball back for Kevin Holt to convert at the far post.Thistle doubled their lead midway through the second half when Kyle Turner tapped home and Dan...Full Story »

Wrexham boss Phil Parkinson admitted his players were “stunned” after a 3-1 defeat at Halifax knocked them off top spot and dented their National League title chances.Elliot Lee gave Wrexham an interval lead but their 28-game unbeaten league run was halted as Halifax hit back in the second half through Milli Alli’s brilliant double before Mani Dieseruvwe added a late third.Wrex...Full Story »

Cinch Championship leaders Queen’s Park suffered a second successive defeat as Owen Coyle’s men were beaten 2-0 by Raith at Stark’s Park.After falling behind via Tom Lang’s header on the half-hour mark, the visitors failed to take the chance to draw level from the spot, with Dominic Thomas seeing his 38th-minute penalty saved by Jamie MacDonald.Lewis Vaughan then added Ra...Full Story »

Queen’s Park slipped up in their bid for the cinch Championship title with a shock 1-0 defeat at home to second-bottom Arbroath.Substitute Dale Hilson scored 15 minutes from time to lift the visitors, who began the game off the foot of the table only on goal difference, up to eighth and dent the league leaders’ hopes of securing promotion to the top flight.Hilson hit the winner ...Full Story »

Scottish Championship leaders Queen’s Park needed two second-half goals to come from behind and claim a 2-1 win against Inverness.Visiting forward Dan MacKay was denied the opener by the feet of goalkeeper Calum Ferrie in the 10th minute.But MacKay was not to be denied as he slotted home in the 27th minute after the ball had fallen to him off the back of Billy McKay.Queen’s Park leve...Full Story »

Middlesbrough boss Michael Carrick was proud of his side but admitted they did not have the “quality” to win as they were frustrated by Stoke in a 1-1 draw at the Riverside Stadium.Boro scored the opening goal of the contest when Chuba Akpom finished a neat counter-attack to grab his 23rd of the season after Ben Pearson was dispossessed in the middle of the park midway through the fi...Full Story »

Mikel Arteta hailed Leandro Trossard’s “football intelligence” after he set up all three goals as Arsenal restored their five-point cushion at the top of the Premier League with a 3-0 win at Fulham.The 28-year-old joined Arsenal in January from Brighton and has shone for the Gunners, helping to compensate for the injuries to forward’s Gabriel Jesus and Eddie Nketiah.Tross...Full Story »

Morgyn Neill’s late own goal saw Scottish Championship leaders Queen’s Park edge out strugglers Cove Rangers 1-0 in a match that saw both sides hit the post.Moments after after replacing Euan Henderson, Queen’s Park substitute Aaron Healy sent in a cross which bounced off Neill to find the net with 12 minutes left to play.Henderson had hit the post for the hosts in the 33rd min...Full Story »

Grimsby and Newport were made to settle for a point each from their scrappy 1-1 draw at Blundell Park.A stunning opener from John McAtee set Grimsby on their way before the Welsh side replied through Priestley Farquharson.Calum Kavanagh and Omar Bogle – against his former club – set their sights in the opening stages and Grimsby stopper Max Crocombe was required to make decent saves ...Full Story »

Mick McCarthy believes Blackpool’s hard-earned point against Burnley can function as a catalyst for their Championship survival pursuit.The Tangerines held the runaway league leaders to a 0-0 stalemate at Bloomfield Road as goalkeeper Chris Maxwell made a string of fine saves.Blackpool sit 22nd and six points adrift of safety but boss McCarthy hopes their defiant Lancashire derby display c...Full Story »