Forest Green interim head coach Jimmy Ball labelled his side “world class” after they leaped back into the play-offs with a 2-1 victory over Tranmere.Reduced to 10 men after Ebou Adams’ 57th-minute red card, Forest Green made sure their season will go to the final day at Oldham after second-half strikes from on-loan Charlton striker Josh Davison and an Aaron Collins penalty.Des...Full Story »

Oldham boss Keith Curle staged a 45-minute dressing room lock-in after seeing his side lose 4-1 at former club Mansfield.The Latics could have lost the Sky Bet League Two contest by a much bigger margin and Curle said: “I pride myself on being honest, up front and transparent as a representative of the football club.“So, with that comes the necessity to be honest and that group of pl...Full Story »

Graham Potter said it was a shame there was no crowd to witness Danny Welbeck’s sublime goal as Brighton took a significant step towards Premier League survival with victory over Leeds.Former England forward Welbeck sealed a deserved 2-0 success at the Amex Stadium by lashing home after executing a perfect Cruyff turn on a dropping ball.Pascal Gross’ early penalty set Albion on cours...Full Story »

Norwich manager Daniel Farke was staying in the moment after watching his side beat Reading 4-1 at Carrow Road to seal the Championship title.Kieran Dowell bagged a brace and Xavi Quintilla and Teemu Pukki added further goals after Josh Laurent had given the visitors the lead.Farke said: “I’m not willing to think too much about the Premier League at this moment.“We will just en...Full Story »

Cheltenham manager Michael Duff turned his attention to the final week of the season after his side missed their first chance to wrap up the League Two title.A 1-0 defeat at play-off chasing Newport left the Robins needing to beat Harrogate next Saturday to make sure of a first Football League title in the club’s 134-year history.County skipper Joss Labadie’s fourth-minute goal was e...Full Story »

Swindon caretaker manager Tommy Wright took some solace from his relegated side’s 2-1 defeat at home to Ipswich.James Norwood’s brace secured the three points for an Ipswich side that had gone six games without a goal.Wright said: “I’ll take out that we kept going. They were the better team but I wanted a response, some fight, and we got that today.“The first goal i...Full Story »

Nigel Adkins hailed Chuks Aneke’s 95th-minute equaliser as “massive” as Charlton kept their Sky Bet League One play-off hopes alive by drawing 1-1 at Accrington.The Addicks have two matches left and are four points behind sixth-placed Portsmouth, who have played a game more.In a game of limited chances Stanley took the lead through substitute Joe Pritchard, who ran from the hal...Full Story »

Port Vale manager Darrell Clarke admitted to feeling frustrated with his side’s missed chances as their unbeaten run came to an end at relegated Grimsby.The Valiants fell to a 1-0 defeat at Blundell Park, with Matt Green’s first-half goal proving enough for the hosts, who were sent down to non-league earlier in the week.But the visitors had more than enough opportunities to snatch at...Full Story »

Jon Brady admitted he was “deeply hurt” after his Northampton side were relegated to League Two.Northampton’s fate was sealed by a 3-0 defeat to Blackpool as Luke Garbutt drilled in after 19 minutes before Jerry Yates grabbed a late brace.Brady, who has been in interim charge since February, gave an emotional post-match interview afterwards.He said: “I’m deeply hurt...Full Story »

Tommy Wright admitted Kilmarnock got what they deserved after a slow start to both halves at Fir Park saw them drop back into the Scottish Premiership bottom two.Devante Cole scored two minutes into the second half before setting up Stephen O’Donnell to seal a 2-0 win for Motherwell with five minutes left.It was the worst possible day for Killie, with Ross County and Hamilton both winning ...Full Story »

Stoke boss Michael O’Neill admits his side needs to improve in the final third next season following a 2-0 Championship defeat at home to QPR.Charlie Austin fired QPR ahead with a clinical finish from just outside the box after Harry Souttar was caught in possession after 17 minutes and Osman Kakay slotted the ball past Adam Davies to make the game safe 20 minutes from time.Sam Vokes faile...Full Story »

Stevenage’s 3-3 draw with Crawley felt “like a loss” to boss Alex Revell.Boro led on three separate occasions at the Lamex Stadium through Luke Norris’ brace and Arthur Read’s classy effort.But they were pegged back by Crawley each time, with Jack Powell’s spectacular added-time strike the final hammer blow.Norris could easily have had a hat-trick and Revell b...Full Story »

Burton boss Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink was happy to see substitute Ryan Broom grab a late equaliser as Albion finished their home League One campaign with a 1-1 draw against Gillingham.Albion had trailed to Jordan Graham’s 38th-minute goal when the winger capitalised on hesitant defending to nip in and put the Gills ahead in an even contest but Hasselbaink was happy to see his side take somet...Full Story »

Colchester interim head coach Hayden Mullins was delighted to secure the club’s League Two status following a narrow 1-0 win over nine-man Salford.Josh Bohui netted the U’s vital winner in the 68th minute after racing onto Ben Stevenson’s pass and firing home, sealing his side’s Football League spot and denting the Ammies’ play-off hopes.Mullins said: “We knew...Full Story »

Brian Barry-Murphy admitted his Rochdale side were in a state of shock after their 2-1 defeat at home to Doncaster confirmed their relegation to League Two.Two goals from Taylor Richards either side of the interval came against the run of play and left Dale with a mountain to climb.Matty Done’s late strike proved scant consolation as they were unable to find an equaliser which would have t...Full Story »

Huddersfield confirmed their Sky Bet Championship status for another season after a 1-1 draw against Coventry.Jordan Shipley broke the deadlock for the Sky Blues in the 69th minute but Danny Ward snatched an equaliser for the home side 10 minutes later.The struggling Terriers had the first effort of note inside seven minutes when Yaya Sanogo – looking for his first EFL goal since February ...Full Story »

Jonson Clarke-Harris struck his most important goal of all to earn Peterborough promotion after a stunning comeback to earn a 3-3 draw against Lincoln.Posh slumped to a three-goal deficit before roaring back to book their place in the Championship and seal a fourth rise under boss Darren Ferguson as Clarke-Harris tucked away a last-gasp spot-kick.Anthony Scully headed City into a 31st-minute lea...Full Story »

Newport thwarted Cheltenham’s bid to clinch the League Two title with a week to spare and improved their chances of reaching the play-offs with a 1-0 win at Rodney Parade.Michael Duff’s Robins had clinched promotion with their 1-1 draw with Carlisle in midweek and hoped to claim their first Football League crown with victory in Wales.But Joss Labadie’s fourth-minute goal delaye...Full Story »

Jack Powell struck spectacularly in added time to salvage a dramatic 3-3 draw for Crawley at Stevenage in an entertaining contest between two sides with little to play for in League Two.Luke Norris’ first-half penalty was cancelled out by George Francomb but the Stevenage forward netted again after the break, only for Terence Vancooten’s own goal to draw Crawley level.A late flurry s...Full Story »

Southend’s 101-year stay in the Football League is over despite fighting back from a goal down to beat Barrow 2-1.Goals from John White and Terrell Egbri secured Phil Brown his 100th victory as Southend manager after Scott Quigley had put Barrow in front.But Scunthorpe’s 0-0 draw at Bradford means the Shrimpers will be lining up in the National League next season.Barrow, who have alr...Full Story »