Northampton boss Kevin Nolan plans to “enjoy the moment” after his team guaranteed League One safety with a 4-1 victory over bottom side Shrewsbury on Easter Monday.Dara Costelloe’s brace plus a goal apiece for Aaron McGowan and Cameron McGeehan eased the Cobblers to all three points which, coupled with defeat for Bristol Rovers, officially confirmed their place in League One f...Full Story »

Head coach Inigo Calderon bemoaned another early goal conceded and failure to respond after Bristol Rovers were beaten 1-0 by Stevenage.The Pirates remain in the bottom four and the Spanish coach knows his side must improve – and quickly – if they are to beat the drop.Jamie Reid scored the only goal of the game to condemn the hosts to a seventh defeat in their last eight games, with ...Full Story »

Neil Harris described himself as “absolutely gutted” as Cambridge missed a chance to keep their survival chances alive.The U’s led for a long stretch of the game but fell 2-1 at home to Leyton Orient.A win would have left them two points behind Burton, who they play next, but defeat means they are five points from safety with only two games remaining.“I’m so disappo...Full Story »

Rushian Hepburn-Murphy scored two first-half goals and Panutche Camara hit the other as Crawley boosted their hopes of avoiding relegation with a crucial 3-1 home victory over Exeter.Crawley’s third win in seven games since Scott Lindsey’s  return as manager cuts the gap between them and safety to three points with two games remaining.Hepburn-Murphy and Camara both struck in the...Full Story »

Wrexham took a giant step in their bid to earn promotion from Sky Bet League One by beating mid-table Blackpool 2-1 at Bloomfield Road on Easter Monday.Club co-owner Rob McElhenney was present to watch James McClean and Ollie Rathbone score midway through the second half and give Phil Parkinson’s side all three points on the seaside, despite a late Rob Apter consolation for Blackpool.It to...Full Story »

Ruthless Reading punished a string of Mansfield mistakes to cruise to a 5-1 win.The Stags, still not mathematically safe, played well for long spells but gifted goals to a grateful Royals side on a roll.The only effort on target of the first half saw Reading punish a 35th-minute mistake by Louis Reed, who gifted a loose pass to Kelvin Ehibhatiomhan and he set up Jayden Wareham for a precision fi...Full Story »

Jonathan Russell cancelled out Ricky-Jade Jones’ opener as Barnsley battled to a 1-1 draw with Peterborough.Conor Hourihane secured his first point since being appointed permanent Barnsley head coach, while Peterborough made sure of safety with the draw at Oakwell.After a cagey start, Peterborough’s Jed Steer was the first goalkeeper called into action when he tipped Adam Phillips&rs...Full Story »

Wycombe’s top-two hopes suffered a huge dent as they were thrashed 4-0 at home by fellow League One promotion chasers Charlton.The Chairboys began the day in second, one point clear of Wrexham, but are now third with two games remaining.Charlton kept alive their own chances of joining Birmingham in the top two with them four points adrift of the Welsh side.They bossed Wycombe from start to...Full Story »

Two goals in three first-half minutes from defender Alfons Sampsted and top scorer Jay Stansfield edged champions Birmingham to within a point of their century with a 2-1 win at Burton.Blues were given a run for their money in a keenly-contested first half as Burton looked for a result to bolster their hopes of avoiding relegation.For all their possession in the first half Birmingham rarely trou...Full Story »

Wycombe boss Mike Dodds revealed he no longer feels like “the worst person on earth” after a 2-0 win over Bolton lifted his side into the automatic play-off places.Second-half goals from Caleb Taylor and Luke Leahy earned a third successive win for the Chairboys to move them above Wrexham and into the driving seat for promotion to the Championship.The derby defeat to Reading earlier ...Full Story »