Louie Barrie and Kyle Wootton were on target as Stockport marked their return to League One with a 2-0 win over Cambridge at Edgeley Park.And the Hatters made the perfect start to the game when the on-loan Barry opened the scoring with just five minutes on the clock.The Aston Villa forward latched onto a long ball forward from goalkeeper Corey Addai and spotting Vicente Reyes off his line sent a...Full Story »

New Stevenage manager Alex Revell got off to a winning start thanks to a 1-0 victory at home to Shrewsbury.Elliott List fired home the only goal after 58 minutes, producing a shimmy on the left side of the box before rifling the ball across Toby Savin in the Shrewsbury goal.They could have made it two but Dan Kemp’s penalty, after he had been fouled, was put wide.The first half was nothing...Full Story »

Lloyd Jones scored the only goal nine minutes from time as Charlton kicked off their Sky Bet League One campaign with a 1-0 victory at Wigan.The home side had the lion’s share of the encounter at the newly-named Brick Community Stadium, but could not make any of their chances count.Thelo Aasgaard sent one volley wide and another free-kick over the bar, before his teasing left-wing cross wa...Full Story »

Newly-promoted Bromley made the perfect start to life in the Football League as they got the better of Harrogate on the opening day of 2024/25.Andy Woodman’s Ravens, who followed in the Sulphurites’ footsteps by escaping non-league for the first time in their 132-year history by winning the National League play-off final at Wembley,  triumphed 2-0 at Wetherby Road.Ther...Full Story »

Andy Woodman felt that his Bromley side executed their game-plan “perfectly” as they sank Harrogate to make the perfect start to life in League Two.Second-half goals from Michael Cheek and Kamarl Grant earned last season’s National League play-off winners a comfortable 2-0 success on the opening day of 2024/25.And the Ravens boss was thrilled to see his charges pick up whe...Full Story »

Grant McCann admits Doncaster have already hit a milestone this season after an opening day 4-1 victory over Accrington.Rovers secured their first home win on the opening day of a campaign for two decades courtesy of Luke Molyneux’s brace and goals from Jordan Gibson and Billy Sharp.McCann, who wants Rovers fighting for promotion in League Two, had reminded his players of the statistic in ...Full Story »

Michael Flynn admitted he “hates playing against Newport County” after seeing his new club Cheltenham start the season with a thrilling 3-2 home victory over his former side.The Robins boss enjoyed successful times with the Welsh club as a player and manager and still lives in the area.“I hated it today and I don’t like playing against Newport, I have never liked playing ...Full Story »

Port Vale manager Darren Moore was more than pleased with his team’s start to their League Two campaign.The Valiants began life back in the fourth tier with a 2-0 victory at Salford.Captain Ben Garrity scored in each half, with both goals coming from Ronan Curtis corners, to leave Moore thrilled with what he saw.“We spoke a lot in pre-season about getting a footing and I thought ever...Full Story »

Morecambe boss Derek Adams refused to use the club’s summer overhaul as an excuse for their flat opening-day 1-0 League Two loss at Walsall.The visitors began the season as the bookmakers’ favourites for relegation after a mass summer exodus, signing 17 new players last month after a transfer embargo was lifted.Morecambe had seven new faces in their starting XI and failed to register...Full Story »

Stephen Clemence refused to go overboard after a debut goal from centre-back Theo Vassell against Crewe earned him a first win as Barrow boss.Clemence replaced Pete Wild in the summer after his predecessor took the Cumbrians to the verge of a first play-off appearance.And this 1-0 opening-day success against last season’s League Two play-off runners-up should help win over any lingering do...Full Story »