Grimsby rounded off their first season back in League Two with a 1-0 victory over AFC Wimbledon at Blundell Park.An own goal from Isaac Ogundere settled the scores as Grimsby finished 11th in the table, with their opponents 21st after going seven matches without a win.The goal came after seven minutes when Danilo Orsi saw his low cross deflected past Nathan Broome by Ogundere and into the net.Ch...Full Story »

Stockport had to settle for a League Two play-off place after Callum Cooke’s second-half strike cancelled out Callum Camps’ penalty to give Hartlepool a 1-1 draw at Edgeley Park.County needed to beat the already-relegated Pools and hope Northampton – who overcame Tranmere 1-0 – fail to win if they were to snatch the final automatic promotion place.But Dave Challinor&rsquo...Full Story »

Walsall leapfrogged Doncaster on the final day with a 2-1 victory at the Poundland Bescot Stadium.Goals from Conor Wilkinson and Isaac Hutchinson earned Walsall a first win in 10 games as they rose to 16th – while an 11th loss in 16 pushed Rovers down to 18th despite Bobby Faulkner’s consolation.Walsall should have led inside seven minutes but Matty Stevens steered Tom Knowles’...Full Story »

Bradford booked their place in the League Two play-offs with a 1-1 draw against champions Leyton Orient.Right-back Brad Halliday scored his first goal for over two years to earn the point they needed after Jordan Brown had put the visitors in front.The point secured sixth place for Mark Hughes’ side and they will play Carlisle in the play-offs.Bradford went close after four minutes as Andy...Full Story »

Omar Bogle’s late double looked to have earned Newport a final-day victory over Crewe but the visitors claimed a 2-2 draw thanks to Lachlan Brook’s stoppage-time leveller.Crewe led in the 56th minute thanks to a stunning strike from Rio Adebisi, but Bogle levelled from the spot 13 minutes from time.And the striker was in the right place to bundle home what looked certain to be the wi...Full Story »

New manager Mike Flynn watched from the stands as Swindon got one over old boss Scott Lindsey by beating Crawley 2-1.Swindon announced before kick-off that Flynn had signed a two-year contract to replace the sacked Jody Morris and he was paraded on the pitch at half time.With the first half drawing to a close, Jacob Wakeling flicked a header beyond the Crawley backline and Charlie Austin charged...Full Story »

Mansfield missed out on the League Two play-offs by the narrowest of margins despite winning 2-0 at Colchester.The Stags secured victory through goals from Riley Harbottle and James Gale at the end of each half but it was not enough to pip Salford to seventh place.Both Mansfield and Salford finished level on 75 points but the Ammies, who lost 1-0 at home to Gillingham, claimed a play-off berth c...Full Story »

Carlisle secured the point needed to guarantee a League Two play-off place with a 1-1 draw at Sutton.Joe Kizzi’s late own goal ensured the entertaining encounter finished level while Sutton, who led through Kylian Kouassi, ended their run of six straight defeats.Sutton’s Lee Angol headed just over the bar following a free-kick early on.But the hosts went in front when Kouassi won pos...Full Story »

Rochdale ended 102 years as a Football League club with a 1-1 draw at Harrogate.A Jimmy Keohane effort midway through the first half had given the already-relegated visitors hope that they might sign off with a fourth win in eight games.But Toby Sims earned the Sulphurites a share of the spoils with his first goal in the English pro game, following a January move from US second-tier outfit the P...Full Story »

Liverpool's biggest weakness for much of 2022/23 has been their midfield. Jurgen Klopp built his success at Liverpool around a fast, powerful, pressing midfield, which mainly consisted of Georginio Wijnaldum, Jordan Henderson and Fabinho. However, Wijnaldum has now left, Henderson is not the player he once was and Fabinho has also put in some questionable displays over the course of the camp...Full Story »