Duncan Ferguson was denied a winning start to life as Forest Green boss as a dramatic end saw his side slip to a heart-breaking 2-1 defeat at in-form Shrewsbury.Swansea loanee Jordon Garrick had seemingly started the Everton favourite’s era in Gloucestershire in style with his stunning strike, a second goal in four league appearances for the club.But the League One basement boys had an elu...Full Story »

Ben Fox and substitute Shaun McWilliams scored second-half goals as Northampton shrugged off back-to-back League Two defeats to beat Barrow 2-0 at Holker Street.Fox set Jon Brady’s high fliers on the way to a deserved win, tapping in from close range in the 54th minute after Louis Appere flicked on Sam Hoskins’ free-kick for his third goal of the campaign.With five minutes remaining,...Full Story »

Leaders Dumbarton returned to winning ways in cinch Scottish League Two as Gregg Wylde’s first-half strike gave them a 1-0 win over bottom club Bonnyrigg Rose.The Sons went into the weekend with a four-point lead but looking to return to form after a surprise defeat to Forfar last time out.Wylde latched onto to a cross from Kalvin Orsi to drill the ball home in the 15th minute and it prove...Full Story »

Southend were caught cold on their return to action after a spell of freezing weather as Eastleigh claimed a 3-1 Vanarama National League win at Roots Hall.Charlie Carter forced Shrimpers goalkeeper Blondy Nna Noukeu to make one of two critical errors in the 32nd minute, with Alfie Lloyd following up after the ball was spilled back into the danger zone.Carter doubled the lead after play-off chas...Full Story »

Mike Fondop’s stunning second-half strike earned Oldham a point in a 1-1 draw at Aldershot in the National League.Fondop let fly from 30 yards to equalise in the 48th minute after Inih Effiong had put the Shots in front.Effiong’s 28th-minute strike was his 17th goal of the season and swiftly followed his hat-trick in the midweek win at Maidstone.He came close to doubling his tally in...Full Story »

Aaron Jarvis struck the winner as Torquay beat fellow National League relegation battlers Maidstone 1-0 at Plainmoor.The Gulls went close to opening the scoring just after the interval when Shaun Donnellan’s header was pushed over by Dan Barden.Jarvis then made the breakthrough in the 79th minute, hitting a shot past Barden having been set up by Tope Fadahunsi.It sees the gap between third...Full Story »

Boreham Wood showed no ill effects from their midweek FA Cup exit as they strolled to a 2-0 win at Altrincham.The visitors’ hopes of securing a famous cup clash with Leeds were shattered by their extra-time exit at Accrington Stanley on Tuesday.But they recovered to deliver a dominant performance at the J Davidson Stadium with Will Evans bundling home their opener after 24 minutes.Femi Ile...Full Story »

Lowly Yeovil sprang a surprise with a 2-0 win over play-off hopefuls Dagenham.The hosts were forced to play with 10 men from the half-hour mark after Harry Phipps was sent off for a foul on Matt Worthington in the box.Jordan Maguire-Drew put the Glovers in front from the resulting penalty but the Daggers continued to press for an equaliser.It almost arrived in the 72nd minute when Junior Morias ...Full Story »

Malky Mackay says a stroke of inspiration from World Cup winner Lionel Messi helped his side to a 3–0 victory over Kilmarnock in the cinch Premiership.As part of his pre-match team talk, Mackay used Messi and his Argentina teammates as an example of how quickly fortunes can change in football.Argentina were on the wrong end of a World Cup shock against Saudi Arabia last November, but still...Full Story »

Struggling Arbroath claimed a much-needed victory after coming from behind to win 2-1 at Morton.George Oakley enjoyed a dream start to his debut for Morton when he scored after just four minutes, heading into the corner of the net from Calvin Miller’s ball in.But second-bottom Arbroath levelled after 63 minutes when Colin Hamilton turned home Sean Adarkwa’s shot at the far post.The v...Full Story »