Assistant manager Ian Dawes described captain Peter Clarke as Tranmere’s ‘Benjamin Button’ as the veteran defender scored twice to help his side to victory against Crawley.The 39-year-old opened the scoring in the first half before being pegged back by Kwesi Appiah and after Sam Ashford spurned a chance to give the visitors the lead, Clarke headed home from a scramble to give T...Full Story »

Richie Wellens hailed the discipline and fighting qualities of his Doncaster side as they bounced back from their midweek thumping to beat high-flying MK Dons 2-1 at the Keepmoat.Rovers suffered a humbling 6-0 defeat at Ipswich four days earlier courtesy of a worrying second-half capitulation.But they responded well with goals from Tommy Rowe and Tiago Cukur taking them to only their second leag...Full Story »

Morton’s run without a cinch Championship victory was extended to six games after Michael McKenna’s 87th-minute penalty earned Arbroath a 2-2 draw at Cappielow.Arbroath took the lead two minutes before the break when Colin Hamilton headed past his brother Jack in the Morton goal.The hosts quickly restored parity after the break, Gary Oliver turning the ball home from close range.And ...Full Story »

King’s Lynn ended a run of three straight defeats in dramatic fashion as substitute Brett McGavin struck a stoppage-time winner in a 3-2 victory at Maidenhead.McGavin let fly to seal the points moments after the home side thought they had done enough to earn a draw when Sam Barratt converted a 90th-minute penalty.Maidenhead, who ended a four-game losing run with victory over Grimsby last w...Full Story »

Halifax were held to a goalless National League draw by lowly Barnet at the Hive Stadium.Both sides went into the half-time break with the scored deadlocked at 0-0 after an evenly contested first half.The pick of the chances came when Kian Flanagan and Adam Marriott linked up cleverly to find an opening for Mitch Brundle, who forced a save from Halifax’s Sam Johnson.Openings in the second ...Full Story »

Dundee United secured a narrow 1-0 victory over winless Ross County at Tannadice to move into the cinch Premiership’s top five.The home side struck in the 31st minute through Ilmari Niskanen, who registered his first goal for the club.The result left the second-bottom Staggies still searching for their opening league win of the season after eight games.United had an early chance when Scott...Full Story »

Blackpool made it three wins from four after they defeated Blackburn 2-1 in a hotly-contested Lancashire derby at Bloomfield Road.The Tangerines led 2-0 at half time as Shayne Lavery scored his fifth goal of the campaign before Jerry Yates added their second.Blackburn reduced the deficit early in the second half through the Championship’s in-form striker Ben Brereton Diaz, who has six goal...Full Story »

Port Vale scored twice in injury time to win 3-2 in a thriller against Leyton Orient.After conceding in the 86th minute, Vale found a 90th-minute equaliser through debutant Dennis Politic before Jamie Proctor scored a dramatic winner.Orient thought they had won it late on when full-back Tom James – available to play despite having been reported as suspended for having received five yellow ...Full Story »

Stevenage ended their barren run as goals from Jamie Reid and Elliott List were enough to beat Hartlepool 2-0.Reid’s 21st-minute stunner set Boro on their way, with List’s fifth goal of the season 31 seconds into the second half giving Alex Revell’s side their first win in eight games.Pools had the better of the first half, Luke Molyneux heading over before Matty Daly and Mark ...Full Story »

Goals from Alex Gilliead and Andy Cook gave Bradford a 2-0 home victory over Rochdale that ended a run of five League Two games without a win.Gilliead struck in the first half before leading scorer Cook’s penalty after the interval took his tally to five for the season.Bradford began brightly and came close to scoring in the early stages. Rochdale keeper Joel Coleman turned Charles Vernam&...Full Story »