Scott Brown was furious with the decisive penalty and his Fleetwood side’s performance as they fell to defeat at Cambridge.Sam Smith’s penalty proved to be the winner 12 minutes after half time and Brown expressed his dismay at referee Lee Swabey for pointing to the spot for a challenge on James Brophy.Mark Bonner’s U’s have won successive League One matches for the first...Full Story »

Neil Harris challenged his Gillingham players to ‘really attack’ their remaining games and show they are worthy of a future at the club after all but securing their Sky Bet League Two status with a 1-0 win over Doncaster.Tom Nichols’ spectacular volley on the stroke of half-time proved enough to settle the outcome at Priestfield and take the hosts nine points clear of the botto...Full Story »

Nigel Pearson praised an “important” Bristol City win as the Robins came from behind to stun Stoke 2-1.Nick Powell handed the in-form Potters a first-half lead as the hosts looked to extend their five-match unbeaten run in the Championship.But Zak Vyner’s looping header – the Robins’ first goal on their travels in over seven hours – levelled the tie to set up ...Full Story »

Northampton’s promotion charge suffered a bump in the road as they were beaten 3-0 at struggling Newport.Omar Bogle’s double and a stoppage-time stunner from substitute Charlie McNeill inflicted a first defeat on Northampton since February 18.The Cobblers were on top throughout the first half but found themselves a goal down at the break.After Mitch Pinnock, Harvey Lintott and Louis ...Full Story »

Bolton picked up three big points in the race for a League One play-off place, but they were given a real scare by spirited Exeter at St James Park.Conor Bradley scored the only goal of an entertaining game, but Exeter will rue their lack of cutting edge as they created enough to have taken something from the game.The only goal came with Bolton’s first chance of the game on 27 minutes, as ...Full Story »

The Vanarama National League play-off battle between Barnet and Bromley ended in a 1-1 draw.Finley Potter put the Bees ahead in the second minute of first-half stoppage time.Parity was restored within four minutes of the restart when Bromley striker Michael Cheek poked home Ryan Stirk’s free-kick for his 13th goal of the season.Bromley, who almost won it late on through Jude Arthurs, are i...Full Story »

Cambridge kept their Sky Bet League One survival hopes alive by beating Fleetwood 2-1.The hosts netted an opener inside three minutes courtesy of an excellent strike from Jack Lankester, who found space on the edge of the box to fire beyond Jay Lynch and into the far corner.They almost gifted Fleetwood an immediate equaliser when Dimi Mitov’s poor kick rebounded to Jack Marriott, only for ...Full Story »

Burton grabbed a huge victory in their quest to secure League One survival as Conor Shaughnessy and Dale Taylor fired them to a shock 2-1 win over promotion-chasing Barnsley.Albion remain seven points clear of the bottom four while Barnsley, who had been seeking a 12th win in 15 matches, slipped six points from the top two.The visitors had strong shouts for a penalty after 11 minutes when James ...Full Story »

Norwich reignited their play-off hopes with a convincing 2-0 win at top-six rivals Blackburn.David Wagner’s men came into the game winless in four but produced a performance against the team immediately above them.They were set on their way in the 11th minute through a superb team move that ended with Liam Gibbs’ first goal for the club.Max Aarons also hit the woodwork but the half e...Full Story »

Ipswich stormed to an eighth straight League One win as they swept aside Wycombe 4-0 to move up to second in the table.First-half goals from George Hirst and Conor Chaplin set the hosts on their way before a Wes Burns strike and a penalty from Freddie Ladapo took Town, who have kept clean sheets in all of those eight games, above Sheffield Wednesday on goal difference.Hirst had the ball in the n...Full Story »

Mansfield won at the County Ground for the first time in 46 years as they came from behind to record a 4-2 victory against Swindon.Rushian Hepburn-Murphy scored within three minutes as he nodded beyond Christy Pym to give Swindon the lead.The Stags answered back in the 13th minute when Elliott Hewitt whipped a ball to the back post which found an unmarked Stephen Quinn, who headed home to score ...Full Story »

Richie Wellens made a winning return to the Peninsula Stadium as Leyton Orient beat Salford 2-0 to take a giant stride towards promotion from League Two.First-half goals from Ruel Sotiriou and George Moncur saw Orient extend their unbeaten run to 11 matches and move 10 points clear at the top – with a game in hand.But a first defeat in four outings saw Salford slip out of the top seven as ...Full Story »

Levi Sutton scored in the seventh minute of stoppage time to earn relegation-threatened Harrogate an unlikely 2-2 home draw against AFC Wimbledon.Harrogate had been trailing to a goal in each half from Ethan Chislett before Luke Armstrong’s 89th-minute reply set up the grandstand finish that saw Sutton net his first goal for the club since his January move from Bradford.Earlier, Dons top s...Full Story »

Relegation candidates Torquay secured back-to-back wins with a 2-0 victory against National League play-off hopefuls Eastleigh.Aaron Jarvis had a good chance for the hosts blocked before Danny Whitehall’s effort was well saved.Whitehall had another chance to put the Spitfires in front just before the break but Mark Halstead made a comfortable save from the forward’s header.Despite th...Full Story »

Southend made it back-to-back wins with a 2-0 victory over relegated Maidstone.The Shrimpers took the lead in the eighth minute when Harry Cardwell had a shot saved by Yusuf Mersin, but Jack Bridge was able to volley the rebound home.Roarie Deacon nearly equalised for the visitors, but goalkeeper Collin Andeng Ndi did well to save before Regan Booty’s strike rattled the crossbar.Southend s...Full Story »

Promotion- chasing Bradford extended their unbeaten run to nine games as relegation-threatened Crawley battled hard to earn a point from a 0-0 draw at the Broadfield Stadium.The Bantams stay in sixth place and Crawley remain out of the bottom two but only on goal difference following Hartlepool’s 4-1 victory at Grimsby.Crawley boss Scott Lindsey pledged going into the game that his men wou...Full Story »

Kristian Dennis struck both goals as Carlisle reignited their League Two promotion push with a 2-0 win over Tranmere at Brunton Park.Dennis ended his drought with his first goals since January 31st, taking his tally for the season to 20, as the hosts claimed their first win in five games.Paul Simpson’s side took full advantage of Stevenage’s slip-up to return to the automatic promoti...Full Story »

Stevenage’s automatic promotion hopes suffered a blow while Colchester drifted closer to the relegation zone as the sides shared a 1-1 draw at the Lamex Stadium.Connor Hall had given the League Two strugglers hope with his 18th-minute opener, but Alex Gilbey levelled the scores at the start of the second half.The draw leaves Stevenage outside of the top three on goal difference while Colch...Full Story »

Rock-bottom Rochdale made it back-to-back wins for the first time since October as they beat Walsall 4-2.Two wins in as many games under caretaker boss Jim McNulty has moved the club within six points of safety with six games to play in League Two.The visitors took the lead after 23 minutes when Jamille Matt prodded home Brandon Comley’s flick on at the back post.But Dale levelled three mi...Full Story »

Milli Alli fired a brilliant double as Halifax dealt Wrexham’s National League title hopes a blow with a deserved 3-1 win at The Shay.Elliot Lee gave Wrexham a half-time lead but Alli equalised at the start of the second period and rifled home a superb second before Mani Dieseruvwe added a late third.Around 4,500 Wrexham fans made the trip from north Wales to swell a bumper Bank Holid...Full Story »

Bolton manager Ian Evatt hailed the spirit of his team as they returned to their League One promotion bid with a dogged 1-0 win at Exeter.Just five days after thrashing Plymouth 4-0 at Wembley Stadium to win the Papa Johns Trophy final, Bolton were given a far tougher examination by the Grecians, who fared well but lacked a killer touch in front of goal.“Sunday was a great, monumental occa...Full Story »

Jack Stretton’s second-half goal enhanced Stockport’s promotion hopes with a 1-0 victory at Sutton.It was a defeat which dealt a blow to the hosts’ play-off ambitions and, to make matters worse, they lost captain Craig Eastmond after just six minutes.Sutton goalkeeper Jack Rose produced a good first-half save after Stretton was slipped through.David Ajiboye was the hosts’...Full Story »

Rohan Ince scored twice in the closing stages as promotion-chasers Woking came from behind to beat Dorking 2-1 in their Vanarama National League match at Meadowbank.Jason Prior’s penalty had given Wanderers the lead just after the hour.The Cardinals, though, fought back to equalise with 15 minutes left through a fine long-range volley from Ince, which flew into the top corner.Before the ho...Full Story »

A Daniel Kemp hat-trick helped Hartlepool to an impressive 4-1 away victory over Grimsby in a massive boost to their League Two survival hopes.Josh Umerah aded a fourth as the visitors completed a league double over the Mariners in emphatic fashion with a ruthless second-half display.Some defensive disorganisation cost Grimsby who went behind as David Ferguson’s cut-back across the penalty...Full Story »

A Ben House brace earned Lincoln a 2-0 win at home to Cheltenham to end their five-match winless run.The striker forced the ball over the line in the 42nd minute for his opener after two efforts from Ted Bishop had been blocked in the box.And House added his second in the 79th minute to seal the points for Mark Kennedy’s men against an in-form Cheltenham side.The Robins arrived at Sincil B...Full Story »

Coventry’s hopes of bridging the gap to the play-off places took another dent as they were held to a goalless draw at the Swansea.Com Stadium.That made it five dropped points at the start of April and they dropped one place into the bargain. The only recompense for Coventry is the gap to sixth is still three points.Swansea boss Russell Martin stuck to the team that had pulled off a remarka...Full Story »

Tom Cannon scored both goals as Preston won 2-0 at QPR to continue the west London side’s horrific slump towards the relegation zone.The on-loan Everton youngster netted twice in the space of four second-half minutes to boost North End’s play-off push and pile more misery on Rangers.QPR, who were top of the table in October, have now lost nine of their past 10 matches and all but one...Full Story »

Accrington boosted their bid for League One survival with a 3-0 home win over Port Vale.There was nothing in it until the 31st minute when Vale keeper Jack Stevens failed to keep hold of a hopeful Liam Coyle ball into the box and dropped it over the line for an own goal.Vale pressed for an equaliser with Stanley goalkeeper Lukas Jensen superbly stopping a James Wilson volley.Stanley, who remain ...Full Story »

Dan Agyei converted two first-half penalties as Crewe made it back-to-back wins with a 3-0 success over Barrow.The Cumbrians’ play-off push took a dent as they lost for only the second time in their last eight games, with Alex substitute Chris Long completing the scoring in the 89th minute.After Paul Farman pushed Callum Ainley’s angled effort around a post, the resulting corner had ...Full Story »

York stunned Vanarama National League play-off hopefuls Chesterfield with a shock 3-1 away win.Liam Mandeville put the fourth-placed Spireites ahead after 18 minutes from Ryan Colclough’s cross.Olly Dyson levelled five minutes before the break with a fierce volley from the edge of the area after he had earlier struck the crossbar.York took the lead when Michael Duckworth capitalised on goa...Full Story »

In-form Peterborough maintained their play-off push with a dominant 3-0 win at Shrewsbury.Jonson Clarke-Harris’ scored his 25th goal of the season before Ephron Mason-Clark and Jack Taylor grabbed second-half efforts at New Meadow.It was a fifth game without defeat for Darren Ferguson’s contenders and a fourth clean sheet on the bounce as they remained in sixth on goal difference ahe...Full Story »

Gillingham moved closer to securing their Sky Bet League Two status as Tom Nichols hit the winner in a 1-0 victory over Doncaster.Neil Harris’ side are now nine points above the relegation zone with just six games remaining.Buoyed by winning seven of their previous eight matches at Priestfield, the Gills twice came close to scoring in the opening 10 minutes.An unmarked Nichols failed to hi...Full Story »

A late Bristol City double stunned Stoke as the travelling Robins came from behind to win 2-1 in the Championship.The Potters took the lead before the interval when Nick Powell marked his second start since returning from injury with an accomplished strike.Alex Neil’s side controlled large portions of the tie as they looked to stretch their unbeaten run to six matches.But the visitors leve...Full Story »