Graham Alexander described his Bradford side as “absolutely relentless” after they saw off in-form Colchester to get their promotion push back on track.Calum Kavanagh and George Lapslie both scored twice in front of a 23,381 crowd – the largest at Valley Parade for a fourth-tier game.Bradford’s 4-1 win, after suffering successive 1-0 defeats to Gillingham and Tranmere, le...Full Story »

Harrogate boss Simon Weaver was delighted with his side’s performance in their goalless draw at Chesterfield.In a game featuring few clear-cut opportunities, Harrogate’s Bryn Morris twice threatened from free-kicks.The hosts applied some late pressure, with Michael Olakigbe’s cross flashing across the face of goal and a Liam Mandeville corner crashing against the bar.Weaver sai...Full Story »

Port Vale manager Darren Moore believes the ball could not have fallen to a better player after a late goal from Ronan Curtis secured a 1-0 win for his side against Morecambe.Curtis’ shot from 25 yards found the bottom corner in the 89th minute to send Vale up two places to fourth in the table, level on points with AFC Wimbledon in third.Moore was delighted that the opportunity came the Ir...Full Story »

York’s hopes of automatic promotion from the National League were dealt an apparently terminal blow with a 2-1 defeat against Braintree.City went into the weekend 11 points behind Barnet and knowing they could not afford any more slip-ups.But they fell behind in the 25th minute as veteran John Akinde fired in from outside the box.Josh Stones levelled from a corner in the 35th minute but Je...Full Story »

Andy Crosby felt his Tranmere side deserved at least a point as they extended their unbeaten run in Sky Bet League Two to five matches with a goalless draw at Fleetwood.The home side started brightly and almost took the lead after just five minutes, with Mark Helm firing narrowly wide from the edge of the area.Fleetwood continued to apply pressure early on, but Tranmere grew into the game as the...Full Story »

Falkirk extended their lead at the top of the Scottish Championship to 11 points with a 2-0 win over bottom club Airdrieonians.The Bairns broke the deadlock just after the hour through Calvin Miller’s header, with Scott Arfield eventually adding a second from the penalty spot deep into added time.Ayr needed a late goal from Ethan Walker to avoid a third straight league defeat as they fough...Full Story »

Northampton boss Kevin Nolan made no excuses after admitting his side were deservedly beaten 2-0 by Blackpool.The Cobblers went into the game unbeaten in four but struggled to get going at Sixfields as Ashley Fletcher’s header gave Blackpool a 20th-minute lead before Niall Ennis made the points safe with an excellent finish in the second half.Nolan’s men remain 19th in League One, si...Full Story »

Exeter assistant Kevin Nicholson slammed the referee after his side’s controversial 0-0 draw at Lincoln in League One.Nicholson was taking media duties after manager Gary Caldwell was sent off for his reaction after a potential stoppage-time winner from Ryan Trevitt was ruled out for an Angus MacDonald handball.And Nicholson said: “It’s really frustrating because we had a gamep...Full Story »

David Artell felt Grimsby were dominant in their 1-0 home victory over Newport which moved them back into the Sky Bet League Two play-off places.The Mariners boss can see a few more twists and turns in the race for a top-seven finish coming with eight games to go, but his side did what they needed to do against Newport to get back to winning ways.George McEachran’s deflected free-kick in t...Full Story »

Manager Darren Ferguson always felt Peterborough had the performance they produced in victory over Charlton in them as they took a big step towards staying in Sky Bet League One.Posh have underperformed for much of the season but are now eight games unbeaten in all competitions and nine points clear of the relegation zone after defeating the fourth-placed Addicks.The match at the Weston Homes St...Full Story »