Craig Short experienced a wave of emotion as he witnessed his Oxford side record a 3-2 away win at Leyton Orient.Appointed on an interim basis after boss Liam Manning resigned earlier in the week before joining Bristol City, he saw the U’s take a three-goal lead with a double from Ruben Rodrigues and a goal by Billy Bodin before a Fin Stevens own goal and a strike by leading scorer Ruel So...Full Story »

Tranmere boss Nigel Adkins could hardly contain his delight as he saw his side move out of the League Two relegation places with a comfortable 3-0 win over Forest Green Rovers at Prenton Park.Adkins, who was named permanent Rovers boss in midweek, saw his side take the lead after just eight minutes when the unfortunate Tyrese Omotoye put through his own net from a Tranmere corner.The home side d...Full Story »

Grimsby’s joint-caretaker manager Ben Davies was blown away by the character shown by his side during their 3-2 win over Morecambe at Blundell Park.The hosts scored three goals in 11 minutes after half-time to stun Morecambe and grab the points from their first League Two match since sacking Paul Hurst.Danny Rose, Kieran Green and Rekeil Pyke were on target in that blisterin...Full Story »

Dundee boss Tony Docherty is refusing to get carried away despite the thumping 4-0 cinch Premiership win over St Mirren at Dens Park.The Dark Blues beat the Buddies thanks to an Amadou Bakayoko double, with Zak Rudden and Zach Robinson also on the scoresheet.The emphatic win moved Dundee up to fifth in the table, just two points behind third-top St Mirren.However, Docherty insists everyone at De...Full Story »

Victor Lindelof secured Manchester United a much-needed win heading into the international break but there is plenty of work to do after Erik ten Hag’s side edged past promoted Luton.The Dutchman’s second season in the hot-seat began with nine defeats in 17 matches, leading pressure to mount on a side looking to avoid a first ever Old Trafford defeat to the Hatters.But United bounced...Full Story »

Graham Alexander’s first game in charge of Bradford ended in a 2-1 home defeat at the hands of in-form Barrow.A late goal from George Ray extended the Bluebirds’ unbeaten run to seven games and ensured Alexander’s reign got off to a losing start.Barely 30 seconds had gone when Dom Telford fired home low following Kian Spence’s smart cross for the visitors.Minutes later Br...Full Story »

Reading’s woeful away form continued after Jason Sraha snatched a late winner for Shrewsbury in a dramatic 3-2 victory.The Royals opened the scoring in the 12th minute.David Button’s goal-kick was brought down by Sam Smith inside the area and he powered it into the back of the net off a post.Reading doubled their advantage inside 15 minutes as Andy Yiadom stood up a floated cross int...Full Story »

Oldham came from behind to draw 1-1 with Eastleigh in the National League.The Spitfires were awarded a penalty after Paul McCallum was brought down in the box and Chris Maguire stepped up to fire them ahead in the 26th minute.However, Oldham levelled in the 69th minute when Mark Kitching set up Alex Reid, who blasted the ball into the roof of the net from close range.A closely-fought draw left b...Full Story »

Mansfield moved into the League Two automatic promotion places with a 2-1 win at Salford.The Stags recorded a fourth straight league win as they preserved their unbeaten record in the fourth tier this season.Nigel Clough’s side – who are joined only by Portsmouth in not suffering a defeat in the Football League this term – landed the first blow when they took the lead in the 19...Full Story »

Ali Al Hamadi’s double fired nine-man AFC Wimbledon to within touching distance of the League Two play-off places thanks to a 2-0 win over Doncaster.Al Hamadi broke the deadlock from a yard out to give Wimbledon a late first-half lead, before smashing the ball home after the break to seal the points at Plough Lane.The Dons were forced to play the final 18 minutes a player short after Hus B...Full Story »

Joe Edwards enjoyed an impressive start to life as Millwall manager as his side hammered Sheffield Wednesday 4-0 at Hillsborough.Goals from Murray Wallace, George Saville, Wes Harding and Brooke Norton-Cuffy gave the Lions a convincing victory in Edwards’ first game at the club, while Wednesday’s miserable Championship campaign continues.Wednesday manager Danny Rohl made two changes ...Full Story »

Jack Cook’s stoppage-time heroics snatched victory for Wealdstone as they beat Rochdale 3-2.Kairo Mitchell put Dale ahead in the ninth minute, getting on the end of a through ball and slotting it past Jed Ward to score his eighth goal of the season.But Wealdstone levelled three minutes into first-half stoppage time when Tarryn Allarakhia’s cross was turned in by Cook.Rochdale went ah...Full Story »

Ipswich returned to winning ways and moved level on points with Championship leaders Leicester after coming from a goal down to beat Swansea 3-2.Town, who had been held to back to back league draws after their Carabao Cup exit, fell behind after just seven minutes when Jay Fulton’s header found the back of the net.But Jack Taylor’s wonderful long-range strike drew the teams level aft...Full Story »

Kane Ferdinand’s first-half effort made it back-to-back Vanarama National League wins for Maidenhead after a 1-0 victory at home to Halifax.Alan Devonshire’s side had pushed Sky Bet League One outfit Oxford close in a 2-0 loss in round one of the FA Cup last weekend and bounced back to stun high-flying Halifax.Ferdinand broke the deadlock in the 36th minute when he flicked home after...Full Story »

David Wotherspoon scored twice as in-form Inverness moved out of the Scottish Championship relegation spots with a 3-1 win over play-off chasing Ayr.Wotherspoon opened the scoring in the 32nd minute with a close-range finish after Nathan Shaw’s effort fell into his path.The forward added a second 11 minutes later with a deflected effort, taking his goal tally to three in as many games, bef...Full Story »

Omar Sowunmi returned to haunt his old club with a stoppage-time equaliser as Sutton claimed a 1-1 draw at Colchester.Sowunmi fired into the roof of the net in the fifth minute of added time to earn the visitors a point after Harry Smith’s lay-off from Christian N’Guessan’s free-kick into the box.It had looked as though Colchester were heading for a fourth successive league win...Full Story »

Altrincham extended their unbeaten run to 10 Vanarama National League games as they beat Southend 2-0 at the J Davidson Stadium.The Robins went close when Chris Conn-Clarke forced a fine save from Shrimpers’ goalkeeper David Martin at full stretch.Southend, who had been unbeaten in their last seven league games, almost broke the deadlock just before half-time when Harry Cardwell headed wid...Full Story »

Ross Millen came back to haunt former club Queen’s Park with a late winner as 10-man Raith edged a topsy-turvy 3-2 Scottish Championship match at Hampden Park.Lewis Vaughan broke the deadlock for the visitors six minutes before the break as he slotted Aidan Connolly’s assist into the bottom corner.Just after the hour mark, Euan Murray was sent off for Raith for a foul on Ruari Paton....Full Story »

Hartlepool’s winless run extended to a fifth match after Ebbsfleet struck in stoppage time to earn a 2-2 draw.John Askey’s team had struggled for form in the Vanarama National League after a strong start to the campaign and entered this fixture following a run of seven defeats in eight matches in all competitions.Emmanuel Dieseruvwe gave Hartlepool the ideal start with a 25-yard effo...Full Story »

Conor McGrandles scored a stoppage-time equaliser to earn Charlton a 2-2 draw at League One leaders Portsmouth in a pulsating game at Fratton Park.Abu Kamara put Pompey ahead at the break and, after Alfie May levelled in the 71st minute, Colby Bishop quickly restored the lead from the spot.But McGrandles struck in the third minute of added time to earn the Addicks a point.Pompey’s early bo...Full Story »