Halifax and Southend shared the spoils from a goalless National League stalemate at the Shay Stadium on Tuesday night.Southend had the chance to go ahead when they were awarded a penalty in the 20th minute, but Callum Powell’s spot-kick was saved by goalkeeper Sam Johnson.Halifax then nearly broke the deadlock on the half-hour mark when a mistake from goalkeeper Steve Arnold saw the ball f...Full Story »

Carl Piergianni’s first-half header was enough to see Stevenage beat Rochdale 1-0 at The Lamex.The scoreline flattered Robbie Stockdale’s men, who spent most of the game penned in their own half.The hosts should have made more of their dominance, but a Danny Rose disallowed goal was the closest they came to a second.Rochdale remain pointless and rooted to the bottom of League Two aft...Full Story »

Exeter maintained their good start to life back in Sky Bet League One with a 3-1 win over Wycombe at St James Park.The Devon side started brightly and went in front in the 22nd minute after Pierce Sweeney headed against the upright. The ball fell kindly for Harry Kite, who lashed a first time shot that flew past Tyla Dickinson and into the net from 15 yards.Former Exeter favourite David Wheeler ...Full Story »

Aldershot lifted themselves off the foot of the National League table with a 2-1 win against Boreham Wood.Goals from Justin Amaluzor and Ryan Glover earned the Shots their first points of the season.Aldershot opened the scoring after 13 minutes when Inih Effiong picked out Amaluzor and the winger stabbed it home.The hosts had some chances of their own. Jack Payne nearly levelled 10 minutes later...Full Story »

Vincent Kompany is still seeking his first home win as Burnley manager after dogged Hull eked out a 1-1 draw at Turf Moor.The Tigers would have gone top of the Sky Bet Championship with a win and seemed to be on course when Ozan Tufan gave them a first-half lead.But Jay Rodriguez denied them with the equaliser on his first start since returning from injury, in a display that eased Kompany’...Full Story »

Charlton manager Ben Garner saw Jesurun Rak-Sakyi shine on his debut as they thrashed Plymouth 5-1 and then backed the Crystal Palace loanee to scale even greater heights.The 19-year-old winger took just 11 minutes to score the Addicks’ opening goal.Charlton have a 100 per cent winning record at home under new boss Garner and had this contest wrapped up by half-time with Rak-Sakyi, Jayden ...Full Story »

Notts County surrendered top spot in the Vanarama National League after being reliant on a late own goal to rescue a 1-1 draw at Gateshead.The Magpies’ unbeaten start to the new season looked set to end until Tynesiders defender Louis Storey turned Aaron Nemane’s cross into this own net with just two minutes to go.Gateshead had led for almost the entire second half thanks to Tom Alla...Full Story »

Exeter manager Matt Taylor reflected on a ‘powerful evening’ after his team climbed up to fifth in Sky Bet League One with a 3-1 win over Wycombe at St James Park.After Harry Kite had put the Grecians in front – the midfielder netting his third goal of the season – Archie Collins finished a fine team move to double the Grecians’ lead at half-time.Former Exeter crowd...Full Story »

Ipswich boss Kieran McKenna was relieved to come through what he described as a chaotic first half to seal a 1-0 victory at Burton.Marcus Harness, who began his career with Burton, grabbed his third goal in as many league games following his summer switch from Portsmouth.McKenna said: “It’s a good three points. This was a very difficult match.“I know Burton haven’t starte...Full Story »

Steve Evans thought Stevenage should have been out of sight by half-time in their 1-0 win over Rochdale at the Lamex.Captain Carl Piergianni’s back post header just before half-time was the difference, as the Hertfordshire team continued their unbeaten start to the new League Two season.Danny Rose’s second-half header was ruled out for offside and Rochdale’s late surge could ha...Full Story »

Derby interim manager Liam Rosenior claimed his side should have taken all three points after their entertaining 0-0 draw against Shrewsbury.The Rams were forced to settle for their first draw of the season despite Richard Stearman, Tom Barkhuizen and Louie Sibley all going close.Rosenior said: “Same story as Charlton, although we get a point when we should get the three points. The domina...Full Story »

Mark Kennedy was full of praise for his backroom staff as well as his players after securing his first league win as Lincoln’s new head coach with a 2-1 victory at Oxford.Tom Hopper and Anthony Scully struck in the first half to continue their unbeaten start to the season.Cameron Brannagan pulled a goal back for the U’s from the penalty spot midway through the second half.But Oxford,...Full Story »

MK Dons manager Liam Manning admitted Bradley Johnson’s opening goal settled his side down as they went on to defeat Port Vale 2-1 to pick up their first League One win of the season.The first of Johnson’s double came after a hesitant first 34 minutes from the Dons, who had lost their first three games of the campaign without scoring.While the match at Stadium MK was not the easiest ...Full Story »

Simon Weaver believes much-changed Harrogate have been galvanised by the rearguard action required in a 2-0 League Two win at Gillingham.The scoreline suggested a comfortable victory for the visitors thanks to goals either side of half-time from Matty Daly and Alex Pattison.But the Yorkshire side were made to scrap for their first away win of the season with Gills debutant Hakeeb Adelakun twice ...Full Story »

Cheltenham picked up their first point of the season with a 0-0 draw at Fleetwood in League One.Despite the lack of goals it was an entertaining and at times ill-tempered encounter at Highbury Stadium.Scott Brown’s Fleetwood, who had won both their previous home games under his management, screamed for a penalty four minutes before half-time.Taylor Perry challenged Callum Morton after a qu...Full Story »

Bradley Johnson scored both goals as MK Dons picked up their first win of the season in League One with a 2-1 victory over Port Vale at Stadium MK.Having lost each of their previous three games without scoring, this was a timely result for last season’s play-off semi-finalists.After 34 minutes of monotony, Johnson finally broke MK Dons’ league duck for the campaign – and opened...Full Story »

Mansfield fought back after going 2-0 down to see off 10-men AFC Wimbledon 5-2 in a League Two thriller on Tuesday night.An all-action first half saw Josh Davison establish a 2-0 lead for Wimbledon inside 16 minutes before Stags fought back and Chris Gunter was sent off for retaliation.Nathan Young-Coombes fed Davison into the box to fire under Christy Pym from the right after four minutes and &...Full Story »

Bristol City had Mark Sykes sent off but still claimed their first Sky Bet Championship win of the season with a deserved 2-0 success against Luton at Ashton Gate.The home side took a fifth-minute lead when Alex Scott’s precise through ball allowed Nahki Wells to move into the box on the left and place a low right-footed shot just inside the far post.Tommy Conway doubled the advantage on 2...Full Story »

Preston and Rotherham both maintained their unbeaten Championship records as they drew 0-0 in a hard-fought Roses battle.North End enjoyed by far the better of the match and defensively looked solid again, having not conceded now in their first four league matches.Rotherham, meanwhile, in somehow repelling all that Preston threw at them, registered a third game without defeat.Ryan Lowe’s h...Full Story »

Marcus Harness returned to former club Burton and struck the winner on the hour mark as Ipswich maintained their place at the summit of League One with a 1-0 victory.The summer signing settled a combative encounter which saw his old side drop to the foot of the table still searching for their first win of the season.Albion went close early on with an effort from former Norwich striker Gassan Aha...Full Story »