Michael O’Neill was pleased by his Stoke side’s reaction after a comfortable 2-0 victory versus Blackpool.Despite suffering defeat on the opening weekend of the season, the Potters enjoyed a bright opening period.New recruits Dwight Gayle and Josh Laurent both threatened, with the latter striking the crossbar.And it was another new addition who handed Stoke the advantage when Arsenal...Full Story »

Mansfield picked up their first points of the season following a battling 1-0 win over Tranmere in League One as Riley Harbottle’s second-half header proved to be the difference in a game of few clear-cut chances.Rovers came close to opening the scoring after 30 minutes through Kane Hemmings, before John-Joe O’Toole had a shot cleared off the line.Paul Lewis missed a great chance to ...Full Story »

Jamie Reid struck deep into injury time to complete a dramatic late Stevenage fightback as they claimed a 2-1 win at home to Stockport.County had looked like edging a scrappy game, courtesy of a Callum Camps strike in the 58th minute.But after Saxon Earley was flattened in the box with four minutes remaining Luke Norris sent Ben Hinchcliffe the wrong way to level from the penalty spot, Stockport...Full Story »

Barrow maintained their perfect start to the new season with a dramatic 3-2 victory over Bradford at Holker Street.Josh Gordon struck the stoppage-time winner – straight after Andy Cook had equalised for the visitors – to make it a maximum six points for Pete Wild’s side.After a dour first half, the game exploded into life with two goals in three minutes.Ben Whitfield broke the...Full Story »

Paul Hartley was happy with his Hartlepool side, as they started to show their worth.Pools were humbled 4-0 at Walsall on the opening day but recovered to record a first point of the season at home to AFC Wimbledon.It is a new-look Pools side with 14 new signings arriving and more to come, and new manager Hartley said: “We were really good second half and if we keep performing like that an...Full Story »

Tyler Goodrham scored a stunning individual goal deep into stoppage time to give Oxford a 1-0 victory over Cambridge and their first points of the Sky Bet League One season.Teenager Goodrham cut in from the left, dribbling past three defenders, then curled a shot into the far top corner to deny Cambridge what would have been a third clean sheet from three league and cup games at the start of thi...Full Story »

Boreham Wood survived a pair of second-half red cards to open their National League campaign with a 1-0 win at Southend.The Wood went ahead just short of the half-hour mark as two new signings combined, Danny Newton poking home after Dion Kelly-Evans had delivered a low cross having been released down the right wing.Callum Powell drew a save from Nathan Ashmore with a bending effort shortly afte...Full Story »

Former Newport manager Michael Flynn returned to haunt the Exiles as his Walsall side maintained their 100 per cent start to the season with 1-0 win at Rodney Parade.Flynn’s men thumped Hartlepool 4-0 at home on the opening day, but they had to rely on a Mickey Demetriou own goal midway through the second half to seal another three points in south Wales.James Rowberry’s County have j...Full Story »

Arbroath had the better of the chances but could not make them pay as they drew 0-0 at home to Inverness in the Scottish Championship.Inverness went close after seven minutes when Roddy MacGregor set up George Oakley but his shot was cleared off the line by Colin Hamilton.Arbroath threatened just before the break when Luke Donnelly found Bobby Linn but his volley was blocked and the first half e...Full Story »

Oldham held on for a 0-0 draw at Torquay after Dan Gardner was sent off in the 74th minute.The hosts struck the underside of the crossbar after only four minutes, Will Goodwin volleying against the woodwork after the ball was headed down to him by Ali Omar from Kieron Evans’ chip into the box.Goodwin then drew a save from Magnus Norman with a low drive, before Torquay goalkeeper Mark Halst...Full Story »

Tommy Leigh scored the winner as Accrington snatched a battling 1-0 away win over 10-man Shrewsbury.Midfielder Leigh’s 77th-minute header proved the difference between the two sides as Stanley made their one-man advantage pay.Defender Tom Flanagan was sent off in the 57th minute for a second yellow card after a silly foul which ultimately cost the home side dear.Fellow defender Taylor Moor...Full Story »

Solihull Moors kicked off their Vanarama National League season in style with a decisive 4-1 victory at Aldershot.Joe Sbarra opened his account at the 15-minute mark when he connected with Ryan Barnett’s cross to send a low, left-footed strike into the back of the net.Inih Effiong soon levelled proceedings with a nodded effort, but the Moors retook the lead within three minutes through Cal...Full Story »

Junior Morias’ last-ditch strike scrambled Dagenham & Redbridge a 2-2 National League home draw with Gateshead.Jamaican striker Morias stepped through traffic before slotting home in the fifth minute of second-half added time, to stun a Gateshead side that had let a 2-0 lead slip away.Paul Blackett and Adam Campbell fired Gateshead into full control just 12 minutes into the clash.But P...Full Story »

Tom James hit his second goal in successive games as Leyton Orient made it two league wins out of two with a 1-0 victory at Crawley.The hosts, beaten by the same scoreline at Carlisle in their opening game, again struggled for fluency and rarely threatened to get on terms.Crawley welcomed a bumper crowd of nearly 4,000 after the new owners reduced season ticket prices, and new boss Kevin Betsy p...Full Story »

Swindon rallied following the first-half dismissal of Harry McKirdy to claim their first point of the season with a 0-0 draw at home to Salford.McKirdy felt he should have had a penalty after 25 minutes when Theo Vassell bundled him over in the box, but the referee waived away claims for a spot kick.Conor McAleny nearly gave Salford the lead three minutes later when he shot just wide from a Call...Full Story »

Barnet got their Vanarama National League campaign off to a winning start with a 2-0 victory over Halifax.Ephron Mason-Clark put the Bees ahead early on, chipping Sam Johnson just 12 minutes into the first half.Things got worse for Halifax after the restart when debutant Jamie Stott was shown a red card in the 66th minute.The visitors did well to defend late into the second half but their disadv...Full Story »

Summer signing Macaulay Langstaff scored twice as Notts County opened their Vanarama National League campaign with a 3-0 win over Maidenhead at Meadow Lane.Langstaff, brought from Gateshead where he scored 32 goals last season, broke the deadlock in the 22nd minute when he finished off a sweeping team move.The 25-year-old forward grabbed his second just before half-time, slotting in a left-foot ...Full Story »

Josh  Brownhill rescued a point for Burnley as they drew 1-1 against a battling Luton side at Turf Moor.The Hatters took an early lead through Dan Potts and then hung on resolutely against a Clarets side that misfired for most of the afternoon.Burnley had Brownhill to thank though as he scored early in the second half on an afternoon of frustration for the home side.The Clarets have had a b...Full Story »

Crewe maintained their excellent start on returning to Sky Bet League Two as they registered a comfortable 3-0 win over Harrogate.The Railwaymen dominated the first half and two set-piece goals just before the interval from Dan Agyei and Kelvin Mellor put them on the path to their second win from their opening two games.Callum Ainley twice went close early on, driving past the foot of a post and...Full Story »

Fleetwood boss Scott Brown was delighted with an “incredible” 2-1 win against Plymouth in the Scot’s first home game in charge.Substitute Joe Garner was the Cod Army hero as he slammed home the winner with two minutes remaining.“I’m so proud to be the manager of this club, but to get the three points like we did today, it’s incredible,” said former Celti...Full Story »