Paul Simpson made a dream return to Carlisle as he watched his side climb out of the Sky Bet League Two relegation zone with a 1-0 win at Leyton Orient.Simpson, appointed during the week for his second spell in charge of the Cumbrians, started his new tenure with a victory which ended a sequence of eight matches without a win for the team.The only goal of the clash of the strugglers came from Om...Full Story »

Gareth Ainsworth says he will not panic after Wycombe’s 3-2 loss at Accrington made it seven Sky Bet League One games without a win.Promotion-chasing Wycombe took the lead with Sam Vokes side-footing home on 13 minutes before Stanley equalised after 20 minutes through Korede Adedoyin.Two minutes later the Chairboys were back in front through Sullay Kaikai’s powerful header before Sta...Full Story »

Oldham boss John Sheridan was disappointed his side did not see out victory after drawing 1-1 at fellow League Two strugglers Colchester.The Latics had led from the 19th minute through Davis Keillor-Dunn, who converted from close range after Carl Piergianni had nodded on Nicky Adams’ free-kick.But Colchester rescued a point when Noah Chilvers’ shot from outside the area deflected in ...Full Story »

Assistant manager Don Cowie said Ross County were looking to finish in the cinch premiership top six before the split after the 3-1 win over St Johnstone.The victory moved the Staggies seven points clear of the relegation zone and only four points behind Livingston in sixth with five games remaining before the split.Cowie said for a long time County have been looking below rather than above them...Full Story »

Kilmarnock missed out on the chance to go top of the cinch Championship as lowly Dunfermline held them to a goalless draw.Dunfermline came closest to scoring when Efe Ambrose’s free-kick rebounded off the crossbar.Declan Glass saw his last-minute effort held by Jakub Stolarczyk in the home goal, while Stephen McGinn was also denied for Kilmarnock.Derek McInnes’ side stay second on go...Full Story »

Shrewsbury boss Steve Cotterill was pleased on many levels as his side got their first win in nine League One games with a 2-0 victory over his former side Burton.In a game of few real chances, Town capitalised on a corner routine when Tom Bloxham swept home in the first half and Matthew Pennington netted after George Nurse’s long-range effort came loose in the box after another set-piece....Full Story »

Northampton boss Jon Brady has backed his side to bounce back positively after their push for automatic promotion suffered a blip with a 1-0 defeat at Rochdale.Tahvon Campbell’s goal after 53 minutes separated the sides but in truth Rochdale were never really threatened after edging ahead.Brady’s men remain second in the table despite the defeat and the manager insists they will not ...Full Story »

Ben Garner admitted Swindon should have seen the game out as Salford came from behind to win 2-1 at the County Ground and dent their hosts’ promotion ambitions.Ryan Watson scored a dramatic 86th-minute winner to leave Robins fans stunned.Garner said: “I thought we were largely in control second half and once we got ahead I expect us to push on, see the game out and win the game.&ldqu...Full Story »

Grant McCann could not hide his disappointment following a losing return to the Peterborough hot seat at the hands of his previous club Hull.The Northern Irishman’s second spell as Posh boss began with a drop to the bottom of the Championship table following a comprehensive defeat to a side he had steered away from relegation trouble before being sacked last month.McCann admitted: “M...Full Story »

Jamal Lowe grabbed an 89th-minute winner as promotion-chasing Bournemouth produced a late show to beat Stoke 2-1 at home.Winger Lowe thrashed in the decider after Dominic Solanke had bundled in his 20th Championship goal of the season with seven minutes to spare.Stoke had taken the lead through Tommy Smith’s 20th-minute thunderous drive, his first goal of the season.But the Potters were up...Full Story »

Tommy Rowe scored twice to help Doncaster Rovers come from behind to claim a 2-2 draw away at fellow strugglers AFC Wimbledon.Headers from Jack Rudoni and Luke McCormick put the hosts two goals clear, only for Rovers’ match captain Rowe to square things up in the feisty relegation clash.The breakthrough came in the 23rd minute, McCormick’s wide free-kick crossed in for Rudoni’s...Full Story »

Draw specialists Raith preserved their Scottish Championship play-off place following a goalless draw at home to Partick.Rovers’ Jamie MacDonald was the busier of the two goalkeepers in the first half, with Stephen Hendrie foiled from close range early in the game.The veteran stopper also saved well to deny Ross Docherty and Alex Jakubiak, with Sam Stanton firing a shot wide for Raith in b...Full Story »

Barnsley sealed successive wins in their battle against Championship relegation as they held off a fightback from play-off chasing Middlesbrough to secure a 3-2 victory.A goal from Mads Andersen and Amine Bassi’s double was enough to seal all three points and move Barnsley within six points of safety with a game in hand.Middlesbrough fought back through Andraz Sporar and a Liam Kitching ow...Full Story »

First-half goals from George Byers and Callum Paterson were enough to give Sheffield Wednesday a 2-0 victory over Charlton.The Owls got off to an electric start and took the lead after just five minutes when Byers nodded in from a Barry Bannan free-kick.Bannan nearly doubled Wednesday’s lead just before the half-hour mark but the midfielder curled just wide.The home side did get their seco...Full Story »

Tom Bloxham and Matthew Pennington scored the goals that saw Shrewsbury secure a first win in 10 games in a 2-0 victory over Burton.The Shrews had slipped dangerously close to League One’s bottom four during their winless run but victory over an inconsistent Burton provided some much-needed breathing space, moving them six points above the relegation zone.A cagey first half saw chances at ...Full Story »

Sunderland got their Sky Bet League One promotion push back on track with a deserved 3-0 victory at second-placed Wigan.The visitors were in front with only a minute on the clock, when Alex Pritchard’s free-kick from the right wing was headed home by an unmarked Bailey Wright.Ross Stewart doubled their lead seven minutes before the break from the penalty spot, after the former Ross County ...Full Story »

Accrington came from behind twice to beat promotion-chasing Wycombe 3-2 in Sky Bet League One.Wanderers opened the scoring on 13 minutes when Jason McCarthy’s cross from the right was met by Sam Vokes at the far post and he side-footed home.Stanley equalised on 20 minutes when Sean McConville’s free-kick found Korede Adedoyin in the six-yard box and he clipped the ball home for his f...Full Story »

Tyrone Marsh’s early goal was enough for Boreham Wood to claim a 1-0 win over Eastleigh and continue their push for promotion.Marsh turned Will Evans’ header into the net just five minutes into the contest.Eastleigh had the ball in the net after 27 minutes when Tyrone Barnett’s volley went in off the post, but it was ruled out with Harry Pritchard offside during the build-up.Bu...Full Story »

Mark Hughes’ first game as Bradford manager ended in defeat as Mansfield extended their unbeaten run to 13 matches with a 2-0 win in front of a bumper 16,797 crowd at Valley Parade.The former Wales and Manchester City boss was a surprise choice to succeeded Derek Adams who was sacked last week and has returned to his old club Morecambe.Hughes, who had been out of management since leaving S...Full Story »

Cameron Brannagan’s second-half brace helped Oxford to an exciting 4-2 home win over Cambridge.Sam Smith had earlier taken his season’s goal tally to 17 in all competitions with a double for Cambridge.There was a minute’s applause before kick-off as Oxford fans saluted one of their own – Joey Beauchamp, who had died aged 50.The home defence left a big gap in the middle as...Full Story »