John Coleman insists there is more to come from his Accrington side after they went second in League One with a 1-0 win over Shrewsbury.On-loan Burnley striker Joel Mombongo scored his first league goal on his first EFL start, firing home from close range after Colby Bishop’s header was pushed out by Marko Marosi after 15 minutes.Marosi pulled off a number of good saves to deny Sean McConv...Full Story »

Harrogate boss Simon Weaver was delighted to see his players keep their cool in a dramatic game that saw two home players sent off and eight other bookings as his unbeaten side went top of League Two with a 3-1 win at Mansfield.Both red cards came in the 73rd minute, with Harrogate 2-1 ahead, as Ollie Clarke went for a foul as last man and Stephen Quinn was dismissed for striking an opponent.Har...Full Story »

Scunthorpe manager Neil Cox had no complaints after his side were beaten 2-0 by Northampton on Saturday.The Iron were dealt a major blow after just 20 minutes at Sixfields when Emmanuel Onariase saw red for hauling down Danny Rose.Scunthorpe stood firm for the rest of the first half but eventually Northampton’s pressure told with Danny Rose breaking the deadlock before Sam Hoskins sealed t...Full Story »

Swindon manager Ben Garner urged the club’s fans to show more self-control after some of them were involved in ugly scenes towards the end of the 1-1 draw at Stevenage.The atmosphere in the away end at the Lamex Stadium turned toxic, with seats being ripped up and thrown on to the pitch, along with flares, bins and advertising hoardings.The only distraction for those intent on causing trou...Full Story »

Gary Bowyer insisted Salford are going about things “in the right way” after their poor start to the season continued with defeat at Carlisle.Josh Morris scored a deserved equaliser for the visitors before half-time to cancel out Brennan Dickenson’s opener but Jon Mellish struck in the second period to earn victory for Carlisle.Defeat left pre-season promotion favourites Salfor...Full Story »

Oldham boss Keith Curle admitted that he “understands” the fans after some of them invaded the pitch during the 3-0 home defeat by Barrow.The match was held up for three minutes just after the hour mark as supporters vented their anger at the club’s ownership.It capped a miserable day for the Oldham boss, whose team are still without a win at Boundary Park this term.“Firs...Full Story »

Port Vale boss Darrell Clarke was disgusted with his side’s defending as they fell to a 3-2 defeat at home to Rochdale.Jamie Proctor hit two goals for the Valiants but Dale took the points via two Jake Beesley headers and Corey O’Keeffe’s late winner.He said: “Defensively we were shocking. In the first 20 minutes we should have been two or three goals up and the game shou...Full Story »

Joey Barton praised the attitude of veteran Leon Clarke after the striker marked his Bristol Rovers debut with the only goal against Crawley in League Two.The 36-year-old had been on the field for only around 90 seconds at the start of the second half when he headed home a cross from fellow debutant Antony Evans.Rovers had to defend for their lives during seven minutes of stoppage time, but mana...Full Story »

Boreham Wood dropped points for the first time in their National League campaign as they drew 0-0 with Stockport at Meadow Park.Stockport’s Jordan Keane went close to breaking the deadlock late on as he fired against the post in the 81st minute.Home goalkeeper Nathan Ashmore, who had earlier saved well to deny Alex Reid, then pulled off another good stop to prevent a Will Evans own goal.Bo...Full Story »

Bradley Ash scored twice as Weymouth held off a Solihull fightback to clinch a 4-3 away National League win.Josh Leslie-Smith put the visitors ahead after eight minutes, played through by Josh McQuoid and finishing low into the left corner.Ash made it two in the 21st minute, pouncing after the Solihull defence failed to deal with a Sean Shields ball in.Joe Sbarra pulled one back for the hosts as...Full Story »

Tranmere boss Micky Mellon hailed a valuable victory after Tom Davies headed a dramatic late winner to sink Hartlepool 1-0 at Prenton Park.The defender converted new-boy Josh Hawkes’ cross in the 89th minute for a smash-and-grab win against a Pools side who threatened throughout.Mellon, whose team scored just their second league goal of the season, said: “I’ve been unhappy that...Full Story »

Exeter manager Matt Taylor felt it was two good teams cancelling each other out as the Grecians were held to a goalless draw by Forest Green Rovers at St James Park.Rovers had the better of the chances, but Exeter perhaps shaded possession and were left to rue that lack of quality in the final third.At the other end, Cameron Dawson made two or three fine saves to repel a Rovers side that had plu...Full Story »

Newport manager Mike Flynn revealed he had spent all summer trying to sign Harry Smith after the Leyton Orient striker scored two goals in an entertaining 2-2 draw at Rodney Parade.The giant Smith rejected the chance to move to Wales and rubbed salt in Flynn’s wounds with headers in either half.But it was not enough to claim three points as Dom Telford’s late strike sealed Newport a ...Full Story »

Unbeaten Harrogate stormed to the top of SkyBet League Two with a 3-1 win at Mansfield where the home side had both Ollie Clarke and Stephen Quinn sent off.Both red cards came in the 73rd minute, with Harrogate 2-1 ahead, as Clarke went for a foul as last man and Quinn was dismissed for striking an opponent.An exciting first-half exploded into life with two early goals.On three minutes Stephen M...Full Story »

Alex Hunt netted a stunning stoppage-time free-kick as Grimsby came from two goals down to beat 10-man Barnet 4-3 in a National League thriller at Blundell Park.John McAtee converted a fifth-minute penalty, awarded for handball, before squandering a fine chance to double Town’s tally when he fired wide on the half-hour mark.The visitors made him pay three minutes later, Serhat Tasdemir lev...Full Story »

Jon Mellish scored his first goal of the campaign to help Carlisle to a 2-1 Sky Bet League Two win over struggling Salford.Mellish, who was leading scorer as he netted 16 times for Chris Beech’s Cumbrians last season, ended his drought by scoring a 59th-minute winner.Brennan Dickenson also got off the mark for the season with Carlisle’s opener after eight minutes as United gained a f...Full Story »

Exeter and Forest Green shared the spoils in an entertaining but goalless draw at St James Park.Forest Green had the first chance of the game when former Exeter loanee Kane Wilson got in on the right, but he was denied by a terrific save by Cameron Dawson.From the resulting corner, the ball looked destined for the net, but it rolled across goal and behind with two Rovers players sliding in but u...Full Story »

Dagenham came from behind to secure a point in an entertaining 2-2 draw with Wealdstone in the National League.Josh Umerah gave Wealdstone the lead inside the first 10 minutes, but Paul McCallum levelled the scores before the half-time break, pouncing after a shot rebounded into his path.Wealdstone then restored their lead in the 75th minute, with Dennon Lewis tapping home from a cross.Myles Wes...Full Story »

Corey O’Keeffe hit a late winner to earn Rochdale a 3-2 victory at Port Vale – their first in the league at Vale Park.It was the hosts who were the quicker out of the blocks and deservedly took an eighth-minute lead through Jamie Proctor.Advancing centre-back Nathan Smith put in a cross from the byline and the striker powered in an unstoppable header from close range.Rochdale levelle...Full Story »

Maidenhead’s stunning second-half comeback fell just short as Torquay held on for a 4-3 victory.A rampant first-half display saw the Gulls lead 4-0.Armani Little scored the first two, slotting in the opener after 15 minutes and tapping in a second from Danny Wright’s header.The Gulls scored twice in stoppage time at the end of the first half to seemingly put the game to bed.Little tu...Full Story »