Oldham’s 115-year stay in the Football League came to a chaotic end at Boundary Park.A 79th-minute pitch invasion by Latics fans protesting against owner Abdallah Lemsagam initially halted proceedings with Salford leading 2-1 and the club’s relegation rivals Stevenage and Barrow both leading in their fixtures.Both sets of players were escorted off the field by referee Bobby Madley, w...Full Story »

Coventry manager Mark Robins expressed his frustration and relief after Ben Wilson’s last-gasp penalty save ensured his side earned a point in a goalless Championship draw at West Brom.Wilson denied Karlan Grant from the spot in the sixth minute of second-half stoppage-time after substitute Callum Robinson was judged to have been fouled by Michael Rose.But it looked an extremely soft decis...Full Story »

Sheffield United manager Paul Heckingbottom praised his side’s “strong performance” in a 1-0 win over Cardiff at Bramall Lane.Iliman Ndiaye scored the only goal of the game with a bullet header early in the second half to secure three points for Heckingbottom’s men and keep them sixth in the Sky Bet Championship.Heckingbottom said: “I’m just bothered about us ...Full Story »

Grant McCann is out to inspire another immediate Championship return after Peterborough suffered relegation on a “sad day” after a 1-0 defeat at home to Nottingham Forest.Their inevitable relegation was confirmed by defeat at the hands of a Forest side still dreaming of promotion to the Premier League.Sam Surridge headed the only goal on the stroke of half-time from Brennan Johnson&r...Full Story »

Ian Evatt hailed a “dominant” Bolton display after they claimed a 2-1 Sky Bet League One victory at Cheltenham.Second-half goals from Kieran Sadlier and substitute Amadou Bakayoko were enough to seal three points for Wanderers.“In the second half in particular I thought we dominated the game,” Evatt said.“Overall I thought it was a very good away performance. We wan...Full Story »

Scott Parker claimed Bournemouth may have fallen victim to goal-line technology failure during his side’s top-of-the-table clash with his former club Fulham.Dominic Solanke’s stoppage-time penalty earned the Cherries what could be a crucial point in their quest for automatic promotion from the Championship.But it was Aleksandar Mitrovic’s header to put Fulham into the lead that...Full Story »

King’s Lynn’s hopes of avoiding relegation from the National League suffered a huge blow after Paul McCallum’s stoppage-time strike rescued Dagenham a 1-1 draw.The cruel equaliser left the Linnets seven points from safety with three games remaining, with the Daggers four points off the play-off spots.Josh Coulson put King’s Lynn in the lead after 12 minutes, heading past ...Full Story »

Millwall manager Gary Rowett has praised his side’s character as they twice came from behind to rescue a point from a 2-2 draw with Birmingham at St Andrew’s.Benik Afobe’s 12th goal of the season kept the Lions’ Sky Bet Championship play-off chase alive when he slotted home from the penalty spot in the ninth minute of stoppage time.Juninho Bacuna had opened the scoring 67...Full Story »

Ben Williamson scored either side of half-time to secure a 2-0 win for Raith over Hamilton at the HopeCBD Stadium, although their play-off hopes are now slim.Raith took the lead in the 11th minute following a counter-attack, with Williamson heading his team in front as defender Mihai Popescu failed to stop the ball from crossing the line.Rovers thought they had doubled their advantage just befor...Full Story »

Reading were assured of Sky Bet Championship football for next season despite suffering a comprehensive 3-0 defeat at Hull.With Peterborough losing at home to Nottingham Forest, Tom Ince’s side are now guaranteed second-tier football for another campaign.Celebrations from Royals fans were tempered, though, as two goals from Keane Lewis-Potter and an Alfie Jones tap-in consigned the visitor...Full Story »

Boreham Wood ended their run of 10 games without a National League win as they beat Bromley 2-0 at Meadow Park.It did not take long for the hosts to hit the front as Tyrone Marsh fired an effort past Ellery Balcombe in the Bromley goal in the fifth minute.Early in the second half, the visitors should have been level when Michael Cheek’s header was cleared off the line before Liam Trotter h...Full Story »

Harry Darling and Daniel Harvie struck either side of half-time to hand automatic-promotion chasing MK Dons a 2-0 win over Morecambe at Stadium MK.The Dons are level on points with Rotherham in League One, sitting third on goal difference, but have played one game more.Darling opened the scoring in the 20th minute, after a solo run from inside his own half saw him evade the away side’s def...Full Story »

Jon Brady hailed another step towards promotion as Northampton moved into the top three in League Two with a 4-2 away win at Leyton Orient.A first-half goal-fest saw Mitch Pinnock, John Guthrie and Joshua Felix-Eppiah open up a three-goal advantage before Theo Archibald replied for the home side.Felix-Eppiah struck again before the half-time whistle to stretch the lead again. Jordan Brown netted...Full Story »

Cove Rangers were crowned cinch League One champions after beating Dumbarton 1-0.Mitch Megginson’s 75th-minute strike was enough for Rangers to finish top of the table and earn promotion to the Championship.Second-placed Airdrieonians continued their quest for promotion with a 5-0 win against Clyde.Airdrie were awarded a penalty in the 35th minute and Rhys McCabe slotted home to give them ...Full Story »

Rotherham manager Paul Warne is pleased his side have their destiny in their own hands after they rallied to beat Oxford 2-1.Dan Barlaser went from villain to hero when he stroked home the second-half winner from the penalty spot, having earlier scored an own goal.It ensured the second-placed Millers remain on the same points as MK Dons in third, but with a better goal difference and a game in h...Full Story »

Millwall’s hopes of reaching the Sky Bet Championship play-offs remain alive after Benik Afobe netted a stoppage-time penalty to rescue a point from a 2-2 draw with Birmingham at St Andrew’s.Juninho Bacuna’s second goal since joining Blues opened the scoring after only 67 seconds of the second half before Oliver Burke equalised for Millwall from close range.Lyle Taylor looked a...Full Story »

Peterborough’s relegation to League One was confirmed as Sam Surridge scored the only goal in a 1-0 Championship defeat at the hands of a Nottingham Forest side bidding to leave the second tier in a different direction.This was one of those surreal footballing occasions where Posh could be relegated with a win and Forest able to seal a play-off spot even if beaten.As it turned out, neither...Full Story »

Rotherham firmly wrestled their automatic promotion destiny back into their own hands after coming from behind to beat Oxford 2-1.The second-placed Millers are level on points with MK Dons but ahead on goal difference and with a game in hand as League One heads to a dramatic finale.Oxford took the lead on 10 minutes when Sam Long broke down the right and his wicked cross was turned into his own ...Full Story »

Iliman Ndiaye scored the only goal of the game as promotion hopefuls Sheffield United beat Cardiff 1-0 at Bramall Lane.Midfielder Ndiaye struck the winner in the 47th minute with a bullet header from a fantastic cross from Gibbs-White on the right.The Blades stay sixth in the Sky Bet Championship, with Cardiff dropping to 19th.The visitors had the first chance of the game when Max Watters ran at...Full Story »

Northampton moved into the automatic promotion places with a 4-2 away win at Leyton Orient.Mitch Pinnock opened the scoring in the 19th minute when he rifled home an unstoppable 20-yard shot and the Cobblers doubled their lead on 32 minutes when John Guthrie scored from close range after his initial effort had hit the upright.Six minutes later, Joshua Felix-Eppiah sprung the offside trap for the...Full Story »