New Crawley boss Matthew Etherington plans to build an attacking side with “pace and threat” after getting his tenure off to a winning start with a 2-0 home victory over Swindon.Late goals from Nick Tsaroulla and Jack Powell gave Etherington the perfect boost as the Reds made it four home League Two wins out of the last five.The former Peterborough Under-21 coach has taken the helm o...Full Story »

Two goals from Josh Mullin in a 2-0 win over Raith kept Ayr a point clear at the top of the Scottish Championship.Ayr created the best chances throughout the match and took the lead in the 31st minute when Logan Chalmers beat two players out on the left and sent in a low cross that was tapped in by Mullin at the far post.Mullin came close to adding a second in the 62nd minute when his deflected ...Full Story »

Harrogate manager Simon Weaver praised his side for bouncing back from their FA Cup exit with a resounding 4-1 win at Rochdale.The Yorkshire side were beaten 3-1 by Hartlepool last week in the second round of the competition but responded in style to make it back-to-back victories in League Two and put some breathing space between themselves and the relegation zone.Town passed up early chances f...Full Story »

Goalkeeper Jamie Sneddon dramatically equalised for Partick Thistle deep into injury time to earn the visitors a 1-1 draw at Cove Rangers.Sneddon came up for a corner as Thistle sought a late leveller and headed home to secure a point.He was a hero at both ends, having produced strong saves in the second half from Luis Longstaff and Gerry McDonagh.Cove had taken the lead in the sixth minute thro...Full Story »

Dave Challinor believes Stockport did not even hit top gear despite watching a 5-0 crushing of his former club Hartlepool.County moved up to 12th but still have a five-point gap to make up to the League Two play-off spots because of Mansfield’s stoppage-time winner against Colchester.But Challinor can at least be satisfied with the manner of the result at Pools, where the home fans who onc...Full Story »

Nikolay Todorov’s second-half header salvaged a point for leaders Dunfermline in a 1-1 home draw against Queen of the South.Bulgarian striker Todorov headed home Aaron Comrie’s cross to cancel out Ruari Paton’s opener for Queens just before the break.The Pars extended their unbeaten run in all competitions to seven matches, but their lead at the top was cut to five points by Ed...Full Story »

Former Hartlepool boss Dave Challinor returned to the Suit Direct Stadium for the first time to pile relegation concerns on his old club by guiding Stockport to a 5-0 win in League Two.Challinor, who left Pools 13 months ago shortly after steering the club back into the English Football League, saw County move up to 12th and five points off a play-off spot.Two first-half goals from Kyle Wootton ...Full Story »

Harrogate gave themselves a boost in the fight for Football League survival with a comprehensive 4-1 victory at fellow strugglers Rochdale.The home side took the lead in the eighth minute, Cameron John’s corner to the near post turned into the roof of the net by James Ball.The visitors levelled in the 14th minute with a strike of real quality from 35 yards by George Thomson.Dale finished t...Full Story »

Northampton lost ground on the top two in League Two as they were held to a goalless draw by Tranmere at Sixfields.Mitch Pinnock saw an early shot blocked for Northampton and Sam Hoskins fired just wide from long range, but the game’s first big chance came at the other end where Josh Hawkes was denied by Lee Burge after 15 minutes.Burge then had to be at his very best to produce an outstan...Full Story »

Queen’s Park kept the pressure on the cinch Championship pacesetters with a 4-0 home win over bottom club Hamilton.All the goals came in the first half, with Grant Savoury netting twice and Simon Murray and Josh McPake also on target.Savoury opened the scoring in the 26th minute, beating goalkeeper Ryan Fulton with a curling shot.It was 2-0 two minutes later when Murray finished off good w...Full Story »

Jack Powell scored a stunner as new Crawley boss Matthew Etherington made a winning start with a hard-fought 2-0 home victory over play-off chasing Swindon.After Nick Tsaroulla had given Crawley the lead in the 79th minute, Powell produced a 40-yard effort four minutes later to seal a fourth home League Two win in five matches.Former Peterborough Under-21 coach Etherington went into his first ga...Full Story »

Carlisle boss Paul Simpson was brutally honest in his assessment after his side’s 1-1 draw with Sutton United.The visitors came from behind to clinch a point as Will Randall cancelled out Ryan Edmondson’s opener on the stroke of half-time at Brunton Park.Simpson felt a share of the spoils was fair but was less impressed with the performance overall.“Looking at the game it was d...Full Story »

Grimsby boss Paul Hurst bemoaned two big calls that went against his side as they fell to a 1-0 defeat at AFC Wimbledon.Ethan Chislett’s second-half goal was the difference, with the Dons now seven games unbeaten in League Two.But Hurst was frustrated at John McAtee’s first-half strike being ruled out as well as a penalty shout for a challenge on Otis Khan that was waved away.He said...Full Story »

Leyton Orient boss Richie Wellens was naturally delighted after his side beat Bradford 3-0 to restore their five-point lead at the top of League Two.The O’s have now won six of their last seven league matches and eight of their 10 games at Brisbane Road in the division this season.Two goals in eight first-half minutes by Charlie Kelman and Tom James paved the way for this latest success be...Full Story »

Head coach Paul Warne thought Derby kept Sheffield Wednesday in check in a goalless draw he described as a “game of chess”.Both teams had moments in the game but could not create enough in the final third to force a victory.David Stockdale was the busier goalkeeper in the first half, cutting out a dangerous James Collins cross before David McGoldrick could pounce and then parrying a ...Full Story »

Ethan Chislett’s second-half strike fired AFC Wimbledon to a 1-0 victory over Grimsby at the Cherry Red Records Stadium.The game ebbed and flowed in a first-half stalemate before Chislett’s goal helped extend the Dons’ unbeaten streak in League Two in seven games.Gavan Holohan put Grimsby on the front foot with a through ball to John McAtee who tucked it away but the forward wa...Full Story »

Charlie Kelman, Tom James and Ruel Sotiriou scored as Leyton Orient restored their five-point lead at the top of League Two following a 3-0 home win over Bradford.QPR loanee Kelman broke the deadlock after 24 minutes when he latched onto a defence-splitting ball from Theo Archibald before rounding Bantams goalkeeper Harry Lewis and slotting home.The Londoners doubled their lead eight minutes lat...Full Story »

Will Randall’s goal saw Sutton battle from behind to secure a point in a 1-1 draw with misfiring Carlisle at Brunton Park.Ryan Edmondson opened the scoring for the hosts with his fourth goal in six games on the half-hour mark but Randall levelled on the stroke of half-time.Edmondson had earlier fired wide of the mark after Jon Mellish headed into his path.However, Carlisle caught the visit...Full Story »

Luke Leahy scored his fourth penalty of the season to set Shrewsbury on their way to a 2-0 win against Lincoln – their first Sky Bet League One victory in seven attempts.Skipper Leahy kept his cool to open the scoring from 12 yards after Jamie Robson had inexplicably handled in the box a minute before half-time.Lincoln had dominated up to that point, with Ben House, Charles Vernam and Matt...Full Story »

Sheffield Wednesday missed the chance to go top of Sky Bet League One after they were held to a goalless draw at Derby.In a game of few chances, Owls goalkeeper David Stockdale denied David McGoldrick and Derby stopper Joe Wildsmith saved from Fisayo Dele-Bashiru in the second half.Derby had the first opening in the 13th minute when James Collins’ low cross was cut out by Stockdale with Mc...Full Story »