Northampton boss Jon Brady hailed his side’s “outstanding” performance and said a point was the very least they deserved after Tuesday’s dramatic 2-2 draw against Lincoln at Sixfields.Reeco Hackett-Fairchild’s sweet first-half finish was added to by a Paudie O’Connor header as Lincoln moved into a 2-0 lead, but both goals came very much against the run of play...Full Story »

Bolton boss Ian Evatt was sent off for “misuse of technology” after Victor Adeboyejo’s first-half hat-trick set-up the League One leaders’ 3-1 win over Fleetwood.Northern Ireland international Dion Charles was also dismissed by referee Tom Nield for a caution in each half.Charles was the first to receive his marching orders after 69 minutes following a clash with Town kee...Full Story »

Wycombe manager Matt Bloomfield admitted to being put through the wringer during his side’s 3-2 win over Leyton Orient that gave them their first points of the season at the third attempt.It was a frantic night at Adams Park as Orient had centre-back Dan Happe sent off in the second half in what was their third straight defeat in League One.The incidents did not stop after the final whistl...Full Story »

Nigel Clough was left scratching his head as he lost four of his Mansfield players to injury during their 2-2 draw at Doncaster.The Stags twice came from behind to maintain their unbeaten start to the League Two season, with goals from Louis Reed and George Maris cancelling out strikes from Tom Nixon and Joe Ironside.And Clough felt his side was worthy of taking all three points, despite the inj...Full Story »

Andy Crosby believes Port Vale lacked a cutting edge in their 0-0 draw against Blackpool.Gavin Massey came closest as The Valiants controlled the first half, but his powerful shot flew agonisingly wide of the goal.In the second half, Blackpool took control, but Vale stopper Connor Ripley tipped away Shayne Lavery’s header to ensure the spoils were shared at Bloomfield Road.The Port Vale ma...Full Story »

Luke McCormick’s stoppage-time strike sealed a first League One win of the season for Bristol Rovers in a dramatic 2-1 victory over Charlton at the Valley.Daniel Kanu had cancelled out Scott Sinclair’s opener before McCormick struck at the death.Charlton edged the opening 45 minutes and Corey Blackett-Taylor lashed a left-footed shot across the face of goal while Karoy Anderson&rsquo...Full Story »

Ebbsfleet continued their encouraging start to the National League season with a 2-0 win over Aldershot.Goals either side of half-time from Franklin Domi and Dominic Poleon ensured Fleet made it two wins from their opening three games.Domi opened the scoring before the break when he cut inside from the right and curled an unstoppable effort into the corner.Former Leeds striker Poleon won it in t...Full Story »

Will Grigg struck a late winner as leaders Chesterfield maintained their 100 per cent National League record with a 2-1 success at lowly Oxford City.Tom Naylor headed home James Berry’s corner in first-half stoppage time for his first Spireites goal.Josh Parker met Lewis Coyle’s cross on the volley to give City hope of collecting a first point of the season.But Chesterfield punished ...Full Story »

Reading claimed their first league victory in almost six months when they edged past Cheltenham 1-0 in League One at the SCL Stadium.With Cheltenham offering little going forward, Reading dominated the first half and went in front in the 33rd minute through a deflected own-goal from Town midfielder Will Ferry.Neither side impressed in an uninspiring second period, with Reading just about doing e...Full Story »

Halifax stunned Oldham with a 2-1 National League victory in front of 7,964 fans at Boundary Park.Rob Harker fired the visitors ahead after 31 minutes with a superb long-range strike.Oldham were level five minutes before the break when Mark Shelton fired home from a corner.Harker went close against for Halifax before the resulting corner fell to Adam Senior, who scrambled home from close range.Full Story »

Altrincham twice fought back twice to draw 2-2 with York and deny the Minstermen a first National League win of the season.York, who had lost their first two games, were ahead after 10 minutes when Dipo Akinyemi volleyed home his second goal of the season.Chris Conn-Clarke’s cool finish levelled matters after 37 minutes, but York instantly regained the lead through Callum Harriott’s ...Full Story »

Morecambe boss Derek Adams praised his young side’s battling qualities as they picked up a hard-earned point in a 0-0 draw against Notts County.Adams’ youngsters fought back strongly after a 3-0 defeat at Mansfield at the weekend with the experienced boss pleased with his team’s spirit and determination.He said: “I thought it was a very good 0-0 game. It was a very tactic...Full Story »

Gillingham boss Neil Harris hailed his side after they maintained their perfect start to the season with a 1-0 win at Sutton.Harris’ table-toppers, who also dumped Championship Southampton out of the Carabao Cup, are the only League Two side to win their opening three games and they are yet to concede in the league after a third successive 1-0 victory.Ashley Nadesan’s 10th-minute eff...Full Story »

Steve Evans felt that Stevenage were fully deserving of their 2-1 win at Cambridge.Stevenage have won all three league games since promotion to League One, with their success at the Abbey Stadium ending their opponent’s own perfect start.Jamie Reid’s fine effort from outside the box eight minutes from the end proved decisive, coming less than two minutes after Mark Bonner’s sid...Full Story »

Substitute Emile Acquah scored a late goal for Barrow to rescue a point in a 1-1 draw with Accrington and Bluebirds boss Pete Wild believes he has captured a gem.The striker came from Maidenhead in the summer and has now scored two goals in two games for Barrow, who are unbeaten in League Two.In a game of few chances, Stanley took the lead in the 36th minute. Tommy Leigh’s ball was headed ...Full Story »

Johnnie Jackson says he will remember his 41st birthday fondly after guiding his AFC Wimbledon side to a 2-0 win at his former club Colchester.After a goalless first half, James Tilley gave the Dons the lead when he converted from close range after Josh Neufville had escaped down the left and crossed.Tilley then sealed the Dons’ lead in the 85th minute when he finished clinically after bei...Full Story »

Mark Harris’ double gave Oxford a 2-1 win at Derby.Harris scored in each half before Martyn Waghorn replied late on for the home side.Oxford had the first shot on target in the 17th minute with Marcus Browne forcing Joe Wildsmith into a diving save after good build-up play.The visitors deservedly went ahead in the 32nd minute when Curtis Nelson gave the ball away and Cameron Brannagan play...Full Story »

AFC Fylde scored four minutes from time to earn their first win of the Vanarama National League season with a 2-1 victory over Kidderminster at Mill Farm.The home side could have opened the scoring half an hour into the contest when Luke Charman unleashed a powerful effort at goal but Christian Dibble was on hand to palm it away.Fylde broke the deadlock with 11 minutes to go through Charman, who...Full Story »

Gateshead picked up their first win of the season with a 4-2 victory over Dagenham at the Chigwell Construction Stadium.The visitors took the lead 35 minutes in through Luke Hannant’s first goal of the season.They doubled their advantage six minutes after the break when Marcus Dinanga smashed across goal and into the back of the net to make it 2-0.The home side pulled one back 18 minutes f...Full Story »

Substitute Emile Acquah’s late goal preserved Barrow’s unbeaten league record but they had to settle for a 1-1 draw at Accrington.The Bluebirds had won both their opening league encounters and looked to be heading for defeat after Sean McConville’s first-half goal until the late leveller.The last time these two sides faced each other in the Football League was in 1961-62 season...Full Story »