LEAGUE ONE

BOLTON 0 CHESTERFIELD 0

GARY CALDWELL said his Chesterfield side looked anything but relegation certs.

Chesterfield are nine points off safety, but can take heart after holding on with 10 men following Jon Nolan’s (above) red card.

‘On that performance, there’s no way we should be where we are,’ said Caldwell. Bolton still moved seven points clear of third place, and manager Phil Parkinson added: ‘It looks that bit better.’

SOUTHEND 3 OLDHAM 0

SOUTHEND responded to Ryan Leonard’s red card by scoring three times via Nile Ranger, Theo Robinson and Anthony Wordsworth (penalty). Manager Phil Brown said: ‘It sparked us.’

BRADFORD 1 WALSALL 0

STUART McCALL was relieved to see his Bradford side recover from a ‘flat’ first half. Billy Clarke scored the winner to consolidate a play-off spot. McCall said: ‘We reminded the players at half-time we’ve got something to play for.’

ROCHDALE 1 NORTHAMPTON 1

A LATE Paul Anderson strike earned Northampton a point after Nathaniel Mendez-Laing’s opener. But Rochdale manager Keith Hill said: ‘I did not go ranting and raving in there.’

BRISTOL R 2 SHREWSBURY 0

PAUL HURST insisted refereeing decisions took the game ‘out of our hands’. His Shrewsbury side were left to rue Ryan Yates’ first-half red card, before Rovers’ Billy Bodin hit a second-half double, including one penalty.

PORT VALE 2 AFC WIMBLEDON 0

GOALS from Nathan Smith and Chris Eagles hauled Port Vale out of the relegation zone. Vale caretaker-manager Michael Brown said: ‘It’s still a long way to go — seven cup finals.’

FLEETWOOD 0 SWINDON 1

LUKE WILLIAMS believes his Swindon side can haul themselves out of a relegation battle after Nicky Ajose sealed a late victory. He said: ‘The players all feel they can go on and do it again and lift themselves above that line.’

PETERBORO 2 CHARLTON 0

MARCUS MADDISON set up Martin Samuelsen’s opener, before chipping Declan Rudd for the second. Boss Grant McCann said of his star: ‘He is one of the best in this league.’

MK DONS 3 GILLINGHAM 2

DEAN LEWINGTON won it late on after Josh Wright and Cody McDonald had hauled Gillingham level. Robbie Muirhead and Harvey Barnes put MK Dons 2-0 up, while George Williams and Bradley Dack were sent off.

MILLWALL 3 SCUNTHORPE 1

NEIL HARRIS was delighted to see his Millwall side respond to recent criticism. Shaun Williams

(right) gave them a dream start from the spot, before second-half strikes from Shane Ferguson and Aiden O’Brien sealed the points, despite Matt Crooks’ late goal.

‘The dressing-room has been a bit wounded to be honest with the criticism levelled at us and you saw a reaction,’ said Harris.