LEAGUE TWO
OLDHAM 0 BARROW 3
OLDHAM fans staged a pitch invasion to protest at the running of the club during. Play was suspended after a group of fans invaded the pitch just after the hour mark. Oldham are second from bottom after five defeats and manager Keith Curle said: ‘There’s a toxic environment within the dressing room.’Ollie Banks, Offrande Zanzala and Joe Grayson scored Barrow’s goals.
MANSFIELD 1 HARROGATE 3
OLLIE CLARKE and Stephen Quinn were sent off for Mansfield as Luke Armstrong, Jack Muldoon and George Thomson sealed the points for Harrogate. Rhys Oates scored for the hosts.
STEVENAGE 1 SWINDON 1
JACK PAYNE’S stoppage-time penalty rescued a point for Swindon. The game was marred by ugly scenes after the final whistle and the hosts’ manager Alex Revell said: ‘It’s unacceptable, isn’t it?’ Ben Coker had given Stevenage the lead.
NEWPORT 2 LEYTON ORIENT 2
HARRY SMITH scored in either half for Orient, with Matty Dolan’s penalty and Dom Telford earning Newport a point. Newport manager Mike Flynn said: ‘We let Harry have two free headers.’
PORT VALE 2 ROCHDALE 3
COREY O’KEEFFE hit a late winner to give Rochdale victory. Darrell Clarke was disgusted with his Vale side’s defending. ‘We were shocking,’ he said. Jamie Proctor’s brace for Port Vale had been cancelled out by Jake Beesley’s double.
BRISTOL ROVERS 1 CRAWLEY 0
SUBSTITUTE Leon Clarke scored within 90 seconds of his debut to earn Rovers victory at the Memorial Stadium. Boss Joey Barton praised his matchwinner, saying: ‘He has a fierce desire to score goals.’
BRADFORD 1 WALSALL 1
JACK EARING earned 10-man
Walsall a point after Elliot Watt had opened the scoring for Bradford. Joss Labadie was sent off for the visitors for a dangerous tackle on Gareth Evans.
TRANMERE 1 HARTLEPOOL 0
TOM DAVIES scored an 89th-minute winner as Rovers secured their first league victory since the opening day. Boss Micky Mellon said:
‘We showed great energy and great resilience, which is the quality we want in a Tranmere player.’
NORTHAMPTON 2 SCUNTHORPE 0
EMMANUEL ONARIASE was sent off for the visitors before Danny Rose and Sam Hoskins sealed the points for the hosts. Scunthorpe manager Neil Cox said: ‘It was obviously going to be difficult.’
CARLISE 2 SALFORD 1
JON MELLISH hit the winner as Carlisle gained a first win at Brunton Park since April. Brennan Dickenson gave them the lead before Josh Morris equalised. Salford manager Gary Bowyer said: ‘We should have been out of sight by half-time.’
EXETER 0 FOREST GREEN 0
EXETER manager Matt Taylor felt two good teams cancelled each other. ‘It was a match-up all over the pitch,’ he said. Forest Green boss Rob Edwards said: ‘We knew what we were coming up against.’