LEAGUE TWO
BARROW 3 BRADFORD 2
JOSH GORDON struck a late winner for Barrow, straight after Andy Cook had equalised for Bradford. Barrow boss Pete Wild said: ‘It shows our never-say-die attitude.’ Ben Whitfield broke the deadlock for Barrow, before Jake Young levelled. Josh Kay then restored the hosts’ lead.
COLCHESTER 1 CARLISLE 1
COLCHESTER boss Wayne Brown felt his side were unlucky not to win after they took the lead through Noah Chilvers, before Kristian Dennis levelled. ‘Our job is to lift the group,’ Brown said.
CRAWLEY 0 LEYTON ORIENT 1
TOM JAMES hit his second goal in successive games for Orient. Manager Richie Wellens said: ‘There was not a lot for our fans to shout about, but Crawley is not an easy place to come.’
CREWE 3 HARROGATE 0
SIMON WEAVER said his Harrogate players’ have ‘got to grow up’ while defending at setpieces. Dan Agyei, Kelvin Mellor and Courtney Baker-Richardson scored the goals for Crewe.
DONCASTER 2 SUTTON 1
MANAGER Gary McSheffrey said Doncaster had ‘got away with one’ after added-time goals from George Miller and Kieran Agard completed a turnaround. Donovan Wilson put the visitors ahead.
GILLINGHAM 1 ROCHDALE 0
SCOTT KASHKET scored the winner on his home debut as Gillingham claimed a deserved victory at Priestfield. Manager Neil Harris said: ‘It was so important to get the three points.’
GRIMSBY 1 NORTHAMPTON 1
JORDAN MAGUIRE-DREW earned Grimsby a share of the spoils after Sam Hoskins opened the scoring. The hosts’ boss Paul Hurst said: ‘Our first point is on the board. I’m pleased.’
HARTLEPOOL 0 WIMBLEDON 0
PAUL HARTLEY’S Hartlepool claimed their first point of the season and he said they were ‘a work in progress’. Wimbledon manager Johnnie Jackson said: ‘We are showing resilience.’
MANSFIELD 1 TRANMERE 0
NIGEL CLOUGH believes his Mansfield side’s win sets a benchmark for the rest of the season. ‘We are trying to put our markers down,’ the manager said. Riley Harbottle scored the winner.
NEWPORT 0 WALSALL 1
WALSALL manager Michael Flynn returned to haunt his former side, but they had to rely on a Mickey Demetriou own goal at Rodney Parade. Flynn said: ‘It was a bit of a surreal feeling afterwards.’
STEVENAGE 2 STOCKPORT 1
JAMIE REID struck in injury time to complete Stevenage’s turnaround. Stockport had led through Callum Camps, before Luke Norris’s penalty, while the visitors’ Ash Palmer was sent off.
SWINDON 0 SALFORD 0
SWINDON manager Scott Lindsey hailed his players after they played the whole second half with 10 men following Harry McKirdy’s sending-off. ‘The lads put in an unbelievable shift,’ he said.