LEAGUE ONE

SCUNTHORPE sacked manager Stuart McCall yesterday, a year to the day since they fired Graham Alexander. Alexander was ousted with the club fifth in the table; Saturday’s 3-1 defeat at fellow strugglers

ROCHDALE left the Iron 18th after just one win in seven. First-team coach Andy Dawson takes over at Glanford Park for the rest of the season. Goals from Pelly Ruddock, Danny Hylton, Kazenga Lua Lua and Luke Berry put LUTON five points clear at the top after a 4-0 defeat of DONCASTER, whose winger Matty Blair had claimed Rovers were the ‘best side in the league’. Luton boss Mick Harford said: ‘We don’t go around saying we’re the best. We were better than Doncaster today, that’s all that matters.’

ACCRINGTON went 2-0 up against BURTON, only to lose 5-2 at the Pirelli Stadium. Valley Parade — capacity 25,136 — was almost empty as BRADFORD were thumped 4-1 by BLACKPOOL, telling the story of a club hurtling towards League Two. Two points separate WYCOMBE in 16th and 21st-placed WALSALL, beaten 1-0 by BARNSLEY.