Stevenage march on with a 2-0 victory over Swindon
JORDAN Roberts bagged a brace to help Stevenage move to the top of Sky Bet League Two with a 2-0 win over Swindon.
Boro grabbed their first after just 11 minutes when Roberts nodded home Danny Rose’s cross
Stevenage capped off their fourth straight victory when Jamie Reid put it on a plate for Roberts.
Leyton Orient slipped to second as they were held to a 1-1 draw by Doncaster.
Paul Smyth edged the visitors in front with a sensational scissor kick in the 26th minute but Richie Wellens’ men could not hold on for all three points against his former side as Harrison Biggins equalised in the second half.
Salford earned a 1-0 win over Northampton thanks to Ethan Galbraith’s first-half strike.
Mansfield continued their purple patch as they ran out 1-0 victors over Barrow.
Jordan Bowery headed home from close range after Oliver Hawkins’ initial effort came off the crossbar as Barrow slipped to their third defeat on the bounce.
Paddy Madden’s first-half effort from the penalty spot earned Stockport a 1-0 victory over Bradford, who suffered their first home league defeat of the season.
Grimsby picked up their first success in four league games with a convincing 3-0 victory over rock-bottom Crawley, who suffered their fourth straight defeat.
Town went ahead in the fourth minute thanks to Anthony Glennon’s superb free-kick and added two more goals in the second period through Gavan Holohan’s closerange finish and Ryan Taylor’s expert effort.
Kane Hemmings bagged a penalty and Paul Lewis added a second in first-half stoppage time to help Tranmere to a 2-0 result over Sutton and claim their fourth successive league victory.
Crewe drew 1-1 with Gillingham. The Gills opened the scoring in the 12th minute when Scott Kashket flicked in Mikael Mandron’s initial effort.
However, they were pegged back just seven minutes later when Dan
Agyei’s impressive 20-yard strike flew beyond Glenn Morris.
Walsall made it back-to-back victories with a 3-1 win over AFC Wimbledon.
Isaac Hutchinson put the Saddlers in front early on before Ryley Towler levelled in the 20th minute.
Walsall started the second half with intent and Danny Johnson’s eighth goal of the season regained their advantage and the points were wrapped up in stoppage time thanks to Tom Knowles’ emphatic effort from inside the area.
Rochdale moved off the foot of the table and claimed their second win of the season with a 1-0 victory over Newport.
James Ball struck in the fifth minute when he flicked a header past Joe Day.
Colchester ran out 2-1 winners over fellow strugglers Harrogate as Matt Bloomfield claimed his first league win as boss of the U’s.
Kwesi Appiah opened the scoring when he tapped home before Frank Nouble doubled their advantage but Alex Pattison’s strike for the visitors on the hour mark was not enough to deny Colchester the three points.