LEAGUE TWO
NOTTS CO 0 COLCHESTER 0
COLCHESTER boss John McGreal was delighted to prove the bookies wrong by holding hotly-tipped promotion favourites Notts County. ‘I said from day one it was a fantastic challenge for us to come here and it proved it,’ he said.
OLDHAM ATH 1 MK DONS 2
PAUL TISDALE made a flying start in charge of MK Dons. In a battle of two relegated sides, early goals from Kieran Agard – from the spot – and Ryan Harley gave MK Dons the points. Frankie Bunn’s reply was not enough for Oldham.
SWINDON 3 MACCLESFIELD 2
DEBUTANT Michael Doughty scored two stoppage-time penalties to complete a hattrick as Swindon came from behind. Koby Arthur got both Macclesfield goals.
CREWE 6 MORECAMBE 0
ALEX NICHOLLS netted twice on his debut for Crewe in an emphatic win over Morecambe. James Jones also scored twice, both from long range, with Charlie Kirk and substitute Chris Porter also on target.
CHELTENHAM 0 CRAWLEY 1
OLLIE PALMER gave Crawley victory, and boss Harry Kewell said: ‘It will hopefully give my players a lot of confidence.’ Kevin Dawson missed a penalty for Cheltenham.
EXETER 3 CARLISLE 1
EXETER boss Matt Taylor was ‘absolutely delighted’ to get his managerial career off to a winning start. Nicky Law, Jon Forte and Tristan Abrahams were on target for Exeter, with Richie Bennett replying for Carlisle.
GRIMSBY 1 FOREST GREEN ROV 4
A CHRISTIAN DOIDGE double helped Forest Green come from behind to win at Grimsby. Carl Winchester and a Danny Collins own-goal sealed the victory after Mitch Rose’s penalty.
NORTHAMPTON 0 LINCOLN 1
LINCOLN manager Danny Cowley admitted his side ‘rode their luck’. Matt Green scored the only goal of the game, and Cowley said: ‘We rode our luck and managed to get on the right side of a close game. It’s a reality check.’
BURY 1 YEOVIL 0
GOLD OMOTAYO earned Bury a last-gasp win over nine-man Yeovil. The substitute headed home after the visitors had Tom James and Jordan Green sent off by referee Dean Whitestone.
MANSFIELD 3 NEWPORT CTY 0
DAVID FLITCROFT praised the work done by his Mansfield side in pre-season after they cruised to a comfortable win. ‘It is nice to see the hard work coming off,’ he said. Otis Khan scored twice with Tyler Walker adding a debut goal.
PORT VALE 3 CAMBRIDGE 0
A DOUBLE from Tom Pope and a debut goal from Ricky Miller saw Port Vale to a comfortable win. Vale boss Neil Aspin said of Miller: ‘He has got the potential to be a real favourite here.’
STEVENAGE 2 TRANMERE 2
TRANMERE came from 2-0 down to grab a point on their return to the Football League. James Ball and Joel Byrom had put Stevenage in control, but Tranmere roared back with two goals from James Norwood.