LEAGUE TWO
PORT VALE 1 SALFORD 0
PAUL SCHOLES ruled himself out of taking the Salford manager’s job on a long-term basis as their unbeaten start to the league season was ended at Port Vale. ‘I was happy to take over for now but we need to find an experienced manager,’ he said. Cristian Montano’s late winner secured the points for the hosts.
SCUNTHORPE 0 CAMBRIDGE 5
CAMBRIDGE went top thanks to a pair of Paul Mullin penalties, strikes from Luke Hannant and Joe Ironside, and Tyler Cordner’s own goal. Myles Hippolyte was sent off for Scunthorpe.
CRAWLEY 4 MORECAMBE 0
JOHN YEMS said he felt it was a pity Crawley supporters were not there to see his team’s win. ‘It was a shame,’ the head coach said. Max Watters scored twice on his league debut, while George Francomb and Tyler Frost also netted.
BOLTON 1 OLDHAM 2
ZAK DEARNLEY scored a stoppage-time winner to lift Oldham off the foot of the table. Ben Garrity opened the scoring for Harry Kewell’s visitors, before Nathan Delfouneso fired home from close range for Bolton.
NEWPORT 1 TRANMERE 0
NEWPORT manager Mike Flynn said all he cared about on his 40th birthday was three points. Saikou Janneh’s 25th-minute strike won it, while Paul Lewis was sent off for Tranmere.
CARLISLE 3 COLCHESTER 2
AARON HAYDEN was Carlisle’s hero for Chris Beech’s Carlisle. Lewis Alessandra and Jon Mellish had given the hosts a 2-0 lead which was cancelled out by Luke Norris’s brace, one of them a penalty, before Hayden’s winner.
FOREST GREEN 1 STEVENAGE 0
ROOKIE striker Jake Young grabbed his first goal in the Football League with a stunning strike. ‘We’ve thrown a team together,’ said Rovers head coach Mark Cooper.
LEYTON ORIENT 2 GRIMSBY 3
MONTEL GIBSON’S late penalty won it for Grimsby, who fought back through Luke Waterfall and George Williams. Conor Wilkinson and Jordan Maguire-Drew scored for Orient.
WALSALL 0 EXETER 0
DARRELL CLARKE believes his Wallsall side will become a target after extending thir undefeated league run to 11 games. ‘Sides raise their game so we’ll have to be on our mettle,’ he said.
SOUTHEND 0 CHELTENHAM 2
CHELTENHAM boss Michael Duff said his side ‘saw it out well’ at Southend. A penalty from Liam Sercombe and a header from George Lloyd handed Cheltenham the victory.
MANSFIELD 1 BRADFORD 3
KEEPER Marek Stech’s gaffe, and goals from Connor Wood and Clayton Donaldson left Graham Coughlan’s Mansfield without a win. George Lapslie was sent off for the hosts, who scored a consolation through Andy Cook.
HARROGATE 1 BARROW 0
BARROW emergency manager Sam Hird admitted the fall-out from boss David Dunn’s positive Covid-19 test proved ‘very disruptive’. Jack Muldoon’s firsthalf settled matters for Simon Weaver’s Harrogate.