LEAGUE TWO

NORTHAMPTON 3 TRANMERE 2

MANAGER Jon Brady hailed a ‘fantastic day’ for Northampton, as the club celebrated their 125th anniversary with a tense victory. The hosts cruised into a 3-0 lead, thanks to Fraser Horsfall’s double and Mitch Pinnock’s strike. There was late drama, though, as Josh McPake pulled one goal back and Kane Hemmings converted a penalty.

BRADFORD 1 SWINDON 2

JACK PAYNE’S stoppage-time penalty clinched a dramatic win for Swindon. Gareth Evans scored the first goal of Mark Hughes’ Bradford reign, before Swindon responded through Harry McKirdy’s 17th of the season.

SALFORD 1 FOREST GREEN 1

GARY BOWYER’S Salford held table-toppers Forest Green to a draw in his 50th game in charge. However, he had complaints about the officials. ‘They weren’t good enough,’ he said. Matt Smith opened the scoring for Salford, before Matty Stevens levelled.

SUTTON 3 ROCHDALE 0

MATT GRAY praised his Sutton side after they put Rochdale to the sword. ‘It’s a brilliant win and a brilliant performance,’ he said. Enzio Boldewijn bagged a fine first-half brace before

Joe Kizzi’s super strike.

NEWPORT 1 BRISTOL ROVERS 0

NEWPORT manager James Rowberry has warned the club’s supporters not to get carried away following this win. ‘We’ll enjoy this and then focus on the next game at Stevenage,’ he said. ‘We have to keep being patient.’ James Waite’s first-half rocket settled the contest.

LEYTON ORIENT 2 STEVENAGE 2

THEO ARCHIBALD grabbed a late equaliser to earn Orient a point. Luke Prosser opened the scoring for the visitors, before Ruel Sotiriou levelled despite claims for offside. Stevenage restored their lead through Luke Norris.

OLDHAM 1 CARLISLE 2

MORGAN FEENEY’S stoppage-time goal handed Paul Simpson’s Carlisle a priceless victory at relegation rivals Oldham. Simpson said: ‘I’ve seen plenty of character in the lads.’ Hallam Hope had put the visitors ahead, before Omari Patrick equalised. Davis Keillor-Dunn missed a penalty for Oldham.

COLCHESTER 1 PORT VALE 0

WAYNE BROWN praised the effort of his Colchester players after a late header from Tom Dallison gave his relegation-threatened side a vital victory. ‘They worked hard and were extremely disciplined,’ he said.

BARROW 1 WALSALL 1

WALSALL boss Michael Flynn praised Donervon Daniels after his first goal for the club secured a draw. Daniels cancelled out a first-half effort from John Rooney, and Flynn said: ‘He was superb. I love giving players praise.’

HARROGATE 1 HARTLEPOOL 2

DAVID FERGUSON fired Hartlepool to victory, but boss Graeme Lee said the performance was ‘all right’. Luke Armstrong’s opener for Harrogate was cancelled out by Luke Molyneux.

CRAWLEY 0 SCUNTHORPE 0

SCUNTHORPE boss Keith Hill was satisfied with the reaction of his bottom-of-the-table side after they ended a run of five successive away defeats with a draw at Crawley. ‘We could have scored with a bit better passing,’ he said.