LEAGUE TWO
AFC WIMBLEDON 2 GILLINGHAM 0
AFC WIMBLEDON claimed their first league victory since December, as life under manager Johnnie Jackson began with a confident win over Gillingham. The new boss said: ‘It’s a great club and there’s a freshness about the place. You wouldn’t have really noticed much of a hangover.’ Ethan Chislett and Jack Currie scored the goals.
BRADFORD 0 DONCASTER 0
BRADFORD’S Emmanuel Osadebe suffered a suspected broken leg against Doncaster. The hosts’ manager Mark Hughes said: ‘It’s not good news. It could well be a double break.’
CARLISLE 1 CRAWLEY 0
CARLISLE striker Kristian Dennis ensured Kevin Betsy’s first League Two game in charge of Crawley ended in defeat. Former Arsenal Under-23s manager Betsy said: ‘Our style is important to us and we have got to make sure we stick to that.’
HARROGATE 3 SWINDON 0
ALEX Pattison, Matty Daly and
Jack Muldoon all netted as Harrogate kicked off with a victory over Swindon. The hosts’ boss Simon Weaver said: ‘All the players made contributions.’
LEYTON ORIENT 2 GRIMSBY 0
A CONTENTIOUS penalty from George Moncur and a sublime strike from Tom James earned Orient three points at Brisbane Road. Newly promoted Grimsby manager
Paul Hurst said: ‘We have lost to a penalty and a wonder strike.’
NORTHAMPTON 3 COLCHESTER 2
SAM HOSKINS scored two, one a penalty, while Ryan Haynes marked his debut with the winner for Northampton. A Freddie Sears penalty and a Noah Chilvers
strike kept Colchester in it.
ROCHDALE 1 CREWE 2
CREWE survived a second-half fightback and triumphed thanks to goals from Dan Aygei and Lachlan Brook. Devante Rodney pulled one back for Rochdale, whose manager Robbie Stockdale said: ‘Seasons are not broken on the first game.’
SALFORD 2 MANSFIELD 0
NEIL WOOD’S first game in charge of Salford ended in a win. He said: ‘We’ve looked strong all pre-season defensively.’
Callum Hendry and Brandon Thomas-Asante scored the goals.
STOCKPORT 2 BARROW 3
PETE WILD’S first game in charge of Barrow had the perfect outcome. He said: ‘They weathered the storm.’ Joshua Gordon, Ben Whitfield and Billy Waters put them into a 3-0 lead, while Antoni Sarcevic and Paddy Madden gave Stockport hope.
SUTTON 1 NEWPORT 1
DELIGHTED Sutton boss Matt Gray hailed their ‘unbelievable character’ after their draw
with Newport. The visitors’ debutant Omar Bogle cancelled out Omar Bugiel’s opener.
TRANMERE 1 STEVENAGE 2
JORDAN ROBERTS hit a late winner for Stevenage at Tranmere. It looked like the points would be shared after the hosts’ Kane Hemmings had cancelled out Jake Reeves’ opener. Boro manager Steve Evans said:
‘We should have been out of sight.’
WALSALL 4 HARTLEPOOL 0
DANNY JOHNSON’S hat-trick got Paul Hartley’s reign as Hartlepool manager off to a nightmare start. The boss said: ‘I’m bitterly disappointed.’ Brandon Comley hit the deflected opener.