Morecambe boss Ged Brannan was full of praise for his players as they battled to a 1-0 victory over Crawley that took them level on points with the League Two play-off spots.Brannan’s side were forced to defend for long periods against a good Town side but a goal from substitute Jordan Slew in the 68th minute was enough to give them the three points.Brannan said: “They were a really go

Peterborough manager Darren Ferguson feels his side are hitting top form again as the race for promotion in Sky Bet League One intensifies after they hammered rivals Northampton 5-1 in the Nene derby.This was the Posh’s third league win in a row which moved them to within five points of second-placed Bolton, with their current run coming after four straight defeats threatened to derail their

Callum Stead scored in each half as Barnet earned back-to-back National League wins to move up to second in the table thanks to a 2-0 victory over Rochdale.Stead put the Bees ahead with just 60 seconds on the clock after scoring from a cross.But the hosts missed the chance to double their lead when Zak Brunt had a penalty saved in the 35th minute.Stead celebrated his brace in the 72nd minute to se

Airdrie moved to within two points of the Scottish Championship play-off places with a 2-0 win at Dunfermline.Nikolay Todorov opened the scoring against his former club in the 16th minute, heading in Adam Frizzell’s cross.At the other end, Rhys McCabe cleared Miles Welch-Hayes’ header off the line and early in the second half, Dunfermline went close again when Paul Allan’s cross

A late goal from Leif Davis ensured Ipswich kept pace with league leaders Leicester after coming from behind to beat Bristol City 3-2.All five goals came in a frantic second half, with the Robins taking the lead through Anis Mehmeti only for substitute Ali Al-Hamadi to equalise.Tommy Conway’s header put City back in front but Conor Chaplin drew the teams level with a header from a free-kick

Substitute Tyler Smith earned Bradford a late point in their 1-1 Yorkshire derby with Doncaster at Valley Parade.It was a first League Two game in 17 days for the home side after successive postponements.They took a while to get going as the visitors enjoyed the better of a feisty first half that saw seven bookings.Hakeeb Adelakun’s free-kick set up their first chance, the ball deflecting of

Late strikes from Tyreeq Bakinson and Alfie May earned Charlton a 3-1 League One win at Cheltenham to ease their relegation fears.The improving Addicks took a first-half lead through Daniel Kanu before Liam Sercombe’s 70th-minute leveller set up a tense finish.But the late double lifted Nathan Jones’ side seven points clear of their hosts and the drop zone.It took 19 minutes for them t

AFC Fylde recorded back-to-back Vanarama National League wins with a 3-1 victory at relegation rivals York.Joe Westley put the Coasters ahead inside three minutes, poking Jonathan Ustabasi’s cross past George Sykes-Kenworthy in the York goal.York levelled after 14 minutes as Will Smith rose superbly to head home Fin Barnes’ cross.But the visitors raised the tempo after the break and As

Ten-man Altrincham ended their four-game losing run with a 2-1 victory against strugglers Dorking in the National League.Alty took an early lead just five minutes into the game when Regan Linney fired home, and Matthew Kosylo doubled their advantage six minutes later with a close-range finish.Goalscorer Linney was sent off two minutes into first-half stoppage time and Dorking pulled one back on th

Morecambe’s League Two play-off ambitions were given a huge boost by a 1-0 victory over Crawley.Substitute Jordan Slew was the Shrimps’ goal hero as he turned in Joel Senior’s right-wing cross when he sneaked in at the far post in the 68th minute to move Ged Brannan’s side level on points with the top seven.Crawley had the better of the game before the goal with Klaidi Lolo