A good first day – New Forest Green boss Troy Deeney pleased with point

New Forest Green boss Troy Deeney described his side’s goalless draw with Gillingham as “the first building block”.Deeney’s first game in management yielded a point against a side with play-off ambitions, but the draw leaves struggling Rovers five points from safety.The 35-year-old, who was appointed as David Horseman’s replacement on Wednesday, said: “Everyone

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Josh Davison and Ali Al-Hamadi hand 10-man Wimbledon victory at Crawley

Early goals from Josh Davison and Ali Al-Hamadi gave 10-man Wimbledon their first League Two away win since early October as they recorded a 2-1 success at Crawley.The Dons, who had manager Johnnie Jackson red carded just before the interval, also had defender Joe Lewis sent off but held off a late Crawley fight back after Will Wright’s strike for the Reds.Crawley – going into the clas

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Bristol City edge out Hull in five-goal Championship thriller

Jason Knight’s 84th-minute strike earned Bristol City a thrilling 3-2 Championship win over Hull at Ashton Gate.The hosts took a 24th-minute lead when Jacob Greaves handled Tommy Conway’s glancing header and Conway sent goalkeeper Ryan Allsop the wrong way from the spot.But Hull battled back to equalise on 33 minutes through Aaron Connolly and went in front eight minutes later with the

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Kyle Wootton and Paddy Madden on target as leaders Stockport edge Notts County

Kyle Wootton and Paddy Madden were on target as Stockport claimed a 2-1 League Two victory over Notts County to extend their lead to six points at the top of the table.A late David McGoldrick strike set up a tense finish, but the Hatters held on.It took just seven minutes for Stockport to take the lead following a set-piece off the training ground when Kyle Knoyle’s low corner was steered in

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Lewis Vaughan nets hat-trick as leaders Raith draw with 10-man Ayr in thriller

Lewis Vaughan scored a hat-trick as Scottish Championship leaders Raith clawed back a 4-4 draw against 10-man Ayr in a thrilling contest.Aiden McGeady opening the scoring in the 28th minute, slotting the ball into the bottom corner to hand Ayr the lead, but Raith responded a minute later when Sam Stanton went around the goalkeeper to roll the ball home.Ayr were soon reduced to 10 men when Sean McG

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Gassan Ahadme and Elias Kachunga fire Cambridge to win over struggling Exeter

Cambridge beat Exeter 2-0 to continue their strong start to life under Neil Harris.Gassan Ahadme opened the scoring with a 17th-minute penalty before Elias Kachunga wrapped up the points late on as Cambridge extended their unbeaten run to four games – three of which have come since Harris took the reins.The U’s threatened early on when Danny Andrew’s cross-field ball found Sullay

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Andy Cook braces helps Bradford hit back to beat Doncaster

Bradford continued with their resurgence with a fourth straight victory in League Two as they came from behind to win 3-1 at Doncaster.A brace from Andy Cook and a Tyler Smith strike saw Graham Alexander’s side turn the game on its head after Joe Ironside had given the hosts an early lead.Ironside blocked an attempted clearance from Bradford goalkeeper Harry Lewis and curled in from close to

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Ben Whitfield at the double as Barrow brush aside Crewe

Barrow extended their record winning run to seven games as Ben Whitfield’s brace helped earn them a 3-1 victory at rivals Crewe.Whitfield opened the scoring in the 28th minute and his second, which restored Barrow’s two-goal advantage late on, was the striker’s seventh goal of the campaign.Ged Garner had doubled the visitors’ lead with a penalty just after the break, only f

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Colchester see off Salford to stop rot

Colchester ended a run of five successive league defeats with a 2-1 home win over fellow strugglers Salford.Salford goalkeeper Alex Cairns denied Cameron McGeehan in the third minute, while at the other end Ryan Watson’s first-time effort as straight at Owen Goodman.Cairns then foiled Colchester midfielder Arthur Read at his near post before Goodman did well to deny Salford’s Conor McA

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Bonnyrigg Rose return to winning ways with victory at East Fife

Bonnyrigg Rose beat East Fife for the second time this season with a 3-0 cinch League Two win at Bayview Stadium.Both sides had chances before Kieran McGachie set up Bradley Barrett to break the deadlock two minutes before the interval.Bonnyrigg, looking for a first win in four games, doubled their lead five minutes after the restart through Kerr Young.The issue was put beyond doubt five minutes l

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