Kamari Doyle’s first-half goal gave Scott Lindsey a winning start on his return as Crawley manager as they beat fellow strugglers Bristol Rovers 1-0.Lindsey had replaced Rob Elliot on Thursday after five months in charge at MK Dons and Crawley’s battling first win in nine games leaves them nine points from safety.Rovers have lost six of their last seven away games and sit six points ab

Managerless Fylde boosted their National League survival hopes as they stunningly beat promotion-chasing Forest Green 3-0 at Mill Farm.The Coasters took the lead in the 25th minute when Will Hugill finished from close range after a Gavin Massey shot had been pushed against the post by Fabian Mrozek.Harry Davis doubled the lead just past the hour mark following good work from Nick Haughton, who the

Oldham beat play-off rivals Halifax 2-0 in their Vanarama National League match at Boundary Park.The Latics broke the deadlock on the half-hour mark through Kian Harratt, making his first start since joining from Fleetwood.Halifax made a bright start to the second half, with Jamie Cooke seeing his effort saved by Tom Donaghy.Harratt went close again for Oldham when his shot on the turn was just wi

Northampton missed the chance to move further clear of the relegation zone as they fell to 2-0 defeat at home to Blackpool.Goals from Ashley Fletcher, his fifth in eight games, and Niall Ennis left the Cobblers six points above the bottom four in 19th place.Blackpool were the more dangerous side throughout the first half and they had the game’s first chance through Sonny Carey, who found spa

Connor Mahoney scored a stoppage-time equaliser to help Barrow snatch a dramatic 2-2 draw against promotion-chasing AFC Wimbledon at the Cherry Red Records Stadium.Johnnie Jackson’s hosts appeared to be heading toward a crucial win in the context of the automatic promotion race, but the visitors battled back from 2-0 down in the 88th minute to rescue a point.The game burst into life in the 2

Jack Sanders marked his return to action by securing 1-0 win for MK Dons at Cheltenham.The defender has endured a nightmare start at Dons after joining them from St Johnstone for £150,000 in January, spending four days on a drip in hospital with a kidney infection.But he made it a triumphant return, meeting Joe White’s cross at the far post after a short corner routine and heading past

Port Vale moved to the brink of the League Two automatic promotion spots after a late goal from Ronan Curtis secured a 1-0 win over relegation-threatened Morecambe.Curtis struck in the 89th minute to earn all three points for Darren Moore’s side and send them up two places to fourth in the table – level on points with AFC Wimbledon in third.Morecambe, meanwhile, remain in 23rd place an

Gateshead suffered a fifth successive defeat as they were beaten 2-0 at home by in-form Tamworth.Dan Creaney put the visitors in front on the hour with a looping header from Callum Cockerill-Mollett’s cross.Creaney then passed to Tom McGlinchey, who struck the Lambs’ second with 12 minutes of normal time to go.A fourth victory in five National League outings, extending their unbeaten r

Jonathan Lewis’ stoppage-time goal rescued a 1-1 draw for Barnsley against lowly Cambridge in League One.James Brophy’s early goal looked set to earn Cambridge a vital three points before Lewis equalised to secure a draw in Conor Hourihane’s first home game as interim Barnsley head coach.Cambridge are 12 points adrift of safety with eight games to play after ending a four-match l

Chesterfield and Harrogate fought out a goalless draw in a game featuring few clear-cut opportunities.Chesterfield’s Armando Dobra ran at the defence early on and saw his effort deflected for a corner.Harrogate’s Bryn Morris then threatened with a free-kick which was parried by keeper Ryan Boot.Boot again had to be alert in the second half to keep out another Morris free-kick.Visiting