Morton and Raith played out a goalless cinch Championship draw at Cappielow.The home side enjoyed the better of the first-half chances, with George Oakley seeing a goal ruled out for offside in the 29th minute before firing inches over the crossbar after a strong run shortly before half-time.Kirk Broadfoot headed wide for Morton with the first chance of the second half, while at the other end, Rai

Derby head coach Paul Warne admitted he was “exhausted” after a 2-0 win over Carlisle clinched promotion back to the Championship and said he would be walking his dog before contemplating a party.Warne previously achieved three promotions with Rotherham and he saw his team take a big step towards a fourth when Max Bird fired them in front in the fifth minute.The midfielder, who signed

Burton boss Martin Paterson hailed a “massive achievement” as his team avoided relegation on the final day despite losing 3-0 at Fleetwood.Cheltenham’s failure to beat Stevenage meant the Brewers stayed up and will now look forward to contesting a seventh season in League One next term.Paterson said: “I’m delighted because everything was stacked against this club, but

Manager Matt Bloomfield paid tribute to the departing Joe Jacobson after he ended his 400th and final appearance for Wycombe with a win.The 37-year-old Welshman joined the Chairboys in 2014, going on to become club captain, and came on for his final game as Wycombe beat Charlton 1-0 at Adams Park.There was nothing to play for for both sides, with the game decided by a first-half penalty from Luke

Portsmouth boss John Mousinho admitted he would be keen to bring loanees Abu Kamara and Myles Peart-Harris back to Fratton Park next season.Peart-Harris opened the scoring as the Sky Bet League One champions rounded off their campaign with a 2-0 win at Lincoln.Paddy Lane scored the second after substitute Kamara’s solo effort saw him cut in from the right and hit the post.The result denied L

Blackpool head coach Neil Critchley feels his squad face a “pivotal” summer of rebuilding after missing out on the Sky Bet League One play-offs this season following a 3-2 defeat at Reading.Karamoko Dembele gave Blackpool a fourth-minute lead only for Sam Smith to equalise for Reading on the brink of half-time.Goals from Harvey Knibbs and Femi Azeez in a three-minute spell in the secon

Matt Harrold was pleased to see Leyton Orient finish “in a really positive spot” following a 3-1 win at Shrewsbury.Victory secured a top-half finish for the O’s in their first season back in the third tier.Daniel Adu-Adjei, Ethan Galbraith and Daniel Agyei scored Orient’s goals, and first-team coach Harrold said: “I couldn’t have asked for much more; it was a re

Mohamed Salah ruined the attempts of Jurgen Klopp to play down their touchline exchange at West Ham when the Liverpool forward claimed there would be “fire” if he stopped to speak following the 2-2 draw.The Reds were eager to bounce back after a painful midweek loss in the Merseyside derby and Klopp dropped Salah to the bench in an attempt to jolt his weary team into form.While they es

Rival bosses Ian Evatt and Darren Ferguson go into the League One play-offs in confident mood – after watching their respective Bolton and Peterborough sides serve up a 3-3 final-day thriller.Third-placed Wanderers arrived with faint automatic promotion hopes and Kyle Dempsey’s header and Dion Charles’ penalty had them in the driving seat inside eight minutes.But they were then s

Darrell Clarke vowed to bounce back after Cheltenham were relegated from Sky Bet League One on the final day of the season.A late Nick Freeman goal saw the Robins fall to a 2-1 loss at Stevenage when only a win would have been good enough to keep the visitors up.Clarke’s side ended up two points behind Burton, who also lost their final game, to bring an end to their three-year stay in the th