Barrow boss Andy Whing was pleased with the second-half response from his players after they drew 0-0 at Fleetwood.Whing admitted that the first 45 minutes was ‘rubbish’ at Highbury Stadium, but he felt his side improved massively after the restart as they at least stretched their impressive run of results.After the battle between two safe, mid-table sides, Whing said: “To be bru

Doncaster boss Grant McCann felt his team had a bit of everything after they moved into the automatic promotion places with a convincing 3-0 win over Tranmere at Prenton Park.Luke Molyneux’s first hat-trick for the club means that McCann’s team are now second in the League Two table, a point behind leaders Port Vale.McCann said: “It was a great away performance. Three really good

Newly appointed MK Dons boss Paul Warne felt his team showed promising signs after a 0-0 draw with Newport County.Warne’s new side had some opportunities but neither they nor the club from South Wales could find the decisive touch in a scrappy game at Stadium MK.The draw means that both teams are on a run of six games without a win in Sky Bet League Two.Warne had taken over at MK Dons on Tue

Reading manager Noel Hunt vowed his team would “bounce back” over the closing three games of the season after their Sky Bet League One play-off hopes suffered a setback in a 1-0 home defeat by Lincoln.After a goalless first half, Imps substitute James Collins nodded home what proved to be the winner in the 65th minute – with his first touch of the ball after coming on.Reading, no

Nathan Jones has praised his players for the transformation in Charlton’s fortunes after their 2-1 win over Northampton guaranteed a League One play-off place.The last time the Addicks finished in the top six was in 2019, Lee Bowyer’s side going on to beat Sunderland at Wembley to secure Championship football.Welshman Jones was appointed at the end of January 2024 and guided Charlton a

Ian Holloway beamed with pride at Swindon’s performance to beat his former employers Grimsby 4-0 at Blundell Park.It was a Good Friday delight for the Robins on their travels as four different goalscorers helped them win their fourth game on the bounce.Tom Nichols and Ollie Clarke scored in the first half, with Kabongo Tshimanga and young substitute Botan Ameen – with his first league

Karl Robinson was despondent as Salford slipped to an uninspiring 2-1 defeat at home to relegation-threatened Accrington.The visitors took a deserved lead when captain Shaun Whalley powered home a header from a corner after 37 minutes.Dead-ball specialist Ben Woods, who was unfortunate to have an attempt cannon off the woodwork earlier in the game, curled home a sublime free-kick to double Stanley

Michael Carrick described Tommy Conway’s stoppage-time penalty in Middlesbrough’s 2-1 win over Plymouth as a “massive” moment in his side’s season.Conway scored from the spot in the second minute of added time at the Riverside to keep Middlesbrough within three points of the play-off places with three games to play.The Teessiders made the ideal start when Finn Azaz ta

Danny Cowley was pleased with his Colchester side despite them missing a golden opportunity following a 0-0 draw with fellow play-off hopefuls Crewe.The spoils were shared in front of the biggest JobServe Community Stadium crowd of the season, despite Alex having played for more than half the game with 10 men after Owen Lunt was shown a straight red card for kicking out at Colchester skipper Tom F

Richie Wellens praised the attitude of his players and supporters after Leyton Orient moved into the play-off places in League One following a thrilling 4-3 win over Barnsley at Brisbane Road.Stephen Humphrys had given the visitors a two-goal lead in eight first-half minutes and although Ethan Galbraith reduced the deficit shortly after the interval, Barnsley’s leading scorer Davis Keillor-D