Inih Effiong’s strike was the difference as Braintree beat 10-man Fylde 1-0.Corey Whelan had an early chance for Fylde when his header flew over the bar, but Braintree had some good opportunities to take the lead when Chay Cooper’s effort was saved and Effiong went close twice.Kyrell Lisbie sliced a shot wide for Braintree early in the second half and they eventually took the lead in t

James Norwood scored a first-half hat-trick as promotion-chasers Oldham thumped Tamworth 4-0 in their Vanarama National League match at Boundary Park.Former Ipswich forward Norwood put Latics ahead in the 15th minute, drilling his shot into the bottom right corner.Oldham were awarded a penalty in the 37th minute when Will Sutton was brought down after driving into the box, and Norwood fired the sp

Dan Butterworth scored a superb solo goal to snatch a point for Swindon in a 2-2 draw at Accrington.The Robins took the lead but Stanley scored twice and looked in control before Butterworth earned Ian Holloway his first league point since taking charge.Swindon took the lead in the 10th minute when a long ball forward by Joel McGregor found Harry Smith and he headed home his sixth goal of the seas

Second-half goals from Max Kretzschmar and Kallum Cesay gave in-form Wealdstone a 2-0 win over Rochdale in their Vanarama National League match at Grosvenor Vale.The hosts made a positive start and saw a goal ruled out from Sam Ashford for offside in the 32nd minute.Kretzschmar then broke the deadlock shortly after the start of the second half when he slotted the ball into the corner in the 46th m

A late goal from Ethan Chislett earned League Two leaders Port Vale a 1-0 win over a battling Morecambe.Chislett scored the decisive goal of the game seven minutes from time to move Vale five points clear at the top of the table.The defeat leaves Morecambe at the bottom of the league and without a home league win this season.Derek Adams’ struggling side gave their all and should have taken t

Dean Cornelius’ first goal of the season earned Harrogate a 2-1 stoppage-time victory over Chesterfield.The midfielder ended a run of three straight league defeats for the hosts when he struck in the first minute of added time after Spireites substitute James Berry had cancelled out Toby Sims’ second-half opener.Stephen Duke-McKenna, a late addition to the first XI when Matty Daly was

Bristol Rovers goalkeeper Josh Griffiths pulled off a string of late saves as Crawley were unable to find a breakthrough in a 0-0 draw at the Memorial Stadium.The Pirates shot-stopper made a double save in the 81st minute, as Crawley forced their first shots on target in the match via substitute Tola Showunmi.Fellow Red Devils replacement Jack Roles then blazed over the bar in the 89th minute, set

Goals from Shilow Tracey and Ryan Cooney earned Crewe a 2-0 win over promotion rivals Notts County which moved them up to second in the League Two table.Tracey’s solo effort from the halfway line edged the Alex ahead five minutes before the interval and they doubled their advantage when Cooney converted a 62nd-minute penalty.Tracey latched onto a pass from Joel Tabiner and outpaced Sam Austi

Matty Stevens scored two goals in as many minutes as AFC Wimbledon beat Barrow 3-1 to record a first Sky Bet League Two away win since August 24.Joe Pigott’s second-minute strike for the visitors was cancelled out shortly before half-time by fellow striker Andrew Dallas.Respective goalkeepers Paul Farman and Owen Goodman kept the scores level with second-half saves from Dean Campbell and Jos

Blackpool and Northampton battled out a dour 0-0 draw at Bloomfield Road in Sky Bet League One.It was a game of few big chances as both sides pushed themselves four points clear of the relegation zone.Blackpool goalkeeper Richard O’Donnell was called into action to keep out Sam Hoskins’ drive early on.Rob Apter had the hosts’ first chance but he could only fire straight at Lee Bu