Charlie McCann scored the only goal as Forest Green beat National League promotion rivals Oldham 1-0 at The New Lawn.Rovers broke the deadlock in added time at the end of the first half.Joe Quigley found McCann, who cut inside before firing his shot into the bottom corner for his second goal in as many games.Rovers went close to a second in the 58th minute when McCann’s effort from a corner

Halifax cemented their play-off place thanks to a 1-0 win over relegation battlers Braintree at The ShayBoth sides had chances in the first half. Halifax forward Daniel Nkrumah raced through on goal, but his shot was saved by Braintree keeper Henry Gray.Kyrell Lisbie broke into the Halifax box and squared towards Tom Blackwell, but Halifax goalkeeper Toby Savin got a touch to take the ball away.Ha

Phoenix Patterson and Zech Medley hit second-half goals as Fleetwood earned a 2-0 League Two victory at home to Newport.Winger Patterson sent a superb free-kick into the top corner early in the second half and centre-back Medley scored a fine training-ground goal to give midtable Fleetwood their first home win since early February.The first half – which was significantly delayed due to a med

Kilmarnock made their move for William Hill Premiership safety with a 2-0 win over Ross County in their first post-split fixture at Rugby Park.It was a dire encounter in the first half, lit up in the 37th minute when striker Bruce Anderson broke the deadlock with a back-post header.The second half brought improvement and in the 69th minute midfielder Liam Donnelly doubled that lead with a close-ra

Walsall squandered the opportunity to climb back into the League Two automatic promotion places after falling to a 1-0 defeat against Accrington Stanley at Bescot.Ben Woods scored the only goal of the game with a stunning 33rd-minute volley from the edge of the penalty area to secure League Two safety for the visitors.Taylor Allen and Albert Adomah hit the post for Walsall, who are winless in 13,

John Marquis scored twice as already-relegated Shrewsbury beat Barnsley 2-1 at Oakwell.The visitors had the ball in the net early on after Mal Benning volleyed in a George Lloyd cross but the flag went up for offside.The Shrews did take the lead in the 18th minute. Luca Hoole beat his man and sent in a delivery that Marquis slammed home.At the other end, keeper Jamal Blackman made a good stop to d

Sheffield Wednesday and Portsmouth fought out a 1-1 draw at Hillsborough in a game which had no bearing on the Championship table.The home side took an early lead through Callum Paterson before Harvey Blair levelled for Pompey, who had secured survival on Easter Monday.The game was played against a backdrop of discontent among the home supporters, with protests aimed at owner Dejphon Chansiri taki

Will Wright scored a stunning free-kick to ensure Swindon took a share of the points in a 1-1 draw at Priestfield against nine-man Gillingham.Joe Gbode had come off the bench to put the hosts in front, but Wright beat veteran goalkeeper Glenn Morris with an excellent strike against his former side to earn a point.The hosts, now unbeaten in 11, should have taken the lead within the opening few minu

Rochdale secured a place in the National League play-offs as Devante Rodney’s brace helped them thrash Hartlepool 5-1 at Spotland.The former Pools forward opened the scoring with a fifth-minute penalty and after Nicky Featherstone swiftly equalised, efforts from Ian Henderson and Leon Ayinde had Dale 3-1 up heading into the interval.Rodney subsequently added his second in the 52nd minute and

Dundee claimed a priceless 1-0 William Hill Premiership win at Tynecastle to heap further pressure on Hearts boss Neil Critchley.Simon Murray netted the only goal of the game seven minutes before half-time to lift the Dens Park men above Ross County in the relegation play-off spot.After narrowly missing out on a place in the top six in the final game before the split, Hearts now find themselves ju