Mat Sadler is confident Walsall can take the momentum of a final day victory at Crewe into their League Two play-off clash with Chesterfield.George Hall’s second-half goal had the Saddlers and their 2,000 plus following daring to dream as they lay in the third automatic promotion spot for half an hour at Gresty Road.But Bradford’s stoppage-time winner against Fleetwood has left them wi
Salford boss Karl Robinson was disappointed as his side missed the chance to secure a League Two play-off spot in their 2-2 draw with already-relegated Carlisle.The Ammies came into the final day of the season knowing that a win would be enough to seal a spot in the play-offs and keep their League One dream alive, but as soon as they went 2-0 down to a double salvo from Stephen Wearne and Matty De
Tranmere interim head coach Andy Crosby rounded off an impressive audition for the permanent job with a thumping 4-1 away win over 10-man Newport on the final day.Tranmere secured their League Two safety last week and they leapfrogged their opponents and Accrington to seal a 20th-place finish thanks to a superb second-half performance at Rodney Parade.County, who had Kai Whitmore sent off for a ha
Inigo Calderon admitted the final chapter of Bristol Rovers’ season was a difficult watch as they went down 4-1 at Blackpool.Their relegation had been confirmed before the last round of games and, though they took the lead through Gatlin O’Donkor, they were pegged back by Blackpool before half-time and shipped three more goals in the second half.Calderon insisted he would like the chan
Leicester manager Ruud van Nistelrooy was relieved to see his side end their long wait for a home goal in the Premier League as they comfortably defeated Southampton 2-0 at the King Power Stadium.A clash between two already-relegated teams was broken open by Jamie Vardy’s 199th goal for the Foxes which ended a drought of 826 minutes of not scoring on their own patch in the league.It set Leic
Wigan boss Ryan Lowe was angry with his side’s “unacceptable” first-half performance after they drew 1-1 at Northampton on the final day of the season.Tariqe Fosu finished off a sweeping counter-attack to give the home team the lead shortly before half-time, and that looked to be enough for all three points until Dale Taylor equalised in stoppage time.Wigan then lost Will Aimson
Stockport manager Dave Challinor wants his side to stop the ‘beautiful habit’ of going a goal down before securing victory following their 3-1 win at Wycombe.Garath McCleary put the home side ahead but Luke Leahy then saw his penalty saved by Stockport goalkeeper Corey Addai around the hour mark.The visitors capitalised when Benony Andresson levelled with 20 minutes left before Oliver
Will Grigg scored the vital goal to take Chesterfield into the play-offs but said there will not be any celebrations yet after their dramatic final-day 1-0 win over Accrington.The Spireites were ninth at the start of the day and were relying on Salford and Grimsby not winning and for themselves to do a job at the Wham Stadium.It worked out perfectly for them to secure seventh spot thanks to Grigg&
AFC Wimbledon assistant manager Terry Skiverton expressed his delight at his side’s 1-0 away win over Grimsby which saw them make the League Two play-offs.Dons manager Johnnie Jackson was serving a touchline ban and watched from the stands at Blundell Park, but despite not being close to his team, they got the job done to extend their season.A draw would have been enough for Wimbledon, but S
St Mirren manager Stephen Robinson praised his players for staying in the fight for European qualification after Mikael Mandron’s goal earned a hard-fought 1-0 win over Aberdeen at the SMISA Stadium.The striker, who signed a new contract this week, controlled Mark O’Hara’s outswinging free-kick on his chest before lashing home a fierce volley to score the only goal of the game.Ab
