AFC Fylde’s relegation from the National League was confirmed after a 1-0 defeat to Halifax.Ryan Galvin’s first-half goal means David Longwell’s side will be back in National League North next season.In the 28th minute Adam Senior headed a cross back across the penalty area and Galvin powerfully nodded the ball home.Play-off chasers Halifax almost doubled their lead seven minutes

Paul Warne’s first game as MK Dons head coach saw his new side draw 0-0 with Newport County.Neither team created a great deal of chances in a tight contest, leaving both clubs without a win in six games as the end of the season draws closer.The game was the Dons’ first after appointing Warne in midweek, with the new boss seeking to get off the mark with three points.A stop-start first

Frankie Maguire scored twice as Boston made it five wins in six Vanarama National League games with a 2-0 victory over Wealdstone.Jai Rowe’s early header clipped the crossbar following Brad Nicholson’s long throw before Maguire opened the scoring in the second minute.Dante Baptiste tipped Cameron Green’s effort onto the bar as Boston continued to press and Maguire doubled his tal

Shrewsbury lost 1-0 to Wigan after their League One relegation was confirmed earlier in the day.Burton’s draw at Exeter sealed the Shrews’ fate and Dale Taylor’s winner at the Croud Meadow rubbed salt into their wounds.The visitors had the first big chance when Jon Mellish’s strike was saved by Jamal Blackman.The dangerous Mellish almost broke the deadlock when he rattled t

Matty Godden’s 18th goal of the season helped Charlton secure their place in the League One play-offs with a 2-1 win over Northampton.Luke Berry put the Addicks ahead in the ninth minute. The attacking midfielder struck a right-footed volley home after Northampton defender TJ Eyoma could only partially cut out Godden’s cross.Dara Costelloe equalised for the visitors soon after. The str

Mansfield battled back from two goals down to earn a 3-3 draw at Rotherham.The point was secured by one-time Miller Jordan Bowery after the visitors had trailed 3-1.Two goals and an assist from Mallik Wilks had looked like heaping more pressure on The Stags but a late fightback helped them bag what could be a valuable point in their relegation battle.Mansfield went ahead in the eighth minute when

Leyton Orient scored four goals in 23 second-half minutes after trailing at the interval to claim a 4-3 win against Barnsley and move into the play-off places.Stephen Humphrys scored in the 11th and 19th minutes to seemingly put the Tykes in control but a stirring second-half performance from the hosts saw goals from Ethan Galbraith, Charlie Kelman, Sean Clare and Omar Beckles earn them the points

Walsall dropped out of League Two’s automatic promotion spots for the first time in five months despite Liam Gordon’s 88th-minute equaliser rescuing a 2-2 draw against Harrogate.The Saddlers slipped to fourth after their winless run stretched to 11 games while the draw inched Harrogate seven points clear of danger with three games left.Walsall led after 16 minutes as Connor Barrett fir

Devante Rodney’s late strike helped Rochdale strengthen their play-off ambitions with a 2-1 victory at Altrincham on an emotional afternoon for the away side.Tributes were paid to former Dale midfielder Joe Thompson following his death from cancer at the age of 36, with a minute’s applause held before the match while both teams wore black armbands.And it was the visitors who took the l

Stockport are almost certain of a place in the Sky Bet League One play-offs after Jack Diamond’s stoppage-time goal earned them a 1-1 draw at Peterborough.Ricky-Jade Jones’ opener looked set to earn the Vertu Trophy winners victory at the Weston Homes Stadium, but the Hatters’ late leveller left them nine points clear of seventh-placed Reading with a vastly superior goal differen
