Rotherham manager Matt Hamshaw hailed a “collective effort” after they edged closer to safety following a dramatic 2-1 home win over Blackpool.Joe Rafferty’s late goal settled the game and put a dent in the visitors’ hopes of sneaking into the play-off places.It also saw Rotherham go past the 50-point mark and well away from trouble at the wrong end of the League One table.

Leyton Orient boss Richie Wellens wants his side to a show more of a cutting edge in attack after seeing them held to a goalless draw at home by Wigan.Wigan failed to muster a single shot on the Orient goal but despite dominating the game, the hosts lack of guile and creativity proved their shortcomings.Visiting goalkeeper Sam Tickle produced a series of saves to thwart the home side who saw their

Salford boss Karl Robinson is not giving up on making the Sky Bet League Two play-offs despite their 2-2 draw with Gillingham leaving them seven points adrift.The Ammies battled back after a second-minute setback when Elliott Nevitt put the Gills ahead, responding through Cole Stockton and Kelly N’Mai.Remeao Hutton then made it 2-2 and although Salford shaded the chances for the remainder of

Stockport manager Dave Challinor praised the performance of striker Kyle Wootton, whose first-half brace sealed a comfortable 2-0 win for the League One promotion chasers at Exeter.Wootton had the Hatters in front after 62 seconds with a typical poachers’ finish and he was the right man in the right place 20 minutes later with another tap-in to take him up to 12 for the season.“If you

Aberdeen manager Jimmy Thelin labelled Shayden Morris’ winning goal against Ross County “special” as the Dons continued their push for third in the William Hill Premiership.The English winger’s first-half strike stole the headlines, running from inside his own half into the County box and firing into the net off the underside of the crossbar.It was his fifth goal of the sea

Arbroath continued their charge for an immediate return to the William Hill Championship with a 1-0 victory at Montrose on a day when their two closest rivals both lost.The Red Lichties defeated second-placed Cove Rangers last time out to move eight points clear and they extended that advantage to 11 points on Saturday, with only five games left this season.Ryan Flynn netted the only goal of the g

Huddersfield interim boss Jon Worthington was delighted to see his side return to winning ways and maintain their top-six hopes as they claimed a 2-1 victory at home to Mansfield.After the visitors wasted the best chances of the first hour of the game, Ruben Roosken and Ben Wiles set each other up to give Huddersfield a two-goal lead before Dominic Dwyer headed home what proved to be a late consol

Alfie May inspired Birmingham to a 6-2 win against 10-man Barnsley in Sky Bet League One at St Andrew’s.Mael De Gevigney saw red in just the third minute after a last-man coming-together with Keshi Anderson.Jay Stansfield fired Blues ahead from the penalty spot in the 32nd minute after Keshi Anderson was taken out by Kieren Flavell.Davis Keillor-Dunn headed Barnsley level in the 35th minute

Basement club Plymouth claimed a surprise 2-1 home win over play-off hopefuls Norwich thanks to Scottish striker Ryan Hardie’s two first-half goals.Hardie struck in the 24th and 29th minutes and despite a 46th-minute reply from in-form Josh Sargent, Argyle held on for an unlikely victory.Argyle central defender Nikola Katic had his first-minute header from a Kornel Szucs long throw-in easily

Port Vale boss Darren Moore hailed his side’s consistency after moving joint-top of League Two with a 3-2 win at Walsall.The Saddlers supplanted Vale at the summit in December after winning in Burslem and stayed there for four months – until Moore’s men gained revenge at the Bescot Stadium.Vale dropped as low as sixth after five wins in 19 games between November and mid-March.But