Chesterfield move 19 points clear at top of table with win over 10-man Eastleigh

Chesterfield continued their seemingly unstoppable march towards promotion back into the Football League with a 3-1 victory at 10-man Eastleigh.The Spireites extended their lead at the top of the Vanarama National League to 19 points after claiming a sixth successive victory.James Berry opened the scoring in the 38th minute after combining with Will Grigg before Eastleigh suffered a major setback

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Doncaster denied two ‘blatant penalties’ before late leveller – Grant McCann

Doncaster boss Grant McCann hit out at referee Scott Simpson after his side’s 1-1 draw at Sutton.It was a real battle between two of the bottom three sides in the Football League.Craig Eastmond’s 78th-minute strike was cancelled out by Lee Angol’s stoppage-time penalty.But a frustrated McCann stressed his side had two “blatant” penalties earlier in the game not given

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St Johnstone’s ability to grind out result pleases boss Craig Levein

Craig Levein was pleased to see St Johnstone show all their battling qualities in their 1-0 win over Ross County.St Johnstone put daylight between themselves and County near the foot of the cinch Premiership table thanks to a 35th-minute strike from Benjamin Kimpioka.While the goal was a moment of quality, albeit capitalising on a missed interception from Will Nightingale, the visitors were under

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Altrincham beat play-off rivals Solihull thanks to Alex Newby strike

Altrincham moved above Vanarama National League play-off rivals Solihull with a 1-0 win at Damson Park.Altrincham made most of the running through the early parts of the game and the first chance fell to Justin Amaluzor in the 18th minute but saw his strike slam into the side-netting.The away side opened the scoring after 31 minutes when Amaluzor found Alex Newby who fired home to make it 1-0.Altr

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Gateshead climb into play-off places with victory at Southend

Gateshead moved into the National League play-off places with a 1-0 win at Southend.Marcus Dinanga’s first league goal since September earned the visitors a second straight victory and left Southend just two points above the relegation zone.Dinanga fired wide and Ed Francis was denied by Collin Andeng Ndi in the first half.Dinanga, who had scored 17 goals in all competitions this season but

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Hull into top six after Jaden Philogene strikes against Millwall

Jaden Philogene’s early goal helped Hull beat Millwall 1-0 and move into the Championship play-off spots.The winger struck in the fifth minute as the Tigers secured a second consecutive win.The victory moved Hull, who handed starts to January signings Ryan Giles and Anass Zaroury, into sixth spot, one point above Coventry.Philogene needed little time to make an impact on his return from inju

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York and Maidenhead have to settle for draw at the LNER

York and Maidenhead continue to look over their shoulders after being forced to settle for a 1-1 draw in their Vanarama National League clash at the LNER Community Stadium.Ashley Nathaniel-George gave the visitors the lead with a superb strike after 16 minutes.York drew level 12 minutes later when Will Davies was on hand to convert after the away side failed to deal with a cross from Scott Burgess

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Lyle Taylor bags brace as Cambridge hit back to beat Shrewsbury

A Lyle Taylor brace secured Cambridge a 2-1 victory over Shrewsbury as they claimed just their second triumph on the road this season.The U’s had the first clear-cut chance within the opening 10 minutes when Michael Morrison’s headed effort was pushed away by Marko Marosi.But Shrewsbury broke the deadlock in the 12th minute. Jordan Shipley was the architect, driving the ball into Dan U

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Shaqai Forde double hands Carlisle further blow to survival hopes

Carlisle’s Sky Bet League tow survival hopes suffered another blow as they went down to a 3-2 defeat at Orient – a fifth defeat in a row.The visitors have now won just once in 13 games and sit 10 points adrift of safety with 16 games remaining.However, the Cumbrians stunned their hosts when, against the run of play, they went ahead after 21 minutes when an intended clearance by Omar Be

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Aldershot hit back to beat Halifax

Aldershot staged a second-half fightback as they came from a goal down to beat Halifax 2-1 in the National League.Goals from Lorent Tolaj and Kwame Thomas turned the game on its head.Halifax took the lead through Max Wright’s 38th-minute opener into the top corner.The visitors equalised four minutes into the second half when Tolaj converted Ryan Glover’s cross from close range.And the

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