Ryan McLeman’s goal moves Elgin further clear of bottom spot

Elgin moved further clear of danger at the bottom of cinch League Two with a hard-fought 1-0 win over Forfar.Ryan McLeman’s 13th minute strike proved enough for the home side, who are now five points clear of bottom club Clyde.Elgin should have doubled McLeman’s low opener just two minutes later but a Robert Jones penalty was well saved by Forfar keeper Marc McCallum.Kieran Inglis and

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Taelor O’Kane heads home late equaliser as Fylde leave Halifax with a point

Taelor O’Kane scored a stoppage-time equaliser as strugglers Fylde claimed a 2-2 National League draw with Halifax at the MBi Shay Stadium.The away side broke the deadlock half an hour in when O’Kane headed in at the back post to make it 1-0.Halifax turned the game on its head in the second period when Jack Hunter equalised just after the hour mark before Rob Harker smashed the ball ho

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Ryan East bags a brace as Rochdale east past Altrincham challenge

Ryan East scored twice as Rochdale cruised to a 3-0 win over Altrincham in the National League.The ninth-placed hosts took just 15 minutes to grab the opener when East drilled a low shot home after good work from team-mate Harvey Gilmour.Altrincham missed a golden chance to equalise just past the half-hour when Chris Conn-Clarke saw his penalty saved by Rochdale goalkeeper Louie Moulden.The hosts

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Ebbsfleet’s wait for a win continues as they are held at home by Maidenhead

Ebbsfleet’s winless run in the National League extended to eight games following their 1-1 draw with Maidenhead.After a quiet first 45 minutes, Ebbsfleet broke the deadlock on the hour mark when Dominic Poleon latched onto a long ball before driving into the area and lashing home.Maidenhead responded just six minutes later when Reece Smith finished from inside the area to make things all squ

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Gateshead extend run with win over Solihull

Gateshead claimed their third straight National League win after fending off play-off rivals Solihull Moors at the ARMCO Arena.Stephen Wearne opened the scoring with a 42nd-minute penalty and Greg Olley added a second just before half-time.Marcus Dinanga missed a chance to make it three in the second half before Solihull reduced the deficit late on through a Josh Kelly penalty.Nevertheless it was

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Coby Rowe completes Aldershot turnaround deep into added time at Bromley

Coby Rowe scored 13 minutes into added time as visitors Aldershot fought back from two goals down to beat Bromley 3-2.Bromley struck twice in the opening four minutes of the National League clash, with Louis Dennis lobbing Jordi van Stappershoef before Michael Cheek quickly added a second.But the Shots started their comeback in the 58th minute when Jack Barham bundled home from inside the area.The

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Chesterfield beat Woking to bounce back from Southend shock

National League leaders Chesterfield returned to winning ways with a 2-0 success at Woking.The Spireites had slumped to their first defeat in 14 league games at Southend on Saturday but were in no mood to let the hosts inflict another upset loss.The visitors had the better chances in the opening period, with James Berry bringing a good save out of Alexis Andre before Joe Quigley slotted their open

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York back on track with win over Oxford City

First-half goals from Tyler Cordner and Will Davies saw York return to winning ways with a 2-0 win over Oxford City at the LNER Stadium.The hosts showed no ill effects from Saturday’s loss to Hartlepool as Cordner blasted home a long-range effort with just six minutes on the clock.City had travelled north on the back of two straight wins but could make few inroads and both Davies and Dipo Ak

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James McClean’s Republic of Ireland farewell ruined by New Zealand friendly draw

Matt Garbett ruined James McClean’s farewell party as the Republic of Ireland were held to an embarrassing friendly draw by New Zealand.Both McClean – who was making his 103rd and final senior appearance for his country – and manager Stephen Kenny, out of contract on the final whistle and with seemingly little hope of an extension, might have hoped for a rousing conclusion at the

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Ethan Hamilton scores late goal as Michael Skubala earns first Lincoln win

Ethan Hamilton scored an 89th-minute goal to earn Lincoln their first win under new boss Michael Skubala.Hamilton collected a pass from Lasse Sorensen and wrong-footed Orient keeper Sol Brynn to clinch the points in this rearranged fixture that proved a drab affair.Hakeeb Adelakun should have scored five minutes earlier when he broke free down the right but with only the keeper to beat, he screwed

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