David Wotherspoon’s brace helps Inverness move out of the drop zone

David Wotherspoon scored twice as in-form Inverness moved out of the Scottish Championship relegation spots with a 3-1 win over play-off chasing Ayr.Wotherspoon opened the scoring in the 32nd minute with a close-range finish after Nathan Shaw’s effort fell into his path.The forward added a second 11 minutes later with a deflected effort, taking his goal tally to three in as many games, befor

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Kane Ferdinand fires Maidenhead past Halifax for back-to-back victories

Kane Ferdinand’s first-half effort made it back-to-back Vanarama National League wins for Maidenhead after a 1-0 victory at home to Halifax.Alan Devonshire’s side had pushed Sky Bet League One outfit Oxford close in a 2-0 loss in round one of the FA Cup last weekend and bounced back to stun high-flying Halifax.Ferdinand broke the deadlock in the 36th minute when he flicked home after J

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Ipswich return to winning ways after Swansea turnaround

Ipswich returned to winning ways and moved level on points with Championship leaders Leicester after coming from a goal down to beat Swansea 3-2.Town, who had been held to back to back league draws after their Carabao Cup exit, fell behind after just seven minutes when Jay Fulton’s header found the back of the net.But Jack Taylor’s wonderful long-range strike drew the teams level after

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Jack Cook’s header snatches Wealdstone victory against Rochdale

Jack Cook’s stoppage-time heroics snatched victory for Wealdstone as they beat Rochdale 3-2.Kairo Mitchell put Dale ahead in the ninth minute, getting on the end of a through ball and slotting it past Jed Ward to score his eighth goal of the season.But Wealdstone levelled three minutes into first-half stoppage time when Tarryn Allarakhia’s cross was turned in by Cook.Rochdale went ahea

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Murray Wallace on target as Joe Edwards enjoys winning start at Millwall helm

Joe Edwards enjoyed an impressive start to life as Millwall manager as his side hammered Sheffield Wednesday 4-0 at Hillsborough.Goals from Murray Wallace, George Saville, Wes Harding and Brooke Norton-Cuffy gave the Lions a convincing victory in Edwards’ first game at the club, while Wednesday’s miserable Championship campaign continues.Wednesday manager Danny Rohl made two changes to

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Ali Al Hamadi bags brace as nine-man AFC Wimbledon hold on to beat Doncaster

Ali Al Hamadi’s double fired nine-man AFC Wimbledon to within touching distance of the League Two play-off places thanks to a 2-0 win over Doncaster.Al Hamadi broke the deadlock from a yard out to give Wimbledon a late first-half lead, before smashing the ball home after the break to seal the points at Plough Lane.The Dons were forced to play the final 18 minutes a player short after Hus Bil

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Mansfield edge out Salford to climb into top three in League Two

Mansfield moved into the League Two automatic promotion places with a 2-1 win at Salford.The Stags recorded a fourth straight league win as they preserved their unbeaten record in the fourth tier this season.Nigel Clough’s side – who are joined only by Portsmouth in not suffering a defeat in the Football League this term – landed the first blow when they took the lead in the 19th

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Oldham and Eastleigh settle for a point

Oldham came from behind to draw 1-1 with Eastleigh in the National League.The Spitfires were awarded a penalty after Paul McCallum was brought down in the box and Chris Maguire stepped up to fire them ahead in the 26th minute.However, Oldham levelled in the 69th minute when Mark Kitching set up Alex Reid, who blasted the ball into the roof of the net from close range.A closely-fought draw left bot

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Jason Sraha is Shrewsbury’s hero as he sinks Reading

Reading’s woeful away form continued after Jason Sraha snatched a late winner for Shrewsbury in a dramatic 3-2 victory.The Royals opened the scoring in the 12th minute.David Button’s goal-kick was brought down by Sam Smith inside the area and he powered it into the back of the net off a post.Reading doubled their advantage inside 15 minutes as Andy Yiadom stood up a floated cross into

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Barrow ensure Graham Alexander makes losing start as Bradford boss

Graham Alexander’s first game in charge of Bradford ended in a 2-1 home defeat at the hands of in-form Barrow.A late goal from George Ray extended the Bluebirds’ unbeaten run to seven games and ensured Alexander’s reign got off to a losing start.Barely 30 seconds had gone when Dom Telford fired home low following Kian Spence’s smart cross for the visitors.Minutes later Brad

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