LEAGUE TWO

TRANMERE 1 L ORIENT 0

MICKY MELLON was delighted with the contribution of his new signings, as Tranmere beat the leaders. A late own goal from defender Omar Beckles proved to be the difference. Mellon said: ‘We knew that we’d have to get most things right. We felt we needed a big performance and to get a big result which we probably haven’t had so far this season.’

BARROW 0 NORTHAMPTON 2

JON BRADY’S ‘simple’ half-time team talk proved the catalyst for Northampton’s return to winning ways. The away side took control after the interval, with goals from Ben Fox and Shaun McWilliams.

CRAWLEY 3 SALFORD CITY 2

NEW manager Scott Lindsey got off to a superb start in his first game in charge of Crawley Town. Dominic Telford, Dion Conroy and Teddy Jenks all netted, with Salford replying through Ryan Watson and Matty Lund, in injury time.

SWINDON 3 GILLINGHAM 3

CHARLIE AUSTIN’S brace helped Swindon fight back. An early Jonny Williams effort was cancelled out by Timothee Dieng, Will Wright’s penalty and Tom Nichols’ goal. Saidou Khan saw red for the hosts.

AFC WIMBLEDON 1 STOCKPORT 0

HARRY PELL’S bullet header handed Wimbledon their first League Two victory of the year. The hosts leapfrog their opponents up to 10th in the table following a stop-start game in which seven players were booked.

ROCHDALE 0 CARLISLE 1

JIM BENTLEY rued Rochdale’s poor luck, as Ian Henderson’s late effort was ruled out. John-Kymani Gordon scored the winner after eight minutes. Boss Bentley said: ‘It was very tight.’

MANSFIELD 4 DONCASTER 1

MANSFIELD roared back into the play-off spots by routing Doncaster. Visiting defender Tom Anderson put into his own net, before Alfie Kilgour, Lucas Akins and Will Swan struck. Kyle Hurst pulled one back in the 53rd minute, but it counted for little.

HARTLEPOOL 1 COLCHESTER 2

MATT BLOOMFIELD praised the character of his Colchester side after some ‘late drama’. Fiacre Kelleher put the visitors ahead, with Jamie Sterry levelling. Alex Newby had the final say late on.

HARROGATE 0 SUTTON UNITED 1

MATT GRAY heaped praise on Sutton players, calling them ‘outstanding’ for grinding out a victory. Harrogate made four half-time substitutions and changed their system three times, but it was not enough as David Ajiboye grabbed the winner.