This column looks at the results of the fixtures played this weekend (yesterday unless stated) in the FA Cup, Football League, National League and the Scottish Championship.
FA Cup – Saturday:
Oliver Turton was not involved for Blackpool in their 2-1 defeat at Brighton & Hove Albion.
Byron Moore came on for the final 26 mins for Plymouth Argyle in their 2-1 defeat at Sheffield United while George Cooper was not involved for the visitors.
Chris Clements played the first 88 mins for Cheltenham Town in their 3-1 home defeat against Manchester City.
FA Cup – Sunday:
Ashley Westwood was an unused sub for Burnley in their 3-0 win at Fulham.
Cheyenne Dunkley is not involved for Sheffield Wednesday in their trip to Everton this evening (kick-off is at 8:00pm).
Championship:
Nick Powell played the full game for Stoke City in their 2-1 home defeat against Watford.
| Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | For | Against | GD | Pts | ||
| 8 | Stoke | 26 | 9 | 10 | 7 | 30 | 27 | 3 | 37 |
| 15 | Cardiff | 24 | 8 | 5 | 11 | 30 | 28 | 2 | 29 |
| 22 | Rotherham* | 22 | 5 | 5 | 12 | 23 | 32 | -9 | 20 |
| 23 | Sheff Wed | 23 | 6 | 7 | 10 | 15 | 23 | -8 | 19 |
| 24 | Wycombe | 23 | 3 | 6 | 14 | 16 | 35 | -19 | 15 |
League 1:
Billy Jones, Rio Adebisi, Tom Lowery (73 mins), Ryan Wintle, Oli Finney (scored), Owen Dale and Charlie Kirk all started for Crewe Alexandra in their 1-1 home draw against AFC Wimbledon. Luke Murphy (17 mins) was a used sub while Regan Griffiths, Billy Sass-Davies and Travis Johnson were all unused subs, all for the hosts.
Matty Lund played the full game and was booked for Rochdale in their 2-2 draw at Gillingham.
James Jones was an unused sub for Lincoln City in their 2-1 home win against Northampton Town.
| Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | For | Against | GD | Pts | ||
| 2 | Lincoln | 22 | 14 | 3 | 5 | 34 | 19 | 15 | 45 |
| 8 | Crewe | 24 | 10 | 6 | 8 | 33 | 28 | 5 | 36 |
| 14 | Plymouth | 23 | 8 | 6 | 9 | 31 | 39 | -8 | 30 |
| 16 | Blackpool | 21 | 8 | 4 | 9 | 21 | 24 | -3 | 28 |
| 18 | Rochdale | 23 | 5 | 8 | 10 | 35 | 43 | -8 | 23 |
| 24 | Burton | 24 | 3 | 7 | 14 | 29 | 51 | -22 | 16 |
League 2:
Junior Brown was not involved for Scunthorpe United in their 3-0 home win against Grimsby Town.
Gareth Evans played the full game for Bradford City in their 0-0 draw at Cambridge United.
None of Harry Davis, AJ Leitch-Smith nor Kelvin Mellor were involved for Morecambe in their 3-0 home win against Colchester United.
Alex Hurst played the final 24 mins for Port Vale in their 3-1 home defeat against Walsall.
Nicky Maynard was an unused sub for Mansfield Town in their 1-0 win at Southend United.
George Ray was an unused sub for Tranmere Rovers in their 2-1 home win against Bolton Wanderers while Shaun Miller was not involved for the visitors.
| Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | For | Against | GD | Pts | ||
| 6 | Morecambe | 23 | 11 | 5 | 7 | 31 | 33 | -2 | 38 |
| 7 | Cheltenham | 23 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 32 | 23 | 9 | 37 |
| 10 | Tranmere | 23 | 10 | 5 | 8 | 28 | 28 | 0 | 35 |
| 13 | Mansfield | 24 | 7 | 11 | 6 | 32 | 30 | 2 | 32 |
| 15 | Port Vale | 25 | 8 | 5 | 12 | 34 | 37 | -3 | 29 |
| 17 | Bolton | 24 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 28 | 37 | -9 | 28 |
| 19 | Scunthorpe | 22 | 8 | 2 | 14 | 25 | 34 | -9 | 26 |
| 20 | Bradford | 22 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 20 | 25 | -5 | 25 |
National League:
Both Toby Mullarkey and Ritchie Sutton started for Altrincham in their 2-1 win at Barnet. Andy White came on for the final 10 mins while Ryan Colclough was not involved, both for the visitors.
Mark Carrington was not involved for Wrexham in their 2-1 defeat at Chesterfield.
Billy Waters played the first 58 mins for Torquay United in their 0-0 draw at Notts County.
National League North:
Jamie Morgan played the full game and scored for Chester in their 3-3 draw at Bradford Park Avenue.
| Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | For | Against | GD | Pts | ||
| 2 | Chester | 17 | 8 | 4 | 5 | 32 | 24 | 8 | 28 |
| 3 | Fylde | 14 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 23 | 15 | 8 | 27 |
| 4 | Kidderminster | 15 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 24 | 17 | 7 | 25 |
| 6 | Boston | 13 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 20 | 10 | 10 | 23 |
| 9 | Chorley | 16 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 19 | 22 | -3 | 22 |
| 13 | Telford | 17 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 17 | 23 | -6 | 19 |
Scottish Championship:
Owain fon Williams played the full game for Dunfermline in their 0-0 home draw with Ayr United.
| Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | For | Against | GD | Pts | ||
| 2 | Dunfermline | 12 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 20 | 13 | 7 | 21 |
