This column looks at the results of the fixtures played this midweek (Tuesday unless stated) in the Football League, National League and the Scottish Championship. Those marked in the tables with a * have players who are out on loan.
League 1:
Rio Adebisi (32 mins), Luke Offord (booked), Harry Pickering, Tom Lowery (booked), Luke Murphy, Owen Dale and Charlie Kirk (61 mins) all started for Crewe Alexandra in their 0-0 home draw against Portsmouth while Callum Ainley was an unused sub for the hosts.
Oliver Turton was an unused sub for Blackpool in their 0-0 home draw against Accrington Stanley.
Ben Garratt played the full game for Burton Albion in their 3-0 win at Doncaster Rovers.
James Jones came on for the final 12 mins for Lincoln City in their 4-0 home win against MK Dons.
Matty Lund was an unused sub for Rochdale in their 2-1 home win against Swindon Town.
| Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | For | Against | GD | Pts | ||
| 4 | Lincoln | 39 | 19 | 9 | 11 | 61 | 42 | 19 | 66 |
| 5 | Blackpool | 39 | 18 | 11 | 10 | 52 | 35 | 17 | 65 |
| 15 | Crewe | 40 | 15 | 10 | 15 | 47 | 54 | -7 | 55 |
| 16 | Plymouth | 41 | 14 | 10 | 17 | 50 | 66 | -16 | 52 |
| 18 | Burton | 40 | 14 | 9 | 17 | 53 | 63 | -10 | 51 |
| 24 | Rochdale | 40 | 8 | 12 | 20 | 49 | 71 | -22 | 36 |
League 2:
Kelvin Mellor played the full game for Morecambe in their 4-1 home win against Scunthorpe United. Harry Davis was an unused sub with AJ Leitch-Smith not involved, both for the hosts, while Junior Brown was not involved for the visitors.
Gareth Evans played the first 63 mins for Bradford City in their 2-0 home defeat against Crawley Town.
Nicky Maynard played the first 72 mins for Newport County in their 0-0 home draw against Carlisle United.
Shaun Miller played the final 13 mins for Bolton Wanderers in their 1-0 win at Salford City.
George Ray was an unused sub for Tranmere Rovers in their 1-0 defeat at Walsall.
| Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | For | Against | GD | Pts | ||
| 1 | Cheltenham | 40 | 21 | 9 | 10 | 54 | 35 | 19 | 72 |
| 3 | Bolton | 41 | 20 | 10 | 11 | 51 | 45 | 6 | 70 |
| 4 | Morecambe | 41 | 19 | 9 | 13 | 58 | 54 | 4 | 66 |
| 5 | Tranmere | 41 | 18 | 11 | 12 | 52 | 48 | 4 | 65 |
| 6 | Newport | 40 | 17 | 11 | 12 | 49 | 40 | 9 | 62 |
| 12 | Bradford | 40 | 16 | 10 | 14 | 46 | 45 | 1 | 58 |
| 14 | Port Vale | 41 | 15 | 8 | 18 | 53 | 52 | 1 | 53 |
| 19 | Scunthorpe | 40 | 13 | 8 | 19 | 39 | 51 | -12 | 47 |
| 21 | Mansfield* | 41 | 9 | 19 | 13 | 46 | 52 | -6 | 46 |
National League:
Billy Waters was an unused sub for Torquay United in their 1-0 win at Sutton United.
Mark Carrington played the full game for Wrexham in their 4-0 win at Halifax Town.
Regan Griffiths played the full game and was booked for Notts County in their 2-1 defeat at Solihull Moors.
| Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | For | Against | GD | Pts | ||
| 3 | Torquay | 33 | 19 | 6 | 8 | 53 | 31 | 22 | 63 |
| 6 | Notts County | 31 | 15 | 7 | 9 | 42 | 29 | 13 | 52 |
| 7 | Wrexham | 33 | 14 | 8 | 11 | 44 | 33 | 11 | 50 |
| 14 | Altrincham | 34 | 11 | 8 | 15 | 37 | 42 | -5 | 41 |
| 17 | Yeovil | 31 | 11 | 6 | 14 | 45 | 49 | -4 | 39 |
Scottish Championship:
Owain fon Williams played the full game for Dunfermline in their 0-0 home draw against Dundee.
| Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | For | Against | GD | Pts | ||
| 5 | Dunfermline | 24 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 31 | 29 | 2 | 33 |
