This column looks at the results of the fixtures played this weekend (Saturday unless stated) in the Football League opening weekend and the Scottish Championship’s second round of matches.
Championship:
Harry Pickering played the full game and was booked for Blackburn Rovers in their 2-1 home win against Swansea City.
Perry Ng played the full game for Cardiff City in their 1-1 home draw against Barnsley while Ryan Wintle played the final 25 mins for the hosts.
Oliver Turton played the full game and was booked for Huddersfield Town in their 1-1 draw at Derby County.
Nick Powell finished the first 73 mins and scored for Stoke City in their 3-2 home win against Reading.
| Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | For | Against | GD | Pts | ||
| 3 | Stoke | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 4 | Blackburn | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 12 | Cardiff | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 15 | Huddersfield | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
League 1:
Luke Offord, Rio Adebisi, Josh Lundstram, Luke Murphy, Oli Finney (70 mins), Owen Dale and Callum Ainley all started for Crewe Alexandra in their 1-1 home draw against Cheltenham Town while Billy Sass-Davies and Travis Johnson were both unused subs for the hosts.
James Jones was an unused sub for Lincoln City in their 1-1 draw at Gillingham.
Kelvin Mellor was an unused sub for Morecambe in their 2-2 draw at Ipswich Town.
George Cooper was not involved for Plymouth Argyle in their 2-0 defeat at Rotherham United.
Ben Garratt played the full game for Burton Albion in their 1-0 win at Shrewsbury Town.
Malachi Linton was not involved for Wycombe Wanderers in their 2-1 home win against Accrington Stanley.
Cheyenne Dunkley was an unused sub for Sheffield Wednesday in their 0-0 draw at Charlton Athletic.
| Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | For | Against | GD | Pts | ||
| 4 | Wycombe | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 5 | Burton | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 10 | Morecambe | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| 13 | Crewe | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 15 | Lincoln | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 18 | Sheff Wed | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 24 | Plymouth | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 0 |
League 2:
George Ray played the full game for Exeter City in their 0-0 home draw against Bradford City while Gareth Evans was an unused sub for the visitors.
Alex Hurst came on for the final 15 mins for Port Vale in their 1-0 defeat at Northampton Town.
Matty Lund played the full game for Salford City in their 1-1 home draw against Leyton Orient.
Harry Davis played the full game for Scunthorpe United in their 3-1 home defeat against Swindon Town.
| Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | For | Against | GD | Pts | ||
| 11 | Salford | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 12 | Bradford | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 15 | Exeter | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 22 | Port Vale | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 0 |
| 24 | Scunthorpe | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | -2 | 0 |
Scottish Championship:
Owain fon Williams was an unused sub for Dunfermline in their 3-0 home defeat against Partick Thistle.
| Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | For | Against | GD | Pts | ||
| 9 | Dunfermline | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | -3 | 1 |
