This column looks at the results of the fixtures played this midweek (Tuesday unless stated) in the EFL Trophy, National League and the National League North. Those teams marked with a * have player(s) out on loan.
EFL Trophy:
George Cooper was not involved for Plymouth Argyle in their 2-0 defeat at Newport County.
Cheyenne Dunkley was not involved for Sheffield Wednesday in their 3-0 home win against Newcastle United’s Under-21s.
Alex Hurst was not involved for Port Vale in their 3-2 defeat at Bolton Wanderers.
Gareth Evans played the full game for Bradford City in their 3-0 home defeat against Lincoln City.
Charlie Kirk played the final 26 mins for Charlton Athletic in their 6-1 home win against Crawley Town.
Ben Garratt was an unused sub for Burton Albion in their 2-1 home defeat against MK Dons.
Travis Johnson, Callum Ainley, Tom Lowery, Regan Griffiths (82 mins) and Oli Finney (61 mins) all started for Crewe Alexandra in their 1-0 win at Shrewsbury Town. Josh Lundstram (8 mins) was a used sub while Tyreece Onyeka, Joe Robbins, Sam Booth and Connor O’Riordan were all unused subs, all for the visitors.
National League – all played on Monday:
Billy Waters played the full game and scored for FC Halifax Town in their 2-0 home win against Altrincham. Both Toby Mullarkey and Ryan Colclough played the full game, AJ Leitch-Smith (24 mins) was a used sub, Ritchie Sutton was an unused sub while Andy White was not involved, all for the visitors.
Malachi Linton was not involved for King’s Lynn Town in their 2-0 home defeat against Chesterfield.
James Jones played the first 79 mins for Wrexham in their 1-1 home draw against Notts County.
| Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | For | Against | GD | Pts | ||
| 5 | Halifax | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 6 |
| 8 | Wrexham | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 5 |
| 12 | Altrincham | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 16 | King’s Lynn | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | -2 | 3 |
National League North – all played on Monday:
Liam Nolan played the first 77 mins for AFC Fylde in their 2-1 home win against Southport.
Jason Oswell played the first 81 mins for AFC Telford United in their 0-0 home draw against Hereford while Brendon Daniels was not involved for the hosts.
Matt Tootle was not involved for Boston United in their 2-1 win at Bradford Park Avenue.
Jamie Morgan played the first 45 mins for Chester in their 3-1 defeat at Kidderminster Harriers. Mark Carrington played the full game and scored while Amari Morgan-Smith was not involved, both for the hosts.
| Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | For | Against | GD | Pts | ||
| 1 | AFC Fylde | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 4 | 7 | 12 |
| 3 | Kidderminster | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 3 | 6 | 10 |
| 9 | Boston | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 6 |
| 12 | AFC Telford | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| 20 | Chester | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 9 | -5 | 2 |