This column looks at the results of the fixtures played this weekend (Saturday unless stated) in the Football League, National League, FA Trophy and the Scottish League Cup. Those teams marked with a * have a player(s) out on loan.
Championship:
Owen Dale played the first 75 mins for Blackpool in their 1-0 defeat at Birmingham City while Ryan Wintle was an unused sub for the visitors.
Oliver Turton played the final 53 mins for Huddersfield Town in their 2-1 home defeat against Middlesbrough.
Perry Ng played the full game for Cardiff City in their 2-1 win at Luton Town.
Harry Pickering played the full game and was booked for Blackburn Rovers in their 1-0 win at Stoke City while Nick Powell was not involved for the hosts.
| Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | For | Against | GD | Pts | ||
| 4 | Blackburn | 20 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 34 | 27 | 7 | 33 |
| 7 | Stoke | 20 | 9 | 4 | 7 | 24 | 21 | 3 | 31 |
| 8 | Huddersfield | 20 | 8 | 4 | 8 | 23 | 23 | 0 | 28 |
| 11 | Blackpool | 20 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 20 | 22 | -2 | 26 |
| 20 | Cardiff* | 20 | 6 | 3 | 11 | 21 | 34 | -13 | 21 |
League 1:
Ben Garratt played the full game for Burton Albion in their 2-0 home win against Doncaster Rovers.
George Cooper was an unused sub for Plymouth Argyle in their 2-1 home defeat against Wigan Athletic.
Cheyenne Dunkley played the full game for Sheffield Wednesday in their 2-2 home draw against Wycombe Wanderers.
Charlie Kirk was an unused sub for Charlton Athletic in their 1-0 defeat at Shrewsbury Town.
Luke Offord, Billy Sass-Davies, Zac Williams (booked), Rio Adebisi, Tom Lowery, Regan Griffiths (84 mins) and Oli Finney all started for Crewe Alexandra in their 2-1 defeat at Ipswich Town yesterday while Josh Lundstram and Nathan Woodthorpe were both unused subs for the visitors.
| Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | For | Against | GD | Pts | ||
| 3 | Wycombe* | 20 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 32 | 23 | 9 | 38 |
| 4 | Plymouth | 20 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 33 | 22 | 11 | 36 |
| 7 | Sheff Wed | 20 | 8 | 9 | 3 | 28 | 21 | 7 | 33 |
| 10 | Burton | 20 | 8 | 4 | 8 | 22 | 23 | -1 | 28 |
| 15 | Charlton | 20 | 6 | 5 | 9 | 26 | 27 | -1 | 23 |
| 24 | Crewe* | 20 | 2 | 6 | 12 | 17 | 36 | -19 | 12 |
League 2:
Kelvin Mellor played the full game for Carlisle United in their 1-0 home win against Walsall.
Junior Brown was not involved for Bristol Rovers in their 2-0 defeat at Forest Green Rovers.
Alex Hurst was not involved for Port Vale in their 2-0 home win against Hartlepool United.
George Ray played the full game and scored for Exeter City in their 1-1 draw at Rochdale.
Matty Lund played the full game and scored for Salford City in their 2-0 home win against Oldham Athletic.
Gareth Evans was an unused sub for Bradford City in their 1-1 draw at Scunthorpe United while Harry Davis was not involved for the hosts.
| Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | For | Against | GD | Pts | ||
| 3 | Exeter | 19 | 8 | 9 | 2 | 31 | 21 | 10 | 33 |
| 5 | Port Vale | 19 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 32 | 20 | 12 | 32 |
| 10 | Tranmere | 18 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 15 | 14 | 1 | 26 |
| 11 | Salford | 19 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 22 | 19 | 3 | 24 |
| 12 | Bradford | 19 | 5 | 9 | 5 | 25 | 23 | 2 | 24 |
| 16 | Bristol R | 19 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 22 | 29 | -7 | 23 |
| 22 | Carlisle | 19 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 13 | 28 | -15 | 16 |
| 24 | Scunthorpe | 19 | 2 | 8 | 9 | 15 | 35 | -20 | 14 |
National League:
Both Toby Mullarkey and Ryan Colclough started for Altrincham in their 2-1 home defeat against Southend United. AJ Leitch-Smith was an unused sub while both Ritchie Sutton and Andy White were not involved, all for the hosts.
Malachi Linton played the first 54 mins for King’s Lynn Town in their 1-0 home defeat against Aldershot Town.
Billy Waters played the full game and scored for Halifax in their 3-2 win at Torquay United while Byron Moore was not involved for the hosts.
James Jones was an unused sub for Wrexham in their 2-0 home win against Bromley.
| Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | For | Against | GD | Pts | ||
| 3 | Halifax | 17 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 28 | 16 | 12 | 33 |
| 7 | Wrexham | 17 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 33 | 18 | 15 | 30 |
| 12 | Altrincham | 17 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 31 | 26 | 5 | 24 |
| 17 | Torquay | 17 | 5 | 3 | 9 | 24 | 30 | -6 | 21 |
| 22 | King’s Lynn | 17 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 15 | 37 | -22 | 8 |
FA Trophy:
Matt Tootle played the full game for Boston United in their 2-1 win at Brackley Town.
Amari Morgan-Smith played the full game and scored for Kidderminster Harriers in their 5-3 penalties win (game finished 1-1 after normal time) while Mark Carrington was an unused sub for the visitors.
Scottish League Cup:
Owain fon Williams played the full game for Dunfermline in their 1-0 defeat at Patrick Thistle.
