This column looks at the results of the fixtures played this weekend (Saturday unless stated) in the Football League, National League, National League North, FA Trophy and the Scottish Championship. Those teams marked with a * have a player(s) out on loan.
Championship:
Both Perry Ng (booked) and Ryan Wintle played the full game for Cardiff City in their 1-0 home defeat against Blackburn Rovers while Harry Pickering was not involved for the visitors.
Oliver Turton played the first 86 mins for Huddersfield Town in their 1-1 home draw against Swansea City.
Nick Powell was not involved for Stoke City in their 2-0 win at Hull City this afternoon.
| Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | For | Against | GD | Pts | ||
| 3 | Blackburn | 26 | 14 | 7 | 5 | 44 | 28 | 16 | 49 |
| 7 | Huddersfield | 27 | 11 | 8 | 8 | 33 | 30 | 3 | 41 |
| 8 | Stoke | 25 | 11 | 5 | 9 | 30 | 25 | 5 | 38 |
| 12 | Blackpool | 26 | 9 | 6 | 11 | 27 | 32 | -5 | 33 |
| 20 | Cardiff | 25 | 6 | 5 | 14 | 26 | 44 | -18 | 23 |
League 1:
Charlie Kirk was not involved for Charlton Athletic in their 1-1 draw at Cheltenham Town.
Luke Offord, Billy Sass-Davies (booked), Travis Johnson, Tom Lowery, Luke Murphy (14 mins), Oli Finney and Callum Ainley (83 mins) all started for Crewe Alexandra in their 0-0 home draw against Shrewsbury Town. Regan Griffiths (76 mins, booked), Josh Lundstram (7 mins) and Tyreece Onyeka (5 mins) were all used subs while Sean Lawton, Connor Salisbury and Joel Tabiner were all unused subs, all for the hosts.
Ben Garratt played the full game for Burton Albion in their 3-1 win at Gillingham.
Cheyenne Dunkley was not involved for Sheffield Wednesday in their 4-2 home win against Plymouth Argyle while George Cooper was not involved for the visitors.
| Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | For | Against | GD | Pts | ||
| 1 | Wycombe* | 27 | 15 | 7 | 5 | 44 | 30 | 14 | 52 |
| 6 | Plymouth | 25 | 12 | 7 | 6 | 40 | 29 | 11 | 43 |
| 8 | Sheff Wed | 25 | 10 | 10 | 5 | 34 | 29 | 5 | 40 |
| 12 | Burton | 25 | 10 | 5 | 10 | 32 | 31 | 1 | 35 |
| 14 | Charlton | 26 | 8 | 6 | 12 | 32 | 32 | 0 | 30 |
| 23 | Crewe | 26 | 5 | 7 | 14 | 24 | 44 | -20 | 22 |
League 2:
Matty Lund played the first 69 mins for Salford City in their 2-1 defeat at Bradford City while Gareth Evans was not involved for the hosts.
Junior Brown was not involved for Bristol Rovers in their 2-0 home win against Hartlepool United.
Kelvin Mellor played the full game for Carlisle United in their 1-1 home draw against Crawley Town.
George Ray was an unused sub for Exeter City in their 2-0 home win against Scunthorpe United while Harry Davis was an unused sub for the visitors.
Alex Hurst was not involved for Port Vale in their 3-1 home defeat against Swindon Town.
Nicky Maynard was not involved for Tranmere Rovers in their 2-0 home win against Rochdale.
| Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | For | Against | GD | Pts | ||
| 2 | Tranmere | 25 | 13 | 6 | 6 | 27 | 15 | 12 | 45 |
| 8 | Exeter | 24 | 9 | 10 | 5 | 35 | 26 | 9 | 37 |
| 9 | Port Vale | 22 | 10 | 5 | 7 | 36 | 26 | 10 | 35 |
| 10 | Bradford | 24 | 7 | 11 | 6 | 31 | 29 | 2 | 32 |
| 13 | Salford | 24 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 28 | 24 | 4 | 31 |
| 16 | Bristol R | 22 | 8 | 5 | 9 | 29 | 33 | -4 | 29 |
| 20 | Carlisle | 24 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 19 | 30 | -11 | 26 |
| 23 | Scunthorpe | 25 | 3 | 10 | 12 | 19 | 44 | -25 | 19 |
National League:
Jamie Morgan, Andy White (80 mins), Toby Mullarkey and Ryan Colclough all started for Altrincham in their 2-0 defeat at Grimsby Town. AJ Leitch-Smith (27 mins) was a used sub while Ritchie Sutton was not involved, both for the visitors.
| Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | For | Against | GD | Pts | ||
| 1 | Halifax | 23 | 14 | 5 | 4 | 38 | 18 | 20 | 47 |
| 7 | Wrexham | 22 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 38 | 23 | 15 | 39 |
| 12 | Torquay | 23 | 9 | 4 | 10 | 36 | 37 | -1 | 31 |
| 16 | Altrincham | 24 | 7 | 5 | 12 | 36 | 44 | -8 | 26 |
| 22 | King’s Lynn | 21 | 3 | 2 | 16 | 19 | 45 | -26 | 11 |
National League North:
Both Mark Carrington (booked) and Amari Morgan-Smith (78 mins) for Kidderminster Harriers in their 1-0 win at Darlington.
Liam Nolan was not involved for AFC Fylde in their 2-0 win at Leamington.
| Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | For | Against | GD | Pts | ||
| 4 | AFC Fylde | 19 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 35 | 20 | 15 | 37 |
| 5 | Kidderminster | 17 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 37 | 17 | 20 | 34 |
| 7 | Boston | 20 | 9 | 2 | 9 | 29 | 33 | -4 | 29 |
| 22 | AFC Telford | 19 | 2 | 6 | 11 | 19 | 35 | -16 | 12 |
FA Trophy:
Matt Tootle played the full game for Boston United in their 4-3 defeat at Morpeth Town.
Scottish Championship:
Owain fon Williams played the full game for Dunfermline in their 1-0 home win against Hamilton Academical.
| Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | For | Against | GD | Pts | ||
| 10 | Dunfermline | 21 | 3 | 9 | 9 | 19 | 36 | -17 | 18 |
