This column looks at the results of the fixtures played this midweek (Boxing Day unless stated) in the Football League, National League, National League North and the National League South. Those teams marked with a * have a player(s) out on loan.
Championship:
Both Perry Ng and Ryan Wintle played the full game for Cardiff City in their 2-2 home draw against Plymouth Argyle.
Harry Pickering was not involved for Blackburn Rovers in their 3-0 defeat at Huddersfield Town while Oliver Turton was not involved for the hosts.
| Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | For | Against | GD | Pts | ||
| 11 | Cardiff | 24 | 10 | 4 | 10 | 32 | 30 | 2 | 34 |
| 15 | Blackburn | 24 | 10 | 1 | 13 | 35 | 43 | -8 | 31 |
| 21 | Huddersfield | 24 | 5 | 10 | 9 | 24 | 38 | -14 | 24 |
League 1:
Tom Lowery was not involved for Portsmouth in their 2-1 defeat at Bristol Rovers.
Owen Dale played the final 11 mins for Blackpool in their 1-0 defeat at Burton Albion.
Cheyenne Dunkley played the full game and was booked for Shrewsbury Town in their 2-0 defeat at Cheltenham Town.
| Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | For | Against | GD | Pts | ||
| 1 | Portsmouth | 23 | 14 | 7 | 2 | 39 | 19 | 20 | 49 |
| 4 | Derby* | 22 | 13 | 4 | 5 | 39 | 18 | 21 | 43 |
| 8 | Blackpool | 24 | 10 | 6 | 8 | 40 | 29 | 11 | 36 |
| 15 | Shrewsbury | 24 | 8 | 3 | 13 | 14 | 34 | -20 | 27 |
League 2:
Toby Mullarkey played the final 1 min for Grimsby Town in their 2-0 defeat at Mansfield Town while Callum Ainley was not involved for the visitors.
Travis Johnson was not involved for Crawley Town in their 2-0 win at Gillingham.
Nick Powell played the final 48 mins and scored for Stockport County in their 2-2 draw at Barrow while George Ray played the full game for the hosts.
Kelvin Mellor was an unused sub for Accrington Stanley in their 2-1 defeat at Harrogate Town.
Matty Lund played the full game for Salford City in their 5-1 home defeat against Tranmere Rovers.
James Jones played the first 74 mins and was sent off for Wrexham in their 1-0 win at Swindon Town while Billy Waters was not involved.
Tom Booth, Connor O’Riordan (booked), Lewis Billington (64 mins), Zac Williams and Rio Adebisi all started for Crewe Alexandra in their 2-0 defeat at Walsall. Calum Agius (1 min) was a used sub while Zak Kempster-Down, Lewis Nolan, Rhys Allport and Lucas Sant were all unused subs for the visitors.
| Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | For | Against | GD | Pts | ||
| 1 | Stockport | 24 | 15 | 5 | 4 | 53 | 24 | 29 | 50 |
| 2 | Wrexham | 23 | 13 | 7 | 3 | 47 | 32 | 15 | 46 |
| 4 | Barrow | 23 | 12 | 8 | 3 | 35 | 19 | 16 | 44 |
| 6 | Crewe | 23 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 45 | 38 | 7 | 37 |
| 9 | Accrington | 24 | 10 | 4 | 10 | 36 | 35 | 1 | 34 |
| 11 | Crawley | 23 | 10 | 3 | 10 | 36 | 39 | -3 | 33 |
| 19 | Grimsby | 24 | 5 | 9 | 10 | 31 | 38 | -7 | 24 |
| 21 | Salford | 23 | 6 | 5 | 12 | 32 | 40 | -8 | 23 |
National League:
Billy Sass-Davies played the full game and scored for Boreham Wood in their 1-1 home draw against Kidderminster Harriers. Regan Griffiths was not involved for the hosts while Amari Morgan-Smith played the full game for the visitors.
Josh Lundstram played the full game and was booked for Oldham Athletic in their 3-1 win at Hartlepool United.
Harry Davis played the full game for AFC Fylde in their 2-0 defeat at Rochdale.
Ryan Colclough played the first 80 mins for Chesterfield in their 2-0 defeat at Solihull Moors.
| Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | For | Against | GD | Pts | ||
| 1 | Chesterfield | 24 | 19 | 2 | 3 | 58 | 31 | 27 | 59 |
| 10 | Oldham | 25 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 40 | 38 | 2 | 36 |
| 17 | Boreham Wood | 25 | 6 | 10 | 9 | 30 | 40 | -10 | 28 |
| 23 | Kidderminster | 26 | 4 | 8 | 14 | 19 | 33 | -14 | 20 |
| 24 | AFC Fylde | 25 | 4 | 7 | 14 | 35 | 49 | -14 | 19 |
National League North:
Matt Tootle played the first 76 mins and scored for Peterborough Sports in their 2-0 win at Bishop’s Stortford.
| Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | For | Against | GD | Pts | ||
| 5 | Chester* | 23 | 11 | 6 | 6 | 29 | 18 | 11 | 39 |
| 16 | Peterborough | 24 | 9 | 4 | 11 | 28 | 36 | -8 | 31 |
| 19 | Southport* | 24 | 8 | 4 | 12 | 26 | 44 | -18 | 28 |
National League South:
Malachi Linton was not involved for Taunton Town in their 4-1 defeat at Yeovil Town.
| Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | For | Against | GD | Pts | ||
| 19 | Taunton | 21 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 28 | 30 | -2 | 29 |
