This column looks at the results of the fixtures played this weekend (yesterday unless stated) in the Football League, League of Ireland and the MLS. Those teams marked with a * have a player(s) out on loan.
Championship:
Harry Pickering played the first 73 mins for Blackburn Rovers in their 0-0 home draw against Coventry City while Connor O’Riordan was not involved for the hosts.
Ryan Wintle played the final 22 mins for Cardiff City in their 4-1 home defeat against Middlesbrough while Perry Ng was not involved for the hosts.
Oliver Turton played the first 79 mins for Huddersfield Town in their 1-1 home draw against Birmingham City.
| Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | For | Against | GD | Pts | ||
| 12 | Cardiff | 45 | 19 | 5 | 21 | 51 | 65 | -14 | 62 |
| 19 | Blackburn | 45 | 13 | 11 | 21 | 58 | 74 | -16 | 50 |
| 23 | Huddersfield | 45 | 9 | 18 | 18 | 48 | 75 | -27 | 45 |
League 1:
Owen Dale played the first 71 mins for Oxford United in their 2-1 win at Exeter City.
Tom Lowery played the first 59 mins and was booked for Portsmouth in their 2-0 win at Lincoln City.
Cheyenne Dunkley played the first 55 mins for Shrewsbury Town in their 3-1 home defeat against Leyton Orient.
| Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | For | Against | GD | Pts | ||
| 1 (C) | Portsmouth | 46 | 28 | 13 | 5 | 78 | 41 | 37 | 97 |
| 2 (P) | Derby* | 46 | 28 | 8 | 10 | 78 | 37 | 41 | 92 |
| 5 (PO) | Oxford | 46 | 22 | 11 | 13 | 79 | 56 | 23 | 77 |
| 19 | Shrewsbury | 46 | 13 | 9 | 24 | 35 | 67 | -32 | 48 |
League 2:
Kelvin Mellor was not involved for Accrington Stanley in their 4-1 home win against Tranmere Rovers.
George Ray played the first 50 mins for Barrow in their 1-1 home draw against Mansfield Town.
Lewis Billington, Zac Williams (booked), Rio Adebisi, Matus Holicek (45 mins) and Joel Tabiner all started for Crewe Alexandra in their 1-1 draw at Colchester United. Charlie Kirk (9 mins) was a used sub while Mikolaj Lenarcik, Charlie Finney and Charlie Kirk were all unused subs.
Travis Johnson was not involved for Crawley Town in their 2-0 home win against Grimsby Town. Toby Mullarkey played the full game while Callum Ainley was not involved, both for the visitors.
Billy Waters was an unused sub for Doncaster Rovers in their 2-2 draw at Gillingham.
Matty Lund played the final 15 mins for Salford City in their 2-2 home draw against Harrogate Town.
Nick Powell played the first 63 mins for Stockport County in their 2-1 defeat at Wrexham while James Jones was not involved for the visitors.
| Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | For | Against | GD | Pts | ||
| 1 (C) | Stockport | 46 | 27 | 11 | 8 | 96 | 48 | 48 | 92 |
| 2 (P) | Wrexham | 46 | 26 | 10 | 10 | 89 | 52 | 37 | 88 |
| 5 (PO) | Doncaster | 46 | 21 | 8 | 17 | 73 | 68 | 5 | 71 |
| 6 (PO) | Crewe | 46 | 19 | 14 | 12 | 69 | 65 | 4 | 71 |
| 7 (PO) | Crawley | 46 | 21 | 7 | 18 | 73 | 67 | 6 | 70 |
| 8 | Barrow | 46 | 18 | 15 | 13 | 62 | 56 | 6 | 69 |
| 17 | Accrington | 46 | 16 | 9 | 21 | 63 | 71 | -8 | 57 |
| 20 | Salford | 46 | 13 | 12 | 21 | 66 | 82 | -16 | 51 |
| 21 | Grimsby | 46 | 11 | 16 | 19 | 57 | 74 | -17 | 49 |
League of Ireland:
Connor Evans played the final 27 mins and was booked for Waterford in their 2-0 home defeat against Derry City on Friday.
| Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | For | Against | GD | Pts | ||
| 8 | Waterford | 12 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 12 | 14 | -2 | 13 |
MLS:
Ashley Westwood played the full game and was booked for Charlotte in their 2-1 defeat at New York City.
| Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | For | Against | GD | Pts | ||
| 11 | Charlotte | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 13 | -3 | 11 |
