This column looks at the results of the fixtures played this weekend (yesterday unless stated) in the Football League. Those teams marked with a * have a player(s) out on loan.
Championship:
Harry Pickering was not involved for Blackburn Rovers in their 1-0 home defeat against Hull City.
Tom Lowery was not involved for Portsmouth in their 3-0 defeat at Bristol City.
Ryan Wintle was not involved for Millwall in their 0-0 draw at Coventry City.
Owen Dale was not involved for Oxford United in their 2-0 home win against Plymouth Argyle.
Perry Ng was not involved for Cardiff City in their 2-1 defeat at Watford.
| Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | For | Against | GD | Pts | ||
| 5 | Blackburn* | 23 | 11 | 5 | 7 | 27 | 21 | 6 | 38 |
| 13 | Millwall | 23 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 22 | 20 | 2 | 29 |
| 20 | Oxford | 23 | 6 | 6 | 11 | 26 | 39 | -13 | 24 |
| 22 | Cardiff* | 23 | 5 | 6 | 12 | 23 | 38 | -15 | 21 |
| 23 | Portsmouth | 22 | 4 | 8 | 10 | 26 | 40 | -14 | 20 |
League 1:
Nick Powell was not involved for Stockport County in their 1-1 draw at Rotherham United.
Toby Mullarkey played the full game and was booked for Crawley Town in their 4-4 draw at Exeter City.
Oliver Turton played the final 45 mins for Huddersfield Town in their 1-1 home draw against Burton Albion.
Connor O’Riordan was not involved for Cambridge United in their 2-0 defeat at Leyton Orient.
Rio Adebisi was not involved for Peterborough United in their 3-1 home defeat against Barnsley.
James Jones was not involved for Wrexham in their 2-1 home win against Wigan Athletic.
| Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | For | Against | GD | Pts | ||
| 2 | Wrexham* | 23 | 14 | 6 | 3 | 35 | 16 | 19 | 48 |
| 4 | Huddersfield | 22 | 13 | 4 | 5 | 36 | 19 | 17 | 43 |
| 5 | Stockport | 23 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 35 | 24 | 11 | 37 |
| 18 | Peterborough | 22 | 7 | 3 | 12 | 39 | 43 | -4 | 24 |
| 21 | Crawley | 22 | 5 | 5 | 12 | 24 | 40 | -16 | 20 |
| 22 | Cambridge | 22 | 4 | 5 | 13 | 21 | 39 | -18 | 17 |
League 2:
Neither Ryan Colclough nor Cheyenne Dunkley were involved for Chesterfield in their 2-1 defeat at Bradford City.
Callum Ainley played the first 61 mins for Grimsby Town in their 3-0 home win against Port Vale.
Zac Williams, Joel Tabiner and Matus Holicek (78 mins) all started for Crewe Alexandra in their 1-1 draw at MK Dons. Owen Lunt and Charlie Finney (1 min) were both used subs as Tom Booth and Lewis Billington were both unused subs, all for the visitors, while Luke Offord played the full game for the hosts.
Matty Lund played the final 45 mins and scored for Salford City in their 1-0 home win against Morecambe while George Ray was not involved for the visitors.
Charlie Kirk was an unused sub for Barrow in their 1-1 draw at Tranmere Rovers.
| Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | For | Against | GD | Pts | ||
| 5 | Grimsby | 23 | 12 | 1 | 10 | 33 | 34 | -1 | 37 |
| 6 | Salford | 22 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 26 | 19 | 7 | 36 |
| 7 | Crewe* | 22 | 9 | 9 | 4 | 26 | 19 | 7 | 36 |
| 9 | Chesterfield | 23 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 37 | 27 | 10 | 34 |
| 11 | MK Dons | 21 | 9 | 4 | 8 | 34 | 29 | 5 | 31 |
| 17 | Barrow | 22 | 7 | 6 | 9 | 21 | 22 | -1 | 27 |
| 24 | Morecambe | 23 | 4 | 5 | 14 | 20 | 39 | -19 | 17 |
