In this column, we look at how the Alex Academy Graduates have done in this weekend with all games taking place on Saturday unless stated.
Premier League:
Ashley Westwood played the full game for Burnley in their 2-1 home defeat against Leicester City.
| Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | For | Against | GD | Pts | ||
| 17 | Burnley | 31 | 8 | 6 | 17 | 35 | 59 | -24 | 30 |
Championship:
Billy Jones played the full game and was booked for Rotherham United in their 2-1 home defeat to Norwich City.
Nick Powell played 71 minutes and scored for Wigan Athletic in their 5-2 home win against Reading, scoring in the process. Cheyenne Dunkley played the full game for the hosts while Luke Murphy was not involved for the visitors.
| Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | For | Against | GD | Pts | ||
| 19 | Wigan | 38 | 10 | 9 | 19 | 41 | 57 | -16 | 39 |
| 22 | Rotherham | 38 | 7 | 15 | 16 | 40 | 61 | -21 | 36 |
| 23 | Bolton | 38 | 7 | 8 | 23 | 26 | 63 | -37 | 29 |
League 1:
Neither Oliver Turton nor Max Clayton were involved for Blackpool in their 3-0 defeat at Burton Albion.
Kelvin Mellor was not involved for Bradford City in their 1-0 defeat at Oxford United.
Junior Brown came on for the final 32 minutes in Coventry City in their 2-1 victory at Peterborough United with George Cooper an unused substitute for the hosts.
Gareth Evans played the second-half for Portsmouth in their 2-0 home win against Scunthorpe United while Ryan Colclough was not involved for the visitors.
| Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | For | Against | GD | Pts | ||
| 4 | Portsmouth | 38 | 20 | 11 | 7 | 66 | 41 | 25 | 71 |
| 7 | Coventry | 38 | 16 | 8 | 14 | 43 | 42 | 1 | 56 |
| 8 | Peterborough | 38 | 15 | 10 | 13 | 58 | 54 | 4 | 55 |
| 9 | Blackpool | 38 | 13 | 14 | 11 | 39 | 40 | -1 | 53 |
| 15 | Accrington | 36 | 11 | 11 | 14 | 38 | 49 | -11 | 44 |
| 17 | Scunthorpe | 38 | 12 | 8 | 18 | 46 | 64 | -18 | 44 |
| 23 | Bradford | 38 | 10 | 6 | 22 | 42 | 63 | -21 | 36 |
League 2:
Ben Garratt, Perry Ng, Harry Pickering (63 mins), Ollie Finney, Ryan Wintle and Charlie Kirk (60 mins, scored) all started for Crewe Alexandra in their 6-1 home win against Crawley Town. Owen Dale (30 mins, scored) and James Jones (20 mins) were both used substitutes while Shaun Miller and Callum Ainley were both unused subs.
Harry Davis played the full game for Grimsby Town in their 0-0 draw at home to Northampton Town.
Will Appleyard was not involved for Stevenage in their 1-1 draw at MK Dons.
Matt Tootle played the full game with David Vaughan playing 84 minutes in Notts County in their 0-0 draw at home to Morecambe. Ritchie Sutton played the full game while AJ Leitch-Smith was not involved, both for the visitors.
Michael O’Connor played 66 minutes for Lincoln City in their 1-1 draw at Mansfield Town last night.
| Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | For | Against | GD | Pts | ||
| 1 | Lincoln | 38 | 21 | 13 | 4 | 66 | 36 | 30 | 76 |
| 2 | Bury | 37 | 20 | 10 | 7 | 71 | 41 | 30 | 70 |
| 10 | Stevenage | 38 | 15 | 8 | 15 | 43 | 47 | -4 | 53 |
| 14 | Crewe | 38 | 15 | 6 | 17 | 46 | 48 | -2 | 50 |
| 16 | Grimsby | 38 | 14 | 6 | 18 | 40 | 48 | -8 | 47 |
| 17 | Cheltenham | 38 | 12 | 9 | 17 | 46 | 56 | -10 | 45 |
| 19 | Morecambe | 38 | 11 | 9 | 18 | 44 | 58 | -14 | 42 |
| 24 | Notts County | 38 | 7 | 12 | 19 | 38 | 71 | -33 | 33 |
National League:
Chris Holroyd played 71 minutes for Wrexham in their 1-0 victory at home to Maidstone United while neither Mark Carrington nor Jason Oswell were involved for the hosts.
| Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | For | Against | GD | Pts | ||
| 3 | Wrexham | 39 | 21 | 9 | 9 | 47 | 29 | 18 | 72 |
| 5 | AFC Fylde | 37 | 18 | 13 | 6 | 63 | 32 | 31 | 67 |
