In this column, we look at how the Alex Academy Graduates have done in this weekend with all games taking place on Saturday.
League 1:
None of Kelvin Mellor (Bradford), Oliver Turton or Max Clayton (both Blackpool) were involved as the away side won 4-1.
Liam Nolan was not involved for Accrington Stanley in their 5-2 defeat at Accrington Stanley.
Junior Brown was an unused substitute for Coventry City in their 1-0 home defeat against Oxford United.
George Cooper was an unused substitute for Peterborough United in their 2-0 home win against Southend United.
Ryan Colclough was not involved for Scunthorpe United in their 3-1 away defeat at Rochdale.
Gareth Evans played 89 minutes for Portsmouth in their 2-0 win at Shrewsbury Town.
Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | For | Against | GD | Pts | ||
3 | Portsmouth | 39 | 21 | 11 | 7 | 68 | 41 | 27 | 74 |
6 | Peterborough | 39 | 16 | 10 | 13 | 60 | 54 | 6 | 58 |
8 | Blackpool | 39 | 14 | 14 | 11 | 43 | 41 | 2 | 56 |
9 | Coventry | 39 | 16 | 8 | 15 | 43 | 43 | 0 | 56 |
17 | Accrington | 37 | 11 | 11 | 15 | 40 | 54 | -14 | 44 |
17 | Scunthorpe | 39 | 12 | 8 | 19 | 47 | 67 | -20 | 44 |
24 | Bradford | 39 | 10 | 6 | 23 | 43 | 67 | -24 | 36 |
League 2:
Chris Clements played 89 minutes before being replaced for Cheltenham Town in their 3-1 home win against Northampton Town while Billy Waters didn’t feature for the hosts against his parent club.
Michael O’Connor was an unused substitute for Lincoln City in their 3-0 win at Crawley Town.
Nicky Maynard played the full game for Bury in their 0-0 draw at Grimsby Town. Harry Davis played the full game and got booked for the hosts while Byron Moore came on for the final 26 mins for the visitors.
Will Appleyard was not involved for Stevenage in their 2-2 draw at Macclesfield Town.
Ben Garratt, Perry Ng, James Jones (63 mins), Ollie Finney (81 mins) and Ryan Wintle all started for Crewe Alexandra in their 2-1 away win at Mansfield Town. Callum Ainley (27 mins, 2 goals), Tom Lowery and Shaun Miller (both 9 mins) were all used substitutes while Charlie Kirk was an unused sub.
Matt Tootle played the full game for Notts County in their 1-0 home defeat to Exeter City while David Vaughan was an unused sub for the hosts.
Neither Ritchie Sutton nor AJ Leitch-Smith were involved for Morecambe in their 4-0 defeat at Swindon Town.
Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | For | Against | GD | Pts | ||
1 | Lincoln | 39 | 22 | 13 | 4 | 69 | 36 | 33 | 79 |
2 | Bury | 38 | 20 | 11 | 7 | 71 | 41 | 30 | 71 |
11 | Stevenage | 39 | 15 | 9 | 15 | 45 | 49 | -4 | 54 |
12 | Crewe | 39 | 15 | 8 | 16 | 48 | 49 | -1 | 53 |
15 | Grimsby | 39 | 14 | 7 | 18 | 40 | 48 | -8 | 49 |
17 | Cheltenham | 39 | 13 | 9 | 17 | 49 | 57 | -8 | 48 |
19 | Morecambe | 39 | 11 | 9 | 19 | 44 | 62 | -18 | 42 |
24 | Notts County | 39 | 7 | 12 | 20 | 38 | 72 | -34 | 33 |
National League:
Chris Holroyd played the full game for Wrexham in their 1-0 defeat at Hartlepool United while neither Mark Carrington nor Jason Oswell were involved for the visitors.
Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | For | Against | GD | Pts | ||
3 | Wrexham | 40 | 21 | 9 | 10 | 47 | 30 | 17 | 72 |
5 | AFC Fylde | 37 | 18 | 13 | 6 | 63 | 32 | 31 | 67 |
FA Trophy:
Andy Bond was not involved for AFC Fylde in their 3-2 win (both on the day and on aggregate) at Stockport County to book their place in the final at Wembley on May 19th.