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 2-0 home win against Wolverhampton Wanderers.
| Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | For | Against | GD | Pts | ||
| 17 | Burnley | 32 | 9 | 6 | 17 | 37 | 60 | -23 | 33 |
Championship:
Billy Jones played the full game for Rotherham United in their 6-1 defeat at Derby County.
Luke Murphy was not involved in Bolton Wanderers 2-1 win at Queens Park Rangers.
Both Cheyenne Dunkley and Nick Powell played the full game for Wigan Athletic in their 0-0 home draw against Brentford.
| Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | For | Against | GD | Pts | ||
| 20 | Wigan | 39 | 10 | 10 | 19 | 41 | 57 | -16 | 40 |
| 22 | Rotherham | 39 | 7 | 15 | 17 | 41 | 67 | -26 | 36 |
| 23 | Bolton | 39 | 8 | 8 | 23 | 28 | 64 | -36 | 32 |
League 1:
Liam Nolan was not involved for Accrington Stanley in their 1-0 home defeat against Fleetwood Town.
Junior Brown came on for the final 11 minutes in Coventry City’s 2-2 draw at Barnsley.
Neither Oliver Turton nor Max Clayton were involved for Blackpool in their 2-2 home draw against Plymouth Argyle.
Kelvin Mellor was not involved for Bradford City in their 1-0 defeat at Charlton Athletic.
Ryan Colclough was not involved for Scunthorpe United in their 2-1 home defeat to AFC Wimbledon.
| Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | For | Against | GD | Pts | ||
| 3 | Portsmouth | 39 | 21 | 11 | 7 | 68 | 41 | 27 | 74 |
| 7 | Peterborough | 40 | 16 | 10 | 13 | 60 | 54 | 6 | 58 |
| 8 | Blackpool | 40 | 14 | 15 | 11 | 45 | 43 | 2 | 57 |
| 9 | Coventry | 40 | 16 | 9 | 15 | 45 | 45 | 0 | 57 |
| 18 | Accrington | 38 | 11 | 11 | 16 | 40 | 55 | -15 | 44 |
| 19 | Scunthorpe | 40 | 12 | 8 | 20 | 48 | 69 | -21 | 44 |
| 24 | Bradford | 40 | 10 | 6 | 24 | 43 | 68 | -25 | 36 |
League 2:
Nicky Maynard played the full game and scored in Bury’s 3-1 home defeat against Swindon Town while Byron Moore came on for the final 29 minutes for the hosts.
Ben Garratt, Perry Ng (booked), George Ray (53 mins, sent off), Callum Ainley (61 mins), Ryan Wintle and Charlie Kirk (58 mins) all started for Crewe Alexandra in their 3-1 home defeat against Cheltenham Town. James Jones (32 mins) and Shaun Miller (11 mins, booked) were both used substitutes while Tom Lowery, Owen Dale and Ollie Finney were all unused subs. Chris Clements played 65 mins with Billy Waters playing the final 25 minutes and scoring for the visitors.
Michael O’Connor came on for the final 19 minutes for Lincoln City in their 1-1 home draw with Macclesfield Town.
Neither Ritchie Sutton nor AJ Leitch-Smith were involved in Morecambe’s 1-0 home win against Crawley Town.
Harry Davis played the full game and was booked in Grimsby Town’s 2-0 defeat at Oldham Athletic.
Matt Tootle played the full game for Notts County in their 3-0 win at Stevenage. David Vaughan was an unused substitute for the visitors while Will Appleyard was not involved for the hosts.
| Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | For | Against | GD | Pts | ||
| 1 | Lincoln | 40 | 22 | 14 | 4 | 70 | 37 | 33 | 80 |
| 3 | Bury | 39 | 20 | 11 | 8 | 72 | 44 | 28 | 71 |
| 12 | Stevenage | 40 | 15 | 9 | 16 | 45 | 52 | -7 | 54 |
| 13 | Crewe | 40 | 15 | 8 | 17 | 49 | 52 | -3 | 53 |
| 16 | Cheltenham | 40 | 14 | 9 | 17 | 52 | 58 | -6 | 51 |
| 17 | Grimsby | 40 | 14 | 7 | 19 | 40 | 50 | -10 | 49 |
| 18 | Morecambe | 40 | 12 | 9 | 19 | 45 | 62 | -17 | 45 |
| 24 | Notts County | 40 | 8 | 12 | 20 | 41 | 72 | -31 | 36 |
National League:
Andy Bond played 89 minutes for AFC Fylde in their 0-0 draw at Aldershot Town.
Mark Carrington played the full game and was booked in Wrexham’s 4-2 defeat at Ebbsfleet United. Jason Oswell played the second half while Chris Holroyd was an unused sub, both for the visitors.
| Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | For | Against | GD | Pts | ||
| 4 | Wrexham | 41 | 21 | 9 | 11 | 49 | 34 | 15 | 72 |
| 5 | AFC Fylde | 39 | 18 | 14 | 7 | 63 | 34 | 29 | 68 |
