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 1-0 home defeat against Manchester City.
| Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | For | Against | GD | Pts | ||
| 15 | Burnley | 36 | 11 | 7 | 18 | 44 | 63 | -19 | 40 |
Championship:
Nick Powell played 82 minutes and scored in Wigan Athletic’s 1-1 draw at Birmingham City while Cheyenne Dunkley played the full game and was booked for the visitors.
Billy Jones played 83 minutes and was booked for Rotherham United in their 2-1 defeat at West Bromwich Albion.
| Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | For | Against | GD | Pts | ||
| 18 | Wigan | 45 | 12 | 13 | 20 | 50 | 64 | -14 | 49 |
| 22 | Rotherham (R) | 45 | 8 | 16 | 21 | 51 | 81 | -30 | 40 |
| 23 | Bolton (R) | 44 | 8 | 8 | 28 | 29 | 76 | -47 | 32 |
League 1:
Liam Nolan was an unused sub in Accrington Stanley’s 5-1 home win against Plymouth Argyle.
Neither Oliver Turton nor Max Clayton were involved for Blackpool in their 2-1 defeat at Barnsley.
Kelvin Mellor played the full game and was booked in Bradford City’s 3-2 win at Scunthorpe United while Ryan Colclough was not involved for the hosts.
Gareth Evans came on for the final 24 minutes in Portsmouth’s 1-1 draw at Sunderland.
George Cooper came off after 24 minutes of Peterborough United’s 3-0 defeat at Walsall.
Junior Brown was an unused sub for Coventry City in their 1-1 home draw against Shrewsbury Town yesterday.
| Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | For | Against | GD | Pts | ||
| 3 | Portsmouth (PO) | 44 | 25 | 12 | 7 | 80 | 47 | 33 | 87 |
| 7 | Peterborough | 44 | 18 | 12 | 14 | 65 | 59 | 6 | 66 |
| 8 | Coventry | 45 | 18 | 11 | 16 | 54 | 52 | 2 | 65 |
| 9 | Blackpool | 45 | 15 | 17 | 13 | 50 | 49 | 1 | 62 |
| 13 | Accrington | 45 | 14 | 12 | 19 | 50 | 66 | -16 | 54 |
| 23 | Scunthorpe | 45 | 12 | 10 | 23 | 51 | 80 | -29 | 46 |
| 24 | Bradford (R) | 45 | 11 | 7 | 27 | 49 | 77 | -28 | 40 |
League 2:
Ritchie Sutton played the full game for Morecambe in their 2-1 win at Cambridge United while AJ Leitch-Smith was not involved for the visitors.
Billy Waters played 82 minutes and scored for Cheltenham Town in their 3-2 home win against Swindon Town while Chris Clements came on for the final 19 minutes for the hosts.
Perry Ng, Ryan Wintle, James Jones (74 mins), Tom Lowery, Callum Ainley (66 mins) and Charlie Kirk (2 goals, booked) all started for Crewe Alexandra in their 4-3 home win against Forest Green Rovers. Owen Dale (24 mins) and Ollie Finney (16 mins) were used substitutes whilst Ben Garratt, Shaun Miller, Lewis Reilly and Billy Sass-Davies were all unused subs.
Will Appleyard was not involved for Stevenage in their 2-1 win at Mansfield Town.
Michael O’Connor played 77 minutes for Lincoln City in their 1-0 defeat at Newport County.
Matt Tootle played the full game for Notts County in their 2-1 home win against Grimsby Town. David Vaughan was an unused sub for the hosts while Harry Davis played the full game for the visitors.
| Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | For | Against | GD | Pts | ||
| 1 | Lincoln (C) | 45 | 23 | 16 | 6 | 73 | 40 | 33 | 88 |
| 2 | Bury (PO) | 44 | 22 | 11 | 11 | 80 | 54 | 26 | 77 |
| 10 | Stevenage | 45 | 19 | 10 | 16 | 57 | 55 | 2 | 67 |
| 12 | Crewe | 45 | 19 | 8 | 18 | 60 | 57 | 3 | 65 |
| 16 | Cheltenham | 45 | 15 | 12 | 18 | 57 | 66 | -9 | 57 |
| 17 | Grimsby | 45 | 15 | 8 | 22 | 43 | 56 | -13 | 53 |
| 18 | Morecambe | 45 | 14 | 11 | 20 | 53 | 69 | -16 | 53 |
| 23 | Notts County | 45 | 9 | 14 | 22 | 47 | 81 | -34 | 41 |
National League:
Andy Bond was an unused substitute for AFC Fylde in their 2-0 home defeat against AFC Halifax Town.
Both Mark Carrington and Jason Oswell (78 mins) started for Wrexham in their 2-1 home win against Harrogate Town.
| Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | For | Against | GD | Pts | ||
| 4 | Wrexham (PO) | 46 | 25 | 9 | 12 | 58 | 39 | 19 | 84 |
| 5 | AFC Fylde (PO) | 46 | 22 | 15 | 9 | 72 | 41 | 31 | 81 |
