In this column, we look at how the Alex Academy Graduates have done this weekend with all games taking place yesterday unless stated. Those with * in the tables have a player out on loan that fits the AA criteria.
Championship:
Nick Powell was not involved for Stoke City in their 1-0 defeat at Sheffield Wednesday.
Cheyenne Dunkley played the full game for Wigan Athletic in their 1-0 at Derby County this evening.
| Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | For | Against | GD | Pts | ||
| 19 | Wigan | 13 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 10 | 17 | -7 | 14 |
| 23 | Stoke | 13 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 13 | 23 | -10 | 8 |
League 1:
Oliver Turton played the full game for Blackpool in their 1-1 home draw against Wycombe Wanderers.
Luke Murphy played the full game, scored and was booked for Bolton Wanderers in their 2-0 win at Bristol Rovers.
Ben Garratt was an unused sub for Burton Albion in their 1-0 home win against AFC Wimbledon.
Gareth Evans played the full game for Portsmouth in their 1-0 home win against Lincoln City while Michael O’Connor played the first 80 mins for the visitors.
George Ray played the full game and was booked for Tranmere Rovers in their 5-0 defeat at Sunderland.
Billy Jones played the full game for Rotherham United in their 2-0 win at Ipswich Town this evening.
| Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | For | Against | GD | Pts | ||
| 1 | Peterborough* | 14 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 34 | 16 | 18 | 27 |
| 4 | Coventry* | 14 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 18 | 16 | 2 | 24 |
| 9 | Rotherham | 13 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 21 | 12 | 9 | 21 |
| 10 | Blackpool | 14 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 18 | 16 | 2 | 21 |
| 13 | Burton | 12 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 16 | 13 | 3 | 18 |
| 15 | Lincoln | 15 | 5 | 2 | 8 | 17 | 20 | -3 | 17 |
| 16 | Portsmouth | 12 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 13 | 12 | 1 | 16 |
| 20 | Tranmere | 14 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 17 | 27 | -10 | 13 |
| 23 | Bolton | 12 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 5 | 28 | -23 | -5 |
League 2:
Kelvin Mellor played the full game for Bradford City in their 2-1 home defeat against Port Vale while Dan Trickett-Smith was not involved for the visitors.
Harry Davis came on as a stoppage-time sub for Grimsby Town in their 0-0 away draw against Cambridge United.
Billy Waters played the first 63 mins and was booked for Northampton Town in their 2-0 win at Carlisle United.
Chris Clements was an unused sub for Cheltenham Town in their 3-0 home win against Macclesfield Town.
Perry Ng, Harry Pickering (booked), Ryan Wintle, Tom Lowery (booked), Owen Dale (78 mins) and Charlie Kirk all started for Crewe Alexandra in their 0-0 home draw against Colchester United. James Jones (22 mins) and Callum Ainley (12 mins) were both used subs while Ollie Finney, Travis Johnson and Rio Adebisi were both unused subs.
Nicky Maynard played the full game and scored for Mansfield Town in their 2-1 home defeat against Salford City.
Shaun Miller played the final 9 mins for Morecambe in their 2-0 home defeat against Forest Green Rovers. Ritchie Sutton was an unused sub while AJ Leitch-Smith was not involved, both for the hosts.
Both Antoni Sarcevic and George Cooper (62 mins, booked) started for Plymouth Argyle in their 4-0 home win against Leyton Orient while Byron Moore came on for the final 22 mins for the hosts.
Junior Brown, Ryan Colclough and Matty Lund all played the full game for Scunthorpe United in their 3-1 home win against Exeter City.
| Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | For | Against | GD | Pts | ||
| 1 | Crewe | 15 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 26 | 17 | 9 | 30 |
| 2 | Cheltenham | 15 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 26 | 12 | 14 | 28 |
| 4 | Bradford | 15 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 22 | 15 | 7 | 27 |
| 8 | Plymouth | 15 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 24 | 16 | 8 | 23 |
| 9 | Northampton | 15 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 18 | 16 | 2 | 21 |
| 10 | Port Vale | 15 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 21 | 22 | -1 | 21 |
| 16 | Grimsby | 15 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 20 | 20 | 0 | 19 |
| 18 | Mansfield | 15 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 22 | 21 | 1 | 17 |
| 22 | Scunthorpe | 15 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 20 | 24 | -4 | 13 |
| 23 | Morecambe | 15 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 14 | 28 | -14 | 10 |
