In this column, we look at how the Alex Academy Graduates have done in the weekend round of fixtures with all the games taking place on Saturday unless stated. Those with * in the tables have a player out on loan that fits the AA criteria.
Premier League:
Ashley Westwood played the full game and scored for Burnley in their 2-1 home win against Leicester City yesterday.
| Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | For | Against | GD | Pts | ||
| 14 | Burnley | 23 | 8 | 3 | 12 | 26 | 38 | -12 | 27 |
Championship:
Cheyenne Dunkley was an unused sub for Wigan Athletic in their 2-1 defeat at Swansea City.
Nick Powell played the first 71 mins for Stoke City in their 1-0 win at West Bromwich Albion this evening.
| Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | For | Against | GD | Pts | ||
| 21 | Stoke | 28 | 8 | 4 | 16 | 34 | 42 | -8 | 28 |
| 23 | Wigan | 28 | 5 | 8 | 15 | 25 | 43 | -18 | 23 |
League 1:
Luke Murphy played the full game for Bolton Wanderers in their 1-0 home defeat against Portsmouth while Gareth Evans was not involved for the visitors.
Oliver Turton played the full game for Blackpool in their 1-0 defeat at Lincoln City.
Billy Jones was not involved for Rotherham United in their 3-0 home win against Bristol Rovers.
George Ray was not involved for Tranmere Rovers in their 2-1 home defeat against Ipswich Town.
| Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | For | Against | GD | Pts | ||
| 1 | Rotherham | 26 | 14 | 5 | 7 | 48 | 26 | 22 | 47 |
| 4 | Coventry* | 25 | 11 | 11 | 3 | 36 | 25 | 10 | 44 |
| 7 | Portsmouth | 25 | 11 | 8 | 6 | 37 | 29 | 8 | 41 |
| 8 | Burton | 25 | 11 | 6 | 8 | 34 | 30 | 4 | 39 |
| 10 | Peterborough* | 26 | 10 | 7 | 9 | 44 | 35 | 9 | 37 |
| 15 | Blackpool | 25 | 8 | 10 | 7 | 32 | 29 | 3 | 34 |
| 21 | Tranmere | 25 | 5 | 7 | 13 | 28 | 45 | -17 | 22 |
| 23 | Bolton | 24 | 4 | 7 | 13 | 19 | 54 | -35 | 7 |
League 2:
Junior Brown and Matty Lund (booked) both started for Scunthorpe United in their 2-2 draw at Bradford City while Ryan Colclough played the final 33 mins for the visitors and Kelvin Mellor played the full game for the hosts.
Perry Ng (scored), Harry Pickering, Tom Lowery, Ryan Wintle and Charlie Kirk (80 mins) all started for Crewe Alexandra in their 1-0 home win against Cheltenham Town. Owen Dale (10 mins) was a used sub while James Jones, Callum Ainley, Oliver Finney and Travis Johnson were all unused subs, all for the hosts, and Chris Clements played the full game for the visitors.
Michael O’Connor scored the winner on debut and was booked for Salford City in their 2-1 win at Forest Green Rovers.
Harry Davis was not involved for Grimsby Town in their 1-0 home defeat against Exeter City.
Billy Waters came on as a stoppage-time sub for Newport County in their 2-0 home win against Swindon Town.
Ritchie Sutton (53 mins) and AJ Leitch-Smith (25 mins) were both used subs for Morecambe in their 4-1 defeat at Northampton Town while Shaun Miller was not involved for the visitors.
Antoni Sarcevic (scored), George Cooper (84 mins, booked) and Byron Moore all started for Plymouth Argyle in their 3-1 home win against Mansfield Town with Nicky Maynard playing the full game for the visitors.
| Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | For | Against | GD | Pts | ||
| 3 | Crewe | 26 | 14 | 5 | 7 | 48 | 32 | 16 | 47 |
| 4 | Plymouth | 26 | 14 | 5 | 7 | 43 | 27 | 16 | 47 |
| 5 | Bradford | 27 | 12 | 9 | 6 | 35 | 24 | 11 | 45 |
| 6 | Northampton* | 27 | 13 | 6 | 8 | 40 | 30 | 10 | 45 |
| 7 | Cheltenham | 27 | 11 | 11 | 5 | 41 | 22 | 19 | 44 |
| 10 | Port Vale | 28 | 10 | 11 | 7 | 35 | 33 | 2 | 41 |
| 11 | Newport | 25 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 25 | 22 | 3 | 36 |
| 13 | Salford | 28 | 9 | 8 | 11 | 35 | 39 | -4 | 35 |
| 14 | Scunthorpe | 28 | 8 | 8 | 12 | 37 | 40 | -3 | 32 |
| 17 | Grimsby | 26 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 30 |
| 19 | Mansfield | 28 | 6 | 9 | 13 | 37 | 45 | -8 | 27 |
| 24 | Morecambe | 28 | 5 | 7 | 16 | 24 | 50 | -26 | 22 |
National League:
Chris Holroyd played the full second-half for Chorley in their 3-3 draw at Aldershot Town.
Matt Tootle was not involved for Chesterfield in their 2-0 win at Eastleigh.
Will Appleyard was an unused sub for Halifax Town in their 5-2 home win against Maidenhead United while Liam Nolan was not involved for the hosts.
Mark Carrington played the first 87 mins and was booked for Wrexham in their 3-0 home win against Woking while Jason Oswell came on as a stoppage-time sub for the hosts.
| Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | For | Against | GD | Pts | ||
| 6 | Notts County* | 30 | 12 | 11 | 7 | 46 | 31 | 15 | 47 |
| 7 | Halifax | 30 | 13 | 7 | 10 | 42 | 42 | 0 | 46 |
| 18 | Wrexham | 31 | 9 | 8 | 14 | 40 | 43 | -3 | 35 |
| 21 | Chesterfield | 31 | 8 | 9 | 14 | 41 | 53 | -12 | 33 |
| 24 | Chorley | 31 | 4 | 13 | 14 | 28 | 55 | -27 | 25 |
Scottish Cup:
Owain fon Williams played the full game for Hamilton Academicals in their 5-0 home win against Edinburgh City with them drawn at home to Rangers in Round 5.
