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.
Championship:
Nick Powell played the first 76 mins and scored for Stoke City in their 3-1 home win against Charlton Athletic.
Cheyenne Dunkley played the full game, scored and was booked for Wigan Athletic in their 2-1 home defeat against Preston North End.
| Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | For | Against | GD | Pts | ||
| 20 | Stoke | 31 | 10 | 4 | 17 | 39 | 47 | -8 | 34 |
| 22 | Wigan | 31 | 7 | 8 | 16 | 29 | 46 | -17 | 29 |
League 1:
Billy Jones was not involved for Rotherham United in their 1-0 win at Lincoln City on Friday night.
Oliver Turton played the full game for Blackpool in their 1-0 home win against Southend United.
Ben Garratt was an unused sub for Burton Albion in their 0-0 home draw against Gillingham.
Luke Murphy came off in stoppage-time for Bolton Wanderers in their 2-1 defeat at Coventry City while Junior Brown was not involved for the hosts.
Matty Lund played the first 71 mins for Rochdale in their 1-1 draw at Doncaster Rovers.
George Ray played the full game for Tranmere Rovers in their 2-0 home defeat against Portsmouth while Gareth Evans was an unused sub for the visitors.
| Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | For | Against | GD | Pts | ||
| 1 | Rotherham | 30 | 17 | 5 | 8 | 54 | 30 | 24 | 56 |
| 3 | Peterborough* | 31 | 15 | 7 | 9 | 60 | 37 | 23 | 52 |
| 4 | Coventry | 28 | 13 | 12 | 3 | 40 | 28 | 12 | 51 |
| 5 | Portsmouth | 28 | 14 | 8 | 6 | 43 | 29 | 14 | 50 |
| 11 | Burton | 29 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 39 | 36 | 3 | 42 |
| 14 | Blackpool | 28 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 36 | 34 | 2 | 37 |
| 18 | Rochdale | 30 | 9 | 6 | 15 | 35 | 48 | -13 | 33 |
| 21 | Tranmere | 29 | 5 | 7 | 17 | 28 | 53 | -25 | 22 |
| 23 | Bolton | 27 | 5 | 8 | 14 | 23 | 57 | -34 | 11 |
League 2:
Kelvin Mellor was not involved for Bradford City in their 1-1 home draw with Grimsby Town while Harry Davis was not involved for the visitors.
Byron Moore, Antoni Sarcevic and George Cooper (45 mins, booked) all started for Plymouth Argyle in their 3-0 defeat at Colchester United.
Perry Ng, Luke Offord, Harry Pickering, James Jones (scored), Ryan Wintle, Ollie Finney (84 mins) and Charlie Kirk (scored) all started for Crewe Alexandra in their 2-1 home win against Oldham Athletic. Owen Dale (23 mins) and Callum Ainley (6 mins) were both used subs while Regan Griffiths was an unused sub, all for the hosts.
Nicky Maynard played the first 76 mins for Mansfield Town in their 1-1 draw at Morecambe. None of AJ Leitch-Smith, Ritchie Sutton nor Shaun Miller were involved for the hosts.
Billy Waters was an unused sub for Newport County in their 1-0 home defeat against Cambridge United.
Michael O’Connor played the first 79 mins for Salford City in their 0-0 home draw against Crawley Town.
Ryan Colclough was an unused sub for Scunthorpe United in their 1-0 home win against Cheltenham Town while Chris Clements was not involved for the visitors.
| Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | For | Against | GD | Pts | ||
| 2 | Crewe | 31 | 17 | 7 | 7 | 57 | 37 | 20 | 58 |
| 4 | Plymouth | 30 | 16 | 6 | 8 | 48 | 33 | 15 | 54 |
| 6 | Northampton* | 31 | 15 | 7 | 9 | 45 | 32 | 13 | 52 |
| 7 | Cheltenham | 30 | 12 | 12 | 6 | 44 | 25 | 19 | 48 |
| 8 | Bradford | 32 | 12 | 12 | 8 | 37 | 32 | 5 | 48 |
| 9 | Port Vale* | 32 | 12 | 12 | 8 | 40 | 38 | 2 | 48 |
| 11 | Salford | 32 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 41 | 41 | 0 | 41 |
| 13 | Newport | 29 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 27 | 26 | 1 | 39 |
| 16 | Scunthorpe | 30 | 9 | 9 | 14 | 41 | 48 | -7 | 36 |
| 18 | Grimsby | 30 | 8 | 11 | 11 | 33 | 37 | -4 | 35 |
| 21 | Mansfield | 32 | 7 | 11 | 14 | 44 | 51 | -7 | 32 |
| 23 | Morecambe | 32 | 6 | 9 | 17 | 29 | 54 | -25 | 27 |
National League:
Neither Mark Carrington nor Jason Oswell were involved for Wrexham in their 3-2 defeat at Chesterfield while Matt Tootle was not involved for the hosts.
| Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | For | Against | GD | Pts | ||
| 3 | Halifax | 33 | 16 | 7 | 10 | 49 | 45 | 4 | 55 |
| 7 | Notts County* | 32 | 13 | 11 | 8 | 49 | 33 | 16 | 50 |
| 19 | Wrexham | 34 | 10 | 9 | 15 | 44 | 46 | -2 | 39 |
| 21 | Chesterfield | 34 | 9 | 10 | 15 | 45 | 59 | -14 | 37 |
| 24 | Chorley | 33 | 4 | 14 | 15 | 29 | 57 | -28 | 26 |
