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. Those with * in the tables have a player out on loan that fits the AA criteria.
Premier League:
Ashley Westwood played the full game for Burnley’s 3-0 home win against Bournemouth.
| Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | For | Against | GD | Pts | ||
| 10 | Burnley | 27 | 11 | 4 | 12 | 33 | 39 | -6 | 37 |
Championship:
Nick Powell played the first 81 mins and was booked for Stoke City in their 2-0 home win against Cardiff City.
Cheyenne Dunkley was suspended for Wigan Athletic in their 1-0 home win against Millwall.
| Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | For | Against | GD | Pts | ||
| 21 | Stoke | 33 | 10 | 4 | 19 | 41 | 53 | -12 | 34 |
| 22 | Wigan | 33 | 7 | 10 | 16 | 33 | 50 | -17 | 31 |
League 1:
Billy Jones was not involved for Rotherham United in their 2-1 away win against Accrington Stanley.
Oliver Turton played the full game for Blackpool in their 0-0 draw at AFC Wimbledon.
Gareth Evans was an unused sub for Portsmouth in their 1-0 defeat at Fleetwood Town.
Luke Murphy played the full game for Bolton Wanderers in their 1-0 defeat at MK Dons.
Matty Lund played the full game for Rochdale in their 2-1 home defeat against Coventry City while Junior Brown was not involved for the visitors.
Ben Garratt was an unused sub for Burton Albion in their 3-2 win at Southend United.
George Ray was not involved for Tranmere Rovers in their 3-1 defeat at Wycombe Wanderers.
| Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | For | Against | GD | Pts | ||
| 1 | Rotherham | 32 | 18 | 6 | 8 | 58 | 33 | 25 | 60 |
| 2 | Coventry | 31 | 16 | 12 | 3 | 45 | 29 | 16 | 60 |
| 5 | Peterborough* | 33 | 16 | 7 | 10 | 65 | 39 | 26 | 56 |
| 7 | Portsmouth | 31 | 15 | 8 | 8 | 45 | 31 | 14 | 53 |
| 12 | Burton | 32 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 45 | 44 | 1 | 46 |
| 16 | Blackpool | 31 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 39 | 39 | 0 | 38 |
| 19 | Rochdale | 32 | 9 | 6 | 17 | 36 | 53 | -17 | 33 |
| 21 | Tranmere | 31 | 5 | 8 | 18 | 29 | 56 | -27 | 23 |
| 23 | Bolton | 30 | 5 | 8 | 17 | 24 | 62 | -38 | 11 |
League 2:
AJ Leitch-Smith was an unused sub for Morecambe in their 2-2 draw at Carlisle United while neither Ritchie Sutton nor Shaun Miller were involved for the visitors.
Nicky Maynard played the full game for Mansfield Town in their 1-0 defeat at Cheltenham Town while Chris Clements played the first 56 mins for the hosts.
Perry Ng, Luke Offord, Harry Pickering, James Jones, Ryan Wintle (booked), Ollie Finney and Charlie Kirk all started for Crewe Alexandra in their 2-0 home win against Macclesfield Town. Callum Ainley (14 mins) was a used sub while Owen Dale was an unused sub, both for the hosts.
Billy Waters was an unused sub for Newport County in their 2-1 home win against Bradford City while Kelvin Mellor was not involved for the visitors.
Both Antoni Sarcevic and Byron Moore played the full game for Plymouth Argyle in their 0-0 home draw against Cambridge United while George Cooper played the final 19 mins for the hosts.
Michael O’Connor played the first half before being replaced in Salford City in their 2-1 home defeat against Colchester United.
Ryan Colclough was not involved for Scunthorpe United in their 1-0 home win against Forest Green Rovers.
Harry Davis was not involved for Grimsby Town in their 3-1 defeat at Swindon Town.
| Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | For | Against | GD | Pts | ||
| 2 | Crewe | 34 | 19 | 7 | 8 | 62 | 40 | 22 | 64 |
| 4 | Plymouth | 34 | 18 | 8 | 8 | 54 | 37 | 17 | 62 |
| 5 | Cheltenham | 33 | 15 | 12 | 6 | 48 | 26 | 22 | 57 |
| 7 | Northampton* | 34 | 16 | 7 | 11 | 49 | 36 | 13 | 55 |
| 8 | Port Vale* | 35 | 14 | 13 | 8 | 48 | 42 | 6 | 55 |
| 9 | Bradford | 35 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 42 | 37 | 5 | 51 |
| 13 | Salford | 35 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 45 | 46 | -1 | 44 |
| 15 | Newport | 32 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 29 | 28 | 1 | 43 |
| 16 | Grimsby | 33 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 39 | 43 | -4 | 41 |
| 17 | Scunthorpe | 34 | 10 | 9 | 15 | 42 | 50 | -8 | 39 |
| 21 | Mansfield | 35 | 8 | 11 | 16 | 46 | 54 | -8 | 35 |
| 22 | Morecambe | 35 | 7 | 10 | 18 | 34 | 58 | -24 | 31 |
National League:
Jason Oswell came on in stoppage-time for Wrexham in their 2-0 away win at Bromley.
Matt Tootle was not involved for Chesterfield in their 4-0 home win against Ebbsfleet United.
Chris Holroyd was not involved for Chorley in their 1-0 home defeat against Barnet.
Both Liam Nolan and Will Appleyard were unused subs for Halifax Town in their 1-0 defeat at Torquay United.
| Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | For | Against | GD | Pts | ||
| 4 | Halifax | 34 | 16 | 7 | 11 | 49 | 46 | 3 | 55 |
| 7 | Notts County* | 34 | 13 | 12 | 9 | 50 | 36 | 14 | 51 |
| 17 | Wrexham | 35 | 11 | 9 | 15 | 46 | 46 | 0 | 42 |
| 21 | Chesterfield | 35 | 10 | 10 | 15 | 49 | 59 | -10 | 40 |
| 24 | Chorley | 35 | 4 | 14 | 17 | 29 | 59 | -30 | 26 |
