22 April 24, 2022The Sunday Times 2GS
Football Results
SKY BET CHAMPIONSHIP
PWDL FAGDPts
1 Forest Green 43 23 14 6 71 37 34 83
2 Exeter 43 22 14 7 62 38 24 80
3 Northampton44 22 10 12 56 36 20 76
4 Port Vale 44 21 12 11 65 44 2175
5 Bristol Rovers44 21 11 12 60 46 1474
6 Mansfield 43 21 9 13 61 48 1372
7 Sutton Utd 43 20 10 13 63 49 1470
8 Salford City 44 19 12 13 56 40 16 69
9 Tranmere 44 19 12 13 50 40 10 69
10 Swindon 43 19 11 13 70 52 1868
11 Newport 44 18 12 14 65 55 1066
12 Crawley Town43 17 9 17 53 58-5 60
13 Leyton Orient44 13 16 15 60 46 1455
14 Walsall 44 14 11 19 45 55 -10 53
15 Hartlepool 44 14 11 19 43 61 -18 53
16 Bradford 44 12 16 16 47 54-7 52
17 Colchester 44 13 12 19 44 58 -14 51
18 Rochdale 44 11 17 16 46 55-9 50
19 Harrogate 44 13 11 20 61 72-11 50
20 Carlisle 44 13 11 20 37 59 -22 50
21 Barrow 43 10 14 19 41 50-9 44
22 Stevenage 43 10 14 19 40 62 -22 44
23 Oldham (R) 44 9 10 25 43 70 -27 37
24 Scunthorpe (R)44 4 13 27 28 82 -54 25ALTRINCHAM 4 WEALDSTONE 2
Kosylo 8, 46 Cooper 71
Marriott 52, Mooney 56 Mullarkey 77 (og)
HT: 1-0 Att: 1,657
BOREHAM WOOD 2 BROMLEY 0
Marsh 5, Boden 72 HT: 1-0 Att: 821
CHESTERFLD 3 DOVER 2
Khan 24, 82, King 85 Gyasi 14, Goodman 81
HT: 1-1 Att: 5,291
DAG & RED 1 KING’S LYNN TOWN 1
McCallum 90 Coulson 12
EASTLEIGH 2 BARNET 3
Smart 15 Marriott 48 (pen), 50
Whitehall 55 De Havilland 90
GRIMSBY 2 TORQUAY 1
Clifton 39, Abrahams 90 (pen) Hall 28
HT: 1-1 Att: 5,826
NOTTS CO 3 WEYMOUTH 1
Wootton 8, Nemane 13, Rodrigues 48 Bearwish 54
HT: 2-0 Att: 6,032
SOLIHULL MOORS 2 ALDERSHOT 1
Sbarra 37, Newton 51 Kinsella 90
HT: 1-0 Att: 1,974
SOUTHEND 1 FC HALIFAX 0
Clark 12 HT: 1-0 Att: 5,620
WOKING 2 WREXHAM 1
Kretzschmar 65 (pen), Loza 86 Johnson 44 (og)
HT: 0-1 Att: 2,697
YEOVIL 2 STOCKPORT COUNTY 1
Knowles 39, Neufville 55 Hippolyte 70
HT: 1-0 Att: 2,783
BOURNEMOUTH 1 FULHAM 1
Solanke 90 (pen) Mitrovic 56
HT: 0-0
BIRMINGHAM 2 MILLWALL 2
Bacuna 47 Burke 68
Taylor 79 (pen) Afobe 90 (pen)
HT: 0-0 Att: 17,206
DERBY 1 BRISTOL CITY 3
Forsyth 61 Weimann 10
Semenyo 38
Klose 79
HT: 0-2 Att: 22,753
HULL 3 READING 0
Lewis-Potter 40, 90
Jones 53
HT: 1-0 Att: 12,211
LUTON 1 BLACKPOOL 1
Adebayo 2 Madine 55 (pen)
HT: 1-0 Att: 9,843
PETERBORO 0 NOTTM FOREST 1
Surridge 45
HT: 0-1 Att: 12,870
SHEFF UTD 1 CARDIFF 0
Ndiaye 47
HT: 0-0 Att: 26,802
STOKE 1 QPR 0
Brown 45
HT: 1-0 Att: 19,251
SWANSEA 1 MIDDLESBRO 1
Obafemi 48 McGree 46
HT: 0-0 Att: 18,246
WEST BROM 0 COVENTRY 0COVENTRY 0Green Rovers
secured the point,
from a 0-0 draw,
that got them
promoted to
League One for
the first time after
only five years in
the EFL. They look
certain to be
joined by Exeter
City, who won 2-0
against Rochdale.
Northampton
Town’s third
straight win, 4-2
away to ten-man
Leyton Orient,
sent them into the
final automatic
promotion place.
Mansfield Town
leapt back into the
play-off places
after the 2-0
defeat of Crawley
Town, who have
suspended their
manager, John
Yems, indefinitely
over “serious and
credible
accusations” that
he used
“discriminatory
language and
behaviour towards
our players”.was unfurled
saying: “Get out of
our club.”
Their manager,
John Sheridan,
went on to the
pitch to talk to the
fans, who took
more than an hour
to leave. The
match restarted at
6.28pm.
Gary Neville,
one of Salford’s
owners, tweeted:
“Just left Oldham v
Salford. Oldham
fans on the pitch
and it’s pretty
moody.”
A happier story
was being written
at Bristol Rovers,
where ForestBARROW 1 SUTTON UTD 0
Rooney 68
HT: 0-0 Att: 3,019
BRADFORD 2 SCUNTHRPE 1
Walker 1, Vernam 5 Bass 33 (og)
HT: 2-1 Att: 15,248
BRISTOL R 0 FOREST GRN 0
ATT: 6,935
EXETER 2 ROCHDALE 0
Dieng 34, Jay 60
HT: 1-0 Att: 6,935
HARROGATE TOWN 3 CARLISLE 0
Diamond 18, 90, McArdle 27
HT: 2-0 Att: 2,707
HARTLEPOOL 0 SWINDON 3
McKirdy 40, 55, Baudry 85
HT: 0-1 Att: 4,786
L ORIENT 2 NORTHMPTON 4
Archibald 45 Pinnock 19
Brown 51 Guthrie 32, Eppiah 38, 45
HT: 1-4 Att: 6,237
MANSFIELD 2 CRAWLEY TOWN 0
Murphy 26, Akins 72
HT: 1-0 Att: 5,022
OLDHAM 1 SALFORD CITY 2
Keillor-Dunn 33 (pen) Smith 8, Thomas-Asante 45
HT: 1-2 Att: 5,752
STEVENAGE 2 TRANMERE 0
Norris 23 (pen), 67
HT: 1-0
WALSALL 2 PORT VALE 0
Perry 67, Osadebe 90
HT: 0-0 Att: 6,840LEAGUE TWO
struck the winner
to take Wycombe’s
unbeaten run to
11 games.
Only a miracle
will save AFC
Wimbledon from
the drop. They
drew 1-1 away to
Fleetwood Town to
go a 26th league
game without a
win. Luke
McCormick gave
Wimbledon the
lead, but like so
many times in
recent months
they could not
hold onto it. Joe
Garner struck an
88th-minute
equaliser, which
lifted Fleetwood
out of the
drop zone.
Doncaster
Rovers are also
all but relegated,
despite a 2-0 win
against Burton
Albion, who had a
penalty saved at
0-0. Gillingham
dropped into the
relegation places
after a 3-1 defeat at
Portsmouth.Oldham Athletic
were relegated last
night after their
home game with
Salford City was
first abandoned
and then
completed behind
closed doors. They
lost 2-1 and, with
Barrow and
Stevenage both
winning, were sent
crashing out of the
league after 115
years, becoming
the first former
Premier League
side to drop out of
the EFL. They will
join Scunthorpe
United in the
National League
next season.
The game was
called off 13
minutes from time,
at 2-1, when
Oldham fans
invaded the pitch
to protest at the
club’s owner,
Abdallah
Lemsagam,
something they
have done at
various times this
season. A bannerafter the 5-1 defeat
of Cambridge
United, who had
Lloyd Jones sent
off after only 12
minutes. Ross
Stewart scored
twice for
Sunderland, who
extended their
unbeaten run to
11 matches.
Wycombe
Wanderers are in
sixth place after
their 1-0 win at
home to Sheffield
Wednesday. It was
the away side’s
first defeat in nine
matches and meant
they dropped from
fourth to seventh.
Jordan ObitaLEAGUE ONE
7
Bolton Wanderers
are unbeaten in
seven games
after their 2-1 win
away to
Cheltenham TownAfobe scored a
late winner
from the
penalty spot
for MillwallWigan Athletic
need only a point
to confirm their
return to the
Championship
(Peter Wilson
writes). The
leaders were held
1-1 at home by
Plymouth Argyle,
who remain in a
five-way battle for
the four play-off
places.
Luke Jephcott
put the visiting
side in front, but
Jack Whatmough
equalised 16
minutes from time.
Second-placed
Rotherham United
came from behind
to beat Oxford
United 2-1.
The win kept
them ahead of MK
Dons on goal
difference. The
Dons beat
Morecambe 2-0.
Rotherham play
their game in hand
on Tuesday, but
that is away to
Sunderland, who
moved back into
the play-off placesOldham fans stop
play in protestACCRINGTON STANLEY 2 LINCOLN C 1
Jackson 34 (og), Bishop 59 Fiorini 90
HT: 1-0 Att: 3,053
CHARLTON 2 SHREWSBRY 0
Stockley 64, Aneke 86 HT: 0-0 Att: 11,287
CHELTENHAM 1 BOLTON 2
Ramsey 89 Sadlier 57, Bakayoko 76 (pen)
HT: 0-0 Att: 5,228
CREWE 1 IPSWICH 1
Lowery 86 Chaplin 45
HT: 0-1 Att: 4,986
DONCASTER 2 BURTON ALBION 0
Dodoo 37, Martin 75 HT: 1-0 Att: 6,034
FLEETWOOD TOWN 1 AFC WIMBLEDON 1
Garner 88 McCormick 22
HT: 0-1 Att: 5,019
MILTON KEYNES DONS 2 MORECAMBE 0
Darling 20, Harvie 79 HT: 1-0 Att: 10,101
PORTSMOUTH 3 GILLINGHAM 1
Curtis 4, 45, Robertson 54 Jackson 30
HT: 2-1 Att: 15,540
ROTHERHAM 2 OXFORD UTD 1
Edmonds-Green 45 Barlaser 10 (og)
Barlaser 66 (pen) HT: 1-1 Att: 10,415
SUNDERLAND 5 CAMB UTD 1
Stewart 13 (pen), 36, Embleton 29 Digby 30
Broadhead 53, Batth 72
HT: 3-1 Att: 32,500
WIGAN 1 PLYMOUTH 1
Whatmough 74 Jephcott 64
HT: 0-0 Att: 14,130
WYCOMBE 1 SHEFF WED 0
Obita 62 Att: 9,005PWDL FAGDPts
1 Wigan 44 26 11 7 77 41 3689
2 Rotherham 44 26 8 10 67 32 35 86
3 MK Dons 45 25 11 9 73 44 29 86
4 Sunderland 44 23 11 10 77 52 25 80
5 Plymouth 45 23 11 11 68 43 25 80
6 Wycombe 45 22 14 9 73 50 23 80
7 Sheff Wed 44 22 13 9 71 47 24 79
8 Oxford Utd 45 22 9 14 81 58 23 75
9 Portsmouth 44 19 13 12 64 45 1970
10 Bolton 45 20 10 15 70 55 1570
11 Ipswich 45 17 16 12 63 46 1767
12 Charlton 45 17 8 20 55 55 059
13 Accrington 45 16 10 19 57 77 -20 58
14 Cambridge Utd45 15 12 18 54 72 -18 57
15 Cheltenham 45 13 16 16 64 78 -14 55
16 Burton Albion45 14 11 20 50 65 -15 53
17 Shrewsbury 45 12 14 19 47 48-1 50
18 Lincoln City 45 13 10 22 53 62-9 49
19 Morecambe 45 10 12 23 57 87 -30 42
20 Fleetwood 44 8 16 20 58 75 -17 40
21 Gillingham 45 8 16 21 35 67 -32 40
22 AFC Wimbledon 45 6 19 20 46 71 -25 37
23 Doncaster 45 10 7 28 36 81 -45 37
24 Crewe (R) 45 7 8 30 36 81 -45 29PWDL FAGDPts
1 Fulham (P) 43 26 9 8 99 38 6187
2 Bournemouth42 22 12 8 66 36 30 78
3 Huddersfield44 21 13 10 60 46 1476
4 Nottm Forest42 21 10 11 66 37 29 73
5 Luton 44 20 12 12 62 48 1472
6 Sheff Utd 44 19 12 13 56 44 1269
7 Millwall 44 17 15 12 50 44 666
8 Middlesbrough43 18 10 15 53 45 864
9 Blackburn 43 17 12 14 53 45 863
10 QPR 44 18 9 17 58 56 263
11 Coventry 44 17 12 15 58 56 263
12 Stoke 44 17 10 17 55 48 761
13 West Brom 44 16 13 15 47 45 261
14 Swansea 43 16 12 15 54 59-5 60
15 Preston 43 14 16 13 44 50-6 58
16 Blackpool 43 15 12 16 52 51 157
17 Bristol City 44 14 10 20 57 75 -18 52
18 Hull 44 14 8 22 40 48-8 50
19 Cardiff 43 14 7 22 48 65 -17 49
20 Birmingham 44 11 13 20 48 72 -24 46
21 Reading* 44 13 8 23 54 85 -31 41
22 Peterborough (R)44 8 10 26 38 84 -46 34
23 Derby** (R) 44 13 13 18 43 52-9 31
24 Barnsley (R) 43 6 12 25 32 64 -32 30
*Deducted six points, **deducted 21 pointsPWDL FAGDPts
1 Stockport 39 27 4 8 82 33 49 85
2 Wrexham 39 23 9 7 80 41 3978
3 FC Halifax 40 23 8 9 58 31 2777
4 Solihull Moors40 21 12 7 70 42 28 75
5 Chesterfield 40 20 13 7 67 44 23 73
6 Grimsby 40 22 6 12 60 37 2372
7 Notts County39 20 10 9 72 49 23 70
8 Dag & Red 40 20 6 14 74 49 25 66
9 Boreham Wood38 17 11 10 44 31 1362
10 Torquay 39 17 9 13 62 51 1160
11 Bromley 38 16 10 12 49 42 758
12 Yeovil 40 14 12 14 40 43-3 54
13 Southend 40 15 8 17 42 58 -16 53
14 Woking 41 16 4 21 58 56 252
15 Altrincham 39 14 8 17 59 63-4 50
16 Wealdstone 40 12 10 18 45 61 -16 46
17 Maidenhead 40 12 10 18 42 62 -20 46
18 Barnet 40 12 9 19 52 81 -29 45
19 Eastleigh 40 11 8 21 42 64 -22 41
20 Aldershot 39 10 7 22 38 65 -27 37
21 King’s Lynn 41 7 9 25 40 74 -34 30
22 Weymouth (R) 39 5 9 25 33 74 -41 24
23 Dover (R) 39 2 6 31 34 92 -58 0NATIONAL LEAGUE
Broadcaster
and Lincoln
City fan John
Inverdale on
the bleak
non-League
wilderness
men in sport. Always a man for a
great one-liner, his best was: “If we’re
still top of the table on January 1,
we’ll have thought Christmas has
come early.”BEST OF TIMES?
Beating Bournemouth 9-0 in 1982,
during Harry Redknapp’s first match
as a manager. I had a lot to drink afterthe game and left my car in a side
street by the ground. The next
morning it was so cold that when I
went back to get it, the lock had
frozen. I tried to force it open, and
someone told the police. Suddenly I
heard a siren and two policemen
were standing there asking what I
was doing. I explained: “At some
point the lock will unfreeze. I think
you’ll find, officer, that this key fits.”WORST OF TIMES?
The 2011 season that ended with a
terrible two months without a win
and getting relegated from the
Football League. It’s a wilderness
outside that elite world when you’re
in non-League football. What’s key
there is the word “non”. There’s
something pejorative about it, being
a football club really does matter. It
was a massively important day when
Lincoln returned six years later.FAVOURITE PLAYER?
Glenn Cockerill. Flamboyant
midfielder, I played tennis with him a
few times.LEAST FAVOURITE PLAYER?
I always thought Gordon Hobson was
overrated until I got a water leak in
my flat. He was a part-time plumber,
and he came round and fixed it.
Afterwards he usurped Cockerill as
my favourite player. He was a brilliant
plumber.THOUGHTS ON MICHAEL APPLETON?
The easiest thing to do as a pundit or
fan is to criticise the manager, which
always exonerates the players from
responsibility.
John Inverdale is hosting the
London Scottish Legends Dinner on
Wednesday, May 4, at the Hurlingham
Club, London. To book, email
[email protected]MY
CLUB
WHY LINCOLN?
I’ve spent most of my life watching
and supporting First Division and
then Premier League football but
there’s something hugely rewarding
and often more fulfilling about
watching lower leagues. You always
have a special place in your heart for
the first club you really “know”
and that for me is Lincoln City.EARLY MEMORIES?
My first job in 1979 was with
the Lincolnshire Echo and I
was sent to interview the
Lincoln manager Colin
Murphy. I don’t think I’ve
ever been more nervous.
That meeting was my first
“real” football manager. He
kept me waiting two hours
but was unfailingly warm and
friendly and, to this day,
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