Barnsley took a 13th-minute lead when skipper Luca Connell sent a superbly flighted free-kick across the Argyle penalty area from wide out on the left and the ball hit Pilgrims midfielder Brendan ...

Josh McPake scored a hat-trick as relegated St Johnstone opened their William Hill Championship campaign with an emphatic 5-1 victory over Partick Thistle. Saints’ 16-year stay in the top flight came ...

Charlie Webster’s stunning brace gave Burton a 2-1 victory over Mansfield at the Pirelli Stadium. The former Chelsea youngster fired home twice from distance as Albion recorded a first opening-day win ...

Luke Molyneux’s late penalty ensured Doncaster marked their return to League One with a 1-0 victory at home to Exeter. The winger converted from the spot in the 88th minute after Exeter substitute ...

MK Dons and Oldham began the new League Two season with a point apiece after a 0-0 draw at Stadium MK. A match of few chances produced just one shot on target in the whole game, with neither side ...

Fleetwood ran out 2-0 winners over newly-promoted Barnet at The Hive in what marked the hosts’ first EFL game in seven years. Barnet failed to take their chances in the Sky Bet League Two contest, ...

Bradford made a winning return to League One after a six-year absence with a 2-1 victory over Wycombe at Valley Parade. The Yorkshire side got off to an explosive start with two goals in the first 13 ...

Cambridge beat Cheltenham 1-0 to make a winning start to life back in League Two. The hosts dominated the chances and struck the decisive blow through debutant striker Louis Appere. Dom Ball missed ...

Jamie Reid scored twice and last season’s top scorer Dan Kemp also netted as Stevenage beat Blackpool 3-2 to record a first ever win at Bloomfield Road. Alex Revell’s side had lost two and drawn one ...

Tyler Walton’s superb solo strike was cancelled out by an own goal as Accrington drew 1-1 with pre-season promotion favourites Gillingham in Sky Bet League Two. Walton struck in the 67th minute, ...

Oli Shaw gave Accies, relegated from the William Hill Championship last season, the lead on the stroke of half-time before Charlie Telfer made sure of the win in the 62nd minute. Jason Brown bagged a ...

A Frankel half-brother to this year’s dual Derby hero Lambourn, Action finished behind his Aidan O’Brien-trained stablemates New Zealand and Isaac Newton on his initial run, with the latter boosting ...