Paul Mullin, 27, had the political message stitched into his Nike cleats - along with his name and number. Paul Mullin is Wrexham's No10 star striker but caused a stir on social media Credit: Gemma Thomas Photography The customised boots had the political slogan splashed on the side Credit: https://www.instagram.com/p/CkGf_DDJlOV/?hl=en The design caused widespread reaction on social media wh...Full Story »

Derby head coach Paul Warne blasted his team’s “abhorrent” first-half display after they were held 0-0 at home by Exeter.County improved in the second period but Warne pulled no punches when he looked back on the first 45 minutes.“I’m hugely frustrated, disappointed and a bit hurt,” he said.“I just thought our first-half performance was abhorrent. We mov...Full Story »

Paul Smyth and substitute Ruel Sotiriou scored second-half goals to earn League Two leaders Leyton Orient a 2-0 home win over Gillingham.Smyth’s fine strike opened the scoring seven minutes into the second half after a drab opening period.Sotiriou added a second 11 minutes after being brought on as Orient recorded an 11th win of the campaign and remained a point clear at the top.Orient&rsq...Full Story »

Derby boss Paul Warne has decisions to make ahead of Tuesday night’s Sky Bet League One clash with Exeter after suffering a series of injury blows.Midfielder Jason Knight, who missed Friday night’s 1-0 defeat at Ipswich with the ankle and knee problems he suffered during the 3-1 Papa John’s Trophy defeat by Manchester City’s Under-21s three days earlier, is facing a month...Full Story »

Sheffield United boss Paul Heckingbottom praised the intensity shown by his side in the second half of their 2-2 draw with Norwich.Goals from Ben Osborn and Ollie McBurnie earned the Blades a point after Teemu Pukki’s first-half brace.Pukki put the Canaries 2-0 up before Osborn pulled a goal back just after the hour to give the home side hope.McBurnie then levelled before Pukki saw a penal...Full Story »

Reading manager Paul Ince praised the bouncebackability powers of his side as they ended a run of three successive Championship defeats with a 2-0 home victory over Bristol City.After a drab first half, in which neither side seriously threatened, Reading went ahead in the 52nd minute when FC Porto loanee Mamadou Loum headed home his first goal for the club.City attempted to find an equaliser but...Full Story »

Paul Hurst says his Grimsby side must be “respectful” of the point they earned against Sky Bet League Two contenders Bradford.An exciting yet goalless 90 minutes at Blundell Park could have gone either way – although it was Grimsby who arguably carved out the better openings, with Bradford goalkeeper Harry Lewis producing two fantastic saves during the 0-0 draw.Grimsby manager ...Full Story »

Paul Digby’s late own goal proved decisive as Port Vale won 1-0 at Cambridge.Under little pressure, Digby turned Will Forrester’s delivery into his own net 11 minutes from time, as U’s keeper Will Mannion was finally beaten having previously kept the Valiants at bay.Mannion was first called on after 10 minutes, doing well to tip Gavin Massey’s effort over the bar after he...Full Story »

Carlisle boss Paul Simpson hailed his side’s 3-0 victory over Doncaster as their “most complete performance” of the season.The hosts moved into the play-off places after an impressive ninth game without defeat as they maintained their unbeaten home record this term.Callum Guy opened the scoring with a 25-yard effort before Derby loanee Jack Stretton’s quick-fire second-ha...Full Story »

Manager Paul Hurst lauded his strong-travelling Grimsby side after they defeated 10-man Stockport 3-1.The visitors survived a Hatters fightback to extend their unbeaten run to six away games in League Two.Harry Clifton handed the Mariners the advantage when he notched his fifth league goal of the season with a tap-in after 24 minutes.Six minutes later, more questionable Stockport defending was p...Full Story »

Sheffield United manager Paul Heckingbottom reflected on his side’s “wasteful” performance following their 3-3 draw at home to Blackpool which saw them lose their place at the top of the table.The hosts had looked comfortable following goals from James McAtee and Iliman Ndiaye, but Jerry Yates struck twice to make it all-square at the break and Kenny Dougall made it 3-2 to Blac...Full Story »

Paul Warne said William Osula has earned a run in the side after his double in Derby’s 3-0 victory over Accrington.It was Warne’s third game in charge of the Rams and Danish striker Osula, on loan from Sheffield United, struck in the 15th and 39th minutes in his first start for County.However in between that, Sean McConville hit the woodwork for Stanley and then wasted two penalties ...Full Story »

Dundee claimed a 2-1 Scottish Championship win at home to Ayr to move level on points with their third-placed opponents.Dundee opened the scoring in style seven minutes before the break as Paul McMullan picked the ball up and thundered it home from 35 yards.The hosts doubled their advantage four minutes after the interval when Zach Robinson was first to react and tap home after Jordan McGhee saw...Full Story »

Paul Hurst admits his Grimsby players will need to improve during upcoming games despite sweeping rock-bottom Crawley aside with a 3-0 victory at Blundell Park.Goals from Anthony Glennon, Gavan Holohan and Ryan Taylor did the damage as Grimsby picked up maximum points for the first time at home this season.Crawley had a goal disallowed for offside when the score was 1-0 and it proved to be a tel...Full Story »

Carlisle boss Paul Simpson will not be looking at the League Two table yet – he will wait until May for that.A 3-1 victory at Hartlepool made it back-to-back away wins and lifted Simpson’s side into the play-off zone.But he insisted: “We’ve 12 games done and we have had a decent start – we judge the play-offs after 46.“It’s not where I expected us to be,...Full Story »

Derby head coach Paul Warne admitted his team were taught a hard lesson after his first home game in charge ended in a 2-1 defeat to Port Vale.Derby started well with James Collins driving in a Tom Barkhuizen cross in the fifth minute but Vale captain Tom Conlon missed a penalty in the 15th minute after Dan Jones was fouled by Barkhuizen.But the game turned on two controversial moments after the...Full Story »

Paul Mullin and Aaron Hayden both scored twice as Wrexham claimed a stunning 7-5 victory at home to Barnet to stay a point behind leaders Notts County in the Vanarama National League.The Red Dragons started the game on the front foot and Hayden slotted home the opening goal in the ninth minute.Elliot Lee and Ollie Palmer spurned chances before Barnet came storming back.Nicke Kabamba equalised wi...Full Story »

Tranmere extended their League Two winning run to four games with a 2-0 victory at Sutton.Kane Hemmings – from the penalty spot – and Paul Lewis grabbed the goals to inflict the injury-hit U’s to a fourth-straight defeat.Already without a number of key players, Sutton could not have endured a worse first half when they were forced into two changes at centre-half.Hemmings opened...Full Story »

Paul McCallum scored a double for Dagenham as they held on to beat Chesterfield 3-2.Three first-half goals from the Daggers saw them move up into 12th in the National League table while the Spireites remain third, three points behind league leaders Notts County.Dagenham took an early lead in the fourth minute when Junior Morias smashed the ball home from close-range.The Daggers found another in ...Full Story »

Sheffield United manager Paul Heckingbottom refused to criticise his players after their 1-1 draw with Birmingham but can understand why some will be disappointed with the result.Oli McBurnie scored his fifth Sky Bet Championship goal of the season as his powerful volley from near the penalty spot fired the Blades ahead after 64 minutes at Bramall Lane.However, Troy Deeney equalised six minutes ...Full Story »