Championship 100% records go
Vale top League One
Saddlers lead in Two
—– Of the teams who went in to Championship action with 100% records today, none of them are retained.
Burnley still lead despite being held to a 1-1 draw at Sheffield Wednesday.
Luton Town are subjected to the comeback of the day. Leading 2-0 at Norwich City, the Canaries hit back with three goals in 14 minutes to grab the points.
Mikael Forssell misses a penalty and Birmingham City miss the chance to go top with a goalless draw at Stoke City.
Despite scoring in the first minute, Sunderland are still without a point as Plymouth Argyle make the long trip north to win 3-2 and move up to second.
Cardiff City are third after they beat Coventry City 1-0 at Ninian Park.
—– Port Vale continue to make a great start to their League One campaign as Leon Constantine gives them a 1-0 win at Cheltenham Town. The vibrant Valiants haven’t conceded in their first three games.
Nottingham Forest are the only other League One team with a 100% record as new boss Colin Calderwood returns to Northampton Town with a win via an own goal from former Forest defender Chris Doig.
The result of the day is at Saltergate where Nigel Spackman’s new-look Millwall crash 1-5 to Chesterfield. It’s the Spireites first home win since January.
Brighton & Hove Albion and Brentford both fail to make it three wins out of three as they draw 2-2 at the Withdean.
Rotherham United clinch their first points of the season with a 1-0 win at next-to-bottom Blackpool but the Millers remain at the bottom on minus seven points due to their ten-point sporting sanction.
—– Relegated Walsall are top of League Two win a 2-0 win against Hartlepool United at the Bescot Stadium.
Another relegated club Swindon Town are second after a 1-0 win against Rochdale.
Accrington Stanley post their first Football League win for 44 years as Benin international Romuald Boco scores twice in a 2-1 win against Barnet. However, the attendance at the Fraser Eagle Stadium is only 1,639. There was only one lower attendance in the whole of last season’s Football League campaign.
—– Heart of Midlothian go to the top of the SPL despite being held to a goalless draw by Falkirk at Tynecastle.
St Mirren’s 100% start is halted by a 0-2 defeat at Celtic.