Chaplow double stuns leaders
Football League round-up
Johnstone’s Paint Trophy: Advantage Grimsby
Blue Square Premier results
Scottish League review
Downing signs five-year deal
Aliadiere loses appeal
SFA uphold Strachan decision
Velicka joins Norwegian outfit
Well secure services of Malcolm
Preston North End climbed out of the Championship relegation zone with a 2-0 victory over league leaders Stoke City at Deepdale. Richard Chaplow scored twice for the home side. Elsewhere, Burnley beat Coventry City 2-0 at Turf Moor and Barnsley played out a goalless draw with Queens Park Rangers at Oakwell.
Carlisle United are second in League One after a 0-1 away win at Crewe Alexandra, Luton Town and Millwall drew 1-1 at Kenilworth Road and Oldham Athletic were held to a 2-2 draw at Boundary Park by Swindon Town.
Jamie Day struck twice as Peterborough United beat Wrexham 0-2 at the Racecourse Ground to move into second place in the League One table. Posh moved above Hereford United who lost 1-0 at Dagenham & Redbridge who recorded their fourth straight victory, Rotherham United’s hopes of automatic promotion were dented with a 3-2 defeat at Bradford City, Accrington Stanley beat Brentford 1-0 at the Fraser Eagle Stadium and Mansfield Town and Bury drew 1-1 at Field Mill.
Grimsby Town beat Morecambe 0-1 at Christie Park in the first leg of the Johnstone’s Paint Trophy Northern Area final. Paul Bolland scored the only goal of the game on 69 minutes.
Altrincham held Torquay United to a 1-1 draw at Plainmoor in the Blue Square Premier while two goals at the death salvaged a 3-3 draw for Stafford Rangers at Histon.
In the Scottish Second Division, leaders Ross County beat Brechin City 1-2 at Glebe Park while Peterhead and Alloa Athletic drew 2-2. In the night’s only Scottish Third Division game, Forfar Athletic beat Albion Rovers 1-0.
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Middlesbrough winger Stewart Downing has finally penned a new five-year contract with the club.
Middlesbrough striker Jeremie Aliadiere has lost his appeal against the red card he received for slapping the face of Liverpool midfielder Javier Mascherano during Boro’s 3-2 defeat at Anfield on Saturday. On top of the usual three-match ban Aliadiere has also received an extra one-game ban as the appeal was considered frivolous.
The Scottish Football Association have upheld a charge of unacceptable conduct against Celtic manager Gordon Strachan. The Bhoys boss has subsequently received a two game touchline ban following an exchange with a steward who accused his assistant Garry Pendrey of gesturing to Aberdeen fans at Pittodrie in August. Strachan was initially hit with a four-match ban that was halved on appeal.
Andrius Velicka has left Heart of Midlothian and signed for Norwegian side Viking Stavanger on a three-and-a-half-year deal for a fee in the region of £1m. The 28-year-old had been on loan at Tynecastle from FBK Kaunas.
Motherwell have signed defender Bob Malcolm until the end of the season. The 27-year-old has been searching for a club since being released by Derby County last month.
Nathan Davies