League Two Round-Up: Grimsby Beat York 5-2 as Crawley Win at Nine-Man Oldham

Grimsby beat York 5-2 at Blundell Park in front of 8,111, scoring three times in the second half after the sides went in level at 2-2. York had 69 per cent of the ball and made 524 passes to Grimsby's 226. Grimsby took 24 shots to York's 10 and put eight on target to three, and that is the truer measure of the game. It was their second league win in a row, after a 4-1 win over Gillingham in their previous game.

Grimsby's Andy Cook headed them in front in the 13th minute, meeting a cross from his team-mate Cameron McJannet at the end of a move down the left. York's Alex Hunt, a former Grimsby player, levelled in the 18th minute with a low drive, and his York team-mate Jack Hunt cut inside on the right and curled a shot in to put the visitors ahead in the 28th. Grimsby's Iwan Morgan was quickest to a rebound in the 31st minute, and it stayed 2-2 until half-time.

The second half's three goals all went to Grimsby. Morgan, who had scored Grimsby's second goal, turned provider in the 75th minute, crossing for his team-mate McJannet to head in at the far post. Grimsby substitute Josh Andrews, on since the 67th minute, scored the fourth on a counter-attack in the 78th from a pass by his team-mate Turi, and Grimsby's Turi scored the fifth himself in the 86th, set up by another Grimsby substitute, Amaluzor.

Grimsby rise from 11th to sixth on 20 points, the joint-biggest climb of the round with Port Vale. York, who lost to Barnet on Tuesday, drop from fifth to seventh and are level with Grimsby on points. Grimsby are at Swindon at three o'clock on Saturday 14 November.

Newport led Chesterfield 4-0 at half-time on Friday and won 4-1, making it nine league games unbeaten at home, the club's best such run since an 11-game stretch in 2020. Chesterfield had 71 per cent of the ball, and Newport still took 21 shots to 12 and put five on target to three.

Newport's two full-backs scored first. Newport right-back Cameron Norman struck a free-kick in from the edge of the penalty area in the 14th minute, and his team-mate Tom Davies, the left-back, added a deflected second in the 18th from a pass by Newport's Harrison Biggins. Biggins scored the third for Newport from distance in the 29th minute, and Newport's Bamba curled in the fourth in first-half stoppage time.

Paul Cook, the Chesterfield manager, was dismissed at the interval. Chesterfield's Liam Mandeville pulled one back in the 58th minute with a finish that went in via the left post. Newport manager Hayden Mullins called it "probably the best 45 minutes that we have put together this season".

Newport had lost to Cheltenham in their previous game. They were 16th before the round and are 14th on 18 points after Saturday's results. Chesterfield, who had beaten Crewe 5-1 in their previous game, were seventh before the round and are 10th on 19 after Saturday's results.

Crawley, bottom of the table, won at Boundary Park against an Oldham side that was down to nine men by the 30th minute. It was Crawley's second league win of the season, from 12 games. Crawley had 59 per cent of the ball and 18 shots to 16, and put six on target to Oldham's two.

Oldham lost Kai Payne to a straight red in the 14th minute, for a tackle in midfield on Crawley's Danilo Orsi. His Oldham team-mate Kane Drummond followed him off in the 30th minute: Drummond raised his foot to a dropping ball that Crawley's Kai Jennings was trying to head, and the referee, David Rock, showed him red.

Oldham reached half-time at 0-0, and their forwards Calum Kavanagh and Mike Fondop each had chances even with nine men. Crawley's Orsi scored the only goal in the 52nd minute, forcing the ball in after his Crawley team-mate Charlie Barker had hit the crossbar.

Oldham fall from 20th to 21st on 12 points. Crawley stay 24th, on nine points.

Northampton substitute Elliott List scored two minutes into stoppage time, and Northampton drew 1-1 at Accrington, who had 17 shots to seven. Accrington's Charlie Warren had put them ahead in the fifth minute, firing in at the far post from his team-mate Tyler Walton's cross, Warren's fourth league goal this season.

Accrington's David Tutonda and his team-mate Donald Love each saw an effort cleared from the line in the first half. Northampton made two changes at half-time, and Northampton's Tyrese Fornah, one of the two, also had an effort cleared from the line late on, before substitute List, on since the 75th minute, found the net.

Accrington are unbeaten in eight league games and stay ninth on 19 points. Northampton drop from 19th to 20th on 14, from 12 games.

Walsall won by three goals to one at Colchester, ending Colchester's unbeaten home league record. Colchester had 21 shots to 17 and ten corners to six, but Walsall put nine on target to six.

Walsall's Declan Skura scored from close range in the third minute after his team-mate Reece Smith's corner was helped on. Colchester had a Sean Raggett header from a corner ruled out before they drew level in the 35th minute, Colchester's Jack Payne scoring a penalty after Walsall's Elicha Ahui fouled Colchester's Moses Sesay.

Colchester goalkeeper Lo-Tutala twice denied Walsall's Aaron Pressley, and Walsall's Smith hit the bar, before Pressley headed in a cross from his Walsall team-mate Mason Hancock in the 79th minute. Walsall substitute Courtney Clarke made it three six minutes into stoppage time, his shot hitting the underside of the crossbar and going in after Lo-Tutala had saved from Clarke's fellow Walsall substitute Andy Dallas.

Walsall had lost to Salford by four goals to two on Monday, and they rise from sixth to third on 22 points. Colchester fall from 21st to 23rd on 12 and have not won in their last six league games.

Crewe drew 1-1 with Barnet after Barnet substitute Zac Williams turned a Crewe free-kick into his own net in the 85th minute. Barnet's Tom Knowles had put the visitors ahead in the 34th minute, picking up a loose ball and striking it from 20 yards into the top corner.

Each side had nine shots and two on target. Crewe's Josh March headed against the crossbar, and Crewe goalkeeper Ian Lawlor saved from Barnet's Kabongo Tshimanga at a tight angle.

Crewe had lost their previous two league games. Barnet stay second on 26 points from 13 games, and Crewe stay fourth on 22.

Fleetwood, who knocked Arsenal out of the League Cup on Tuesday, beat Bristol Rovers 3-1 at Highbury. Fleetwood had 21 shots to four, eight on target to one, and 31 touches in the opposition box to six.

Fleetwood's Aaron Loupalo-Bi scored in the 37th minute with a neat finish from just outside the box after work by his team-mate Mark Helm. Fleetwood centre-back Rhys Bennett headed in his team-mate Harrison Neal's driven cross in the 59th minute. Bristol Rovers substitute Reiss Russell-Denny pulled one back in the 84th, his looping cross drifting over Fleetwood goalkeeper Jay Lynch and in at the back post, and Fleetwood substitute Josh Robertson made it three in the 90th minute after a pass from his team-mate Will Davies.

Bristol Rovers have lost six of their last seven games in all competitions. They drop from 15th to 17th on 16 points, and Fleetwood climb from 18th to 16th on 17.

Port Vale had six league goals from 11 games before kick-off and scored three in the first 22 minutes against Rochdale on the way to a 4-2 win at Vale Park.

Port Vale's Onel Hernández scored in the second minute from his team-mate Kyle Dempsey's through ball. Rochdale's Aden Flint tripped Hernández, and Port Vale's George Byers scored the penalty in the 11th minute. In the 22nd, Rochdale goalkeeper Sam Waller parried a Dempsey shot and Port Vale's Lawrence-Gabriel put away the rebound.

Rochdale made three changes at half-time, and one of those substitutes, Rochdale's Ian Henderson, scored with a header in the 82nd minute. Port Vale substitute Keyrol Figueroa tapped in the fourth in the 86th, and Rochdale's Charlie Tasker scored four minutes into stoppage time.

Port Vale rise from 23rd to 18th on 15 points from 12 games, and Rochdale fall from 17th to 19th on 15 from 14.

Salford came from behind to beat Exeter 2-1, an eighth League Two win in a row, with a long-range goal from Salford centre-back Will Aimson two minutes from time, his first for the club. Exeter had gone five League Two games without defeat before this one and had 16 shots to nine, though Salford had 67 per cent of the ball.

Salford goalkeeper Will Norris was booked in the 24th minute for bringing down Exeter's Sonny Cox outside the box. Cox put Exeter ahead in the 34th minute, squeezing a low shot beyond Norris. Salford's Luke Garbutt levelled in the 66th minute, forcing in a low ball from his team-mate Macaulay Langstaff, and in the 88th Salford's Aimson fired into the left corner after a pass from his Salford team-mate Abraham Odoh.

Salford stay top on 31 points from 14 games. Exeter fall from eighth to 12th on 19.

Gillingham won by two goals to one at Shrewsbury, and the winner came in the 80th minute from Gillingham centre-back Andy Smith, who had not scored since April. Shrewsbury had 15 shots to 11 and seven corners to two, and each side put six on target.

Gillingham's Harry Waldock scored in the third minute, the first senior goal of his career, converting his team-mate Conor McManus's low cross from six yards. Shrewsbury goalkeeper Will Brook made two fine saves to keep out Gillingham's Ronan Hale and McManus. Shrewsbury's George Lloyd equalised from the penalty spot in the 59th minute after the referee ruled that Gillingham's James Brophy had fouled Shrewsbury's Tom Sang.

Gillingham substitute Bradley Dack's cross was deflected on to the bar, and Gillingham's Smith scored from close range. Gillingham rise from 12th to eighth on 20 points, and Shrewsbury fall five places, the furthest fall of the round, from 10th to 15th on 18.

Swindon beat Rotherham 2-1 after Rotherham lost Jili Buyabu to a red card in the fourth minute for elbowing Swindon's Jack Thomson. Rotherham finished with nine men, and Swindon had 74 per cent of the ball, 15 shots to three and seven corners to none.

Rotherham goalkeeper Julian Eyestone saved from Swindon's Matty Virtue after a through ball from his Swindon team-mate Tom Nichols. Swindon's Thomson put them ahead in the third minute of first-half stoppage time with a shot from 30 yards that took a deflection.

Rotherham's Dominic Iorfa was sent off in the 79th minute for bringing down Swindon's Virtue as the last defender, and Swindon's Joe Hungbo, a first-half substitute, curled the free-kick into the top corner. Rotherham manager Alex Bruce was also dismissed, for protesting. Swindon goalkeeper Connor Ripley dropped a cross in the 87th minute and Rotherham's Denzel Hall scored, and Rotherham substitute Sonny Aljofree missed an easy chance to equalise in stoppage time.

Swindon rise from 14th to 13th on 19 points. Rotherham stay 22nd on 12 and have not won in their last six league games.

Tranmere beat Cheltenham 3-1 for a first win at Prenton Park since early September, scoring three first-half goals after falling behind in the first minute. Cheltenham had 59 per cent of the ball, and Tranmere put nine shots on target to two.

Cheltenham's Charlie McCann steered in his team-mate Jake Evans's low cross past Tranmere goalkeeper Luke McGee in the first minute. Tranmere's Dylan Jones equalised in the 23rd minute, turning in his team-mate Jacob Slater's cross, and Jones put Tranmere ahead in the 39th with a 25-yard shot on his left foot past Cheltenham goalkeeper Wyll Stanway. Tranmere's Charlie Whitaker made it three in first-half stoppage time with a dipping shot struck at the edge of the area, set up by his team-mate Tom Ince.

Tranmere rise from 13th to 11th on 19 points and are unbeaten in three games. Cheltenham fall from third to fifth on 21.