Tue 7th Oct - Glanford Park
By Simon Fudge
Scunthorpe United went three points clear at the top of League One after a 3-0 home win over Millwall.
All the goals came in the second half at Glanford Park, with James Goodwin (50 - pictured), an Andy Crosby penalty (53) and Jermaine Beckford (79) finding the score sheet for The Iron.
Yeovil Town are up to fourth in the table after a brace from Arron Davies (5, 67) gave The Glovers a 2-0 win over ten-man Bradford City.
The Bantams had Jermaine Johnson sent off for a second bookable offence late on at Valley Parade.
Doncaster Rovers won a thrilling five-goal South Yorkshire derby with Rotherham United at The Keepmoat Stadium.
A brace from Paul Heffernan (12, 59) and a strike from Graeme Lee (47) were enough for Sean O'Driscoll's side to claim all three points.
Richie Partridge (10) and Martin Woods (71) scored consolation strikes for the struggling Millers.
Bottom club Brentford held Carlisle United to a goalless draw at Griffin Park, while Huddersfield Town came from a goal down to draw 1-1 with ten-man Chesterfield.
Peter Holmes (23) gave The Spireites the lead at The Galpharm Stadium before Matthew Young (53) earned a point for The Terriers.
Chesterfield finished the game a man short after Mark Allott was sent off for a second bookable offence.
Brighton & Hove Albion and Port Vale played out a goalless draw at The Withdean Stadium, while Leyton Orient boosted their chances of League One survival with a 4-0 away thrashing of fellow strugglers Crewe Alexandra.
Adam Chambers (45) gave The O's the lead at Gresty Road before second-half strikes from Wayne Corden (51), Jabo Ibehre (67) and Shane Tudor (83) wrapped up an emphatic away win for the East Londoners.
Click below for match summaries:
Bradford City 0-2 Yeovil Town
Brentford 0-0 Carlisle United
Brighton & Hove Albion 0-0 Port Vale
Crewe Alexandra 0-4 Leyton Orient
Doncaster Rovers 3-2 Rotherham United
Huddersfield Town 1-1 Chesterfield
Scunthorpe United 3-0 Millwall
| Time | Fixture |
|---|---|
| Saturday 11th October | |
| Coca-Cola Football League One | |
| 15:00 | Scunthorpe vs Crewe |
| Saturday 18th October | |
| Coca-Cola Football League One | |
| 15:00 | Cheltenham vs Scunthorpe |
| Tuesday 21st October | |
| Coca-Cola Football League One | |
| 19:45 | Scunthorpe vs Southend |
| Saturday 25th October | |
| Coca-Cola Football League One | |
| 15:00 | Scunthorpe vs Millwall |
| Tuesday 28th October | |
| Coca-Cola Football League One | |
| 19:45 | Oldham vs Scunthorpe |
| Saturday 1st November | |
| Coca-Cola Football League One | |
| 15:00 | Scunthorpe vs Swindon |
| Friday 14th November | |
| Coca-Cola Football League One | |
| 19:45 | Bristol Rovers vs Scunthorpe |
| Saturday 22nd November | |
| Coca-Cola Football League One | |
| 15:00 | Scunthorpe vs Leicester |
| Tuesday 25th November | |
| Coca-Cola Football League One | |
| 19:45 | Tranmere vs Scunthorpe |
| Saturday 6th December | |
| Coca-Cola Football League One | |
| 15:00 | Milton Keynes Dons vs Scunthorpe |
| Saturday 13th December | |
| Coca-Cola Football League One | |
| 15:00 | Scunthorpe vs Northampton |
| Saturday 20th December | |
| Coca-Cola Football League One | |
| 15:00 | Colchester vs Scunthorpe |
| Friday 26th December | |
| Coca-Cola Football League One | |
| 15:00 | Scunthorpe vs Hartlepool |
| Sunday 28th December | |
| Coca-Cola Football League One | |
| 15:00 | Huddersfield vs Scunthorpe |
| Saturday 3rd January | |
| Coca-Cola Football League One | |
| 15:00 | Yeovil vs Scunthorpe |
| Saturday 10th January | |
| Coca-Cola Football League One | |
| 15:00 | Scunthorpe vs Hereford |
| Time | Result |
|---|---|
| Tuesday 7th October | |
| Johnstone's Paint Trophy | |
| Scunthorpe 2 - 1 Grimsby | |
| Saturday 4th October | |
| Coca-Cola Football League One | |
| Leyton Orient 2 - 2 Scunthorpe | |
| Saturday 27th September | |
| Coca-Cola Football League One | |
| Scunthorpe 2 - 0 Yeovil | |
| Saturday 20th September | |
| Coca-Cola Football League One | |
| Hereford 1 - 2 Scunthorpe | |
| Saturday 13th September | |
| Coca-Cola Football League One | |
| Scunthorpe 2 - 1 Carlisle | |
| Saturday 6th September | |
| Coca-Cola Football League One | |
| Brighton 1 - 4 Scunthorpe | |
| Tuesday 2nd September | |
| Johnstone's Paint Trophy | |
| Scunthorpe 2 - 1 Notts County | |
| Saturday 30th August | |
| Coca-Cola Football League One | |
| Stockport 0 - 3 Scunthorpe | |
| Saturday 23rd August | |
| Coca-Cola Football League One | |
| Scunthorpe 1 - 0 Peterborough | |
| Saturday 16th August | |
| Coca-Cola Football League One | |
| Walsall 2 - 1 Scunthorpe | |
| Tuesday 12th August | |
| Carling Cup | |
| Hartlepool 3 - 0 Scunthorpe | |
| Saturday 9th August | |
| Coca-Cola Football League One | |
| Scunthorpe 1 - 2 Leeds | |
| Saturday 2nd August | |
| Friendly Match | |
| Scunthorpe 4 - 0 Grimsby | |
| Saturday 26th July | |
| Friendly Match | |
| Scunthorpe 0 - 2 Sheff Utd | |
| Tuesday 22nd July | |
| Friendly Match | |
| Rotherham 2 - 1 Scunthorpe | |
| Saturday 19th July | |
| Friendly Match | |
| Doncaster 1 - 1 Scunthorpe | |
| Pos | Team | P | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Leicester City | 9 | 22 |
| 2 | Scunthorpe United | 9 | 19 |
| 3 | Oldham Athletic | 9 | 18 |
| 4 | Leeds United | 9 | 17 |
| 5 | Walsall | 9 | 17 |
Scunthorpe squeezed into the next round of the Johnstone's Paint Trophy with a 2-1 win over Grimsby.
Rochdale, Darlington and Bury all claimed the scalps of League One clubs, while Scunthorpe and Morecambe also won.
Scunthorpe will be confident of piling more misery on hapless Grimsby in the Johnstone's Paint Trophy.
The second round of the Johnstone's Paint Trophy gets underway on Tuesday with a number of intriguing ties.
Leyton Orient fought back from two goals down to earn a 2-2 draw with 10-man Scunthorpe.