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League One roundup

Tranmere Rovers stay top of League One on a night that featured a number of heavy defeats for big-name clubs.

Tranmere Rovers have kept their place at the top of the League One table with a comfortable 3-0 victory against Bury.

Andy Robinson scored two penalties as Rovers also maintained their 100% home record in the league this season.

Stevenage Borough sit two points behind in second thanks to a 3-1 win over Walsall.

Preston North End climbed into the playoff places with the biggest scoreline of the evening, thumping Hartlepool United 5-0 at Deepdale.

Shrewsbury Town produced another high scoreline, thrashing managerless Coventry City 4-1 to inflict a fourth-straight defeat on the Sky Blues.

Portsmouth are also still looking for their first win of the campaign after Swindon Town left Fratton Park with all three points.

Matt Ritchie and Andy Williams scored the goals in a 2-1 success for Town, who climb to eighth in the table.

Leyton Orient got their third straight win with a 4-1 rout against Yeovil Town, who are now without a win in three.

Elsewhere there were score draws between Bournemouth and Brentford, Colchester United and Crawley Town, Mk Dons and Notts County plus Oldham and Scunthorpe United.

Finally promotion favourites Sheffield United were unable to find the target against Yorkshire rivals Doncaster Rovers, who left Bramall Lane with a point after a goalless draw.

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1Walsall23164343202352
2Salford City24126629191042
3Port Vale2511862925441
4AFC Wimbledon23124735191640
5Notts County24117638261240
6Doncaster RoversDoncaster2511773530540
7Crewe AlexandraCrewe2310942921839
8Bradford CityBradford2410863327638
9Grimsby Town25121123640-437
10Chesterfield249783829934
11Bromley2381053426834
12MK Dons2310493631534
13Cheltenham TownCheltenham248793436-231
14Gillingham2393112224-230
15BarrowBarrow2477102326-328
16Fleetwood TownFleetwood226972828027
17Colchester UnitedColchester2451272828027
18Newport CountyNewport2375113040-1026
19Accrington StanleyAccrington2367103240-825
20Tranmere RoversTranmere2367101732-1525
21Harrogate TownHarrogate2574142137-1625
22Swindon TownSwindon2559113141-1024
23Morecambe2455142239-1720
24Carlisle UnitedCarlisle2446141938-1918


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