Next come a couple of 100%ers in Oldham and Wigan who have won three from three, Oldham beating Blackpool 3-2 at home while Wigan won 4-2 at last year's title-winners Walsall. Into the mid-table reaches and Port Vale defeated Tranmere 3-2 at home while Preston won 2-1 at Accrington Stanley.
Down at the bottom Morecambe claimed their first victory of the season 2-1 at Bury, while Chester and Macclesfield fought out the only draw of the day in a 2-2 tussle. As we already know Carlisle won 4-1 at Rochdale to move up to seventh in the table, the next fixture for the young Blues coming on Friday lunchtime when they make the trip to bottom of the table Accrington Stanley.
Results in the division on Saturday :
Accrington Stanley 1-2 Preston North End
Bury 1-2 Morecambe
Chester City 2-2 Macclesfield Town
Oldham Athletic 3-2 Blackpool
Port Vale 3-2 Tranmere Rovers
Rochdale 1-4 Carlisle United
Stockport County 2-7 Burnley (played at Burnley)
Walsall 2-4 Wigan Athletic
Wrexham 2-0 Shrewsbury Town
Fixtures in the division next Friday :
Accrington Stanley v Carlisle United (12 noon)
Wigan Athletic v Wrexham (2pm)
Fixtures in the division next Saturday morning :
Blackpool v Morecambe
Burnley v Rochdale
Macclesfield Town v Port Vale
Oldham Athletic v Walsall
Preston North End v Bury
Shrewsbury Town v Stockport County
Tranmere Rovers v Chester City
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