Preston aren't stopping at the top of the table and they thumped Morecambe 8-0 at home this week after switching their game to Wednesday afternoon. North End having now started the season on a run of results that reads 4-0, 4-0, 5-1 and 8-0, that only goal conceded being scored by Carlisle's Ryan Bowman.
Rochdale are now up to second despite their scheduled match at Blackpool falling foul of the British late summer weather, the game being the first postponed fixture this year. Stockport are in third on goal difference as they lost their first game of the campaign, Wigan now up to fourth after defeating the Hatters 2-1 at home.
Tranmere, apart from Preston, are the only side still unbeaten and they kept that going with a 1-1 draw at last season's title winners Wrexham, while completing the top six are Macclesfield who thumped Walsall 5-0 at home. Down in the bottom half of the table Bury drew 0-0 at home to Oldham, while two teams picked up their first win of the campaign, Chester and Burnley both getting three points on the road in respective 2-1 and 4-1 victories at Shrewsbury and Port Vale.
As we already know an inconsistent Carlisle side got back to winning ways with a 3-1 success at Accrington Stanley, Ryan Bowman (2) and Matt Osmond getting the United goals. Next week the young Blues are back on home turf when they face Bury in an 11am Saturday kick-off at Creighton Rugby Club.
Result in the division on Wednesday 2nd September
Preston North End 8-0 Morecambe (2pm)
Result in the division on Friday 4th September
Shrewsbury Town 1-2 Chester City (2pm)
Results in the division on Saturday 5th September
Accrington Stanley 1-3 Carlisle United
Blackpool P-P Rochdale, waterlogged pitch
Bury 0-0 Oldham Athletic
Macclesfield Town 5-0 Walsall
Port Vale 1-4 Burnley
Wigan Athletic 2-1 Stockport County
Wrexham 1-1 Tranmere Rovers
Fixtures in the division on Saturday 12th September
Burnley v Accrington Stanley
Carlisle United v Bury (11am)
Morecambe v Blackpool
Oldham Athletic v Preston North End
Port Vale v Chester City
Rochdale v Stockport County
Shrewsbury Town v Macclesfield Town
Tranmere Rovers v Walsall
Wrexham v Wigan Athletic
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