Both of League Two's new boys made a winning return to
the Football League as Luton Town and Cambridge United claimed victories on
Saturday.
Luton, winners of the Conference last season, triumphed
1-0 at Carlisle United to taste joy in their first Football League match for
five years thanks to striker Mark Cullen's close-range finish on the half-hour
mark.
Meanwhile. Cambridge overcame Plymouth Argyle by the same
scoreline, Richard Money's men marking the end of their nine-year League exile
with triumph through defender Josh Coulson's 61st-minute strike, which came after
Adam Cunnington had missed an early penalty.
Morecambe were the most impressive performers of the day,
winning 3-0 at Dagenham and Redbridge, while Wycombe Wanderers were 2-0 victors
at Newport County.
Title favourites Portsmouth were held to a 1-1 draw at
Exeter City in a game that saw home manager Paul Tisdale name himself as a
substitute as an illness swept through their squad.
James Collins scored a double in an entertaining 2-2 draw
between AFC Wimbledon and Shrewsbury Town, the striker hitting home his second
six minutes from time to rescue a point.
Lukas Akins' 42nd minute strike gave last year's beaten
play-off finalists Burton Albion a strong start to their promotion push with a
1-0 success at Oxford United.
Tranmere Rovers continued the theme of recently relegated
sides failing to win, joining Carlisle and Shrewsbury in doing so as they
required a 94th-minute goal from James Rowe to rescue a point against York
City.
But there was better fortune for Stevenage - bottom of
League One last term - who overcame Hartlepool United 1-0
Elsewhere, Southend United won 1-0 at Accrington Stanley,
whose Lancashire neighbours Bury were beaten 1-0 by Cheltenham Town, and
Northampton Town defeated Mansfield Town by the same score.
Culled from Soccerway
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