Football League: Sharp shoots into history books as Norwich are held

01 January 2019 06:20
Championship top three fail to win, Hull hammer BoltonSunderland triumph in front of almost 8,000 away fansBilly Sharp made history as Sheffield United climbed up to third, courtesy of a 3-0 win at Wigan, as each of those above them faltered. The club captain’s 54th minute goal, a close-range finish set up by David McGoldrick – who had scored the first – made Sharp the highest goalscorer in English league football in the 21st century with 220 strikes, overtaking Rickie Lambert. Mark Duffy had scored United’s second. Related: Forest fight back to topple 10-man Leeds and earn Aitor Karanka a lifeline Aston Villa 2-2 QPR, Blackburn 2-1 West Brom, Brentford 1-1 Norwich, Derby 1-1 Middlesbrough, Hull 6-0 Bolton, Ipswich 2-3 Millwall, Nottm Forest 4-2 Leeds, Reading 1-4 Swansea, Rotherham 2-1 Preston North End, Sheff Wed 1-1 Birmingham, Stoke 0-2 Bristol City, Wigan 0-3 Sheff Utd  Blackpool 0-1 Sunderland, Bradford City 3-0 Accrington, Bristol Rovers 0-0 Burton Albion, Charlton 2-1 Walsall, Doncaster 5-0 Rochdale, Luton 0-0 Barnsley, Peterborough 0-2 Scunthorpe, Plymouth 3-0 Oxford Utd, Portsmouth 2-1 Wimbledon, Shrewsbury 0-0 Fleetwood, Southend 2-0 Gillingham, Wycombe 0-2 Coventry Grimsby 0-1 Mansfield, Bury 3-1 Crewe, Crawley 2-0 Colchester, Forest Green 2-1 Northampton, Lincoln 1-1 Port Vale, MK Dons 6-0 Cambridge, Macclesfield 1-1 Tranmere, Morecambe 0-2 Carlisle, Oldham 2-0 Notts County, Stevenage 1-0 Newport, Swindon 0-2 Exeter, Yeovil 1-4 Cheltenham  Continue readingreadfullarticle

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