Simpson quits as Watford chairman

Andrew Wilson, a club director, will take over as the chairman walks out only a week after they appointed a new manager

Coca-Cola round-up: Leagues One and Two

Rene Gilmartin makes most of rare start as Walsall goalkeeper with man-of-the-match display in win over Swindon

Move over Delia, these boys can cook

In an upscale brasserie a long goalkick’s distance from the Madejski Stadium, three Reading players turned chefs for a day

Jones blames his captain for loss of points

Swansea 2 Cardiff 2: a competitive encounter went flat when Stephen McPhail was dismissed with the away side leading 2-1

Impressive Kettering stick to chairman’s script

Notts County 1 Kettering Town 1: the non-league side were upset not to win, despite being told a draw was the ideal result

Coca-Cola Championship round-up

Wolves drew with second-placed Birmingham to stay six points clear, whilst Blackpool earned a memorable win at Plymouth

FA Cup second-round round-up

Non-league Forest Green beat Rochdale, whilst League Two high-fliers Wycombe lost to UniBond Premier side Eastwood

Inaction over Morgan will haunt the FA

Disciplinary body failing in duty of care it owes to game in its decision not to throw book at Sheffield United defender

Heroic Histon prove magic still exists

Histon 1 Leeds 0: boggy conditions made for a fallen-giant-killing as the non-league side’s greater hunger changed the odds

FA Cup third round draw in full

Southampton face Manchester United in re-run of 1976 final while giantkillers Histon have home draw with Swansea City

Village side Histon humble Leeds

The Blue Square Premier promotion chasers beat the former league title winners 1-0 to seal famous FA Cup upset

Part-timers have the right attitude

Histon Football Club are making a lot of people nervous; and not only the players and supporters of Leeds United

Caught in Time: Watford reach the top tier in 1982 under chairman Elton John

The players from that first season, which saw Watford win the Fourth Division title by 11 points, still recall Sir Elton's key role

Beattie’s late penalty foils Ipswich

Ipswich 1 Sheffield United 1: United deserved the draw against a game Ipswich side that mixed quality with hard work

Kightly rallies Wolves in dramatic derby

Wolves 1 Birmingham 1: Though there was plenty of commitment and pace, finesse was largely conspicuous by its absence

Struggling Charlton earn point

Charlton 0 Southampton 0: Bradley Wright-Phillips missed the two best chances to give Southampton a fifth away win

Spicy derby has promotion carrot as a dessert

The race for automatic promotion from the Championship has become the most compelling of struggles

Watford facing uphill battle

Watford 1 Doncaster 1: Brendan Rodgers began his tenure by taking a fortuitous point from struggling Doncaster

Paulo Sousa acclimatises for QPR

Crystal Palace 0 QPR 0: After three training sessions, new Rangers coach Paulo Sousa can look back on four-point return

Kightly's good work spearheads Wolves push

Goalscoring winger may have a broken nose and black eye, but it will not stop him facing Birmingham in crucial match