Carlisle United loanee Taylor Charters helped Queen of the South get back to winning ways in Scottish League One.
The Blues man made his fifth start and seventh appearance in total for the Doonhamers against Alloa Athletic.
And Charters was on the winning side as Peter Murphy’s men chalked up a 3-2 victory at Palmerston Park.
Charters, handed a defensive role by Murphy, played the first 75 minutes as Queens moved up to fifth in the table, two points behind their opponents. Next for the Maryport player and his team-mates is a trip to bottom side Dumbarton next weekend.
Jake Allan and Aran Fitzpatrick were back in action for Workington Reds in their latest Northern Premier League Premier Division clash.
Both United teenagers were in Mark Fell’s starting XI for the home clash with Gainsborough Trinity.
And they completed the full game as Reds drew 1-1, Dav Symington firing them in front before Declan Howe drew the visitors level at Borough Park.
Workington are 15th in the table ahead of next weekend’s trip to Basford United.
There was defeat for Darlington in Sam Hetherington’s latest National League North outing.
Hetherington came off the bench in the 76th minute but the Quakers fell to a 4-1 defeat at Peterborough Sports. Next for the Blues youngster is a trip to Alfreton Town on Tuesday night.
Luke Armstrong missed out with injury as Motherwell drew 2-2 with St Mirren in the Scottish Premiership.
And there was no loan action for United’s youth players at Carlisle City and Penrith, who were in Fred Conway Cumberland Cup semi-final action.
Freddie O’Donoghue, Josh O’Brien, Trent Chapman, Dan Hopper and Mason Fleming were unable to play for their respective loan clubs, and will aim to return to action on Tuesday, when City host Crook Town, and on Saturday when Penrith face Redcar Athletic.
City boss Dan Kirkup came off the bench to score his side’s winner in a 2-1 extra-time victory at Cleator Moor Celtic, Keiron Blair having hit City’s opening goal. Darren Edmondson’s Penrith went through 3-1 at Aspatria.
A number of other ex-Blues were in the thick of the weekend action, meanwhile.
Jarrad Branthwaite started as Everton drew 1-1 with West Ham United at Goodison Park.
In the Championship, James Trafford kept his 26th clean sheet in 37 Burnley games as the Clarets won 2-0 at Swansea City.
Nahki Wells hit Bristol City’s winner as they overcame Norwich City 2-1.
In League One, Owen Moxon came off the bench in Stockport County’s 1-0 win against Steven Schumacher’s Bolton Wanderers.
Jon Mellish’s latest Wigan Athletic start came in a 2-1 defeat at Charlton Athletic, for whom Macaulay Gillesphey was in the home defence.
Reece James was on target in Rotherham United’s 1-1 draw with Exeter City.
In League Two on Thursday, Harry McKirdy netted in Bromley’s 2-2 draw with Walsall.
The National League saw Tom Parkes score in Hartlepool United’s 1-1 draw with Solihull Moors.
A red card for Mark Ellis featured in Chorley’s 2-1 defeat at Needham Market in National League North.
In Northern League Division One, Jason Blackburn’s late goal earned Guisborough Town a 1-1 draw with Marske United.
