Owls make winning start
Sheffield Wednesday started their npower League One campaign with a 2-0 victory over Dagenham & Redbridge.
An own goal from defender Scott Doe gave Wednesday a 14th minute lead after he deflected Gilles Coke's shot into the Daggers' net. Two minutes later Coke's fellow debutant Clinton Morrison pounced from close range to double the lead.
Leeds' return to the second tier of English football ended the same way as their last game in the division three years ago - with defeat to Derby, this time a 2-1 loss. Rob Hulse's goal and Kris Commons' penalty - either side of Luciano Becchio's equaliser - proved enough for the Rams to condemn Leeds to their first opening-day defeat in 21 years.
Luke Summerfield bagged a second-half winner to get Peter Reid`s Plymouth reign off to a victorious start with a 1-0 victory at Southampton. The midfielder struck in the 47th minute with a clinical right-foot finish from close range after Rory Fallon and Steve MacLean combined to tee him up.
Peterborough breezed to a 3-0 victory over Bristol Rovers to get their bid for an instant return to the Championship off to the perfect start. George Boyd broke the deadlock in the 57th minute with a low shot past Rovers keeper Mikkel Andersen. Aaron Mclean bagged number two and skipper Grant McCann tucked away a classy free-kick.
Akpo Sodje's goal ensured 10-man Charlton launched the new season with 1-0 victory against Bournemouth. The Addicks surged ahead in the 22nd minute when Kyel Reid's low cross was fired past Cherries keeper Shwan Jalal by Sodje from six yards, but Jose Semedo blotted his copybook with a red card for raising his studs on Michael Symes.
Anthony Pilkington struck twice as Huddersfield cruised to a 3-0 victory at Notts County.
Pilkington rifled a shot into the top corner from an acute angle before Jordan Rhodes doubled Town's advantage when he tucked away Joe Garner's pass. Pilkington's sweetly-struck shot from the edge of the area completed the scoring late on.
Gary Madine and Ian Harte ensured a miserable start to the season for weary Brentford as Carlisle coasted to a 2-0 victory.
The west Londoners made the 600-mile round trip for the second successive opening day but could not repeat last term's victory. Madine fired the hosts ahead from Sean McDaid's cross before Harte crashed in a penalty.
