Sam Dalby and Thierry Gale scored first-half goals as Bolton beat Preston 2-1 to record their first Sky Bet Championship win since March 2019.
Newport and new manager Hayden Mullins enjoyed a dream start to their League Two campaign with a 3-0 home win over newly-promoted Rochdale.
Conor Grant's late strike salvaged a deserved point for Notts County as they held former Premier League champions Leicester to a 1-1 draw at Meadow Lane.
Calum Kavanagh's second-half double gave Oldham a flying start to their League Two campaign with a 2-0 home win against relegated Port Vale.
Ciaron Brown turned in a Gatlin O'Donkor cross deep into stoppage time to earn relegated Oxford United a 2-2 draw against newly-promoted MK Dons at the Kassam Stadium.
Substitute Gideon Kodua scrambled home a stoppage-time winner for Luton as they came from behind to snatch a 4-3 victory at Reading.