Cumbrian teenager James Trafford has achieved another milestone in his promising career - his first professional clean sheet.

The Manchester City goalkeeper, from Greysouthen near Cockermouth, is on loan at Accrington Stanley in League One.

And the 18-year-old helped John Coleman's side to a 1-0 win over Doncaster on Tuesday night.

Trafford said he was delighted to play his part in Accrington's victory on his third appearance.

And the ex-Carlisle United academy keeper, who joined Man City aged 12, has also thanked Accrington's fans for helping him bounce back from an error in last Saturday's 2-1 win over Cambridge.

Speaking after the Doncaster win, Trafford said: "It's just testament to the other ten players that I didn't have much to do. The back three and midfielders won so many headers, it was a joy to watch and play.

"[Joe] Pritchard scored in the second minute and from there we knew a clean sheet would win the game."

Trafford sympathised with opposite number Pontus Dalhberg after the Doncaster No1 fumbled Pritchard's shot into the net in the opening stages of the game.

It came three days after Trafford himself had to bounce back from a mistake when a shot from Cambridge's Joe Ironside slipped through his grasp.

The young Cumbrian responded well in that game with important saves to help Stanley win 2-1 - and turned in a solid display against Donny.

"We've all been there - I was there last week but we thankfully didn't lose," he said. "Their [Doncaster's] goalkeeper played really well after the mistake. But it's football at the end of the day.

"When I made mine on Saturday, it was a completely new experience, being my second professional game. I knew I had to stay to my process, keep doing the little things right, which in the end kept it at 2-1.

"Everyone makes mistakes, everyone's human, but it's an accident not a mistake."

England youth keeper Trafford said he is already enjoying the relationship with Accrington's supporters during his first taste of first-team football.

"The fans are unreal, I can't fault them one bit," he said. "For my first experience in front of fans, it's more than I could have asked for.

"Especially after the game on Saturday, I felt down, but lots of them messaged me, commented on my Twitter and Instagram, which made me feel so much better and I can't thank them enough."