League One (Week 27) : Colchester defeats Leyton Orient 2-0
ENGLAND, Jan. 24, 2015 (AMP) — League One / Match day 27: After losing 0-2 to Walsall on January 17, The U's returned to winning ways with a 2-0 victory over Leyton Orient this Saturday.
Colchester United dominated the first half thanks to a goal scored by Massey in the 14th minute. Leading 1-0 at the break, The U's further widened their lead in the second period with a goal by Gorkss in the 47th minute.
Colchester United FC climbed to 21st place with 27 points from 26 games, 2 points behind Crewe Alexandra FC.
View : Full League One table (as of January 24, 2015) »
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swindon Town | 26 | 16 | 6 | 4 | 52 | 25 | 27 | 54 |
| 2 | Bristol City | 25 | 16 | 6 | 3 | 48 | 22 | 26 | 54 |
| 3 | Milton Keynes Dons | 25 | 15 | 6 | 4 | 53 | 24 | 29 | 51 |
| 4 | Preston | 26 | 13 | 8 | 5 | 40 | 26 | 14 | 47 |
| 5 | Rochdale | 25 | 11 | 4 | 10 | 45 | 33 | 12 | 37 |
| 6 | Fleetwood Town | 27 | 10 | 7 | 10 | 27 | 26 | 1 | 37 |
| 7 | Bradford City | 25 | 10 | 6 | 9 | 32 | 29 | 3 | 36 |
| 8 | Sheffield United | 24 | 10 | 6 | 8 | 30 | 28 | 2 | 36 |
| 9 | Chesterfield | 25 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 36 | 34 | 2 | 35 |
| 10 | Notts County | 26 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 30 | 31 | -1 | 35 |
| 11 | Doncaster Rovers | 25 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 26 | 29 | -3 | 35 |
| 12 | Port Vale | 27 | 10 | 5 | 12 | 33 | 38 | -5 | 35 |
| 13 | Peterborough United | 26 | 10 | 4 | 12 | 33 | 34 | -1 | 34 |
| 14 | Oldham Athletic | 25 | 8 | 10 | 7 | 35 | 38 | -3 | 34 |
| 15 | Walsall | 26 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 26 | 28 | -2 | 33 |
| 16 | Gillingham | 27 | 8 | 7 | 12 | 35 | 43 | -8 | 31 |
| 17 | Coventry City | 27 | 7 | 9 | 11 | 27 | 37 | -10 | 30 |
| 18 | Barnsley | 25 | 8 | 5 | 12 | 34 | 38 | -4 | 29 |
| 19 | Scunthorpe United | 23 | 8 | 5 | 10 | 32 | 39 | -7 | 29 |
| 20 | Crewe Alexandra | 26 | 8 | 5 | 13 | 25 | 44 | -19 | 29 |
| 21 | Colchester United | 26 | 7 | 6 | 13 | 31 | 42 | -11 | 27 |
| 22 | Leyton Orient | 26 | 6 | 8 | 12 | 34 | 39 | -5 | 26 |
| 23 | Yeovil Town | 27 | 6 | 7 | 14 | 21 | 39 | -18 | 25 |
| 24 | Crawley Town | 26 | 5 | 9 | 12 | 24 | 43 | -19 | 24 |
Fixtures and Results : League One 2014-2015
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Overview
Colchester United FC
- Position: 21 +1
- Best performance of the season:Crewe Alexandra 0-3 Colchester United (27 Sep.)
- Previous game:Colchester United 0-2 Walsall (17 Jan.)
- Next game:Bradford City - Colchester United (31 Jan.)
Leyton Orient FC
- Position: 22 -2
- Best performance of the season:Leyton Orient 4-1 Crawley Town (26 Dec.)
- Previous game:Preston 2-2 Leyton Orient (16 Jan.)
- Next game:Leyton Orient - Scunthorpe United (31 Jan.)
Colchester United
2:0
Leyton Orient
2:0 (1:0)
- 24 January 2015
- 15:00
- Colchester
Table
| Pos | Team | Pts |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swindon Town | 54 |
| 2 | Bristol City | 54 |
| 3 | Milton Keynes Dons | 51 |
| 4 | Preston | 47 |
| 5 | Rochdale | 37 |
Week 27 Results
| Saturday 24 January 2015 | ||||
| Port Vale | 0-1 | Crewe Alexandra | ||
| Yeovil Town | 0-0 | Coventry City | ||
| Fleetwood Town | 1-0 | Crawley Town | ||
| Milton Keynes Dons | 2-0 | Barnsley | ||
| Colchester United | 2-0 | Leyton Orient | ||
| Gillingham | 3-2 | Oldham Athletic | ||
| Notts County | 1-2 | Peterborough United | ||
| Tuesday 17 February 2015 | ||||
| Scunthorpe United | 19:45 | Chesterfield | ||
| Tuesday 24 February 2015 | ||||
| Doncaster Rovers | 19:45 | Bristol City | ||
| Swindon Town | 19:45 | Bradford City | ||
| Preston | 19:45 | Walsall | ||
| Rochdale | 19:45 | Sheffield United | ||