League One (Week 41) : Colchester beats Barnsley 3-1
ENGLAND, Apr. 6, 2015 (AMP) — League One / Match day 41: Two wins in a row for Colchester United. After their 1-2 win against Port Vale on April 3, The U's continued their sensational form in the League One with a 3-1 victory over Barnsley this Monday.
Barnsley had started off well by taking the lead in the 40th minute with a goal by Waring. Trailing 1-0 at half time, The U's nonetheless manage to reverse the direction of the game by scoring three times in the second period (Massey '62, Murphy '80 and Moncur '86).
Barnsley FC are down in 11st place with 56 points from 41 games, one point behind Peterborough United FC.
View : Full League One table (as of April 6, 2015) »
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bristol City | 40 | 25 | 10 | 5 | 76 | 35 | 41 | 85 |
| 2 | Preston | 40 | 23 | 11 | 6 | 68 | 33 | 35 | 80 |
| 3 | Milton Keynes Dons | 39 | 21 | 9 | 9 | 79 | 40 | 39 | 72 |
| 4 | Swindon Town | 38 | 21 | 7 | 10 | 65 | 42 | 23 | 70 |
| 5 | Sheffield United | 40 | 18 | 10 | 12 | 58 | 45 | 13 | 64 |
| 6 | Chesterfield | 41 | 18 | 9 | 14 | 60 | 51 | 9 | 63 |
| 7 | Rochdale | 40 | 18 | 5 | 17 | 66 | 52 | 14 | 59 |
| 8 | Fleetwood Town | 41 | 16 | 11 | 14 | 45 | 44 | 1 | 59 |
| 9 | Bradford City | 40 | 15 | 12 | 13 | 51 | 46 | 5 | 57 |
| 10 | Peterborough United | 41 | 17 | 6 | 18 | 46 | 49 | -3 | 57 |
| 11 | Barnsley | 41 | 16 | 8 | 17 | 54 | 57 | -3 | 56 |
| 12 | Doncaster Rovers | 39 | 14 | 11 | 14 | 48 | 51 | -3 | 53 |
| 13 | Oldham Athletic | 41 | 14 | 11 | 16 | 50 | 61 | -11 | 53 |
| 14 | Gillingham | 41 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 57 | 61 | -4 | 52 |
| 15 | Walsall | 40 | 11 | 15 | 14 | 36 | 42 | -6 | 48 |
| 16 | Port Vale | 41 | 14 | 6 | 21 | 49 | 59 | -10 | 48 |
| 17 | Scunthorpe United | 39 | 12 | 11 | 16 | 52 | 62 | -10 | 47 |
| 18 | Coventry City | 41 | 11 | 14 | 16 | 44 | 55 | -11 | 47 |
| 19 | Crawley Town | 41 | 12 | 11 | 18 | 46 | 66 | -20 | 47 |
| 20 | Leyton Orient | 40 | 12 | 10 | 18 | 54 | 57 | -3 | 46 |
| 21 | Crewe Alexandra | 41 | 13 | 7 | 21 | 37 | 70 | -33 | 46 |
| 22 | Notts County | 40 | 11 | 12 | 17 | 39 | 52 | -13 | 45 |
| 23 | Colchester United | 40 | 12 | 8 | 20 | 51 | 65 | -14 | 44 |
| 24 | Yeovil Town | 41 | 8 | 9 | 24 | 31 | 67 | -36 | 33 |
Fixtures and Results : League One 2014-2015
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Overview
Colchester United FC
- Position: 23
- Best performance of the season:Crewe Alexandra 0-3 Colchester United (27 Sep.)
- Previous game:Port Vale 1-2 Colchester United (3 Apr.)
- Next game:Coventry City - Colchester United (11 Apr.)
Barnsley FC
- Position: 11 -2
- Best performance of the season:Barnsley 4-1 Gillingham (23 Aug.)
- Previous game:Barnsley 0-2 Sheffield United (4 Apr.)
- Next game:Barnsley - Chesterfield (11 Apr.)
Colchester United
3:1
Barnsley
3:1 (0:1)
- 6 April 2015
- 15:00
- Colchester
Table
| Pos | Team | Pts |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bristol City | 85 |
| 2 | Preston | 80 |
| 3 | Milton Keynes Dons | 72 |
| 4 | Swindon Town | 70 |
| 5 | Sheffield United | 64 |
Week 41 Results
| Monday 6 April 2015 | ||||
| Chesterfield | 1-0 | Crewe Alexandra | ||
| Colchester United | 3-1 | Barnsley | ||
| Leyton Orient | 3-3 | Gillingham | ||
| Bradford City | 0-3 | Preston | ||
| Crawley Town | 2-0 | Oldham Athletic | ||
| Notts County | 0-0 | Coventry City | ||
| Fleetwood Town | 4-0 | Yeovil Town | ||
| Peterborough United | 0-0 | Walsall | ||
| Rochdale | 1-0 | Port Vale | ||
| Tuesday 7 April 2015 | ||||
| Sheffield United | 19:45 | Doncaster Rovers | ||
| Milton Keynes Dons | 19:45 | Scunthorpe United | ||
| Bristol City | 19:45 | Swindon Town | ||