League One (Week 35) : Port Vale beats Colchester 2-0
ENGLAND, Mar. 5, 2016 (AMP) — League One / Match day 35: After their 1-1 draw against Oldham Athletic on March 1, the Valiants bounced back with a 2-0 victory over Colchester United this Saturday.
Port Vale dominated the first half thanks to a goal scored by Robinson Theo in the 9th minute. Leading 1-0 at the break, the Valiants further widened their lead in the second period with a goal by Foley Sam in the 73rd minute.
Port Vale FC climbed to 9th place with 52 points from 36 games, tie on points with Bradford City AFC, which has two games in hand.
View : Full League One table (as of March 5, 2016) »
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Burton Albion | 34 | 21 | 5 | 8 | 44 | 28 | 16 | 68 |
| 2 | Wigan Athletic | 35 | 17 | 13 | 5 | 56 | 31 | 25 | 64 |
| 3 | Gillingham | 35 | 17 | 8 | 10 | 60 | 43 | 17 | 59 |
| 4 | Walsall | 34 | 16 | 11 | 7 | 50 | 36 | 14 | 59 |
| 5 | Millwall | 35 | 17 | 7 | 11 | 55 | 41 | 14 | 58 |
| 6 | Barnsley | 35 | 17 | 4 | 14 | 57 | 46 | 11 | 55 |
| 7 | Coventry City | 34 | 14 | 10 | 10 | 56 | 38 | 18 | 52 |
| 8 | Bradford City | 34 | 14 | 10 | 10 | 39 | 36 | 3 | 52 |
| 9 | Port Vale | 36 | 14 | 10 | 12 | 41 | 39 | 2 | 52 |
| 10 | Southend United | 35 | 14 | 9 | 12 | 46 | 44 | 2 | 51 |
| 11 | Sheffield United | 35 | 13 | 10 | 12 | 49 | 47 | 2 | 49 |
| 12 | Swindon Town | 34 | 14 | 6 | 14 | 53 | 51 | 2 | 48 |
| 13 | Rochdale | 35 | 13 | 9 | 13 | 45 | 46 | -1 | 48 |
| 14 | Bury | 35 | 13 | 9 | 13 | 45 | 55 | -10 | 48 |
| 15 | Scunthorpe United | 34 | 13 | 8 | 13 | 38 | 40 | -2 | 47 |
| 16 | Peterborough United | 35 | 13 | 6 | 16 | 58 | 56 | 2 | 45 |
| 17 | Chesterfield | 35 | 12 | 5 | 18 | 46 | 54 | -8 | 41 |
| 18 | Fleetwood Town | 34 | 10 | 10 | 14 | 42 | 43 | -1 | 40 |
| 19 | Shrewsbury Town | 34 | 11 | 7 | 16 | 40 | 51 | -11 | 40 |
| 20 | Doncaster Rovers | 34 | 9 | 10 | 15 | 36 | 45 | -9 | 37 |
| 21 | Blackpool | 35 | 9 | 8 | 18 | 33 | 46 | -13 | 35 |
| 22 | Oldham Athletic | 33 | 6 | 16 | 11 | 33 | 44 | -11 | 34 |
| 23 | Crewe Alexandra | 35 | 6 | 12 | 17 | 37 | 60 | -23 | 30 |
| 24 | Colchester United | 35 | 6 | 9 | 20 | 42 | 81 | -39 | 27 |
Fixtures and Results : League One 2015-2016
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Overview
Port Vale FC
- Position: 9 +1
- Best performance of the season:Port Vale 3-0 Doncaster Rovers (22 Aug.)
- Previous game:Oldham Athletic 1-1 Port Vale (1 Mar.)
- Next game:Peterborough United - Port Vale (12 Mar.)
Colchester United FC
- Position: 24
- Best performance of the season:Colchester United 2-0 Bradford City (29 Sep.)
- Previous game:Bradford City 1-2 Colchester United (1 Mar.)
- Next game:Colchester United - Wigan Athletic (12 Mar.)
Port Vale
2:0
Colchester United
2:0 (1:0)
- 5 March 2016
- 15:00
- Burslem
Table
| Pos | Team | Pts |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Burton Albion | 68 |
| 2 |  Wigan Athletic | 64 |
| 3 | Gillingham | 59 |
| 4 | Walsall | 59 |
| 5 |  Millwall | 58 |
Week 35 Results
| Saturday 5 March 2016 | ||||
| Southend United | 0-1 | Chesterfield | ||
| Doncaster Rovers | 0-1 | Shrewsbury Town | ||
| Millwall | 3-0 | Blackpool |  |
| Scunthorpe United | 0-0 | Gillingham | ||
| Walsall | 1-3 | Barnsley | ||
| Coventry City | 0-1 | Rochdale | ||
| Fleetwood Town | 2-2 | Sheffield United | ||
| Port Vale | 2-0 | Colchester United | ||
| Wigan Athletic | 1-1 | Peterborough United | |
| Bury | 0-0 | Bradford City | ||
| Crewe Alexandra | 1-1 | Burton Albion | ||
| Tuesday 5 April 2016 | ||||
| Oldham Athletic | 19:45 | Swindon Town | ||