League One (Week 40) : Chesterfield defeats Port Vale 4-2
ENGLAND, Apr. 2, 2016 (AMP) — League One / Match day 40: After losing 1-0 to Oldham Athletic on March 28, the Spireites bounced back with a 4-2 victory over Port Vale this Saturday.
Port Vale had started off well by taking the lead in the 36th minute with a goal by Leitch-smith Ajay. Trailing 1-0 at half time, the Spireites nonetheless manage to reverse the direction of the game by scoring four times in the second period (Campbell -ryce Jamal '47, Hird Sam '60, Ariyibi Gboly '73 and O Shea Jay '83).
Port Vale FC are down in 13rd place with 56 points from 41 games, tie on points with Scunthorpe United FC, which has a game in hand.
View : Full League One table (as of April 2, 2016) »
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Wigan Athletic | 40 | 21 | 14 | 5 | 70 | 36 | 34 | 77 |
| 2 | Burton Albion | 40 | 23 | 7 | 10 | 51 | 34 | 17 | 76 |
| 3 | Walsall | 38 | 19 | 11 | 8 | 57 | 40 | 17 | 68 |
| 4 | Gillingham | 39 | 19 | 10 | 10 | 65 | 44 | 21 | 67 |
| 5 | Bradford City | 40 | 19 | 10 | 11 | 46 | 38 | 8 | 67 |
| 6 | Millwall | 40 | 19 | 9 | 12 | 60 | 44 | 16 | 66 |
| 7 | Barnsley | 39 | 19 | 5 | 15 | 60 | 48 | 12 | 62 |
| 8 | Sheffield United | 40 | 16 | 10 | 14 | 58 | 53 | 5 | 58 |
| 9 | Rochdale | 40 | 16 | 10 | 14 | 57 | 52 | 5 | 58 |
| 10 | Southend United | 40 | 16 | 10 | 14 | 53 | 52 | 1 | 58 |
| 11 | Coventry City | 40 | 15 | 12 | 13 | 59 | 44 | 15 | 57 |
| 12 | Scunthorpe United | 40 | 15 | 11 | 14 | 49 | 44 | 5 | 56 |
| 13 | Port Vale | 41 | 15 | 11 | 15 | 47 | 51 | -4 | 56 |
| 14 | Peterborough United | 39 | 16 | 6 | 17 | 68 | 61 | 7 | 54 |
| 15 | Swindon Town | 39 | 14 | 9 | 16 | 57 | 64 | -7 | 51 |
| 16 | Bury | 40 | 13 | 12 | 15 | 49 | 63 | -14 | 51 |
| 17 | Chesterfield | 40 | 13 | 7 | 20 | 52 | 62 | -10 | 46 |
| 18 | Shrewsbury Town | 39 | 12 | 10 | 17 | 48 | 62 | -14 | 46 |
| 19 | Blackpool | 41 | 12 | 9 | 20 | 39 | 50 | -11 | 45 |
| 20 | Fleetwood Town | 39 | 10 | 12 | 17 | 44 | 49 | -5 | 42 |
| 21 | Oldham Athletic | 38 | 8 | 17 | 13 | 37 | 50 | -13 | 41 |
| 22 | Doncaster Rovers | 40 | 9 | 11 | 20 | 41 | 58 | -17 | 38 |
| 23 | Colchester United | 40 | 8 | 11 | 21 | 51 | 87 | -36 | 35 |
| 24 | Crewe Alexandra | 40 | 6 | 12 | 22 | 40 | 72 | -32 | 30 |
Fixtures and Results : League One 2015-2016
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Overview
Chesterfield FC
- Position: 17 +1
- Best performance of the season:Chesterfield 7-1 Shrewsbury Town (2 Jan.)
- Previous game:Oldham Athletic 1-0 Chesterfield (28 Mar.)
- Next game:Barnsley - Chesterfield (9 Apr.)
Port Vale FC
- Position: 13 -1
- Best performance of the season:Port Vale 3-0 Doncaster Rovers (22 Aug.)
- Previous game:Port Vale 0-1 Barnsley (28 Mar.)
- Next game:Port Vale - Crewe Alexandra (9 Apr.)
Chesterfield
4:2
Port Vale
4:2 (0:1)
- 2 April 2016
- 15:00
- Chesterfield
Table
| Pos | Team | Pts |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Wigan Athletic | 77 |
| 2 | Burton Albion | 76 |
| 3 | Walsall | 68 |
| 4 | Gillingham | 67 |
| 5 | Bradford City | 67 |
Week 40 Results
| Saturday 2 April 2016 | ||||
| Colchester United | 0-0 | Millwall |  | |
| Peterborough United | 3-0 | Crewe Alexandra | ||
 | Blackpool | 2-0 | Southend United | |
| Shrewsbury Town | 1-5 | Wigan Athletic | | |
| Burton Albion | 1-1 | Bury | ||
| Swindon Town | 1-1 | Fleetwood Town | ||
| Gillingham | 0-0 | Coventry City | ||
| Rochdale | 2-2 | Doncaster Rovers | ||
| Bradford City | 1-0 | Scunthorpe United | ||
| Sheffield United | 2-0 | Walsall | ||
| Chesterfield | 4-2 | Port Vale | ||
| Tuesday 12 April 2016 | ||||
| Barnsley | 19:45 | Oldham Athletic | ||