League One (Week 42) : Peterborough defeats Colchester 4-1
ENGLAND, Apr. 16, 2016 (AMP) — League One / Match day 42: After losing 2-0 to Fleetwood Town on April 9 and 1-2 to Rochdale on April 9, Posh bounced back with a 4-1 victory over Colchester United this Saturday.
Peterborough United dominated the first half thanks to a goal scored by Taylor John in the 2nd minute. Leading 1-0 at the break, Posh further widened their lead in the second period by scoring three times (Fox Andrew '67, Coulthirst Shaquile '69 and Maddison Marcus '90).
Peterborough United FC remains in 14th place with 57 points from 42 games, 2 points behind Southend United FC.
View : Full League One table (as of April 16, 2016) »
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Wigan Athletic | 42 | 22 | 14 | 6 | 72 | 39 | 33 | 80 |
| 2 | Burton Albion | 42 | 23 | 8 | 11 | 51 | 35 | 16 | 77 |
| 3 | Walsall | 41 | 21 | 11 | 9 | 60 | 42 | 18 | 74 |
| 4 | Bradford City | 42 | 20 | 11 | 11 | 48 | 39 | 9 | 71 |
| 5 | Millwall | 42 | 20 | 9 | 13 | 64 | 47 | 17 | 69 |
| 6 | Gillingham | 42 | 19 | 11 | 12 | 66 | 48 | 18 | 68 |
| 7 | Barnsley | 42 | 20 | 6 | 16 | 63 | 51 | 12 | 66 |
| 8 | Rochdale | 42 | 18 | 10 | 14 | 62 | 53 | 9 | 64 |
| 9 | Sheffield United | 42 | 17 | 11 | 14 | 61 | 53 | 8 | 62 |
| 10 | Scunthorpe United | 42 | 17 | 11 | 14 | 53 | 46 | 7 | 62 |
| 11 | Port Vale | 43 | 17 | 11 | 15 | 52 | 51 | 1 | 62 |
| 12 | Coventry City | 42 | 16 | 12 | 14 | 61 | 46 | 15 | 60 |
| 13 | Southend United | 42 | 16 | 11 | 15 | 55 | 55 | 0 | 59 |
| 14 | Peterborough United | 42 | 17 | 6 | 19 | 73 | 66 | 7 | 57 |
| 15 | Bury | 42 | 15 | 12 | 15 | 51 | 63 | -12 | 57 |
| 16 | Swindon Town | 42 | 14 | 9 | 19 | 57 | 68 | -11 | 51 |
| 17 | Chesterfield | 42 | 14 | 7 | 21 | 54 | 66 | -12 | 49 |
| 18 | Oldham Athletic | 42 | 10 | 18 | 14 | 42 | 53 | -11 | 48 |
| 19 | Fleetwood Town | 42 | 11 | 14 | 17 | 49 | 52 | -3 | 47 |
| 20 | Shrewsbury Town | 41 | 12 | 11 | 18 | 50 | 66 | -16 | 47 |
| 21 | Blackpool | 43 | 12 | 9 | 22 | 39 | 54 | -15 | 45 |
| 22 | Doncaster Rovers | 42 | 10 | 11 | 21 | 44 | 60 | -16 | 41 |
| 23 | Colchester United | 42 | 9 | 11 | 22 | 53 | 91 | -38 | 38 |
| 24 | Crewe Alexandra | 42 | 6 | 12 | 24 | 42 | 78 | -36 | 30 |
Fixtures and Results : League One 2015-2016
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Overview
Colchester United FC
- Position: 23
- Best performance of the season:Colchester United 4-1 Doncaster Rovers (25 Mar.)
- Previous game:Blackpool 0-1 Colchester United (9 Apr.)
- Next game:Crewe Alexandra - Colchester United (19 Apr.)
Peterborough United FC
- Position: 14
- Best performance of the season:Crewe Alexandra 1-5 Peterborough United (21 Nov.)
- Previous game:Peterborough United 1-2 Rochdale (9 Apr.)
- Next game:Barnsley - Peterborough United (19 Apr.)
Colchester United
1:4
Peterborough United
1:4 (0:1)
- 16 April 2016
- 15:00
- Colchester
Table
| Pos | Team | Pts |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Wigan Athletic | 80 |
| 2 | Burton Albion | 77 |
| 3 | Walsall | 74 |
| 4 | Bradford City | 71 |
| 5 |  Millwall | 69 |
Week 42 Results
| Saturday 16 April 2016 | ||||
| Chesterfield | 0-3 | Sheffield United | ||
| Fleetwood Town | 1-1 | Oldham Athletic | ||
| Gillingham | 0-2 | Port Vale | ||
| Walsall | 1-0 | Southend United | ||
| Crewe Alexandra | 2-3 | Scunthorpe United | ||
| Rochdale | 3-0 | Blackpool |  | |
| Swindon Town | 0-1 | Bury | ||
| Coventry City | 2-1 | Millwall | | |
| Doncaster Rovers | 3-1 | Wigan Athletic | | |
| Shrewsbury Town | 1-1 | Bradford City | ||
| Burton Albion | 0-0 | Barnsley | ||
| Colchester United | 1-4 | Peterborough United | ||