League One (Week 25) : Bradford City defeats Northampton 2-1
ENGLAND, Jan. 2, 2017 (AMP) — League One / Match day 25: After four straigth draws, the Bantams returned to winning ways with a 2-1 victory over Northampton Town this Monday.
Northampton Town had started off well by taking the lead in the 39th minute with a goal by Revell Alex. Trailing 1-0 at half time, the Bantams nonetheless manage to reverse the direction of the game by scoring twice in the second period (Marshall Mark '73 and Hiwula Jordy '86).
Bradford City AFC remains in fifth place with 42 points from 25 games, 3 points behind Rochdale AFC.
View : Full League One table (as of January 2, 2017) »
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sheffield United | 25 | 16 | 5 | 4 | 46 | 24 | 22 | 53 |
| 2 | Bolton Wanderers | 25 | 15 | 5 | 5 | 34 | 17 | 17 | 50 |
| 3 | Scunthorpe United | 25 | 14 | 7 | 4 | 48 | 23 | 25 | 49 |
| 4 | Rochdale | 25 | 14 | 3 | 8 | 40 | 30 | 10 | 45 |
| 5 | Bradford City | 25 | 10 | 12 | 3 | 31 | 21 | 10 | 42 |
| 6 | Fleetwood Town | 25 | 11 | 7 | 7 | 36 | 28 | 8 | 40 |
| 7 | Southend United | 25 | 10 | 9 | 6 | 35 | 29 | 6 | 39 |
| 8 | Peterborough United | 24 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 38 | 26 | 12 | 38 |
| 9 | Millwall | 25 | 11 | 5 | 9 | 41 | 39 | 2 | 38 |
| 10 | Bristol Rovers | 25 | 10 | 6 | 9 | 40 | 44 | -4 | 36 |
| 11 | Charlton Athletic | 25 | 8 | 11 | 6 | 33 | 26 | 7 | 35 |
| 12 | Oxford United | 25 | 9 | 7 | 9 | 29 | 28 | 1 | 34 |
| 13 | AFC Wimbledon | 25 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 36 | 32 | 4 | 33 |
| 14 | Walsall | 25 | 7 | 10 | 8 | 26 | 33 | -7 | 31 |
| 15 | Port Vale | 25 | 8 | 7 | 10 | 27 | 37 | -10 | 31 |
| 16 | Northampton Town | 25 | 8 | 6 | 11 | 35 | 36 | -1 | 30 |
| 17 | Gillingham | 25 | 8 | 6 | 11 | 32 | 40 | -8 | 30 |
| 18 | Milton Keynes Dons | 25 | 7 | 7 | 11 | 29 | 34 | -5 | 28 |
| 19 | Swindon Town | 25 | 6 | 7 | 12 | 24 | 38 | -14 | 25 |
| 20 | Bury | 25 | 6 | 4 | 15 | 34 | 49 | -15 | 22 |
| 21 | Chesterfield | 25 | 6 | 4 | 15 | 27 | 43 | -16 | 22 |
| 22 | Coventry City | 25 | 4 | 9 | 12 | 23 | 37 | -14 | 21 |
| 23 | Shrewsbury Town | 25 | 5 | 6 | 14 | 24 | 39 | -15 | 21 |
| 24 | Oldham Athletic | 24 | 3 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 27 | -15 | 19 |
Fixtures and Results : League One 2016-2017
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Overview
Northampton Town FC
- Position: 16 -1
- Best performance of the season:Northampton Town 4-0 Southend United (24 Sep.)
- Previous game:Sheffield United 1-0 Northampton Town (31 Dec.)
- Next game:Bristol Rovers - Northampton Town (7 Jan.)
Bradford City AFC
- Position: 5
- Best performance of the season:Bradford City 4-0 Rochdale (12 Nov.)
- Previous game:Bradford City 1-1 Bury (31 Dec.)
- Next game:Bradford City - Chesterfield (7 Jan.)
Northampton Town
1:2
Bradford City
1:2 (1:0)
- 2 January 2017
- 15:00
- Northampton
Table
| Pos | Team | Pts |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sheffield United | 53 |
| 2 |  Bolton Wanderers | 50 |
| 3 | Scunthorpe United | 49 |
| 4 | Rochdale | 45 |
| 5 | Bradford City | 42 |
Week 25 Results
| Monday 2 January 2017 | ||||
| AFC Wimbledon | 2-2 | Millwall |  | |
| Swindon Town | 0-0 | Southend United | ||
| Coventry City | 2-2 | Bolton Wanderers | | |
| Oldham Athletic | 0-0 | Port Vale | ||
| Bury | 1-3 | Sheffield United | ||
| Walsall | 0-2 | Rochdale | ||
| Chesterfield | 0-0 | Milton Keynes Dons | ||
| Scunthorpe United | 1-1 | Peterborough United | ||
| Northampton Town | 1-2 | Bradford City | ||
| Shrewsbury Town | 0-1 | Fleetwood Town | ||
 | Charlton Athletic | 4-1 | Bristol Rovers | |
| Gillingham | 0-1 | Oxford United | ||