League One (Week 26) : Scunthorpe beats Bury 3-2
ENGLAND, Jan. 7, 2017 (AMP) — League One / Match day 26: After their 1-1 draw against Peterborough United on January 2, the Iron bounced back with a 3-2 victory over Bury this Saturday.
Scunthorpe United dominated the first half thanks to goals from Toffolo Harry ('8), Dawson Stephen ('19) and Morris Josh ('44). Leading 3-1 at the break, the Iron further widened their lead in the second period with a goal by in the th minute.
Scunthorpe United FC climbed to second place with 52 points from 26 games, 4 points behind Sheffield United FC.
View : Full League One table (as of January 7, 2017) »
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sheffield United | 26 | 17 | 5 | 4 | 50 | 26 | 24 | 56 |
| 2 | Scunthorpe United | 26 | 15 | 7 | 4 | 51 | 25 | 26 | 52 |
| 3 | Bolton Wanderers | 25 | 15 | 5 | 5 | 34 | 17 | 17 | 50 |
| 4 | Bradford City | 26 | 11 | 12 | 3 | 33 | 21 | 12 | 45 |
| 5 | Rochdale | 25 | 14 | 3 | 8 | 40 | 30 | 10 | 45 |
| 6 | Fleetwood Town | 25 | 11 | 7 | 7 | 36 | 28 | 8 | 40 |
| 7 | Southend United | 26 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 37 | 33 | 4 | 39 |
| 8 | Bristol Rovers | 26 | 11 | 6 | 9 | 45 | 44 | 1 | 39 |
| 9 | Peterborough United | 24 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 38 | 26 | 12 | 38 |
| 10 | Millwall | 25 | 11 | 5 | 9 | 41 | 39 | 2 | 38 |
| 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 | 26 | 8 | 6 | 12 | 35 | 41 | -6 | 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 | 26 | 6 | 8 | 12 | 25 | 39 | -14 | 26 |
| 20 | Shrewsbury Town | 26 | 5 | 7 | 14 | 25 | 40 | -15 | 22 |
| 21 | Bury | 26 | 6 | 4 | 16 | 36 | 52 | -16 | 22 |
| 22 | Chesterfield | 26 | 6 | 4 | 16 | 27 | 45 | -18 | 22 |
| 23 | Coventry City | 25 | 4 | 9 | 12 | 23 | 37 | -14 | 21 |
| 24 | Oldham Athletic | 24 | 3 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 27 | -15 | 19 |
Fixtures and Results : League One 2016-2017
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Overview
Scunthorpe United FC
- Position: 2 +1
- Best performance of the season:Scunthorpe United 5-0 Gillingham (20 Aug.)
- Previous game:
- Next game:Northampton Town - Scunthorpe United (14 Jan.)
Bury FC
- Position: 21 -1
- Best performance of the season:Bury 4-1 Port Vale (3 Sep.)
- Previous game:Bury 1-3 Sheffield United (2 Jan.)
- Next game:Bury - Peterborough United (14 Jan.)
Scunthorpe United
3:2
Bury
3:2 (3:1)
- 7 January 2017
- 15:00
- Scunthorpe
Table
| Pos | Team | Pts |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sheffield United | 56 |
| 2 | Scunthorpe United | 52 |
| 3 |  Bolton Wanderers | 50 |
| 4 | Bradford City | 45 |
| 5 | Rochdale | 45 |
Week 26 Results
| Saturday 7 January 2017 | ||||
| Scunthorpe United | 3-2 | Bury | ||
| Bradford City | 2-0 | Chesterfield | ||
| Swindon Town | 1-1 | Shrewsbury Town | ||
| Bristol Rovers | 5-0 | Northampton Town | ||
| Tuesday 24 January 2017 | ||||
| Sheffield United | 19:45 | Fleetwood Town | ||
| Wednesday 1 February 2017 | ||||
 | Millwall | 19:45 | Walsall | |
| Tuesday 7 February 2017 | ||||
| Milton Keynes Dons | 19:45 | Oldham Athletic | ||
| Saturday 18 February 2017 | ||||
| Rochdale | 15:00 | Charlton Athletic |  | |
| Tuesday 21 February 2017 | ||||
| Gillingham | 19:45 | AFC Wimbledon | ||
| Peterborough United | 19:45 | Southend United | ||
| Tuesday 21 March 2017 | ||||
| Coventry City | 19:45 | Port Vale | ||
| Oxford United | 19:45 | Bolton Wanderers | | |