League One (Week 29) : Scunthorpe defeats Port Vale 3-2
ENGLAND, Jan. 28, 2017 (AMP) — League One / Match day 29: Three wins in a row for Scunthorpe United. After their success against Bury and Northampton Town, the Iron continued their sensational form in the League One with a 3-2 victory over Port Vale this Saturday.
Port Vale had started off well by taking the lead in the 38th minute with a goal by Walker Tyler. Trailing 1-0 at half time, the Iron nonetheless manage to reverse the direction of the game by scoring three times in the second period (Morris Josh '49 on penalty, Toney Ivan '62 and Hopper Tom '71).
Scunthorpe United FC climbed to first place with 58 points from 28 games, one point ahead of runner-up Sheffield United FC.
View : Full League One table (as of January 28, 2017) »
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Scunthorpe United | 28 | 17 | 7 | 4 | 56 | 28 | 28 | 58 |
| 2 | Sheffield United | 29 | 17 | 6 | 6 | 53 | 34 | 19 | 57 |
| 3 | Bolton Wanderers | 27 | 15 | 5 | 7 | 36 | 21 | 15 | 50 |
| 4 | Fleetwood Town | 29 | 14 | 8 | 7 | 43 | 30 | 13 | 50 |
| 5 | Bradford City | 29 | 12 | 13 | 4 | 36 | 24 | 12 | 49 |
| 6 | Rochdale | 27 | 14 | 3 | 10 | 41 | 36 | 5 | 45 |
| 7 | Southend United | 28 | 11 | 10 | 7 | 40 | 35 | 5 | 43 |
| 8 | Bristol Rovers | 29 | 12 | 6 | 11 | 48 | 50 | -2 | 42 |
| 9 | Peterborough United | 28 | 11 | 8 | 9 | 40 | 37 | 3 | 41 |
| 10 | Millwall | 27 | 11 | 7 | 9 | 42 | 40 | 2 | 40 |
| 11 | Charlton Athletic | 27 | 9 | 12 | 6 | 35 | 27 | 8 | 39 |
| 12 | Walsall | 28 | 9 | 11 | 8 | 36 | 38 | -2 | 38 |
| 13 | AFC Wimbledon | 27 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 38 | 33 | 5 | 37 |
| 14 | Oxford United | 27 | 10 | 7 | 10 | 34 | 30 | 4 | 37 |
| 15 | Milton Keynes Dons | 27 | 9 | 7 | 11 | 38 | 37 | 1 | 34 |
| 16 | Northampton Town | 29 | 9 | 6 | 14 | 42 | 48 | -6 | 33 |
| 17 | Gillingham | 28 | 8 | 8 | 12 | 35 | 44 | -9 | 32 |
| 18 | Port Vale | 27 | 8 | 8 | 11 | 31 | 42 | -11 | 32 |
| 19 | Shrewsbury Town | 29 | 7 | 8 | 14 | 28 | 41 | -13 | 29 |
| 20 | Swindon Town | 29 | 7 | 8 | 14 | 27 | 42 | -15 | 29 |
| 21 | Bury | 29 | 7 | 6 | 16 | 46 | 58 | -12 | 27 |
| 22 | Chesterfield | 28 | 7 | 5 | 16 | 28 | 45 | -17 | 26 |
| 23 | Oldham Athletic | 28 | 5 | 10 | 13 | 16 | 30 | -14 | 25 |
| 24 | Coventry City | 28 | 4 | 9 | 15 | 23 | 42 | -19 | 21 |
Fixtures and Results : League One 2016-2017
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Overview
Scunthorpe United FC
- Position: 1 +1
- Best performance of the season:Scunthorpe United 5-0 Gillingham (20 Aug.)
- Previous game:Northampton Town 1-2 Scunthorpe United (14 Jan.)
- Next game:Southend United - Scunthorpe United (4 Feb.)
Port Vale FC
- Position: 18 -3
- Best performance of the season:Port Vale 3-1 Millwall (27 Sep.)
- Previous game:Port Vale 2-2 Bury (20 Jan.)
- Next game:Port Vale - Peterborough United (4 Feb.)
- 28 January 2017
- 15:00
- Scunthorpe
Table
| Pos | Team | Pts |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Scunthorpe United | 58 |
| 2 | Sheffield United | 57 |
| 3 |  Bolton Wanderers | 50 |
| 4 | Fleetwood Town | 50 |
| 5 | Bradford City | 49 |
Week 29 Results
| Saturday 28 January 2017 | ||||
| Bristol Rovers | 1-0 | Swindon Town | ||
| Oldham Athletic | 1-2 | Bradford City | ||
| Gillingham | 1-1 | Shrewsbury Town | ||
| Bury | 3-3 | Walsall | ||
| Scunthorpe United | 3-2 | Port Vale | ||
| Northampton Town | 3-0 | Coventry City | ||
| Bolton Wanderers | 1-2 | Charlton Athletic |  |
| Peterborough United | 0-4 | Milton Keynes Dons | ||
| Fleetwood Town | 1-1 | Southend United | ||
| Tuesday 21 February 2017 | ||||
 | Millwall | 19:45 | Chesterfield | |
| Tuesday 7 March 2017 | ||||
| Oxford United | 19:45 | Sheffield United | ||
| Tuesday 28 March 2017 | ||||
| AFC Wimbledon | 19:45 | Rochdale | ||