League One (Week 35) : Walsall defeats Chesterfield 1-0
ENGLAND, Mar. 7, 2017 (AMP) — League One / Match day 35: Two wins in a row for Walsall. After their 2-0 win against Oldham Athletic on March 4, the Saddlers continued their sensational form in the League One with a 1-0 victory over Chesterfield this Tuesday.
45 minutes of play and neither Walsall nor Chesterfield have managed to pull ahead. 0-0 at half time. Everything was decided in the second period with a saving goal by Laird Scott in the 53rd minute.
Walsall FC climbed to 8th place with 52 points from 36 games, 2 points behind Southend United FC, which has a game in hand.
View : Full League One table (as of February 28, 2017) »
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sheffield United | 36 | 21 | 9 | 6 | 67 | 40 | 27 | 72 |
| 2 | Fleetwood Town | 35 | 18 | 10 | 7 | 52 | 32 | 20 | 64 |
| 3 | Scunthorpe United | 36 | 17 | 10 | 9 | 61 | 40 | 21 | 61 |
| 4 | Bolton Wanderers | 34 | 17 | 9 | 8 | 46 | 29 | 17 | 60 |
| 5 | Bradford City | 36 | 14 | 17 | 5 | 47 | 34 | 13 | 59 |
| 6 | Millwall | 35 | 16 | 10 | 9 | 50 | 41 | 9 | 58 |
| 7 | Southend United | 35 | 14 | 12 | 9 | 53 | 43 | 10 | 54 |
| 8 | Walsall | 36 | 13 | 13 | 10 | 44 | 44 | 0 | 52 |
| 9 | Bristol Rovers | 36 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 54 | 54 | 0 | 51 |
| 10 | Peterborough United | 36 | 14 | 8 | 14 | 49 | 48 | 1 | 50 |
| 11 | Oxford United | 34 | 14 | 7 | 13 | 44 | 38 | 6 | 49 |
| 12 | Rochdale | 33 | 14 | 7 | 12 | 48 | 46 | 2 | 49 |
| 13 | AFC Wimbledon | 35 | 11 | 14 | 10 | 47 | 45 | 2 | 47 |
| 14 | Charlton Athletic | 36 | 10 | 15 | 11 | 46 | 42 | 4 | 45 |
| 15 | Milton Keynes Dons | 35 | 11 | 10 | 14 | 45 | 45 | 0 | 43 |
| 16 | Northampton Town | 36 | 12 | 7 | 17 | 53 | 60 | -7 | 43 |
| 17 | Gillingham | 36 | 10 | 12 | 14 | 47 | 57 | -10 | 42 |
| 18 | Shrewsbury Town | 36 | 11 | 9 | 16 | 39 | 50 | -11 | 42 |
| 19 | Bury | 36 | 11 | 7 | 18 | 54 | 64 | -10 | 40 |
| 20 | Oldham Athletic | 36 | 9 | 12 | 15 | 23 | 36 | -13 | 39 |
| 21 | Swindon Town | 36 | 9 | 9 | 18 | 35 | 50 | -15 | 36 |
| 22 | Port Vale | 33 | 8 | 11 | 14 | 35 | 52 | -17 | 35 |
| 23 | Chesterfield | 36 | 8 | 7 | 21 | 32 | 57 | -25 | 31 |
| 24 | Coventry City | 35 | 5 | 11 | 19 | 30 | 54 | -24 | 26 |
Fixtures and Results : League One 2016-2017
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Overview
Walsall FC
- Position: 8 +6
- Best performance of the season:Walsall 4-1 Sheffield United (14 Jan.)
- Previous game:Walsall 2-0 Oldham Athletic (4 Mar.)
- Next game:Charlton Athletic - Walsall (11 Mar.)
Chesterfield FC
- Position: 23 -2
- Best performance of the season:Chesterfield 3-1 Northampton Town (17 Sep.)
- Previous game:Swindon Town 0-1 Chesterfield (4 Mar.)
- Next game:Chesterfield - Shrewsbury Town (11 Mar.)
Walsall
1:0
Chesterfield
1:0 (0:0)
- 7 March 2017
- 19:45
- Walsall
Table
| Pos | Team | Pts |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sheffield United | 72 |
| 2 | Fleetwood Town | 64 |
| 3 | Scunthorpe United | 61 |
| 4 |  Bolton Wanderers | 60 |
| 5 | Bradford City | 59 |
Week 35 Results
| Saturday 7 January 2017 | ||||
| Southend United | 2-4 | Sheffield United | ||
| Tuesday 28 February 2017 | ||||
| Northampton Town | 1-2 | Oldham Athletic | ||
| Bradford City | 2-2 | Milton Keynes Dons | ||
| Shrewsbury Town | 4-3 | Charlton Athletic |  | |
 | Millwall | 1-0 | Peterborough United | |
| Bury | 2-1 | Coventry City | ||
| Swindon Town | 3-1 | Gillingham | ||
| Scunthorpe United | 1-2 | AFC Wimbledon | ||
| Bolton Wanderers | 1-1 | Bristol Rovers | |
| Tuesday 7 March 2017 | ||||
| Walsall | 1-0 | Chesterfield | ||
| Tuesday 4 April 2017 | ||||
| Rochdale | 19:45 | Port Vale | ||
| Wednesday 5 April 2017 | ||||
| Oxford United | 19:45 | Fleetwood Town | ||