League One (Week 38) : Northampton beats Port Vale 2-1
ENGLAND, Mar. 14, 2017 (AMP) — League One / Match day 38: Three wins in a row for Northampton Town. After their success against Charlton Athletic and AFC Wimbledon, the Cobblers continued their sensational form in the League One with a 2-1 victory over Port Vale this Tuesday.
Port Vale made Northampton Town doubt themselves for forty-five minutes. 0-0 at half time. Everything was settled in the second period with goals by Phillips Aaron ('63) and Taylor Matthew ('88).
Northampton Town FC climbed to 14th place with 49 points from 38 games, only one point behind Rochdale AFC, which has three games in hand.
View : Full League One table (as of March 14, 2017) »
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sheffield United | 37 | 22 | 9 | 6 | 71 | 42 | 29 | 75 |
| 2 | Fleetwood Town | 37 | 19 | 10 | 8 | 55 | 36 | 19 | 67 |
| 3 | Bolton Wanderers | 36 | 19 | 9 | 8 | 54 | 31 | 23 | 66 |
| 4 | Scunthorpe United | 38 | 18 | 10 | 10 | 65 | 44 | 21 | 64 |
| 5 | Bradford City | 38 | 15 | 18 | 5 | 50 | 35 | 15 | 63 |
| 6 | Millwall | 35 | 16 | 10 | 9 | 50 | 41 | 9 | 58 |
| 7 | Southend United | 37 | 15 | 12 | 10 | 55 | 45 | 10 | 57 |
| 8 | Bristol Rovers | 38 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 56 | 57 | -1 | 54 |
| 9 | Walsall | 38 | 13 | 14 | 11 | 45 | 46 | -1 | 53 |
| 10 | Oxford United | 36 | 15 | 7 | 14 | 47 | 41 | 6 | 52 |
| 11 | Peterborough United | 38 | 14 | 9 | 15 | 53 | 53 | 0 | 51 |
| 12 | AFC Wimbledon | 37 | 12 | 14 | 11 | 49 | 46 | 3 | 50 |
| 13 | Rochdale | 35 | 14 | 8 | 13 | 51 | 50 | 1 | 50 |
| 14 | Northampton Town | 38 | 14 | 7 | 17 | 56 | 61 | -5 | 49 |
| 15 | Charlton Athletic | 38 | 10 | 17 | 11 | 48 | 44 | 4 | 47 |
| 16 | Gillingham | 38 | 11 | 12 | 15 | 50 | 63 | -13 | 45 |
| 17 | Milton Keynes Dons | 37 | 11 | 11 | 15 | 47 | 49 | -2 | 44 |
| 18 | Bury | 38 | 12 | 8 | 18 | 57 | 64 | -7 | 44 |
| 19 | Shrewsbury Town | 37 | 11 | 10 | 16 | 40 | 51 | -11 | 43 |
| 20 | Oldham Athletic | 38 | 10 | 13 | 15 | 25 | 37 | -12 | 43 |
| 21 | Port Vale | 35 | 9 | 11 | 15 | 39 | 56 | -17 | 38 |
| 22 | Swindon Town | 38 | 9 | 9 | 20 | 39 | 57 | -18 | 36 |
| 23 | Chesterfield | 38 | 8 | 9 | 21 | 36 | 61 | -25 | 33 |
| 24 | Coventry City | 37 | 5 | 11 | 21 | 30 | 58 | -28 | 26 |
Fixtures and Results : League One 2016-2017
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Overview
Northampton Town FC
- Position: 14 +1
- Best performance of the season:Northampton Town 4-0 Southend United (24 Sep.)
- Previous game:AFC Wimbledon 0-1 Northampton Town (11 Mar.)
- Next game:Bolton Wanderers - Northampton Town (18 Mar.)
Port Vale FC
- Position: 21
- Best performance of the season:Port Vale 3-1 Millwall (27 Sep.)
- Previous game:Port Vale 3-2 Swindon Town (11 Mar.)
- Next game:Port Vale - Shrewsbury Town (17 Mar.)
Northampton Town
2:1
Port Vale
2:1 (0:0)
- 14 March 2017
- 19:45
- Northampton
Table
| Pos | Team | Pts |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sheffield United | 75 |
| 2 | Fleetwood Town | 67 |
| 3 |  Bolton Wanderers | 66 |
| 4 | Scunthorpe United | 64 |
| 5 | Bradford City | 63 |
Week 38 Results
| Tuesday 14 March 2017 | ||||
| Swindon Town | 2-4 | Sheffield United | ||
| AFC Wimbledon | 2-0 | Milton Keynes Dons | ||
| Gillingham | 0-4 | Bolton Wanderers | | |
 | Charlton Athletic | 1-1 | Bradford City | |
| Oldham Athletic | 2-1 | Oxford United | ||
| Walsall | 0-1 | Fleetwood Town | ||
| Coventry City | 0-2 | Southend United | ||
| Bury | 3-0 | Bristol Rovers | ||
| Northampton Town | 2-1 | Port Vale | ||
| Chesterfield | 3-3 | Peterborough United | ||
| Scunthorpe United | 2-1 | Rochdale | ||
| Tuesday 4 April 2017 | ||||
| Shrewsbury Town | 19:45 | Millwall |  | |