League One (Week 39) : Oxford beats Scunthorpe 2-1
ENGLAND, Mar. 18, 2017 (AMP) — League One / Match day 39: After a 2-1 victory over Rochdale on March 14, the Iron lost 2-1 against Oxford United.
Scunthorpe United had started off well by taking the lead in the 12th minute with a goal by Madden Paddy. Trailing 1-0 at half time, the Boys from Up the Hill nonetheless manage to reverse the direction of the game by scoring twice in the second period (Lundstram John '52 and Nelson Curtis '90).
Scunthorpe United FC are down in fifth place with 64 points from 39 games, 2 points behind Bradford City AFC.
View : Full League One table (as of March 18, 2017) »
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sheffield United | 38 | 23 | 9 | 6 | 73 | 43 | 30 | 78 |
| 2 | Bolton Wanderers | 37 | 20 | 9 | 8 | 56 | 32 | 24 | 69 |
| 3 | Fleetwood Town | 38 | 19 | 11 | 8 | 55 | 36 | 19 | 68 |
| 4 | Bradford City | 39 | 16 | 18 | 5 | 52 | 36 | 16 | 66 |
| 5 | Scunthorpe United | 39 | 18 | 10 | 11 | 66 | 46 | 20 | 64 |
| 6 | Southend United | 38 | 16 | 12 | 10 | 58 | 47 | 11 | 60 |
| 7 | Millwall | 36 | 16 | 11 | 9 | 50 | 41 | 9 | 59 |
| 8 | Bristol Rovers | 39 | 15 | 12 | 12 | 58 | 58 | 0 | 57 |
| 9 | Oxford United | 37 | 16 | 7 | 14 | 49 | 42 | 7 | 55 |
| 10 | Rochdale | 36 | 15 | 8 | 13 | 55 | 51 | 4 | 53 |
| 11 | Walsall | 39 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 47 | 49 | -2 | 53 |
| 12 | Peterborough United | 39 | 14 | 10 | 15 | 54 | 54 | 0 | 52 |
| 13 | AFC Wimbledon | 38 | 12 | 15 | 11 | 49 | 46 | 3 | 51 |
| 14 | Northampton Town | 39 | 14 | 7 | 18 | 57 | 63 | -6 | 49 |
| 15 | Charlton Athletic | 39 | 10 | 17 | 12 | 49 | 46 | 3 | 47 |
| 16 | Milton Keynes Dons | 38 | 12 | 11 | 15 | 48 | 49 | -1 | 47 |
| 17 | Bury | 39 | 12 | 9 | 18 | 57 | 64 | -7 | 45 |
| 18 | Gillingham | 39 | 11 | 12 | 16 | 51 | 67 | -16 | 45 |
| 19 | Oldham Athletic | 39 | 10 | 14 | 15 | 26 | 38 | -12 | 44 |
| 20 | Shrewsbury Town | 38 | 11 | 10 | 17 | 41 | 53 | -12 | 43 |
| 21 | Port Vale | 36 | 10 | 11 | 15 | 41 | 57 | -16 | 41 |
| 22 | Swindon Town | 39 | 9 | 9 | 21 | 40 | 59 | -19 | 36 |
| 23 | Chesterfield | 39 | 8 | 9 | 22 | 37 | 63 | -26 | 33 |
| 24 | Coventry City | 38 | 5 | 11 | 22 | 30 | 59 | -29 | 26 |
Fixtures and Results : League One 2016-2017
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Overview
Oxford United FC
- Position: 9 +1
- Best performance of the season:Chesterfield 0-4 Oxford United (25 Feb.)
- Previous game:Oldham Athletic 2-1 Oxford United (14 Mar.)
- Next game:Oxford United - Bolton Wanderers (21 Mar.)
Scunthorpe United FC
- Position: 5 -1
- Best performance of the season:Scunthorpe United 5-0 Gillingham (20 Aug.)
- Previous game:Scunthorpe United 2-1 Rochdale (14 Mar.)
- Next game:Scunthorpe United - Bradford City (26 Mar.)
Oxford United
2:1
Scunthorpe United
2:1 (0:1)
- 18 March 2017
- 15:00
- Oxford
Table
| Pos | Team | Pts |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sheffield United | 78 |
| 2 |  Bolton Wanderers | 69 |
| 3 | Fleetwood Town | 68 |
| 4 | Bradford City | 66 |
| 5 | Scunthorpe United | 64 |
Week 39 Results
| Friday 17 March 2017 | ||||
| Port Vale | 2-1 | Shrewsbury Town | ||
| Saturday 18 March 2017 | ||||
| Oxford United | 2-1 | Scunthorpe United | ||
| Bradford City | 2-1 | Swindon Town | ||
| Fleetwood Town | 0-0 | AFC Wimbledon | ||
| Sheffield United | 2-1 | Charlton Athletic |  | |
| Peterborough United | 1-1 | Oldham Athletic | ||
| Rochdale | 4-1 | Gillingham | ||
 | Millwall | 0-0 | Bury | |
| Bolton Wanderers | 2-1 | Northampton Town | |
| Bristol Rovers | 2-1 | Chesterfield | ||
| Milton Keynes Dons | 1-0 | Coventry City | ||
| Southend United | 3-2 | Walsall | ||