League One (Week 39) : Southend defeats Walsall 3-2
ENGLAND, Mar. 18, 2017 (AMP) — League One / Match day 39: Two wins in a row for Southend United. After their 0-2 win against Coventry City on March 14, the Shrimpers continued their sensational form in the League One with a 3-2 victory over Walsall this Saturday.
Walsall had started off well by taking the lead thanks to goals by Moussa Franck ('18, '25). Trailing 2-0 at half time, the Shrimpers nonetheless manage to reverse the direction of the game by scoring three times in the second period (Ranger Nile '63, Ferdinand Anton '76 and Cox Simon '83).
Southend United FC climbed to 6th place with 60 points from 38 games, 4 points behind Scunthorpe United FC.
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
Southend United FC
- Position: 6 +1
- Best performance of the season:Peterborough United 1-4 Southend United (21 Feb.)
- Previous game:Coventry City 0-2 Southend United (14 Mar.)
- Next game:AFC Wimbledon - Southend United (25 Mar.)
Walsall FC
- Position: 11 -2
- Best performance of the season:Walsall 4-1 Sheffield United (14 Jan.)
- Previous game:Walsall 0-1 Fleetwood Town (14 Mar.)
- Next game:Bradford City - Walsall (1 Apr.)
- 18 March 2017
- 15:00
- Southend-on-Sea
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 | ||