League One (Week 40) : Scunthorpe beats Bradford City 3-2
ENGLAND, Mar. 26, 2017 (AMP) — League One / Match day 40: After a 2-1 victory over Swindon Town on March 18, the Bantams lost 3-2 against Scunthorpe United.
Toney Ivan scored dual goals
Bradford City had started off well by taking the lead thanks to goals by Toner Kevin ('14) and Jones Alex ('16), while Scunthorpe only scored once Toney Ivan ('3). Trailing 2-1 at half time, the Iron nonetheless manage to reverse the direction of the game by scoring twice in the second period (Toney Ivan '47 and Crooks Matt '82).
Scunthorpe United FC climbed to fourth place with 67 points from 40 games, 2 points behind Fleetwood Town FC, which has a game in hand.
View : Full League One table (as of March 26, 2017) »
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sheffield United | 39 | 23 | 10 | 6 | 74 | 44 | 30 | 79 |
| 2 | Bolton Wanderers | 39 | 22 | 9 | 8 | 62 | 34 | 28 | 75 |
| 3 | Fleetwood Town | 39 | 19 | 12 | 8 | 55 | 36 | 19 | 69 |
| 4 | Scunthorpe United | 40 | 19 | 10 | 11 | 69 | 48 | 21 | 67 |
| 5 | Bradford City | 40 | 16 | 18 | 6 | 54 | 39 | 15 | 66 |
| 6 | Southend United | 39 | 17 | 12 | 10 | 60 | 47 | 13 | 63 |
| 7 | Millwall | 38 | 16 | 12 | 10 | 53 | 45 | 8 | 60 |
| 8 | Rochdale | 38 | 16 | 9 | 13 | 61 | 55 | 6 | 57 |
| 9 | Bristol Rovers | 40 | 15 | 12 | 13 | 58 | 59 | -1 | 57 |
| 10 | Oxford United | 39 | 16 | 8 | 15 | 51 | 46 | 5 | 56 |
| 11 | Peterborough United | 40 | 15 | 10 | 15 | 55 | 54 | 1 | 55 |
| 12 | Walsall | 39 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 47 | 49 | -2 | 53 |
| 13 | AFC Wimbledon | 39 | 12 | 15 | 12 | 49 | 48 | 1 | 51 |
| 14 | Northampton Town | 40 | 14 | 8 | 18 | 57 | 63 | -6 | 50 |
| 15 | Milton Keynes Dons | 39 | 12 | 12 | 15 | 48 | 49 | -1 | 48 |
| 16 | Charlton Athletic | 39 | 10 | 17 | 12 | 49 | 46 | 3 | 47 |
| 17 | Bury | 40 | 12 | 10 | 18 | 57 | 64 | -7 | 46 |
| 18 | Oldham Athletic | 40 | 10 | 15 | 15 | 27 | 39 | -12 | 45 |
| 19 | Gillingham | 40 | 11 | 12 | 17 | 51 | 68 | -17 | 45 |
| 20 | Shrewsbury Town | 39 | 11 | 10 | 18 | 41 | 55 | -14 | 43 |
| 21 | Port Vale | 38 | 10 | 12 | 16 | 42 | 59 | -17 | 42 |
| 22 | Swindon Town | 40 | 10 | 9 | 21 | 41 | 59 | -18 | 39 |
| 23 | Chesterfield | 40 | 8 | 9 | 23 | 38 | 66 | -28 | 33 |
| 24 | Coventry City | 40 | 7 | 11 | 22 | 33 | 60 | -27 | 32 |
Fixtures and Results : League One 2016-2017
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Overview
Scunthorpe United FC
- Position: 4 +1
- Best performance of the season:Scunthorpe United 5-0 Gillingham (20 Aug.)
- Previous game:Oxford United 2-1 Scunthorpe United (18 Mar.)
- Next game:Millwall - Scunthorpe United (1 Apr.)
Bradford City AFC
- Position: 5 -1
- Best performance of the season:Bradford City 4-0 Rochdale (12 Nov.)
- Previous game:Bradford City 2-1 Swindon Town (18 Mar.)
- Next game:Bradford City - Walsall (1 Apr.)
Scunthorpe United
3:2
Bradford City
3:2 (1:2)
- 26 March 2017
- 12:30
- Scunthorpe
Table
| Pos | Team | Pts |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sheffield United | 79 |
| 2 |  Bolton Wanderers | 75 |
| 3 | Fleetwood Town | 69 |
| 4 | Scunthorpe United | 67 |
| 5 | Bradford City | 66 |
Week 40 Results
| Saturday 25 March 2017 | ||||
| Swindon Town | 1-0 | Millwall |  | |
| Chesterfield | 1-3 | Rochdale | ||
| Shrewsbury Town | 0-2 | Bolton Wanderers | | |
| Northampton Town | 0-0 | Oxford United | ||
| AFC Wimbledon | 0-2 | Southend United | ||
| Bury | 0-0 | Fleetwood Town | ||
| Coventry City | 1-0 | Bristol Rovers | ||
| Oldham Athletic | 1-1 | Sheffield United | ||
| Gillingham | 0-1 | Peterborough United | ||
| Sunday 26 March 2017 | ||||
| Scunthorpe United | 3-2 | Bradford City | ||
| Tuesday 4 April 2017 | ||||
 | Charlton Athletic | 19:45 | Milton Keynes Dons | |
| Tuesday 25 April 2017 | ||||
| Walsall | 19:45 | Port Vale | ||