League One (Week 12) : Wigan Athletic defeats Scunthorpe 2-1
ENGLAND, Oct. 7, 2017 (AMP) — League One / Match day 12: Three wins in a row for Wigan Athletic. After their success against Plymouth Argyle and Walsall, the Latics continued their sensational form in the League One with a 2-1 victory over Scunthorpe United this Saturday.
45 minutes of play and neither Wigan Athletic nor Scunthorpe United have managed to pull ahead. 0-0 at half time. Everything was settled in the second period with goals by Burn Dan ('51) and Powell Nick ('74).
Wigan Athletic FC remains in second place with 28 points from 12 games, 2 points behind Shrewsbury Town FC.
View : Full League One table (as of October 7, 2017) »
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Shrewsbury Town | 12 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 18 | 8 | 10 | 30 |
| 2 | Wigan Athletic | 12 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 22 | 7 | 15 | 28 |
| 3 | Bradford City | 12 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 22 | 13 | 9 | 26 |
| 4 | Rotherham United | 12 | 7 | 0 | 5 | 22 | 13 | 9 | 21 |
| 5 | Peterborough United | 11 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 22 | 17 | 5 | 20 |
| 6 | Charlton Athletic | 11 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 19 | 15 | 4 | 20 |
| 7 | Blackburn Rovers | 10 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 15 | 8 | 7 | 19 |
| 8 | Scunthorpe United | 12 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 12 | 7 | 5 | 19 |
| 9 | Fleetwood Town | 11 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 20 | 19 | 1 | 19 |
| 10 | Oxford United | 12 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 21 | 14 | 7 | 18 |
| 11 | Blackpool | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 16 | 13 | 3 | 18 |
| 12 | Bristol Rovers | 12 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 23 | 23 | 0 | 18 |
| 13 | Milton Keynes Dons | 12 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 12 | 15 | -3 | 17 |
| 14 | Southend United | 12 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 17 | 22 | -5 | 16 |
| 15 | Portsmouth | 11 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 15 | 14 | 1 | 14 |
| 16 | Walsall | 12 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 16 | 21 | -5 | 14 |
| 17 | Doncaster Rovers | 12 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 15 | 15 | 0 | 12 |
| 18 | Rochdale | 12 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 14 | -4 | 11 |
| 19 | Oldham Athletic | 11 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 17 | 26 | -9 | 10 |
| 20 | Bury | 11 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 12 | 17 | -5 | 9 |
| 21 | AFC Wimbledon | 12 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 5 | 14 | -9 | 9 |
| 22 | Northampton Town | 12 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 22 | -14 | 8 |
| 23 | Gillingham | 11 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 15 | -9 | 7 |
| 24 | Plymouth Argyle | 12 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 8 | 21 | -13 | 5 |
Fixtures and Results : League One 2017-2018
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Overview
Scunthorpe United FC
- Position: 8 -1
- Best performance of the season:Plymouth Argyle 0-4 Scunthorpe United (26 Aug.)
- Previous game:Shrewsbury Town 2-0 Scunthorpe United (30 Sep.)
- Next game:Rotherham United - Scunthorpe United (14 Oct.)
Wigan Athletic FC
- Position: 2
- Best performance of the season:Wigan Athletic 4-1 Bury (13 Aug.)
- Previous game:Wigan Athletic 2-0 Walsall (30 Sep.)
- Next game:Wigan Athletic - Southend United (14 Oct.)
Scunthorpe United
1:2
Wigan Athletic
1:2 (0:0)
- 7 October 2017
- 15:00
- Scunthorpe
Table
| Pos | Team | Pts |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Shrewsbury Town | 30 |
| 2 | Wigan Athletic | 28 |
| 3 | Bradford City | 26 |
| 4 |  Rotherham United | 21 |
| 5 | Peterborough United | 20 |
Week 12 Results
| Saturday 7 October 2017 | ||||
| Northampton Town | 0-6 | Bristol Rovers | ||
| Rochdale | 0-1 | Rotherham United | | |
| Milton Keynes Dons | 1-4 | Bradford City | ||
| Plymouth Argyle | 1-2 | Fleetwood Town | ||
| Doncaster Rovers | 4-1 | Southend United | ||
| Walsall | 1-1 | Shrewsbury Town | ||
| Oxford United | 3-0 | AFC Wimbledon | ||
| Scunthorpe United | 1-2 | Wigan Athletic | | |
| Sunday 8 October 2017 | ||||
| Gillingham | 14:30 | Portsmouth | ||
| Tuesday 24 October 2017 | ||||
| Oldham Athletic | 19:45 | Bury | ||
| Tuesday 28 November 2017 | ||||
 | Charlton Athletic | 19:45 | Peterborough United | |
 | Blackpool | 19:45 | Blackburn Rovers |  |