League Two (Week 22) : Portsmouth defeats Northampton 2-1
ENGLAND, Dec. 19, 2015 (AMP) — League Two / Match day 22: After five straigth victories against Mansfield Town, Notts County, Crawley Town, Yeovil Town and Luton Town, the Cobblers lost 2-1 against Portsmouth.
Cresswell Ryan opened the score in the 17th minute, before seeing Portsmouth catch up in the 33rd minute thanks to Evans Gareth. 1-1 at half time. Pompey eventually won the game in the second period with with a goal by Chaplin Conor with just 5 minutes remaining in regulation time.
Northampton Town FC are down in second place with 43 points from 22 games, tie on points with Plymouth Argyle FC.
View : Full League Two table (as of December 19, 2015) »
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Plymouth Argyle | 22 | 13 | 4 | 5 | 33 | 19 | 14 | 43 |
| 2 | Northampton Town | 22 | 13 | 4 | 5 | 38 | 28 | 10 | 43 |
| 3 | Oxford United | 22 | 11 | 8 | 3 | 33 | 19 | 14 | 41 |
| 4 | Portsmouth | 22 | 10 | 10 | 2 | 39 | 19 | 20 | 40 |
| 5 | Carlisle United | 22 | 10 | 7 | 5 | 42 | 37 | 5 | 37 |
| 6 | Accrington Stanley | 20 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 35 | 23 | 12 | 36 |
| 7 | Bristol Rovers | 22 | 11 | 3 | 8 | 32 | 24 | 8 | 36 |
| 8 | Mansfield Town | 22 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 30 | 20 | 10 | 34 |
| 9 | Wycombe Wanderers | 21 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 28 | 22 | 6 | 34 |
| 10 | Leyton Orient | 22 | 8 | 9 | 5 | 34 | 29 | 5 | 33 |
| 11 | Cambridge United | 22 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 33 | 33 | 0 | 30 |
| 12 | Exeter City | 21 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 30 | 30 | 0 | 30 |
| 13 | Luton Town | 22 | 8 | 5 | 9 | 38 | 34 | 4 | 29 |
| 14 | AFC Wimbledon | 22 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 29 | 30 | -1 | 29 |
| 15 | Notts County | 22 | 8 | 5 | 9 | 33 | 38 | -5 | 29 |
| 16 | Crawley Town | 22 | 8 | 4 | 10 | 30 | 38 | -8 | 28 |
| 17 | Morecambe | 21 | 8 | 3 | 10 | 38 | 39 | -1 | 27 |
| 18 | Stevenage | 22 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 30 | 38 | -8 | 26 |
| 19 | Barnet | 22 | 7 | 4 | 11 | 32 | 39 | -7 | 25 |
| 20 | Newport County | 22 | 4 | 8 | 10 | 26 | 35 | -9 | 20 |
| 21 | Hartlepool United | 21 | 6 | 2 | 13 | 20 | 35 | -15 | 20 |
| 22 | York City | 22 | 3 | 6 | 13 | 25 | 45 | -20 | 15 |
| 23 | Yeovil Town | 22 | 2 | 7 | 13 | 22 | 37 | -15 | 13 |
| 24 | Dagenham & Redbridge | 22 | 2 | 7 | 13 | 21 | 40 | -19 | 13 |
Fixtures and Results : League Two 2015-2016
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Overview
Northampton Town FC
- Position: 2 -1
- Best performance of the season:Northampton Town 3-0 Exeter City (15 Aug.)
- Previous game:Luton Town 3-4 Northampton Town (12 Dec.)
- Next game:Northampton Town - Accrington Stanley (28 Dec.)
Portsmouth FC
- Position: 4
- Best performance of the season:Portsmouth 6-0 York City (24 Nov.)
- Previous game:Portsmouth 4-0 Hartlepool United (12 Dec.)
- Next game:Leyton Orient - Portsmouth (26 Dec.)
Northampton Town
1:2
Portsmouth
1:2 (1:1)
- 19 December 2015
- 15:00
- Northampton
Table
| Pos | Team | Pts |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Plymouth Argyle | 43 |
| 2 | Northampton Town | 43 |
| 3 | Oxford United | 41 |
| 4 | Portsmouth | 40 |
| 5 | Carlisle United | 37 |
Week 22 Results
| Saturday 19 December 2015 | ||||
| York City | 2-1 | Morecambe | ||
| Cambridge United | 1-1 | Mansfield Town | ||
| Exeter City | 2-3 | Luton Town | ||
| Newport County | 2-2 | AFC Wimbledon | ||
| Wycombe Wanderers | 2-1 | Oxford United | ||
| Barnet | 4-2 | Crawley Town | ||
| Dagenham & Redbridge | 0-3 | Bristol Rovers | ||
| Hartlepool United | 1-2 | Plymouth Argyle | ||
| Northampton Town | 1-2 | Portsmouth | ||
| Carlisle United | 3-0 | Notts County | ||
| Leyton Orient | 1-1 | Yeovil Town | ||
| Stevenage | 1-1 | Accrington Stanley | ||