League Two (Week 23) : Mansfield defeats Morecambe 2-1
ENGLAND, Jan. 26, 2016 (AMP) — League Two / Match day 23: After losing 3-1 to AFC Wimbledon on January 23 and 0-2 to Luton Town on January 23, the Stags returned to winning ways with a 2-1 victory over Morecambe this Tuesday.
45 minutes of play and neither Mansfield Town nor Morecambe have managed to pull ahead. 0-0 at half time. Everything was settled in the second period with goals by Clements Chris ('86) and Yussuf Adi ('90).
Mansfield Town FC are down in 9th place with 41 points from 28 games, one point behind AFC Wimbledon, which has a game in hand.
View : Full League Two table (as of December 26, 2015) »
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Northampton Town | 27 | 18 | 4 | 5 | 49 | 31 | 18 | 58 |
| 2 | Plymouth Argyle | 28 | 17 | 5 | 6 | 43 | 25 | 18 | 56 |
| 3 | Oxford United | 27 | 14 | 9 | 4 | 42 | 23 | 19 | 51 |
| 4 | Bristol Rovers | 28 | 14 | 5 | 9 | 39 | 28 | 11 | 47 |
| 5 | Portsmouth | 26 | 11 | 11 | 4 | 44 | 23 | 21 | 44 |
| 6 | Leyton Orient | 28 | 11 | 10 | 7 | 44 | 38 | 6 | 43 |
| 7 | Accrington Stanley | 24 | 12 | 6 | 6 | 42 | 29 | 13 | 42 |
| 8 | AFC Wimbledon | 27 | 11 | 9 | 7 | 40 | 32 | 8 | 42 |
| 9 | Mansfield Town | 28 | 11 | 8 | 9 | 38 | 31 | 7 | 41 |
| 10 | Wycombe Wanderers | 26 | 11 | 7 | 8 | 32 | 27 | 5 | 40 |
| 11 | Carlisle United | 25 | 10 | 9 | 6 | 43 | 40 | 3 | 39 |
| 12 | Cambridge United | 28 | 10 | 8 | 10 | 40 | 40 | 0 | 38 |
| 13 | Exeter City | 27 | 10 | 7 | 10 | 37 | 40 | -3 | 37 |
| 14 | Morecambe | 27 | 10 | 5 | 12 | 47 | 48 | -1 | 35 |
| 15 | Luton Town | 27 | 9 | 7 | 11 | 40 | 38 | 2 | 34 |
| 16 | Crawley Town | 28 | 10 | 4 | 14 | 34 | 47 | -13 | 34 |
| 17 | Notts County | 26 | 9 | 6 | 11 | 38 | 46 | -8 | 33 |
| 18 | Barnet | 28 | 9 | 6 | 13 | 36 | 44 | -8 | 33 |
| 19 | Stevenage | 28 | 6 | 10 | 12 | 37 | 50 | -13 | 28 |
| 20 | Newport County | 27 | 5 | 9 | 13 | 30 | 42 | -12 | 24 |
| 21 | Hartlepool United | 24 | 7 | 3 | 14 | 23 | 39 | -16 | 24 |
| 22 | Yeovil Town | 27 | 4 | 8 | 15 | 26 | 41 | -15 | 20 |
| 23 | Dagenham & Redbridge | 27 | 4 | 8 | 15 | 29 | 49 | -20 | 20 |
| 24 | York City | 26 | 3 | 8 | 15 | 27 | 49 | -22 | 17 |
Fixtures and Results : League Two 2015-2016
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Overview
Morecambe FC
- Position: 14 +3
- Best performance of the season:AFC Wimbledon 2-5 Morecambe (17 Oct.)
- Previous game:Northampton Town 3-1 Morecambe (23 Jan.)
- Next game:Morecambe - Newport County (30 Jan.)
Mansfield Town FC
- Position: 9 -1
- Best performance of the season:Mansfield Town 4-0 Crawley Town (12 Sep.)
- Previous game:Mansfield Town 0-2 Luton Town (23 Jan.)
- Next game:Crawley Town - Mansfield Town (30 Jan.)
Morecambe
1:2
Mansfield Town
1:2 (0:0)
- 26 January 2016
- 19:45
- Morecambe
Table
| Pos | Team | Pts |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Northampton Town | 58 |
| 2 | Plymouth Argyle | 56 |
| 3 | Oxford United | 51 |
| 4 | Bristol Rovers | 47 |
| 5 | Portsmouth | 44 |
Week 23 Results
| Saturday 26 December 2015 | ||||
| Dagenham & Redbridge | 0-3 | Cambridge United | ||
| Barnet | 2-0 | Newport County | ||
| Luton Town | 0-2 | Wycombe Wanderers | ||
| Plymouth Argyle | 1-0 | Yeovil Town | ||
| AFC Wimbledon | 0-0 | Bristol Rovers | ||
| Crawley Town | 2-1 | Stevenage | ||
| Leyton Orient | 3-2 | Portsmouth | ||
| Oxford United | 3-0 | Exeter City | ||
| Tuesday 26 January 2016 | ||||
| Morecambe | 1-2 | Mansfield Town | ||
| Tuesday 16 February 2016 | ||||
| Hartlepool United | 19:45 | Notts County | ||
| Accrington Stanley | 19:45 | Carlisle United | ||
| Tuesday 23 February 2016 | ||||
| York City | 19:45 | Northampton Town | ||