League Two (Week 29) : Newport defeats Morecambe 2-1
ENGLAND, Jan. 30, 2016 (AMP) — League Two / Match day 29: After losing 1-0 to Leyton Orient on January 26, the Exiles returned to winning ways with a 2-1 victory over Morecambe this Saturday.
Boden Scott scored dual goals
Newport County dominated the first half thanks to a goal scored by Boden Scott in the 1st minute. Leading 1-0 at the break, the Exiles further widened their lead in the second period with another goal by Boden Scott in the 69th minute.
Morecambe FC are down in 15th place with 35 points from 28 games, one point behind Notts County FC, which has a game in hand.
View : Full League Two table (as of January 30, 2016) »
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Northampton Town | 27 | 18 | 4 | 5 | 49 | 31 | 18 | 58 |
| 2 | Plymouth Argyle | 29 | 17 | 5 | 7 | 43 | 26 | 17 | 56 |
| 3 | Oxford United | 27 | 14 | 9 | 4 | 42 | 23 | 19 | 51 |
| 4 | Bristol Rovers | 29 | 14 | 5 | 10 | 39 | 29 | 10 | 47 |
| 5 | Accrington Stanley | 25 | 13 | 6 | 6 | 43 | 29 | 14 | 45 |
| 6 | Portsmouth | 26 | 11 | 11 | 4 | 44 | 23 | 21 | 44 |
| 7 | Mansfield Town | 29 | 12 | 8 | 9 | 39 | 31 | 8 | 44 |
| 8 | Wycombe Wanderers | 27 | 12 | 7 | 8 | 33 | 27 | 6 | 43 |
| 9 | Leyton Orient | 29 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 45 | 41 | 4 | 43 |
| 10 | AFC Wimbledon | 28 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 42 | 35 | 7 | 42 |
| 11 | Cambridge United | 29 | 11 | 8 | 10 | 43 | 41 | 2 | 41 |
| 12 | Exeter City | 28 | 11 | 7 | 10 | 39 | 40 | -1 | 40 |
| 13 | Carlisle United | 25 | 10 | 9 | 6 | 43 | 40 | 3 | 39 |
| 14 | Notts County | 27 | 10 | 6 | 11 | 40 | 46 | -6 | 36 |
| 15 | Morecambe | 28 | 10 | 5 | 13 | 48 | 50 | -2 | 35 |
| 16 | Luton Town | 28 | 9 | 7 | 12 | 40 | 40 | 0 | 34 |
| 17 | Crawley Town | 29 | 10 | 4 | 15 | 34 | 48 | -14 | 34 |
| 18 | Barnet | 28 | 9 | 6 | 13 | 36 | 44 | -8 | 33 |
| 19 | Stevenage | 29 | 6 | 10 | 13 | 38 | 52 | -14 | 28 |
| 20 | Newport County | 28 | 6 | 9 | 13 | 32 | 43 | -11 | 27 |
| 21 | Hartlepool United | 25 | 7 | 3 | 15 | 23 | 41 | -18 | 24 |
| 22 | Yeovil Town | 28 | 5 | 8 | 15 | 29 | 43 | -14 | 23 |
| 23 | Dagenham & Redbridge | 27 | 4 | 8 | 15 | 29 | 49 | -20 | 20 |
| 24 | York City | 27 | 4 | 8 | 15 | 29 | 50 | -21 | 20 |
Fixtures and Results : League Two 2015-2016
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Overview
Morecambe FC
- Position: 15 -1
- Best performance of the season:AFC Wimbledon 2-5 Morecambe (17 Oct.)
- Previous game:Morecambe 1-2 Mansfield Town (26 Jan.)
- Next game:Morecambe - Portsmouth (2 Feb.)
Newport County AFC
- Position: 20
- Best performance of the season:Bristol Rovers 1-4 Newport County (24 Oct.)
- Previous game:Leyton Orient 1-0 Newport County (26 Jan.)
- Next game:Newport County - Carlisle United (13 Feb.)
Morecambe
1:2
Newport County
1:2 (0:1)
- 30 January 2016
- 15:00
- Morecambe
Table
| Pos | Team | Pts |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Northampton Town | 58 |
| 2 | Plymouth Argyle | 56 |
| 3 | Oxford United | 51 |
| 4 | Bristol Rovers | 47 |
| 5 | Accrington Stanley | 45 |
Week 29 Results
| Saturday 30 January 2016 | ||||
| Luton Town | 0-2 | Notts County | ||
| Plymouth Argyle | 0-1 | Wycombe Wanderers | ||
| AFC Wimbledon | 2-3 | Yeovil Town | ||
| Crawley Town | 0-1 | Mansfield Town | ||
| Leyton Orient | 1-3 | Cambridge United | ||
| Morecambe | 1-2 | Newport County | ||
| York City | 2-1 | Stevenage | ||
| Accrington Stanley | 1-0 | Bristol Rovers | ||
| Hartlepool United | 0-2 | Exeter City | ||
| Tuesday 16 February 2016 | ||||
| Oxford United | 19:45 | Northampton Town | ||
| Tuesday 23 February 2016 | ||||
| Barnet | 19:45 | Portsmouth | ||
| Tuesday 8 March 2016 | ||||
| Dagenham & Redbridge | 19:45 | Carlisle United | ||