League Two (Week 9) : Accrington defeats Colchester 2-1
ENGLAND, Sep. 24, 2016 (AMP) — League Two / Match day 9: Three wins in a row for Accrington Stanley. After their success against Notts County and Portsmouth, Stanley continued their sensational form in the League Two with a 2-1 victory over Colchester United this Saturday.
Colchester United had started off well by taking the lead in the 7th minute with a goal by Wright Drey. Trailing 1-0 at half time, Stanley nonetheless manage to reverse the direction of the game by scoring twice in the second period (Boco Romuald '59 and Kee Billy '68).
Colchester United FC are down in 8th place with 14 points from 9 games, one point behind Morecambe FC.
View : Full League Two table (as of September 24, 2016) »
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Plymouth Argyle | 9 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 19 |
| 2 | Portsmouth | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 16 | 7 | 9 | 17 |
| 3 | Luton Town | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 18 | 10 | 8 | 16 |
| 4 | Doncaster Rovers | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 18 | 11 | 7 | 16 |
| 5 | Crewe Alexandra | 9 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 13 | 9 | 4 | 16 |
| 6 | Carlisle United | 9 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 12 | 9 | 3 | 15 |
| 7 | Morecambe | 9 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 14 | 16 | -2 | 15 |
| 8 | Colchester United | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 15 | 13 | 2 | 14 |
| 9 | Notts County | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 15 | 14 | 1 | 14 |
| 10 | Accrington Stanley | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 13 | 12 | 1 | 14 |
| 11 | Crawley Town | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 12 | -1 | 14 |
| 12 | Grimsby Town | 9 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 16 | 14 | 2 | 13 |
| 13 | Mansfield Town | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 8 | -1 | 12 |
| 14 | Leyton Orient | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 12 | 12 | 0 | 11 |
| 15 | Hartlepool United | 9 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 13 | 17 | -4 | 11 |
| 16 | Blackpool | 9 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 12 | 10 | 2 | 10 |
| 17 | Barnet | 8 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 10 | -2 | 10 |
| 18 | Stevenage | 9 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 14 | 17 | -3 | 10 |
| 19 | Yeovil Town | 9 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 10 | 14 | -4 | 10 |
| 20 | Exeter City | 9 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 8 | 13 | -5 | 9 |
| 21 | Wycombe Wanderers | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 14 | -7 | 8 |
| 22 | Cheltenham Town | 9 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 11 | 14 | -3 | 7 |
| 23 | Newport County | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 14 | -4 | 6 |
| 24 | Cambridge United | 9 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 14 | -7 | 6 |
Fixtures and Results : League Two 2016-2017
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Overview
Colchester United FC
- Position: 8 -2
- Best performance of the season:Wycombe Wanderers 0-2 Colchester United (27 Aug.)
- Previous game:Barnet 1-1 Colchester United (17 Sep.)
- Next game:Crawley Town - Colchester United (27 Sep.)
Accrington Stanley FC
- Position: 10 +1
- Best performance of the season:Notts County 0-2 Accrington Stanley (10 Sep.)
- Previous game:Accrington Stanley 1-0 Portsmouth (17 Sep.)
- Next game:Accrington Stanley - Mansfield Town (27 Sep.)
- 24 September 2016
- 15:00
- Colchester
Table
| Pos | Team | Pts |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Plymouth Argyle | 19 |
| 2 | Portsmouth | 17 |
| 3 | Luton Town | 16 |
| 4 | Doncaster Rovers | 16 |
| 5 | Crewe Alexandra | 16 |
Week 9 Results
| Saturday 24 September 2016 | ||||
| Mansfield Town | 0-1 | Grimsby Town | ||
| Morecambe | 2-3 | Crawley Town | ||
| Portsmouth | 5-1 | Barnet | ||
| Crewe Alexandra | 1-1 | Blackpool |  | |
| Newport County | 1-2 | Cambridge United | ||
| Stevenage | 0-2 | Exeter City | ||
| Luton Town | 3-1 | Doncaster Rovers | ||
| Notts County | 3-1 | Leyton Orient | ||
| Carlisle United | 1-0 | Wycombe Wanderers | ||
| Yeovil Town | 4-2 | Cheltenham Town | ||
| Plymouth Argyle | 1-1 | Hartlepool United | ||
| Colchester United | 1-2 | Accrington Stanley | ||