League Two (Week 9) : Cambridge United beats Newport 2-1
WALES, Sep. 24, 2016 (AMP) — League Two / Match day 9: After losing 2-1 to Plymouth Argyle on September 17 and 1-2 to Morecambe on September 17, The U's returned to winning ways with a 2-1 victory over Newport County this Saturday.
Newport County had started off well by taking the lead in the 10th minute with a goal by Healey Rhys. Trailing 1-0 at half time, The U's nonetheless manage to reverse the direction of the game by scoring twice in the second period (Ikpeazu Uche '61 and Berry Luke '83).
Newport County AFC are down in 23rd place with 6 points from 8 games, one point behind Cheltenham Town 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
Newport County AFC
- Position: 23 -1
- Best performance of the season:Leyton Orient 0-1 Newport County (13 Aug.)
- Previous game:Doncaster Rovers 2-0 Newport County (17 Sep.)
- Next game:Grimsby Town - Newport County (27 Sep.)
Cambridge United FC
- Position: 24
- Best performance of the season:Newport County 1-2 Cambridge United (24 Sep.)
- Previous game:Cambridge United 1-2 Morecambe (17 Sep.)
- Next game:Cambridge United - Yeovil Town (27 Sep.)
Newport County
1:2
Cambridge United
1:2 (1:0)
- 24 September 2016
- 15:00
- Newport
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 | ||