League Two (Week 21) : Cheltenham beats Morecambe 2-1
ENGLAND, Dec. 17, 2016 (AMP) — League Two / Match day 21: After three straigth defeats, the Robins bounced back with a 2-1 victory over Morecambe this Saturday.
Morecambe had started off well by taking the lead in the 6th minute with a goal by Murphy Peter. Trailing 1-0 at half time, the Robins nonetheless manage to reverse the direction of the game by scoring twice in the second period (Waters Billy '70 and Pell Harry '71).
Morecambe FC are down in 19th place with 23 points from 20 games, tie on points with Hartlepool United FC.
View : Full League Two table (as of December 17, 2016) »
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Plymouth Argyle | 21 | 14 | 2 | 5 | 32 | 21 | 11 | 44 |
| 2 | Carlisle United | 21 | 11 | 9 | 1 | 40 | 25 | 15 | 42 |
| 3 | Doncaster Rovers | 21 | 13 | 3 | 5 | 43 | 30 | 13 | 42 |
| 4 | Portsmouth | 21 | 10 | 5 | 6 | 33 | 20 | 13 | 35 |
| 5 | Luton Town | 21 | 9 | 8 | 4 | 31 | 19 | 12 | 35 |
| 6 | Wycombe Wanderers | 21 | 10 | 4 | 7 | 26 | 22 | 4 | 34 |
| 7 | Cambridge United | 21 | 9 | 4 | 8 | 28 | 24 | 4 | 31 |
| 8 | Blackpool | 21 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 35 | 24 | 11 | 30 |
| 9 | Stevenage | 21 | 9 | 3 | 9 | 32 | 32 | 0 | 30 |
| 10 | Barnet | 21 | 7 | 9 | 5 | 29 | 29 | 0 | 30 |
| 11 | Crawley Town | 21 | 8 | 5 | 8 | 26 | 33 | -7 | 29 |
| 12 | Yeovil Town | 21 | 8 | 4 | 9 | 25 | 26 | -1 | 28 |
| 13 | Colchester United | 21 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 29 | 27 | 2 | 27 |
| 14 | Grimsby Town | 21 | 7 | 5 | 9 | 27 | 27 | 0 | 26 |
| 15 | Exeter City | 21 | 8 | 2 | 11 | 25 | 26 | -1 | 26 |
| 16 | Crewe Alexandra | 21 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 23 | 29 | -6 | 26 |
| 17 | Mansfield Town | 21 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 21 | 27 | -6 | 26 |
| 18 | Hartlepool United | 21 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 28 | 37 | -9 | 23 |
| 19 | Morecambe | 20 | 7 | 2 | 11 | 24 | 38 | -14 | 23 |
| 20 | Notts County | 21 | 6 | 4 | 11 | 25 | 36 | -11 | 22 |
| 21 | Leyton Orient | 21 | 6 | 3 | 12 | 22 | 27 | -5 | 21 |
| 22 | Accrington Stanley | 21 | 5 | 6 | 10 | 20 | 27 | -7 | 21 |
| 23 | Cheltenham Town | 21 | 4 | 9 | 8 | 23 | 32 | -9 | 21 |
| 24 | Newport County | 20 | 4 | 5 | 11 | 23 | 32 | -9 | 17 |
Fixtures and Results : League Two 2016-2017
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Overview
Morecambe FC
- Position: 19 -1
- Best performance of the season:Morecambe 2-0 Portsmouth (16 Aug.)
- Previous game:Morecambe 2-1 Plymouth Argyle (26 Nov.)
- Next game:Mansfield Town - Morecambe (26 Dec.)
Cheltenham Town FC
- Position: 23
- Best performance of the season:Cheltenham Town 2-0 Crewe Alexandra (27 Aug.)
- Previous game:Cheltenham Town 1-3 Exeter City (10 Dec.)
- Next game:Cheltenham Town - Barnet (26 Dec.)
Morecambe
1:2
Cheltenham Town
1:2 (1:0)
- 17 December 2016
- 15:00
- Morecambe
Table
| Pos | Team | Pts |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Plymouth Argyle | 44 |
| 2 | Carlisle United | 42 |
| 3 | Doncaster Rovers | 42 |
| 4 | Portsmouth | 35 |
| 5 | Luton Town | 35 |
Week 21 Results
| Saturday 17 December 2016 | ||||
| Doncaster Rovers | 1-0 | Grimsby Town | ||
| Wycombe Wanderers | 1-0 | Leyton Orient | ||
| Carlisle United | 2-1 | Yeovil Town | ||
| Exeter City | 2-0 | Mansfield Town | ||
| Barnet | 1-2 | Stevenage | ||
| Colchester United | 2-1 | Notts County | ||
| Morecambe | 1-2 | Cheltenham Town | ||
| Cambridge United | 2-1 | Crewe Alexandra | ||
| Crawley Town | 3-1 | Newport County | ||
| Portsmouth | 0-0 | Hartlepool United | ||
 | Blackpool | 0-2 | Luton Town | |
| Accrington Stanley | 0-1 | Plymouth Argyle | ||