League Two (Week 27) : Exeter beats Colchester 3-0
ENGLAND, Jan. 21, 2017 (AMP) — League Two / Match day 27: Four wins in a row for Exeter City. After their success against Newport County, Leyton Orient and Grimsby Town, the Grecians continued their sensational form in the League Two with a 3-0 victory over Colchester United this Saturday.
Exeter City dominated the first half thanks to a goal scored by Reid Reuben in the 20th minute. Leading 1-0 at the break, the Grecians further widened their lead in the second period by scoring twice (Wheeler David '77 and Mcalinden Liam '89).
Colchester United FC remains in 7th place with 40 points from 27 games, 2 points behind Luton Town FC, which has a game in hand.
View : Full League Two table (as of January 21, 2017) »
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Doncaster Rovers | 27 | 18 | 4 | 5 | 55 | 34 | 21 | 58 |
| 2 | Plymouth Argyle | 26 | 17 | 3 | 6 | 43 | 28 | 15 | 54 |
| 3 | Carlisle United | 27 | 12 | 12 | 3 | 48 | 37 | 11 | 48 |
| 4 | Portsmouth | 26 | 13 | 6 | 7 | 40 | 26 | 14 | 45 |
| 5 | Wycombe Wanderers | 26 | 12 | 7 | 7 | 34 | 28 | 6 | 43 |
| 6 | Luton Town | 26 | 11 | 9 | 6 | 37 | 24 | 13 | 42 |
| 7 | Colchester United | 27 | 11 | 7 | 9 | 41 | 34 | 7 | 40 |
| 8 | Barnet | 27 | 10 | 10 | 7 | 37 | 37 | 0 | 40 |
| 9 | Exeter City | 26 | 12 | 3 | 11 | 39 | 27 | 12 | 39 |
| 10 | Cambridge United | 26 | 11 | 6 | 9 | 36 | 29 | 7 | 39 |
| 11 | Grimsby Town | 27 | 11 | 6 | 10 | 35 | 31 | 4 | 39 |
| 12 | Mansfield Town | 27 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 29 | 30 | -1 | 37 |
| 13 | Blackpool | 26 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 38 | 27 | 11 | 36 |
| 14 | Crawley Town | 25 | 10 | 5 | 10 | 31 | 38 | -7 | 35 |
| 15 | Stevenage | 27 | 10 | 3 | 14 | 40 | 46 | -6 | 33 |
| 16 | Yeovil Town | 26 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 28 | 31 | -3 | 32 |
| 17 | Morecambe | 25 | 9 | 4 | 12 | 32 | 43 | -11 | 31 |
| 18 | Hartlepool United | 27 | 7 | 9 | 11 | 35 | 44 | -9 | 30 |
| 19 | Crewe Alexandra | 27 | 6 | 10 | 11 | 26 | 39 | -13 | 28 |
| 20 | Accrington Stanley | 26 | 6 | 8 | 12 | 24 | 35 | -11 | 26 |
| 21 | Leyton Orient | 26 | 7 | 4 | 15 | 28 | 39 | -11 | 25 |
| 22 | Cheltenham Town | 26 | 5 | 9 | 12 | 28 | 39 | -11 | 24 |
| 23 | Notts County | 27 | 6 | 5 | 16 | 28 | 50 | -22 | 23 |
| 24 | Newport County | 26 | 4 | 7 | 15 | 29 | 45 | -16 | 19 |
Fixtures and Results : League Two 2016-2017
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Overview
Exeter City FC
- Position: 9 +1
- Best performance of the season:Exeter City 4-0 Leyton Orient (2 Jan.)
- Previous game:Grimsby Town 0-3 Exeter City (14 Jan.)
- Next game:Portsmouth - Exeter City (28 Jan.)
Colchester United FC
- Position: 7
- Best performance of the season:Colchester United 4-0 Crewe Alexandra (26 Nov.)
- Previous game:Newport County 1-1 Colchester United (14 Jan.)
- Next game:Blackpool - Colchester United (4 Feb.)
- 21 January 2017
- 15:00
- Exeter
Table
| Pos | Team | Pts |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Doncaster Rovers | 58 |
| 2 | Plymouth Argyle | 54 |
| 3 | Carlisle United | 48 |
| 4 | Portsmouth | 45 |
| 5 | Wycombe Wanderers | 43 |
Week 27 Results
| Saturday 21 January 2017 | ||||
| Cambridge United | 1-3 | Mansfield Town | ||
| Exeter City | 3-0 | Colchester United | ||
| Barnet | 0-0 | Newport County | ||
| Wycombe Wanderers | 1-1 | Luton Town | ||
| Cheltenham Town | 1-2 | Plymouth Argyle | ||
| Grimsby Town | 2-0 | Notts County | ||
| Accrington Stanley | 1-1 | Carlisle United | ||
| Hartlepool United | 2-0 | Stevenage | ||
 | Blackpool | 2-2 | Yeovil Town | |
| Doncaster Rovers | 3-1 | Crewe Alexandra | ||
| Tuesday 7 February 2017 | ||||
| Leyton Orient | 19:45 | Morecambe | ||
| Tuesday 7 March 2017 | ||||
| Crawley Town | 19:45 | Portsmouth | ||