League Two (Week 40) : Luton defeats Blackpool 1-0
ENGLAND, Apr. 1, 2017 (AMP) — League Two / Match day 40: After three straigth victories against Stevenage, Newport County and Hartlepool United, the Seasiders lost 1-0 against Luton Town.
45 minutes of play and neither Luton Town nor Blackpool have managed to pull ahead. 0-0 at half time. Everything was decided in the second period with a saving goal by Palmer Oliver seconds before the end of regulation.
Luton Town FC climbed to fifth place with 63 points from 40 games, 2 points behind Stevenage FC.
View : Full League Two table (as of April 1, 2017) »
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Doncaster Rovers | 40 | 24 | 9 | 7 | 80 | 46 | 34 | 81 |
| 2 | Plymouth Argyle | 40 | 23 | 6 | 11 | 59 | 41 | 18 | 75 |
| 3 | Portsmouth | 40 | 21 | 8 | 11 | 63 | 35 | 28 | 71 |
| 4 | Stevenage | 40 | 20 | 5 | 15 | 65 | 52 | 13 | 65 |
| 5 | Luton Town | 40 | 16 | 15 | 9 | 57 | 37 | 20 | 63 |
| 6 | Exeter City | 40 | 18 | 8 | 14 | 65 | 48 | 17 | 62 |
| 7 | Carlisle United | 40 | 16 | 14 | 10 | 58 | 58 | 0 | 62 |
| 8 | Blackpool | 40 | 15 | 15 | 10 | 61 | 41 | 20 | 60 |
| 9 | Mansfield Town | 40 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 49 | 45 | 4 | 58 |
| 10 | Wycombe Wanderers | 40 | 16 | 10 | 14 | 49 | 47 | 2 | 58 |
| 11 | Cambridge United | 40 | 16 | 9 | 15 | 50 | 45 | 5 | 57 |
| 12 | Colchester United | 40 | 16 | 9 | 15 | 56 | 54 | 2 | 57 |
| 13 | Accrington Stanley | 40 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 51 | 49 | 2 | 55 |
| 14 | Grimsby Town | 40 | 14 | 10 | 16 | 47 | 53 | -6 | 52 |
| 15 | Barnet | 40 | 12 | 15 | 13 | 50 | 54 | -4 | 51 |
| 16 | Notts County | 40 | 14 | 7 | 19 | 46 | 66 | -20 | 49 |
| 17 | Crewe Alexandra | 40 | 12 | 12 | 16 | 46 | 56 | -10 | 48 |
| 18 | Crawley Town | 40 | 13 | 9 | 18 | 47 | 61 | -14 | 48 |
| 19 | Yeovil Town | 40 | 10 | 16 | 14 | 42 | 53 | -11 | 46 |
| 20 | Morecambe | 40 | 13 | 7 | 20 | 47 | 64 | -17 | 46 |
| 21 | Cheltenham Town | 40 | 10 | 12 | 18 | 42 | 56 | -14 | 42 |
| 22 | Hartlepool United | 40 | 10 | 11 | 19 | 49 | 67 | -18 | 41 |
| 23 | Newport County | 40 | 8 | 12 | 20 | 44 | 64 | -20 | 36 |
| 24 | Leyton Orient | 40 | 9 | 5 | 26 | 41 | 72 | -31 | 32 |
Fixtures and Results : League Two 2016-2017
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Overview
Luton Town FC
- Position: 5 +1
- Best performance of the season:Yeovil Town 0-4 Luton Town (4 Mar.)
- Previous game:Colchester United 2-1 Luton Town (25 Mar.)
- Next game:Barnet - Luton Town (8 Apr.)
Blackpool FC
- Position: 8 -3
- Best performance of the season:Blackpool 4-0 Notts County (12 Nov.)
- Previous game:Blackpool 2-1 Hartlepool United (25 Mar.)
- Next game:Blackpool - Grimsby Town (8 Apr.)
Luton Town
1:0
Blackpool
1:0 (0:0)
- 1 April 2017
- 15:00
- Luton
Table
| Pos | Team | Pts |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Doncaster Rovers | 81 |
| 2 | Plymouth Argyle | 75 |
| 3 | Portsmouth | 71 |
| 4 | Stevenage | 65 |
| 5 | Luton Town | 63 |
Week 40 Results
| Saturday 1 April 2017 | ||||
| Grimsby Town | 1-5 | Doncaster Rovers | ||
| Newport County | 1-0 | Crawley Town | ||
| Cheltenham Town | 3-1 | Morecambe | ||
| Yeovil Town | 0-2 | Carlisle United | ||
| Leyton Orient | 0-2 | Wycombe Wanderers | ||
| Notts County | 3-1 | Colchester United | ||
| Crewe Alexandra | 1-2 | Cambridge United | ||
| Mansfield Town | 1-2 | Exeter City | ||
| Plymouth Argyle | 0-1 | Accrington Stanley | ||
| Luton Town | 1-0 | Blackpool | | |
| Stevenage | 1-0 | Barnet | ||
| Hartlepool United | 0-2 | Portsmouth | ||