League Two (Week 1) : Stevenage hold Newport to 3-3
ENGLAND, Aug. 5, 2017 (AMP) — League Two: Stevenage and Newport County opened the 2017-2018 season with an entertaining 3-3 draw on Saturday.
Stevenage players started off well by taking the lead thanks to Pett Thomas in the 11th minute. However, even though they were leading 1-0 at half time, and despite goals by Gorman Dale ('61 on penalty) and Newton Danny ('72) in the second period, they could not prevent a comeback by Newport County with goals by Nouble Frank ('55), Demetriou Mickey ('77) and Mccoulsky Shawn ('90).
View : Full League Two table (as of August 5, 2017) »
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Luton Town | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 6 | 3 |
| 2 | Coventry City | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 3 | Accrington Stanley | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 3 | Grimsby Town | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 3 | Port Vale | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 6 | Morecambe | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 6 | Swindon Town | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 8 | Exeter City | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 9 | Newport County | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 |
| 9 | Stevenage | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 |
| 11 | Barnet | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| 11 | Crewe Alexandra | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| 11 | Forest Green Rovers | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| 11 | Lincoln City | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| 11 | Mansfield Town | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| 11 | Wycombe Wanderers | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| 17 | Carlisle United | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 0 |
| 17 | Cheltenham Town | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 0 |
| 19 | Cambridge United | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 0 |
| 20 | Chesterfield | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | -2 | 0 |
| 20 | Colchester United | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | -2 | 0 |
| 20 | Crawley Town | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | -2 | 0 |
| 23 | Notts County | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | -3 | 0 |
| 24 | Yeovil Town | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 8 | -6 | 0 |
Fixtures and Results : League Two 2017-2018
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Overview
Stevenage FC
- Position: 9
- Next game:Colchester United - Stevenage (12 Aug.)
Newport County AFC
- Position: 9
- Next game:Crewe Alexandra - Newport County (12 Aug.)
Stevenage
3:3
Newport County
3:3 (1:0)
- 5 August 2017
- 15:00
- Stevenage
Table
| Pos | Team | Pts |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Luton Town | 3 |
| 2 | Coventry City | 3 |
| 3 | Accrington Stanley | 3 |
| 3 | Grimsby Town | 3 |
| 3 | Port Vale | 3 |
Week 1 Results
| Saturday 5 August 2017 | ||||
| Crewe Alexandra | 2-2 | Mansfield Town | ||
| Accrington Stanley | 3-1 | Colchester United | ||
| Stevenage | 3-3 | Newport County | ||
| Crawley Town | 1-3 | Port Vale | ||
| Luton Town | 8-2 | Yeovil Town | ||
| Carlisle United | 1-2 | Swindon Town | ||
| Forest Green Rovers | 2-2 | Barnet | ||
| Morecambe | 2-1 | Cheltenham Town | ||
| Coventry City | 3-0 | Notts County | ||
| Exeter City | 1-0 | Cambridge United | ||
| Wycombe Wanderers | 2-2 | Lincoln City | ||
| Chesterfield | 1-3 | Grimsby Town | ||