League Two (Week 13) : Port Vale defeats Cheltenham 3-1
ENGLAND, Oct. 14, 2017 (AMP) — League Two / Match day 13: After three straigth defeats, the Valiants returned to winning ways with a 3-1 victory over Cheltenham Town this Saturday.
Pope Tom scored dual goals
Port Vale dominated the first half thanks to a goal scored by Pope Tom in the 26th minute. Leading 1-0 at the break, the Valiants further widened their lead in the second period by scoring twice (Whitfield Ben '61 and Pope Tom '80).
Cheltenham Town FC are down in 13rd place with 17 points from 13 games, one point behind Grimsby Town FC.
View : Full League Two table (as of October 14, 2017) »
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Notts County | 13 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 24 | 13 | 11 | 29 |
| 2 | Exeter City | 13 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 21 | 12 | 9 | 29 |
| 3 | Luton Town | 13 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 30 | 11 | 19 | 27 |
| 4 | Accrington Stanley | 13 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 22 | 15 | 7 | 26 |
| 5 | Wycombe Wanderers | 13 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 25 | 18 | 7 | 25 |
| 6 | Newport County | 13 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 21 | 12 | 9 | 24 |
| 7 | Coventry City | 13 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 14 | 7 | 7 | 23 |
| 8 | Swindon Town | 13 | 7 | 1 | 5 | 20 | 17 | 3 | 22 |
| 9 | Stevenage | 13 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 20 | 20 | 0 | 21 |
| 10 | Lincoln City | 13 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 15 | 13 | 2 | 20 |
| 11 | Mansfield Town | 13 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 19 | 18 | 1 | 19 |
| 12 | Grimsby Town | 13 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 16 | 19 | -3 | 18 |
| 13 | Cheltenham Town | 13 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 17 | 17 | 0 | 17 |
| 14 | Carlisle United | 13 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 16 | 17 | -1 | 17 |
| 15 | Cambridge United | 13 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 12 | 14 | -2 | 17 |
| 16 | Colchester United | 13 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 18 | 19 | -1 | 15 |
| 17 | Yeovil Town | 13 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 19 | 26 | -7 | 15 |
| 18 | Crawley Town | 13 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 12 | 14 | -2 | 14 |
| 19 | Crewe Alexandra | 13 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 13 | 20 | -7 | 14 |
| 20 | Morecambe | 13 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 12 | 17 | -5 | 13 |
| 21 | Barnet | 13 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 16 | 18 | -2 | 12 |
| 22 | Port Vale | 13 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 12 | 20 | -8 | 8 |
| 23 | Forest Green Rovers | 13 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 11 | 31 | -20 | 6 |
| 24 | Chesterfield | 13 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 10 | 27 | -17 | 5 |
Fixtures and Results : League Two 2017-2018
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Overview
Port Vale FC
- Position: 22 +1
- Best performance of the season:Port Vale 3-1 Cheltenham Town (14 Oct.)
- Previous game:Port Vale 1-2 Grimsby Town (7 Oct.)
- Next game:Morecambe - Port Vale (17 Oct.)
Cheltenham Town FC
- Position: 13 -1
- Best performance of the season:Cheltenham Town 3-0 Mansfield Town (26 Sep.)
- Previous game:Cheltenham Town 2-1 Swindon Town (7 Oct.)
- Next game:Cheltenham Town - Grimsby Town (17 Oct.)
Port Vale
3:1
Cheltenham Town
3:1 (1:0)
- 14 October 2017
- 15:00
- Burslem
Table
| Pos | Team | Pts |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Notts County | 29 |
| 2 | Exeter City | 29 |
| 3 | Luton Town | 27 |
| 4 | Accrington Stanley | 26 |
| 5 | Wycombe Wanderers | 25 |
Week 13 Results
| Saturday 14 October 2017 | ||||
| Chesterfield | 0-2 | Morecambe | ||
| Yeovil Town | 2-0 | Crewe Alexandra | ||
| Forest Green Rovers | 0-4 | Newport County | ||
| Luton Town | 7-1 | Stevenage | ||
| Accrington Stanley | 1-0 | Coventry City | ||
| Colchester United | 0-1 | Carlisle United | ||
| Wycombe Wanderers | 0-0 | Exeter City | ||
| Lincoln City | 0-0 | Cambridge United | ||
| Notts County | 2-1 | Barnet | ||
| Port Vale | 3-1 | Cheltenham Town | ||
| Grimsby Town | 0-0 | Crawley Town | ||
| Mansfield Town | 1-3 | Swindon Town | ||