Accrington 2016/17

Accrington finished 13th of 24 in the 2016/17 League Two with 65 points (won 17, drawn 14, lost 15; scored 59, conceded 56). Highest position 5th, after match 1; lowest 22nd, after match 20. Longest runs: 3 wins in a row, 15 unbeaten and 9 without a win.

Position after each match

Points against champions and relegated clubs

Accrington
Champions, middle half
Relegated, middle half

Bands: the middle half of champions’ and relegated clubs’ points after each match, from every complete 24-club League Two season on file.

Results

#	Date	Opponent	Score	Result	Pts	Pos
1	Sat 6 Aug 2016	Doncaster (home)	3–2 W	Won	3	5th
2	Sat 13 Aug 2016	Barnet (away)	0–2 L	Lost	3	14th
3	Tue 16 Aug 2016	Wycombe (away)	1–1 D	Drew	4	15th
4	Sat 20 Aug 2016	Exeter (home)	1–2 L	Lost	4	18th
5	Sat 27 Aug 2016	Morecambe (home)	2–3 L	Lost	4	20th
6	Sat 3 Sep 2016	Carlisle (away)	1–1 D	Drew	5	21st
7	Sat 10 Sep 2016	Notts County (away)	2–0 W	Won	8	16th
8	Sat 17 Sep 2016	Portsmouth (home)	1–0 W	Won	11	11th
9	Sat 24 Sep 2016	Colchester (away)	2–1 W	Won	14	10th
10	Tue 27 Sep 2016	Mansfield (home)	1–1 D	Drew	15	11th
11	Sat 1 Oct 2016	Cambridge (away)	1–2 L	Lost	15	12th
12	Sat 8 Oct 2016	Cheltenham (home)	1–1 D	Drew	16	11th
13	Sat 15 Oct 2016	Blackpool (home)	2–1 W	Won	19	7th
14	Sat 22 Oct 2016	Crawley Town (away)	0–0 D	Drew	20	7th
15	Sat 29 Oct 2016	Newport County (home)	1–3 L	Lost	20	9th
16	Sat 12 Nov 2016	Luton (away)	0–1 L	Lost	20	11th
17	Sat 19 Nov 2016	Stevenage (home)	0–1 L	Lost	20	15th
18	Tue 22 Nov 2016	Hartlepool (away)	0–2 L	Lost	20	18th
19	Sat 26 Nov 2016	Yeovil (home)	1–1 D	Drew	21	20th
20	Sat 10 Dec 2016	Leyton Orient (away)	0–1 L	Lost	21	22nd
21	Sat 17 Dec 2016	Plymouth (home)	0–1 L	Lost	21	22nd
22	Mon 26 Dec 2016	Grimsby (away)	0–2 L	Lost	21	22nd
23	Sat 31 Dec 2016	Crewe (away)	1–0 W	Won	24	21st
24	Mon 2 Jan 2017	Hartlepool (home)	2–2 D	Drew	25	21st
25	Sat 14 Jan 2017	Cheltenham (away)	0–3 L	Lost	25	21st
26	Sat 21 Jan 2017	Carlisle (home)	1–1 D	Drew	26	20th
27	Sat 4 Feb 2017	Notts County (home)	2–0 W	Won	29	19th
28	Sat 11 Feb 2017	Portsmouth (away)	0–2 L	Lost	29	21st
29	Tue 14 Feb 2017	Mansfield (away)	4–4 D	Drew	30	20th
30	Sat 18 Feb 2017	Colchester (home)	2–1 W	Won	33	19th
31	Sat 25 Feb 2017	Doncaster (away)	2–2 D	Drew	34	20th
32	Tue 28 Feb 2017	Wycombe (home)	2–2 D	Drew	35	21st
33	Sat 4 Mar 2017	Barnet (home)	1–0 W	Won	38	20th
34	Sat 11 Mar 2017	Exeter (away)	2–0 W	Won	41	18th
35	Tue 14 Mar 2017	Leyton Orient (home)	5–0 W	Won	44	16th
36	Sat 18 Mar 2017	Yeovil (away)	1–1 D	Drew	45	16th
37	Tue 21 Mar 2017	Morecambe (away)	2–1 W	Won	48	14th
38	Sat 25 Mar 2017	Grimsby (home)	1–1 D	Drew	49	15th
39	Tue 28 Mar 2017	Cambridge (home)	2–0 W	Won	52	13th
40	Sat 1 Apr 2017	Plymouth (away)	1–0 W	Won	55	13th
41	Sat 8 Apr 2017	Crewe (home)	3–2 W	Won	58	12th
42	Fri 14 Apr 2017	Blackpool (away)	0–0 D	Drew	59	12th
43	Mon 17 Apr 2017	Crawley Town (home)	1–0 W	Won	62	11th
44	Sat 22 Apr 2017	Newport County (away)	0–1 L	Lost	62	13th
45	Sat 29 Apr 2017	Luton (home)	1–4 L	Lost	62	13th
46	Sat 6 May 2017	Stevenage (away)	3–0 W	Won	65	13th

Score is this club’s goals first. Pos is the position in the table after that day’s matches; points include deductions from the date they applied.