Accrington 2017/18

Accrington finished 1st of 24 in the 2017/18 League Two with 93 points (won 29, drawn 6, lost 11; scored 76, conceded 46) and won the title and promotion. They were top of the table after 12 matches of 46; lowest 9th, after match 2. Longest runs: 7 wins in a row and 15 unbeaten.

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 5 Aug 2017	Colchester (home)	3–1 W	Won	3	3rd
2	Sat 12 Aug 2017	Yeovil (away)	2–3 L	Lost	3	9th
3	Sat 19 Aug 2017	Mansfield (home)	2–1 W	Won	6	6th
4	Fri 25 Aug 2017	Notts County (away)	2–2 D	Drew	7	1st
5	Sat 2 Sep 2017	Morecambe (away)	2–1 W	Won	10	3rd
6	Sat 9 Sep 2017	Carlisle (home)	3–0 W	Won	13	2nd
7	Tue 12 Sep 2017	Grimsby (home)	1–2 L	Lost	13	3rd
8	Sat 16 Sep 2017	Chesterfield (away)	2–1 W	Won	16	3rd
9	Sat 23 Sep 2017	Cheltenham (home)	1–1 D	Drew	17	4th
10	Tue 26 Sep 2017	Port Vale (away)	2–1 W	Won	20	3rd
11	Sat 30 Sep 2017	Forest Green (away)	1–0 W	Won	23	3rd
12	Sat 7 Oct 2017	Luton (home)	0–2 L	Lost	23	6th
13	Sat 14 Oct 2017	Coventry (home)	1–0 W	Won	26	4th
14	Tue 17 Oct 2017	Stevenage (away)	2–3 L	Lost	26	5th
15	Sat 21 Oct 2017	Crewe (away)	2–0 W	Won	29	3rd
16	Sat 28 Oct 2017	Barnet (home)	4–1 W	Won	32	2nd
17	Sat 11 Nov 2017	Cambridge (away)	0–0 D	Drew	33	2nd
18	Sat 18 Nov 2017	Newport County (home)	1–1 D	Drew	34	3rd
19	Tue 21 Nov 2017	Wycombe (home)	1–0 W	Won	37	3rd
20	Sat 25 Nov 2017	Exeter (away)	0–2 L	Lost	37	3rd
21	Sat 16 Dec 2017	Lincoln (away)	0–2 L	Lost	37	5th
22	Sat 23 Dec 2017	Crawley Town (home)	2–3 L	Lost	37	7th
23	Tue 26 Dec 2017	Carlisle (away)	1–3 L	Lost	37	9th
24	Sat 30 Dec 2017	Grimsby (away)	3–0 W	Won	40	7th
25	Sat 6 Jan 2018	Chesterfield (home)	4–0 W	Won	43	4th
26	Sat 13 Jan 2018	Cheltenham (away)	2–0 W	Won	46	3rd
27	Sat 20 Jan 2018	Port Vale (home)	3–2 W	Won	49	3rd
28	Sat 27 Jan 2018	Crawley Town (away)	1–2 L	Lost	49	5th
29	Sat 3 Feb 2018	Stevenage (home)	3–2 W	Won	52	5th
30	Tue 6 Feb 2018	Swindon (home)	2–1 W	Won	55	3rd
31	Sat 10 Feb 2018	Coventry (away)	2–0 W	Won	58	2nd
32	Tue 13 Feb 2018	Crewe (home)	1–0 W	Won	61	2nd
33	Sat 17 Feb 2018	Barnet (away)	1–1 D	Drew	62	3rd
34	Sat 24 Feb 2018	Cambridge (home)	1–0 W	Won	65	2nd
35	Tue 6 Mar 2018	Morecambe (home)	1–0 W	Won	68	2nd
36	Sat 10 Mar 2018	Luton (away)	2–1 W	Won	71	1st
37	Sat 17 Mar 2018	Forest Green (home)	3–1 W	Won	74	1st
38	Fri 30 Mar 2018	Mansfield (away)	1–0 W	Won	77	1st
39	Mon 2 Apr 2018	Notts County (home)	1–0 W	Won	80	1st
40	Sat 7 Apr 2018	Colchester (away)	1–0 W	Won	83	1st
41	Sat 14 Apr 2018	Exeter (home)	1–1 D	Drew	84	1st
42	Tue 17 Apr 2018	Yeovil (home)	2–0 W	Won	87	1st
43	Sat 21 Apr 2018	Wycombe (away)	4–0 W	Won	90	1st
44	Tue 24 Apr 2018	Newport County (away)	1–2 L	Lost	90	1st
45	Sat 28 Apr 2018	Lincoln (home)	1–0 W	Won	93	1st
46	Sat 5 May 2018	Swindon (away)	0–3 L	Lost	93	1st

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.