Plymouth 2016/17

Plymouth finished 2nd of 24 in the 2016/17 League Two with 87 points (won 26, drawn 9, lost 11; scored 71, conceded 46) and were promoted. They were top of the table after 16 matches of 46; lowest 24th, after match 1. Longest runs: 6 wins in a row and 14 unbeaten.

Position after each match

Points against champions and relegated clubs

Plymouth
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	Luton (home)	0–3 L	Lost	0	24th
2	Sat 13 Aug 2016	Carlisle (away)	0–1 L	Lost	0	24th
3	Tue 16 Aug 2016	Notts County (away)	2–1 W	Won	3	19th
4	Sat 20 Aug 2016	Mansfield (home)	2–0 W	Won	6	11th
5	Sat 27 Aug 2016	Blackpool (away)	1–0 W	Won	9	7th
6	Sat 3 Sep 2016	Cheltenham (home)	1–0 W	Won	12	3rd
7	Sat 10 Sep 2016	Cambridge (home)	2–1 W	Won	15	1st
8	Sat 17 Sep 2016	Exeter (away)	2–0 W	Won	18	1st
9	Sat 24 Sep 2016	Hartlepool (home)	1–1 D	Drew	19	1st
10	Tue 27 Sep 2016	Leyton Orient (away)	2–0 W	Won	22	1st
11	Sat 1 Oct 2016	Yeovil (home)	4–1 W	Won	25	1st
12	Sat 8 Oct 2016	Stevenage (away)	2–1 W	Won	28	1st
13	Sat 15 Oct 2016	Portsmouth (home)	2–2 D	Drew	29	1st
14	Sat 22 Oct 2016	Newport County (away)	3–1 W	Won	32	1st
15	Sat 29 Oct 2016	Colchester (home)	2–1 W	Won	35	1st
16	Sat 12 Nov 2016	Crewe (away)	2–1 W	Won	38	1st
17	Sat 19 Nov 2016	Grimsby (home)	0–3 L	Lost	38	1st
18	Tue 22 Nov 2016	Barnet (home)	0–2 L	Lost	38	1st
19	Sat 26 Nov 2016	Morecambe (away)	1–2 L	Lost	38	2nd
20	Sat 10 Dec 2016	Doncaster (home)	2–0 W	Won	41	1st
21	Sat 17 Dec 2016	Accrington (away)	1–0 W	Won	44	1st
22	Mon 26 Dec 2016	Wycombe (home)	3–3 D	Drew	45	2nd
23	Sat 31 Dec 2016	Crawley Town (home)	2–0 W	Won	48	1st
24	Mon 2 Jan 2017	Barnet (away)	0–1 L	Lost	48	2nd
25	Sat 14 Jan 2017	Stevenage (home)	4–2 W	Won	51	2nd
26	Sat 21 Jan 2017	Cheltenham (away)	2–1 W	Won	54	2nd
27	Tue 31 Jan 2017	Yeovil (away)	1–2 L	Lost	54	2nd
28	Sat 4 Feb 2017	Cambridge (away)	1–0 W	Won	57	2nd
29	Sat 11 Feb 2017	Exeter (home)	3–0 W	Won	60	2nd
30	Tue 14 Feb 2017	Leyton Orient (home)	2–3 L	Lost	60	2nd
31	Sat 18 Feb 2017	Hartlepool (away)	1–1 D	Drew	61	2nd
32	Sat 25 Feb 2017	Luton (away)	1–1 D	Drew	62	2nd
33	Tue 28 Feb 2017	Notts County (home)	0–1 L	Lost	62	2nd
34	Sat 4 Mar 2017	Carlisle (home)	2–0 W	Won	65	2nd
35	Tue 7 Mar 2017	Blackpool (home)	0–3 L	Lost	65	2nd
36	Sat 11 Mar 2017	Mansfield (away)	2–0 W	Won	68	2nd
37	Tue 14 Mar 2017	Wycombe (away)	1–1 D	Drew	69	2nd
38	Sat 18 Mar 2017	Morecambe (home)	1–0 W	Won	72	2nd
39	Sun 26 Mar 2017	Doncaster (away)	1–0 W	Won	75	2nd
40	Sat 1 Apr 2017	Accrington (home)	0–1 L	Lost	75	2nd
41	Sat 8 Apr 2017	Crawley Town (away)	2–1 W	Won	78	2nd
42	Fri 14 Apr 2017	Portsmouth (away)	1–1 D	Drew	79	2nd
43	Mon 17 Apr 2017	Newport County (home)	6–1 W	Won	82	2nd
44	Sat 22 Apr 2017	Colchester (away)	0–0 D	Drew	83	2nd
45	Sat 29 Apr 2017	Crewe (home)	2–1 W	Won	86	1st
46	Sat 6 May 2017	Grimsby (away)	1–1 D	Drew	87	2nd

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.