Portsmouth 2016/17

Portsmouth finished 1st of 24 in the 2016/17 League Two with 87 points (won 26, drawn 9, lost 11; scored 79, conceded 40) and won the title and promotion. They were top of the table after 1 match of 46; lowest 20th, after match 3. Longest runs: 4 wins in a row and 8 unbeaten.

Position after each match

Points against champions and relegated clubs

Portsmouth
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	Carlisle (home)	1–1 D	Drew	1	9th
2	Sat 13 Aug 2016	Crewe (away)	0–0 D	Drew	2	17th
3	Tue 16 Aug 2016	Morecambe (away)	0–2 L	Lost	2	20th
4	Sat 20 Aug 2016	Colchester (home)	2–0 W	Won	5	14th
5	Sat 27 Aug 2016	Exeter (away)	1–0 W	Won	8	8th
6	Sat 3 Sep 2016	Crawley Town (home)	3–0 W	Won	11	4th
7	Sat 10 Sep 2016	Wycombe (home)	4–2 W	Won	14	2nd
8	Sat 17 Sep 2016	Accrington (away)	0–1 L	Lost	14	5th
9	Sat 24 Sep 2016	Barnet (home)	5–1 W	Won	17	2nd
10	Tue 27 Sep 2016	Blackpool (away)	1–3 L	Lost	17	4th
11	Sat 1 Oct 2016	Doncaster (home)	1–2 L	Lost	17	6th
12	Sat 8 Oct 2016	Leyton Orient (away)	1–0 W	Won	20	4th
13	Sat 15 Oct 2016	Plymouth (away)	2–2 D	Drew	21	5th
14	Sat 22 Oct 2016	Notts County (home)	1–2 L	Lost	21	5th
15	Sat 29 Oct 2016	Cambridge (away)	1–0 W	Won	24	5th
16	Sat 12 Nov 2016	Mansfield (home)	4–0 W	Won	27	4th
17	Sat 19 Nov 2016	Cheltenham (away)	1–1 D	Drew	28	5th
18	Tue 22 Nov 2016	Luton (away)	3–1 W	Won	31	4th
19	Sat 26 Nov 2016	Stevenage (home)	1–2 L	Lost	31	4th
20	Sat 10 Dec 2016	Grimsby (away)	1–0 W	Won	34	4th
21	Sat 17 Dec 2016	Hartlepool (home)	0–0 D	Drew	35	4th
22	Mon 26 Dec 2016	Newport County (away)	3–2 W	Won	38	4th
23	Fri 30 Dec 2016	Yeovil (away)	0–0 D	Drew	39	4th
24	Mon 2 Jan 2017	Luton (home)	1–0 W	Won	42	4th
25	Thu 5 Jan 2017	Doncaster (away)	1–3 L	Lost	42	4th
26	Sat 14 Jan 2017	Leyton Orient (home)	2–1 W	Won	45	4th
27	Sat 28 Jan 2017	Exeter (home)	0–1 L	Lost	45	5th
28	Sat 4 Feb 2017	Wycombe (away)	0–1 L	Lost	45	7th
29	Sat 11 Feb 2017	Accrington (home)	2–0 W	Won	48	6th
30	Tue 14 Feb 2017	Blackpool (home)	2–0 W	Won	51	5th
31	Sat 18 Feb 2017	Barnet (away)	1–1 D	Drew	52	5th
32	Sat 25 Feb 2017	Carlisle (away)	3–0 W	Won	55	4th
33	Tue 28 Feb 2017	Morecambe (home)	1–1 D	Drew	56	4th
34	Sat 4 Mar 2017	Crewe (home)	0–1 L	Lost	56	5th
35	Tue 7 Mar 2017	Crawley Town (away)	2–0 W	Won	59	3rd
36	Sat 11 Mar 2017	Colchester (away)	4–0 W	Won	62	3rd
37	Tue 14 Mar 2017	Grimsby (home)	4–0 W	Won	65	3rd
38	Sat 18 Mar 2017	Stevenage (away)	0–3 L	Lost	65	3rd
39	Sat 25 Mar 2017	Newport County (home)	2–1 W	Won	68	3rd
40	Sat 1 Apr 2017	Hartlepool (away)	2–0 W	Won	71	3rd
41	Sat 8 Apr 2017	Yeovil (home)	3–1 W	Won	74	3rd
42	Fri 14 Apr 2017	Plymouth (home)	1–1 D	Drew	75	3rd
43	Mon 17 Apr 2017	Notts County (away)	3–1 W	Won	78	3rd
44	Sat 22 Apr 2017	Cambridge (home)	2–1 W	Won	81	3rd
45	Sat 29 Apr 2017	Mansfield (away)	1–0 W	Won	84	3rd
46	Sat 6 May 2017	Cheltenham (home)	6–1 W	Won	87	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.