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          2017-18 English League Two, Regular Season
          Accrington Stanley Accrington Stanley ACC
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          Lincoln City Lincoln City LCN
          • Jordan Clark (35')

          Accrington crowned champions after beating Lincoln

          • PA Sport
          Apr 28, 2018, 12:09 PM ET

          Stanley sealed the League Two title with a 1-0 win over play-off contenders Lincoln in front of the biggest crowd ever at the Wham Stadium of 4753.
          Jordan Clark scrambled home the winner in the 35th minute - his ninth goal of the campaign - as Stanley maintained their six-point gap over second placed Luton with one game left.
          The Reds even missed a penalty with the usually reliable Billy Kee who, with 26 goals is the League Two's top scorer, seeing his spot kick saved.
          It was a lively game despite limited goalmouth action in the opening half an hour.
          The Reds then enjoyed a spell of pressure and they made one count with a Sean McConville cross being scrambled home by Clark for the opener.
          Stanley should have made it two when they were awarded a penalty on 45 minutes. Seamus Conneely was fouled in the area by Michael Bostwick but Allsop dived the right way to deny Kee.
          Lincoln came out fighting in the second half but Stanley always looked a threat, Kayden Jackson forcing another fine save out of Allsop.
          A Luke Waterfall diving header was wide for the Imps, Matt Green saw a goalbound effort deflected over while Clark cleared a ball off the line as Lincoln couldn't find the equaliser.
          Stanley haven't yet been beaten at the Wham Stadium in 2018 in 12 games with 11 wins in that tally.

          English League Two Standings

          POS Team GP GD PTS
          1 Leyton Orient 46 +27 91
          2 Stevenage 46 +22 85
          3 Northampton Town 46 +20 83
          4 Stockport County 46 +28 79
          5 Carlisle United 46 +23 76
          6 Bradford City 46 +18 76
          7 Salford City 46 +18 75
          8 Mansfield Town 46 +17 75
          9 Barrow 46 -6 62
          10 Swindon Town 46 +6 61
          11 Grimsby Town 46 -7 61
          12 Tranmere Rovers 46 -3 58
          13 Crewe Alexandra 46 -12 58
          14 Sutton United 46 -12 58
          15 Newport County 46 -3 57
          16 Walsall 46 -3 55
          17 Gillingham 46 -13 55
          18 Doncaster Rovers 46 -19 55
          19 Harrogate Town 46 -9 52
          20 Colchester United 46 -7 49
          21 AFC Wimbledon 46 -12 48
          22 Crawley Town 46 -23 46
          23 Hartlepool United 46 -26 43
          24 Rochdale 46 -24 38