League One (Week 27) : Sheffield United beats Rochdale 2-1
ENGLAND, Feb. 24, 2015 (AMP) — League One / Match day 27: After a 1-0 victory over Chesterfield on February 21, the Dale lost 2-1 against Sheffield United.
Sheffield United dominated the first half thanks to a goal scored by Mcnulty in the 21st minute. Leading 1-0 at the break, the Blades further widened their lead in the second period with a goal by Brayford in the 61st minute.
Sheffield United FC climbed to fifth place with 52 points from 31 games, 7 points behind Preston North End FC.
View : Full League One table (as of January 24, 2015) »
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bristol City | 32 | 20 | 7 | 5 | 61 | 30 | 31 | 67 |
| 2 | Milton Keynes Dons | 32 | 18 | 8 | 6 | 66 | 31 | 35 | 62 |
| 3 | Swindon Town | 32 | 18 | 6 | 8 | 59 | 35 | 24 | 60 |
| 4 | Preston | 31 | 17 | 8 | 6 | 47 | 28 | 19 | 59 |
| 5 | Sheffield United | 31 | 15 | 7 | 9 | 45 | 36 | 9 | 52 |
| 6 | Bradford City | 31 | 12 | 9 | 10 | 41 | 36 | 5 | 45 |
| 7 | Doncaster Rovers | 32 | 12 | 9 | 11 | 39 | 40 | -1 | 45 |
| 8 | Fleetwood Town | 32 | 12 | 8 | 12 | 32 | 33 | -1 | 44 |
| 9 | Oldham Athletic | 31 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 41 | 44 | -3 | 43 |
| 10 | Chesterfield | 32 | 11 | 9 | 12 | 44 | 44 | 0 | 42 |
| 11 | Gillingham | 32 | 11 | 9 | 12 | 46 | 49 | -3 | 42 |
| 12 | Port Vale | 32 | 12 | 6 | 14 | 41 | 45 | -4 | 42 |
| 13 | Rochdale | 30 | 12 | 5 | 13 | 52 | 42 | 10 | 41 |
| 14 | Walsall | 32 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 33 | 34 | -1 | 41 |
| 15 | Peterborough United | 32 | 12 | 5 | 15 | 38 | 43 | -5 | 41 |
| 16 | Barnsley | 32 | 12 | 5 | 15 | 42 | 48 | -6 | 41 |
| 17 | Scunthorpe United | 31 | 11 | 7 | 13 | 43 | 47 | -4 | 40 |
| 18 | Notts County | 31 | 10 | 8 | 13 | 33 | 39 | -6 | 38 |
| 19 | Crewe Alexandra | 32 | 11 | 5 | 16 | 32 | 55 | -23 | 38 |
| 20 | Colchester United | 32 | 9 | 7 | 16 | 39 | 53 | -14 | 34 |
| 21 | Coventry City | 31 | 7 | 12 | 12 | 32 | 43 | -11 | 33 |
| 22 | Crawley Town | 32 | 8 | 9 | 15 | 34 | 56 | -22 | 33 |
| 23 | Leyton Orient | 31 | 8 | 8 | 15 | 41 | 48 | -7 | 32 |
| 24 | Yeovil Town | 32 | 7 | 8 | 17 | 25 | 47 | -22 | 29 |
Fixtures and Results : League One 2014-2015
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Overview
Rochdale AFC
- Position: 13 -8
- Best performance of the season:Rochdale 4-0 Walsall (16 Sep.)
- Previous game:Rochdale 1-0 Chesterfield (21 Feb.)
- Next game:Bristol City - Rochdale (28 Feb.)
Sheffield United FC
- Position: 5 +2
- Best performance of the season:Sheffield United 4-1 Colchester United (10 Feb.)
- Previous game:Sheffield United 2-2 Coventry City (21 Feb.)
- Next game:Crawley Town - Sheffield United (28 Feb.)
Rochdale
1:2
Sheffield United
1:2 (0:1)
- 24 February 2015
- 19:45
- Rochdale
Table
| Pos | Team | Pts |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bristol City | 67 |
| 2 | Milton Keynes Dons | 62 |
| 3 | Swindon Town | 60 |
| 4 | Preston | 59 |
| 5 | Sheffield United | 52 |
Week 27 Results
| Saturday 24 January 2015 | ||||
| Port Vale | 0-1 | Crewe Alexandra | ||
| Yeovil Town | 0-0 | Coventry City | ||
| Fleetwood Town | 1-0 | Crawley Town | ||
| Milton Keynes Dons | 2-0 | Barnsley | ||
| Colchester United | 2-0 | Leyton Orient | ||
| Gillingham | 3-2 | Oldham Athletic | ||
| Notts County | 1-2 | Peterborough United | ||
| Tuesday 17 February 2015 | ||||
| Scunthorpe United | 2-0 | Chesterfield | ||
| Tuesday 24 February 2015 | ||||
| Doncaster Rovers | 1-3 | Bristol City | ||
| Swindon Town | 2-1 | Bradford City | ||
| Preston | 1-0 | Walsall | ||
| Rochdale | 1-2 | Sheffield United | ||