League One (Week 40) : Preston defeats Rochdale 1-0
ENGLAND, Apr. 3, 2015 (AMP) — League One / Match day 40: After their 1-1 draw against Barnsley on March 29 and 1-1 draw against Fleetwood Town on March 29, the Lilywhites bounced back with a 1-0 victory over Rochdale this Friday.
All the action happened in the first half, with Beckford goal in the 36th minute.
Preston North End FC remains in second place with 77 points from 39 games, 8 points behind Bristol City FC.
View : Full League One table (as of April 3, 2015) »
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bristol City | 40 | 25 | 10 | 5 | 76 | 35 | 41 | 85 |
| 2 | Preston | 39 | 22 | 11 | 6 | 65 | 33 | 32 | 77 |
| 3 | Swindon Town | 37 | 21 | 7 | 9 | 65 | 39 | 26 | 70 |
| 4 | Milton Keynes Dons | 38 | 20 | 9 | 9 | 76 | 40 | 36 | 69 |
| 5 | Sheffield United | 39 | 17 | 10 | 12 | 56 | 45 | 11 | 61 |
| 6 | Chesterfield | 40 | 17 | 9 | 14 | 59 | 51 | 8 | 60 |
| 7 | Rochdale | 39 | 17 | 5 | 17 | 65 | 52 | 13 | 56 |
| 8 | Barnsley | 39 | 16 | 8 | 15 | 53 | 52 | 1 | 56 |
| 9 | Peterborough United | 40 | 17 | 5 | 18 | 46 | 49 | -3 | 56 |
| 10 | Fleetwood Town | 40 | 15 | 11 | 14 | 41 | 44 | -3 | 56 |
| 11 | Bradford City | 38 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 48 | 43 | 5 | 54 |
| 12 | Doncaster Rovers | 38 | 14 | 11 | 13 | 48 | 48 | 0 | 53 |
| 13 | Oldham Athletic | 40 | 14 | 11 | 15 | 50 | 59 | -9 | 53 |
| 14 | Gillingham | 40 | 13 | 12 | 15 | 54 | 58 | -4 | 51 |
| 15 | Port Vale | 40 | 14 | 6 | 20 | 49 | 58 | -9 | 48 |
| 16 | Walsall | 39 | 11 | 14 | 14 | 36 | 42 | -6 | 47 |
| 17 | Scunthorpe United | 39 | 12 | 11 | 16 | 52 | 62 | -10 | 47 |
| 18 | Coventry City | 40 | 11 | 13 | 16 | 44 | 55 | -11 | 46 |
| 19 | Crewe Alexandra | 40 | 13 | 7 | 20 | 37 | 69 | -32 | 46 |
| 20 | Leyton Orient | 39 | 12 | 9 | 18 | 51 | 54 | -3 | 45 |
| 21 | Notts County | 39 | 11 | 11 | 17 | 39 | 52 | -13 | 44 |
| 22 | Crawley Town | 40 | 11 | 11 | 18 | 44 | 66 | -22 | 44 |
| 23 | Colchester United | 39 | 11 | 8 | 20 | 48 | 64 | -16 | 41 |
| 24 | Yeovil Town | 40 | 8 | 9 | 23 | 31 | 63 | -32 | 33 |
Fixtures and Results : League One 2014-2015
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Overview
Preston North End FC
- Position: 2
- Best performance of the season:Preston 5-1 Crewe Alexandra (14 Mar.)
- Previous game:Fleetwood Town 1-1 Preston (29 Mar.)
- Next game:Bradford City - Preston (6 Apr.)
Rochdale AFC
- Position: 7
- Best performance of the season:Rochdale 4-0 Crewe Alexandra (3 Mar.)
- Previous game:Rochdale 2-1 Yeovil Town (28 Mar.)
- Next game:Rochdale - Port Vale (6 Apr.)
Preston
1:0
Rochdale
1:0 (1:0)
- 3 April 2015
- 15:00
- Preston
Table
| Pos | Team | Pts |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bristol City | 85 |
| 2 | Preston | 77 |
| 3 | Swindon Town | 70 |
| 4 | Milton Keynes Dons | 69 |
| 5 | Sheffield United | 61 |
Week 40 Results
| Wednesday 1 April 2015 | ||||
| Coventry City | 0-1 | Leyton Orient | ||
| Friday 3 April 2015 | ||||
| Oldham Athletic | 1-1 | Bristol City | ||
| Preston | 1-0 | Rochdale | ||
| Walsall | 0-0 | Notts County | ||
| Crewe Alexandra | 0-0 | Crawley Town | ||
| Scunthorpe United | 2-0 | Peterborough United | ||
| Yeovil Town | 2-3 | Chesterfield | ||
| Gillingham | 0-1 | Fleetwood Town | ||
| Port Vale | 1-2 | Colchester United | ||
| Doncaster Rovers | 19:45 | Bradford City | ||
| Saturday 4 April 2015 | ||||
| Barnsley | 12:15 | Sheffield United | ||
| Swindon Town | 12:15 | Milton Keynes Dons | ||