League One (Week 21) : Burton beats Gillingham 3-0
ENGLAND, Dec. 12, 2015 (AMP) — League One / Match day 21: Four wins in a row for Burton Albion. After their success against Wigan Athletic, Colchester United and Millwall, the Brewers continued their sensational form in the League One with a 3-0 victory over Gillingham this Saturday.
Gillingham made Burton Albion doubt themselves for forty-five minutes. 0-0 at half time. Everything was decided in the second period with goals by Mccrory Damien ('59), Akins Lucas ('90) and O Connor Anthony ('90).
Burton Albion FC remains in first place with 44 points from 21 games, a 5-point lead over runner-up Coventry City FC, which has a game in hand.
View : Full League One table (as of December 12, 2015) »
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Burton Albion | 21 | 14 | 2 | 5 | 27 | 16 | 11 | 44 |
| 2 | Coventry City | 20 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 38 | 21 | 17 | 39 |
| 3 | Walsall | 20 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 35 | 19 | 16 | 39 |
| 4 | Gillingham | 21 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 39 | 28 | 11 | 38 |
| 5 | Peterborough United | 21 | 10 | 4 | 7 | 47 | 32 | 15 | 34 |
| 6 | Wigan Athletic | 21 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 29 | 20 | 9 | 34 |
| 7 | Bury | 21 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 32 | 30 | 2 | 33 |
| 8 | Millwall | 20 | 9 | 4 | 7 | 31 | 28 | 3 | 31 |
| 9 | Southend United | 20 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 25 | 22 | 3 | 31 |
| 10 | Bradford City | 20 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 22 | 20 | 2 | 31 |
| 11 | Port Vale | 21 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 27 | 24 | 3 | 30 |
| 12 | Sheffield United | 20 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 32 | 30 | 2 | 27 |
| 13 | Rochdale | 21 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 25 | 25 | 0 | 27 |
| 14 | Scunthorpe United | 21 | 8 | 3 | 10 | 25 | 28 | -3 | 27 |
| 15 | Doncaster Rovers | 21 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 23 | 28 | -5 | 27 |
| 16 | Swindon Town | 21 | 7 | 4 | 10 | 31 | 35 | -4 | 25 |
| 17 | Chesterfield | 21 | 7 | 2 | 12 | 25 | 36 | -11 | 23 |
| 18 | Shrewsbury Town | 21 | 6 | 4 | 11 | 27 | 32 | -5 | 22 |
| 19 | Blackpool | 21 | 6 | 4 | 11 | 17 | 28 | -11 | 22 |
| 20 | Fleetwood Town | 20 | 6 | 3 | 11 | 27 | 29 | -2 | 21 |
| 21 | Barnsley | 21 | 6 | 3 | 12 | 28 | 36 | -8 | 21 |
| 22 | Colchester United | 21 | 5 | 5 | 11 | 32 | 52 | -20 | 20 |
| 23 | Oldham Athletic | 20 | 3 | 10 | 7 | 22 | 32 | -10 | 19 |
| 24 | Crewe Alexandra | 21 | 5 | 4 | 12 | 21 | 36 | -15 | 19 |
Fixtures and Results : League One 2015-2016
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Overview
Gillingham FC
- Position: 4
- Best performance of the season:Gillingham 5-1 Fleetwood Town (29 Sep.)
- Previous game:Shrewsbury Town 2-2 Gillingham (28 Nov.)
- Next game:Millwall - Gillingham (19 Dec.)
Burton Albion FC
- Position: 1
- Best performance of the season:Burton Albion 5-1 Colchester United (28 Nov.)
- Previous game:Burton Albion 2-1 Millwall (1 Dec.)
- Next game:Burton Albion - Doncaster Rovers (19 Dec.)
Gillingham
0:3
Burton Albion
0:3 (0:0)
- 12 December 2015
- 15:00
- Gillingham
Table
| Pos | Team | Pts |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Burton Albion | 44 |
| 2 | Coventry City | 39 |
| 3 | Walsall | 39 |
| 4 | Gillingham | 38 |
| 5 | Peterborough United | 34 |
Week 21 Results
| Saturday 12 December 2015 | ||||
| Colchester United | 2-3 | Barnsley | ||
| Gillingham | 0-3 | Burton Albion | ||
| Peterborough United | 1-1 | Shrewsbury Town | ||
 | Wigan Athletic | 0-1 | Blackpool |  |
| Doncaster Rovers | 3-2 | Crewe Alexandra | ||
| Bury | 1-0 | Chesterfield | ||
| Port Vale | 1-1 | Scunthorpe United | ||
| Swindon Town | 2-1 | Rochdale | ||
| Sunday 13 December 2015 | ||||
| Sheffield United | 12:00 | Coventry City | ||
| Saturday 9 January 2016 | ||||
| Oldham Athletic | 15:00 | Millwall |  | |
| Tuesday 16 February 2016 | ||||
| Bradford City | 19:45 | Southend United | ||
| Tuesday 15 March 2016 | ||||
| Fleetwood Town | 19:45 | Walsall | ||