League One (Week 25) : Rochdale defeats Walsall 3-0
ENGLAND, Jan. 2, 2016 (AMP) — League One / Match day 25: After five straigth victories against Bradford City, Shrewsbury Town, Port Vale, Millwall and Peterborough United, the Saddlers lost 3-0 against Rochdale.
Andrew Calvin scored dual goals
Rochdale dominated the first half thanks to a goal scored by Henderson Ian in the 3rd minute. Leading 1-0 at the break, the Dale further widened their lead in the second period by scoring twice (Andrew Calvin '58, '77).
Walsall FC are down in third place with 48 points from 24 games, 2 points behind Gillingham FC.
View : Full League One table (as of January 2, 2016) »
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Burton Albion | 24 | 16 | 3 | 5 | 32 | 19 | 13 | 51 |
| 2 | Gillingham | 25 | 15 | 5 | 5 | 49 | 29 | 20 | 50 |
| 3 | Walsall | 24 | 14 | 6 | 4 | 40 | 22 | 18 | 48 |
| 4 | Coventry City | 25 | 13 | 8 | 4 | 46 | 24 | 22 | 47 |
| 5 | Wigan Athletic | 24 | 11 | 8 | 5 | 35 | 22 | 13 | 41 |
| 6 | Peterborough United | 25 | 12 | 4 | 9 | 52 | 38 | 14 | 40 |
| 7 | Southend United | 24 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 31 | 30 | 1 | 37 |
| 8 | Sheffield United | 24 | 10 | 6 | 8 | 39 | 34 | 5 | 36 |
| 9 | Rochdale | 24 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 32 | 27 | 5 | 34 |
| 10 | Millwall | 24 | 10 | 4 | 10 | 36 | 34 | 2 | 34 |
| 11 | Doncaster Rovers | 25 | 9 | 7 | 9 | 31 | 33 | -2 | 34 |
| 12 | Bradford City | 23 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 24 | 26 | -2 | 34 |
| 13 | Port Vale | 24 | 9 | 6 | 9 | 28 | 27 | 1 | 33 |
| 14 | Bury | 24 | 9 | 6 | 9 | 33 | 37 | -4 | 33 |
| 15 | Scunthorpe United | 25 | 9 | 5 | 11 | 28 | 31 | -3 | 32 |
| 16 | Swindon Town | 24 | 8 | 4 | 12 | 33 | 39 | -6 | 28 |
| 17 | Barnsley | 24 | 8 | 3 | 13 | 34 | 41 | -7 | 27 |
| 18 | Chesterfield | 25 | 8 | 3 | 14 | 33 | 41 | -8 | 27 |
| 19 | Fleetwood Town | 24 | 7 | 5 | 12 | 32 | 34 | -2 | 26 |
| 20 | Shrewsbury Town | 25 | 7 | 5 | 13 | 31 | 42 | -11 | 26 |
| 21 | Blackpool | 24 | 7 | 4 | 13 | 21 | 33 | -12 | 25 |
| 22 | Oldham Athletic | 23 | 3 | 12 | 8 | 25 | 36 | -11 | 21 |
| 23 | Colchester United | 25 | 5 | 6 | 14 | 34 | 59 | -25 | 21 |
| 24 | Crewe Alexandra | 24 | 5 | 5 | 14 | 23 | 44 | -21 | 20 |
Fixtures and Results : League One 2015-2016
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Overview
Walsall FC
- Position: 3 -2
- Best performance of the season:Blackpool 0-4 Walsall (29 Aug.)
- Previous game:Walsall 2-0 Peterborough United (28 Dec.)
- Next game:Coventry City - Walsall (12 Jan.)
Rochdale AFC
- Position: 9 +4
- Best performance of the season:Walsall 0-3 Rochdale (2 Jan.)
- Previous game:Scunthorpe United 1-1 Rochdale (28 Dec.)
- Next game:Rochdale - Chesterfield (9 Jan.)
Walsall
0:3
Rochdale
0:3 (0:1)
- 2 January 2016
- 15:00
- Walsall
Table
| Pos | Team | Pts |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Burton Albion | 51 |
| 2 | Gillingham | 50 |
| 3 | Walsall | 48 |
| 4 | Coventry City | 47 |
| 5 |  Wigan Athletic | 41 |
Week 25 Results
| Saturday 2 January 2016 | ||||
| Burton Albion | 1-0 | Blackpool |  | |
| Fleetwood Town | 2-0 | Bury | ||
| Oldham Athletic | 1-1 | Colchester United | ||
| Southend United | 0-3 | Doncaster Rovers | ||
| Barnsley | 2-1 | Millwall |  | |
| Chesterfield | 7-1 | Shrewsbury Town | ||
| Sheffield United | 2-3 | Peterborough United | ||
| Crewe Alexandra | 0-5 | Coventry City | ||
| Gillingham | 3-0 | Bradford City | ||
| Scunthorpe United | 1-1 | Wigan Athletic | | |
| Walsall | 0-3 | Rochdale | ||
| Tuesday 2 February 2016 | ||||
| Port Vale | 19:45 | Swindon Town | ||