League One (Week 5) : Gillingham defeats Shrewsbury 3-2
ENGLAND, Aug. 27, 2016 (AMP) — League One / Match day 5: After losing 5-0 to Scunthorpe United on August 20, the Gills returned to winning ways with a 3-2 victory over Shrewsbury Town this Saturday.
Emmanuel-thomas Jay scored dual goals
Shrewsbury Town had started off well by taking the lead thanks to goals by Dodds Louis ('17, '30). Trailing 2-0 at half time, the Gills nonetheless manage to reverse the direction of the game by scoring three times in the second period (Emmanuel-thomas Jay '59, '73 and Ehmer Max '90).
Gillingham FC climbed to 6th place with 10 points from 5 games, tie on points with Millwall FC.
View : Full League One table (as of August 27, 2016) »
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bolton Wanderers | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 13 |
| 2 | Bradford City | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 11 |
| 3 | Scunthorpe United | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 7 | 6 | 10 |
| 4 | Port Vale | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 10 |
| 5 | Millwall | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 9 | 2 | 10 |
| 6 | Gillingham | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 10 | -1 | 10 |
| 7 | Peterborough United | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 9 |
| 8 | Fleetwood Town | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 8 |
| 9 | Charlton Athletic | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 8 |
| 10 | Chesterfield | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 7 |
| 11 | Swindon Town | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 7 |
| 12 | Milton Keynes Dons | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 6 | -1 | 7 |
| 13 | Oldham Athletic | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 4 | -2 | 6 |
| 14 | Bury | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 5 |
| 15 | Northampton Town | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 5 |
| 16 | Walsall | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 8 | -1 | 5 |
| 17 | Bristol Rovers | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 7 | -2 | 4 |
| 18 | Oxford United | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 8 | -3 | 4 |
| 18 | Southend United | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 8 | -3 | 4 |
| 20 | Sheffield United | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 8 | -4 | 4 |
| 20 | Shrewsbury Town | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 8 | -4 | 4 |
| 22 | Coventry City | 5 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 5 | -3 | 3 |
| 23 | Rochdale | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 7 | -3 | 2 |
| 24 | AFC Wimbledon | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 8 | -4 | 2 |
Fixtures and Results : League One 2016-2017
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Overview
Shrewsbury Town FC
- Position: 20
- Best performance of the season:Shrewsbury Town 2-1 Chesterfield (20 Aug.)
- Previous game:Shrewsbury Town 2-1 Chesterfield (20 Aug.)
- Next game:Oldham Athletic - Shrewsbury Town (3 Sep.)
Gillingham FC
- Position: 6 +4
- Best performance of the season:Southend United 1-3 Gillingham (6 Aug.)
- Previous game:Scunthorpe United 5-0 Gillingham (20 Aug.)
- Next game:Gillingham - Sheffield United (4 Sep.)
Shrewsbury Town
2:3
Gillingham
2:3 (2:0)
- 27 August 2016
- 15:00
- Shrewsbury
Table
| Pos | Team | Pts |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Bolton Wanderers | 13 |
| 2 | Bradford City | 11 |
| 3 | Scunthorpe United | 10 |
| 4 | Port Vale | 10 |
| 5 |  Millwall | 10 |
Week 5 Results
| Saturday 27 August 2016 | ||||
| Port Vale | 3-1 | Scunthorpe United | ||
 | Charlton Athletic | 1-1 | Bolton Wanderers | |
| Southend United | 0-2 | Fleetwood Town | ||
| Walsall | 3-3 | Bury | ||
| Sheffield United | 2-1 | Oxford United | ||
| Coventry City | 1-1 | Northampton Town | ||
| Bradford City | 1-1 | Oldham Athletic | ||
| Shrewsbury Town | 2-3 | Gillingham | ||
| Milton Keynes Dons | 0-2 | Peterborough United | ||
| Rochdale | 1-1 | AFC Wimbledon | ||
| Chesterfield | 1-3 | Millwall | | |
| Tuesday 20 September 2016 | ||||
| Swindon Town | 19:45 | Bristol Rovers | ||