League One (Week 21) : Bristol Rovers beats Bury 4-2
ENGLAND, Dec. 10, 2016 (AMP) — League One / Match day 21: After losing 1-5 to Charlton Athletic on November 26 and 3-2 to Chesterfield on November 26, the Pirates returned to winning ways with a 4-2 victory over Bury this Saturday.
Bury opened the score in the score in the 25th minute thanks to Burgess Scott, before Bristol Rovers regained the advantage with Gaffney Rory ('32) and Taylor Matthew ('45). Leading 2-1 at the break, the Pirates further widened their lead in the second period by scoring twice (Clarke Ollie '67 and Hartley Peter '82).
Bristol Rovers FC climbed to 9th place with 30 points from 21 games, only one point behind Southend United FC.
View : Full League One table (as of December 10, 2016) »
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Scunthorpe United | 21 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 43 | 20 | 23 | 44 |
| 2 | Sheffield United | 21 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 38 | 22 | 16 | 41 |
| 3 | Bolton Wanderers | 20 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 24 | 12 | 12 | 40 |
| 4 | Bradford City | 21 | 9 | 9 | 3 | 27 | 18 | 9 | 36 |
| 5 | Rochdale | 21 | 10 | 3 | 8 | 30 | 27 | 3 | 33 |
| 6 | Peterborough United | 20 | 9 | 5 | 6 | 33 | 23 | 10 | 32 |
| 7 | Fleetwood Town | 21 | 9 | 5 | 7 | 33 | 27 | 6 | 32 |
| 8 | Southend United | 21 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 29 | 28 | 1 | 31 |
| 9 | Bristol Rovers | 21 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 33 | 37 | -4 | 30 |
| 10 | AFC Wimbledon | 21 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 30 | 25 | 5 | 29 |
| 11 | Charlton Athletic | 20 | 6 | 10 | 4 | 26 | 19 | 7 | 28 |
| 12 | Millwall | 20 | 8 | 4 | 8 | 32 | 32 | 0 | 28 |
| 13 | Northampton Town | 21 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 31 | 30 | 1 | 27 |
| 14 | Oxford United | 21 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 25 | 25 | 0 | 27 |
| 15 | Port Vale | 21 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 26 | 32 | -6 | 27 |
| 16 | Gillingham | 20 | 7 | 5 | 8 | 29 | 32 | -3 | 26 |
| 17 | Walsall | 21 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 24 | 30 | -6 | 26 |
| 18 | Milton Keynes Dons | 21 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 26 | 30 | -4 | 24 |
| 19 | Swindon Town | 21 | 6 | 5 | 10 | 21 | 32 | -11 | 23 |
| 20 | Bury | 21 | 6 | 2 | 13 | 30 | 42 | -12 | 20 |
| 21 | Coventry City | 21 | 4 | 7 | 10 | 18 | 28 | -10 | 19 |
| 22 | Oldham Athletic | 20 | 3 | 9 | 8 | 12 | 22 | -10 | 18 |
| 23 | Chesterfield | 21 | 5 | 3 | 13 | 26 | 39 | -13 | 18 |
| 24 | Shrewsbury Town | 21 | 4 | 6 | 11 | 20 | 34 | -14 | 18 |
Fixtures and Results : League One 2016-2017
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Overview
Bristol Rovers FC
- Position: 9 +4
- Best performance of the season:Bristol Rovers 4-2 Bury (10 Dec.)
- Previous game:Chesterfield 3-2 Bristol Rovers (26 Nov.)
- Next game:Shrewsbury Town - Bristol Rovers (17 Dec.)
Bury FC
- Position: 20
- Best performance of the season:Bury 4-1 Port Vale (3 Sep.)
- Previous game:Bury 2-3 Millwall (26 Nov.)
- Next game:Bury - Oxford United (17 Dec.)
- 10 December 2016
- 15:00
- Bristol
Table
| Pos | Team | Pts |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Scunthorpe United | 44 |
| 2 | Sheffield United | 41 |
| 3 |  Bolton Wanderers | 40 |
| 4 | Bradford City | 36 |
| 5 | Rochdale | 33 |
Week 21 Results
| Saturday 10 December 2016 | ||||
| Milton Keynes Dons | 1-0 | AFC Wimbledon | ||
| Rochdale | 3-2 | Scunthorpe United | ||
| Peterborough United | 5-2 | Chesterfield | ||
 | Millwall | 0-1 | Shrewsbury Town | |
| Port Vale | 2-3 | Northampton Town | ||
| Bristol Rovers | 4-2 | Bury | ||
| Southend United | 3-1 | Coventry City | ||
| Fleetwood Town | 2-1 | Walsall | ||
| Sheffield United | 4-0 | Swindon Town | ||
| Oxford United | 1-1 | Oldham Athletic | ||
| Bradford City | 0-0 | Charlton Athletic |  | |
| Monday 12 December 2016 | ||||
| Bolton Wanderers | 20:00 | Gillingham | |