League One (Week 39) : Bristol Rovers beats Chesterfield 2-1
ENGLAND, Mar. 18, 2017 (AMP) — League One / Match day 39: After losing 3-0 to Bury on March 14, the Pirates bounced back with a 2-1 victory over Chesterfield this Saturday.
Bristol Rovers dominated the first half thanks to goals from Clarke Ollie ('1) and Gaffney Rory ('18). Leading 2-0 at the break, the Pirates further widened their lead in the second period with a goal by in the th minute.
Bristol Rovers FC remains in 8th place with 57 points from 39 games, 2 points behind Millwall FC, which has three games in hand.
View : Full League One table (as of March 18, 2017) »
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sheffield United | 38 | 23 | 9 | 6 | 73 | 43 | 30 | 78 |
| 2 | Bolton Wanderers | 37 | 20 | 9 | 8 | 56 | 32 | 24 | 69 |
| 3 | Fleetwood Town | 38 | 19 | 11 | 8 | 55 | 36 | 19 | 68 |
| 4 | Bradford City | 39 | 16 | 18 | 5 | 52 | 36 | 16 | 66 |
| 5 | Scunthorpe United | 39 | 18 | 10 | 11 | 66 | 46 | 20 | 64 |
| 6 | Southend United | 38 | 16 | 12 | 10 | 58 | 47 | 11 | 60 |
| 7 | Millwall | 36 | 16 | 11 | 9 | 50 | 41 | 9 | 59 |
| 8 | Bristol Rovers | 39 | 15 | 12 | 12 | 58 | 58 | 0 | 57 |
| 9 | Oxford United | 37 | 16 | 7 | 14 | 49 | 42 | 7 | 55 |
| 10 | Rochdale | 36 | 15 | 8 | 13 | 55 | 51 | 4 | 53 |
| 11 | Walsall | 39 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 47 | 49 | -2 | 53 |
| 12 | Peterborough United | 39 | 14 | 10 | 15 | 54 | 54 | 0 | 52 |
| 13 | AFC Wimbledon | 38 | 12 | 15 | 11 | 49 | 46 | 3 | 51 |
| 14 | Northampton Town | 39 | 14 | 7 | 18 | 57 | 63 | -6 | 49 |
| 15 | Charlton Athletic | 39 | 10 | 17 | 12 | 49 | 46 | 3 | 47 |
| 16 | Milton Keynes Dons | 38 | 12 | 11 | 15 | 48 | 49 | -1 | 47 |
| 17 | Bury | 39 | 12 | 9 | 18 | 57 | 64 | -7 | 45 |
| 18 | Gillingham | 39 | 11 | 12 | 16 | 51 | 67 | -16 | 45 |
| 19 | Oldham Athletic | 39 | 10 | 14 | 15 | 26 | 38 | -12 | 44 |
| 20 | Shrewsbury Town | 38 | 11 | 10 | 17 | 41 | 53 | -12 | 43 |
| 21 | Port Vale | 36 | 10 | 11 | 15 | 41 | 57 | -16 | 41 |
| 22 | Swindon Town | 39 | 9 | 9 | 21 | 40 | 59 | -19 | 36 |
| 23 | Chesterfield | 39 | 8 | 9 | 22 | 37 | 63 | -26 | 33 |
| 24 | Coventry City | 38 | 5 | 11 | 22 | 30 | 59 | -29 | 26 |
Fixtures and Results : League One 2016-2017
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Overview
Bristol Rovers FC
- Position: 8
- Best performance of the season:Bristol Rovers 5-0 Northampton Town (7 Jan.)
- Previous game:Bury 3-0 Bristol Rovers (14 Mar.)
- Next game:Coventry City - Bristol Rovers (25 Mar.)
Chesterfield FC
- Position: 23
- Best performance of the season:Chesterfield 3-1 Northampton Town (17 Sep.)
- Previous game:Chesterfield 3-3 Peterborough United (14 Mar.)
- Next game:Chesterfield - Rochdale (25 Mar.)
Bristol Rovers
2:1
Chesterfield
2:1 (2:0)
- 18 March 2017
- 15:00
- Bristol
Table
| Pos | Team | Pts |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sheffield United | 78 |
| 2 |  Bolton Wanderers | 69 |
| 3 | Fleetwood Town | 68 |
| 4 | Bradford City | 66 |
| 5 | Scunthorpe United | 64 |
Week 39 Results
| Friday 17 March 2017 | ||||
| Port Vale | 2-1 | Shrewsbury Town | ||
| Saturday 18 March 2017 | ||||
| Oxford United | 2-1 | Scunthorpe United | ||
| Bradford City | 2-1 | Swindon Town | ||
| Fleetwood Town | 0-0 | AFC Wimbledon | ||
| Sheffield United | 2-1 | Charlton Athletic |  | |
| Peterborough United | 1-1 | Oldham Athletic | ||
| Rochdale | 4-1 | Gillingham | ||
 | Millwall | 0-0 | Bury | |
| Bolton Wanderers | 2-1 | Northampton Town | |
| Bristol Rovers | 2-1 | Chesterfield | ||
| Milton Keynes Dons | 1-0 | Coventry City | ||
| Southend United | 3-2 | Walsall | ||