League One (Week 39) : Rochdale beats Gillingham 4-1
ENGLAND, Mar. 18, 2017 (AMP) — League One / Match day 39: After losing 2-1 to Scunthorpe United on March 14, the Dale returned to winning ways with a 4-1 victory over Gillingham this Saturday.
Rochdale dominated the first half thanks to goals from Mendez-laing Nathaniel ('10) and Henderson Ian ('33). Leading 2-1 at the break, the Dale further widened their lead in the second period by scoring twice (Camps Callum '49 and Vincenti Peter '90).
Rochdale AFC climbed to 10th place with 53 points from 36 games, 2 points behind Oxford United FC.
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
Rochdale AFC
- Position: 10 +3
- Best performance of the season:Rochdale 4-0 Walsall (22 Nov.)
- Previous game:Scunthorpe United 2-1 Rochdale (14 Mar.)
- Next game:Rochdale - Millwall (21 Mar.)
Gillingham FC
- Position: 18 -2
- Best performance of the season:Gillingham 3-0 Rochdale (26 Nov.)
- Previous game:Gillingham 0-4 Bolton Wanderers (14 Mar.)
- Next game:Gillingham - Peterborough United (25 Mar.)
Rochdale
4:1
Gillingham
4:1 (2:1)
- 18 March 2017
- 15:00
- Rochdale
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 | ||