League One (Week 41) : Bristol Rovers defeats Shrewsbury 2-0
ENGLAND, Apr. 1, 2017 (AMP) — League One / Match day 41: After losing 1-0 to Coventry City on March 25, the Pirates bounced back with a 2-0 victory over Shrewsbury Town this Saturday.
Bodin Billy scored dual goals
45 minutes of play and neither Bristol Rovers nor Shrewsbury Town have managed to pull ahead. 0-0 at half time. Everything was decided in the second period with two goals by Bodin Billy at '54 (on penalty) and '83.
Bristol Rovers FC climbed to 8th place with 60 points from 41 games, 3 points behind Millwall FC, which has a game in hand.
View : Full League One table (as of April 1, 2017) »
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sheffield United | 40 | 24 | 10 | 6 | 76 | 44 | 32 | 82 |
| 2 | Bolton Wanderers | 40 | 22 | 10 | 8 | 62 | 34 | 28 | 76 |
| 3 | Fleetwood Town | 40 | 19 | 12 | 9 | 55 | 37 | 18 | 69 |
| 4 | Bradford City | 41 | 17 | 18 | 6 | 55 | 39 | 16 | 69 |
| 5 | Scunthorpe United | 41 | 19 | 10 | 12 | 70 | 51 | 19 | 67 |
| 6 | Southend United | 40 | 18 | 12 | 10 | 63 | 47 | 16 | 66 |
| 7 | Millwall | 40 | 17 | 12 | 11 | 56 | 48 | 8 | 63 |
| 8 | Bristol Rovers | 41 | 16 | 12 | 13 | 60 | 59 | 1 | 60 |
| 9 | Oxford United | 40 | 17 | 8 | 15 | 56 | 47 | 9 | 59 |
| 10 | Rochdale | 40 | 16 | 10 | 14 | 63 | 59 | 4 | 58 |
| 11 | Peterborough United | 41 | 16 | 10 | 15 | 57 | 54 | 3 | 58 |
| 12 | AFC Wimbledon | 41 | 13 | 15 | 13 | 52 | 51 | 1 | 54 |
| 13 | Walsall | 40 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 47 | 50 | -3 | 53 |
| 14 | Milton Keynes Dons | 40 | 13 | 12 | 15 | 51 | 51 | 0 | 51 |
| 15 | Northampton Town | 41 | 14 | 9 | 18 | 58 | 64 | -6 | 51 |
| 16 | Charlton Athletic | 40 | 10 | 17 | 13 | 49 | 48 | 1 | 47 |
| 17 | Bury | 41 | 12 | 10 | 19 | 58 | 69 | -11 | 46 |
| 18 | Port Vale | 39 | 11 | 12 | 16 | 44 | 59 | -15 | 45 |
| 19 | Oldham Athletic | 41 | 10 | 15 | 16 | 27 | 42 | -15 | 45 |
| 20 | Gillingham | 41 | 11 | 12 | 18 | 53 | 71 | -18 | 45 |
| 21 | Shrewsbury Town | 40 | 11 | 10 | 19 | 41 | 57 | -16 | 43 |
| 22 | Swindon Town | 41 | 11 | 9 | 21 | 42 | 59 | -17 | 42 |
| 23 | Chesterfield | 41 | 8 | 10 | 23 | 38 | 66 | -28 | 34 |
| 24 | Coventry City | 40 | 7 | 11 | 22 | 33 | 60 | -27 | 32 |
Fixtures and Results : League One 2016-2017
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Overview
Bristol Rovers FC
- Position: 8 +1
- Best performance of the season:Bristol Rovers 5-0 Northampton Town (7 Jan.)
- Previous game:Coventry City 1-0 Bristol Rovers (25 Mar.)
- Next game:AFC Wimbledon - Bristol Rovers (8 Apr.)
Shrewsbury Town FC
- Position: 21 -1
- Best performance of the season:Shrewsbury Town 2-0 Bristol Rovers (17 Dec.)
- Previous game:Shrewsbury Town 0-2 Bolton Wanderers (25 Mar.)
- Next game:Shrewsbury Town - Millwall (4 Apr.)
Bristol Rovers
2:0
Shrewsbury Town
2:0 (0:0)
- 1 April 2017
- 15:00
- Bristol
Table
| Pos | Team | Pts |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sheffield United | 82 |
| 2 |  Bolton Wanderers | 76 |
| 3 | Fleetwood Town | 69 |
| 4 | Bradford City | 69 |
| 5 | Scunthorpe United | 67 |
Week 41 Results
| Tuesday 28 March 2017 | ||||
| Oxford United | 5-1 | Bury | ||
| Saturday 1 April 2017 | ||||
| Fleetwood Town | 0-1 | Swindon Town | ||
| Southend United | 3-0 | Oldham Athletic | ||
| Bradford City | 1-0 | Walsall | ||
| Rochdale | 1-1 | Northampton Town | ||
| Milton Keynes Dons | 3-2 | Gillingham | ||
| Bolton Wanderers | 0-0 | Chesterfield | |
| Port Vale | 2-0 | AFC Wimbledon | ||
 | Millwall | 3-1 | Scunthorpe United | |
| Peterborough United | 2-0 | Charlton Athletic |  | |
| Bristol Rovers | 2-0 | Shrewsbury Town | ||
| Wednesday 5 April 2017 | ||||
| Sheffield United | 19:45 | Coventry City | ||