League One (Week 16) : Bristol Rovers defeats MK Dons 2-0
ENGLAND, Oct. 28, 2017 (AMP) — League One / Match day 16: After three straigth defeats, the Pirates returned to winning ways with a 2-0 victory over Milton Keynes Dons this Saturday.
45 minutes of play and neither Bristol Rovers nor Milton Keynes Dons have managed to pull ahead. 0-0 at half time. Everything was settled in the second period with goals by Nichols Tom ('65) and Gaffney Rory ('72).
Bristol Rovers FC climbed to 13rd place with 21 points from 16 games, only one point behind Blackpool FC, which has a game in hand.
View : Full League One table (as of October 28, 2017) »
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Shrewsbury Town | 16 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 24 | 10 | 14 | 37 |
| 2 | Wigan Athletic | 16 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 29 | 9 | 20 | 36 |
| 3 | Bradford City | 16 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 25 | 18 | 7 | 30 |
| 4 | Charlton Athletic | 15 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 23 | 16 | 7 | 30 |
| 5 | Scunthorpe United | 16 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 18 | 13 | 5 | 26 |
| 6 | Rotherham United | 16 | 8 | 1 | 7 | 29 | 22 | 7 | 25 |
| 7 | Blackburn Rovers | 14 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 19 | 10 | 9 | 24 |
| 8 | Peterborough United | 15 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 25 | 21 | 4 | 24 |
| 9 | Fleetwood Town | 15 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 25 | 23 | 2 | 24 |
| 10 | Oxford United | 16 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 26 | 20 | 6 | 23 |
| 11 | Southend United | 16 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 20 | 26 | -6 | 23 |
| 12 | Blackpool | 15 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 20 | 19 | 1 | 22 |
| 13 | Bristol Rovers | 16 | 7 | 0 | 9 | 25 | 29 | -4 | 21 |
| 14 | Portsmouth | 16 | 6 | 2 | 8 | 19 | 20 | -1 | 20 |
| 15 | Walsall | 16 | 4 | 7 | 5 | 21 | 24 | -3 | 19 |
| 16 | Milton Keynes Dons | 16 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 17 | 24 | -7 | 19 |
| 17 | Doncaster Rovers | 16 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 18 | 20 | -2 | 18 |
| 18 | Oldham Athletic | 16 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 27 | 35 | -8 | 18 |
| 19 | Rochdale | 16 | 3 | 8 | 5 | 16 | 19 | -3 | 17 |
| 20 | AFC Wimbledon | 16 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 9 | 17 | -8 | 15 |
| 21 | Northampton Town | 16 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 13 | 26 | -13 | 15 |
| 22 | Gillingham | 16 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 12 | 20 | -8 | 14 |
| 23 | Bury | 16 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 17 | 24 | -7 | 12 |
| 24 | Plymouth Argyle | 16 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 12 | 24 | -12 | 11 |
Fixtures and Results : League One 2017-2018
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Overview
Bristol Rovers FC
- Position: 13 +3
- Best performance of the season:Northampton Town 0-6 Bristol Rovers (7 Oct.)
- Previous game:Rochdale 1-0 Bristol Rovers (21 Oct.)
- Next game:Scunthorpe United - Bristol Rovers (11 Nov.)
Milton Keynes Dons FC
- Position: 16 -1
- Best performance of the season:Bury 0-2 Milton Keynes Dons (30 Sep.)
- Previous game:Milton Keynes Dons 4-4 Oldham Athletic (21 Oct.)
- Next game:Milton Keynes Dons - Fleetwood Town (11 Nov.)
Bristol Rovers
2:0
Milton Keynes Dons
2:0 (0:0)
- 28 October 2017
- 15:00
- Bristol
Table
| Pos | Team | Pts |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Shrewsbury Town | 37 |
| 2 |  Wigan Athletic | 36 |
| 3 | Bradford City | 30 |
| 4 |  Charlton Athletic | 30 |
| 5 | Scunthorpe United | 26 |
Week 16 Results
| Saturday 28 October 2017 | ||||
| Northampton Town | 1-0 | Blackpool |  | |
| Fleetwood Town | 2-0 | Oxford United | ||
| Portsmouth | 0-1 | Bradford City | ||
| Charlton Athletic | 1-0 | AFC Wimbledon | |
| Oldham Athletic | 2-3 | Scunthorpe United | ||
 | Rotherham United | 1-3 | Gillingham | |
| Bury | 0-1 | Doncaster Rovers | ||
| Plymouth Argyle | 1-1 | Rochdale | ||
| Wigan Athletic | 0-0 | Blackburn Rovers |  |
| Peterborough United | 1-0 | Shrewsbury Town | ||
| Bristol Rovers | 2-0 | Milton Keynes Dons | ||
| Walsall | 0-1 | Southend United | ||