League Two (Week 32) : Bristol Rovers beats Morecambe 2-1
ENGLAND, Feb. 20, 2016 (AMP) — League Two / Match day 32: After losing 1-0 to Accrington Stanley on February 13 and 3-1 to Portsmouth on February 13, the Pirates bounced back with a 2-1 victory over Morecambe this Saturday.
Morecambe had started off well by taking the lead in the 12th minute with a goal by Devitt Jamie on penalty. Trailing 1-0 at half time, the Pirates nonetheless manage to reverse the direction of the game by scoring twice in the second period (Gaffney Rory '68 and Bodin Billy '78).
Bristol Rovers FC climbed to 6th place with 50 points from 31 games, only one point behind Mansfield Town FC.
View : Full League Two table (as of February 20, 2016) »
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Northampton Town | 31 | 22 | 4 | 5 | 57 | 31 | 26 | 70 |
| 2 | Plymouth Argyle | 31 | 18 | 6 | 7 | 47 | 27 | 20 | 60 |
| 3 | Oxford United | 31 | 15 | 10 | 6 | 49 | 30 | 19 | 55 |
| 4 | Accrington Stanley | 29 | 15 | 7 | 7 | 50 | 34 | 16 | 52 |
| 5 | Mansfield Town | 33 | 14 | 9 | 10 | 46 | 39 | 7 | 51 |
| 6 | Bristol Rovers | 31 | 15 | 5 | 11 | 42 | 33 | 9 | 50 |
| 7 | Portsmouth | 30 | 12 | 13 | 5 | 49 | 27 | 22 | 49 |
| 8 | Wycombe Wanderers | 31 | 14 | 7 | 10 | 36 | 30 | 6 | 49 |
| 9 | Leyton Orient | 32 | 13 | 10 | 9 | 47 | 45 | 2 | 49 |
| 10 | AFC Wimbledon | 30 | 13 | 9 | 8 | 48 | 37 | 11 | 48 |
| 11 | Cambridge United | 32 | 13 | 8 | 11 | 47 | 44 | 3 | 47 |
| 12 | Carlisle United | 29 | 12 | 10 | 7 | 47 | 42 | 5 | 46 |
| 13 | Luton Town | 32 | 11 | 8 | 13 | 45 | 46 | -1 | 41 |
| 14 | Exeter City | 31 | 11 | 8 | 12 | 40 | 44 | -4 | 41 |
| 15 | Notts County | 30 | 11 | 6 | 13 | 44 | 51 | -7 | 39 |
| 16 | Crawley Town | 32 | 11 | 5 | 16 | 37 | 53 | -16 | 38 |
| 17 | Morecambe | 32 | 10 | 6 | 16 | 53 | 59 | -6 | 36 |
| 18 | Barnet | 30 | 10 | 6 | 14 | 39 | 46 | -7 | 36 |
| 19 | Stevenage | 33 | 8 | 10 | 15 | 42 | 55 | -13 | 34 |
| 20 | Newport County | 30 | 7 | 10 | 13 | 34 | 44 | -10 | 31 |
| 21 | Hartlepool United | 29 | 8 | 3 | 18 | 29 | 49 | -20 | 27 |
| 22 | York City | 31 | 6 | 8 | 17 | 34 | 56 | -22 | 26 |
| 23 | Yeovil Town | 31 | 5 | 10 | 16 | 32 | 47 | -15 | 25 |
| 24 | Dagenham & Redbridge | 31 | 4 | 8 | 19 | 32 | 57 | -25 | 20 |
Fixtures and Results : League Two 2015-2016
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Overview
Bristol Rovers FC
- Position: 6 +2
- Best performance of the season:Dagenham & Redbridge 0-3 Bristol Rovers (19 Dec.)
- Previous game:Portsmouth 3-1 Bristol Rovers (13 Feb.)
- Next game:Wycombe Wanderers - Bristol Rovers (27 Feb.)
Morecambe FC
- Position: 17
- Best performance of the season:AFC Wimbledon 2-5 Morecambe (17 Oct.)
- Previous game:Morecambe 2-4 Oxford United (13 Feb.)
- Next game:Morecambe - Carlisle United (27 Feb.)
Bristol Rovers
2:1
Morecambe
2:1 (0:1)
- 20 February 2016
- 15:00
- Bristol
Table
| Pos | Team | Pts |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Northampton Town | 70 |
| 2 | Plymouth Argyle | 60 |
| 3 | Oxford United | 55 |
| 4 | Accrington Stanley | 52 |
| 5 | Mansfield Town | 51 |
Week 32 Results
| Saturday 20 February 2016 | ||||
| Exeter City | 1-1 | Newport County | ||
| Carlisle United | 1-0 | Stevenage | ||
| Luton Town | 2-1 | Hartlepool United | ||
| Notts County | 0-1 | Leyton Orient | ||
| Cambridge United | 3-1 | York City | ||
| Northampton Town | 1-0 | Wycombe Wanderers | ||
| Yeovil Town | 1-1 | Portsmouth | ||
| Bristol Rovers | 2-1 | Morecambe | ||
| Crawley Town | 1-1 | Plymouth Argyle | ||
| Mansfield Town | 3-2 | Dagenham & Redbridge | ||
| Oxford United | 1-2 | Accrington Stanley | ||
| Barnet | 1-2 | AFC Wimbledon | ||