Swindon 2 Rochdale 1 

SkyBet League One

 

RESULT: Swindon Town 2 Rochdale 1

 

Swindon scorers: Robert 33, Gladwin 34

Rochdale scorer: Lancashire 60

 

 

 

Two goals in two first-half minutes set Swindon up for their third win in a row, as their recent run of good form continues.

 

Fabien Robert and Ben Gladwin both netted just after the half-hour to break-down a resolute Rochdale side who has been dramatically reduced to ten-men almost from the off with the dismissal of John O'Sullivan for a two-footed tackle.

 

But despite the disadvantage, the visitors still recovered to make a game of it when they grabbed one back on the hour - then had the better of the chances in the later stages.

 

Town's fourth win in five since the arrival of Martin Ling in the dugout lifts them to 16th.

 

 

League One

 

1 Burton 21 11 44
2 Coventry 20 17 39

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3 Walsall 20 16 39
4 Gillingham 21 11 38
5 Peterborough 21 15 34
6 Wigan 21 9 34

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7 Bury 21 2 33
8 Millwall 20 3 31
9 Southend 20 3 31
10 Bradford 20 2 31
11 Port Vale 21 3 30
12 Sheff Utd 20 2 27
13 Rochdale 21 0 27
14 Scunthorpe 21 -3 27
15 Doncaster 21 -5 27
16 Swindon 21 -4 25
17 Chesterfield 21 -11 23
18 Shrewsbury 21 -5 22 
19 Blackpool 21 -11 22
20 Fleetwood 20 -2 21

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21 Barnsley 21 -8 21
22 Colchester 21 -20 20
23 Oldham 20 -10 19
24 Crewe 21 -15 19 

 

Christmas games:

 

Shrewsbury (A)

Saturday 19 Dec, 3pm

 

Gillingham (H)

Boxing Day, 3pm

 

Burton (A)

Monday 28 Dec, 3pm

Port Vale (A)

Saturday 02 Jan, 3pm