Rochdale 2 Swindon 2 

SkyBet League One

 

RESULT: Rochdale 2 Swindon Town 2

Rochdale scorers: Allen (45+2), (67)

Swindon scorers: Obika (2), Thompson (45+1)

 

 

 

Although the second half of the season has been largely forgettable for Town supporters, it was a day to remember for young Will Henry on Saturday - making his Swindon Town debut at just 17-years-old.

 

Henry, in for the injured Lawrence Vigouroux, looked assured for the most part, and when Jon Obika slotted home after just 2 minutes - the young shot-stopper must have been pinching himself!

 

And yet 15-minutes in, it got even better for the youngster - producing a superb one-handed save to deny Rochdale striker Ian Henderson from the spot.

 

Thompson put the Robins two goals to the good just before half-time, only to see Rochdale hit back seconds later through Jamie Allen's well placed strike.

 

A few needless bookings saw Town drop to 10 (and later 9!) men before Rochdale levelled things up midway through the second-half - Matty Lund's diving header somehow finding its way past the despairing keeper.

 

Luke Williams was delighted for Town's 17-year-old debutant "What a fantastic start it's just incredible really. It wasn’t like he just made a fantastic save from a penalty but he made save after save. It was what you'd expect from an experienced goalkeeper."

 

The League One table

 

1 Wigan 45 40 87
2 Burton 45 20 84
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3 Walsall 45 17 81
4 Millwall 45 23 78
5 Bradford 45 13 77
6 Barnsley 45 13 71
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7 Scunthorpe 45 11 71
8 Gillingham 45 16 69
9 Coventry 45 16 66
10 Sheff Utd 45 7 66
11 Rochdale 45 6 66
12 Port Vale 45 3 65
13 Peterborough 45 5 60
14 Southend 45 -5 59
15 Bury 45 -18 57
16 Swindon 45 -10 56
17 Oldham 45 -12 54
18 Chesterfield 45 -10 53
19 Shrewsbury 45 -18 50
20 Fleetwood 45 -6 48
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21 Blackpool 45 -19 46
22 Doncaster 45 -16 45
23 Colchester 45 -41 40
24 Crewe 45 -35 34 

 

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Shrewsbury (H)

Sunday 08 May 2016, 12.30pm