MX23RW : Sunday, January 5 20:52:44| >> :120:31932:31932:

League One roundup: Doncaster Rovers win championship

Sports Mole rounds up all the action from this afternoon's League One games.

Doncaster Rovers beat Brentford 1-0 at Griffin Park in a top-of-the-table clash in League One.

Marcelo Trotter hit the bar with a penalty in added time, which allowed Doncaster to score the winner from the resulting break.

The result means that Doncaster are champions of League One and will return to the Championship, while Brentford have to settle for a playoff place.

Bournemouth's 0-0 draw away at Tranmere Rovers allowed Doncaster to leapfrog them and take top spot in the third tier.

Colchester beat Carlisle 2-0 to stay in League One and condemn Scunthorpe to relegation after eight successive years in the third tier.

Scunthorpe came from behind to beat Swindon Town 3-1, but the win wasn't enough to save them from relegation.

Oldham Athletic drew 1-1 away to Leyton Orient to ensure their safety.

Elswhere, Shrewsbury comfortably beat Portsmouth 3-0, with goals coming from Connor Goldson, Joe Jacobson and Akwasi Asante.

Results in full: Brentford 0-1 Doncaster, Bury 3-2 Yeovil, Carlisle 0-2 Colchester, Crawley 2-2 Hartlepool, Crewe 2-0 Walsall, Leyton Orient 1-1 Oldham, Notts County 2-2 Coventry City, Scunthorpe 3-1 Swindon Town, Sheffield United 0-0 Preston North End, Stevenage 0-2 MK Dons, Tranmere Rovers 0-0 Bournemouth

ID:81654: cacheID:81654:1false2false3false:QQ:: from db desktop :LenBod:restore:3731:
Written by
Kristian Johnson
Restore Data
Share this article now:
Notts County's Joss Labadie scores a goal against Doncaster on April 20, 2013
Read Next:
League One roundup: Doncaster suffer home defeat
>
rhs 2.0
Today's games header
Tables header RHS
TeamPWDLFAGDPTS
1Liverpool19144147192846
2Arsenal20117239182140
3Nottingham ForestNott'm Forest1911442619737
4Chelsea20106439241536
5Newcastle UnitedNewcastle20105534221235
6Manchester CityMan City2010463627934
7Bournemouth209653023733
8Aston Villa209563032-232
9Fulham207943027330
10Brighton & Hove AlbionBrighton2061043029128
11Brentford208393835327
12Tottenham HotspurSpurs20731042301224
13Manchester UnitedMan Utd206592328-523
14West Ham UnitedWest Ham206592439-1523
15Crystal Palace204972128-721
16Everton193881525-1017
17Wolverhampton WanderersWolves1944113142-1116
18Ipswich TownIpswich2037102035-1516
19Leicester CityLeicester2035122344-2114
20Southampton2013161244-326


Sports Mole provides in-depth previews and predictions for every match from the biggest leagues and competitions in world football.
Argentina's Lionel Messi kisses the World Cup trophy after collecting the Golden Ball award on December 18, 2022Sign up for our FREE daily preview newsletter direct to your inbox!