Bury 2-3 Bristol Rovers: result and report

League One · Saturday 19 August 2017

Result

Bury 2-3 Bristol Rovers

League One · Saturday 19 August 2017, 14:00 UTC · half-time 0-0

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Bury 2-3 Bristol Rovers: match report

Bury were beaten by Bristol Rovers 2-3 in the League One on Saturday 19 August 2017. It was 0-0 at half-time.

Tom Lockyer opened the scoring in the 55th minute. Bury's goals came from J. Beckford (90') and Nicky Ajose (90+3'). Bristol Rovers scored through Tom Lockyer (55'), Billy Bodin (73') and Billy Bodin (85').

Neither side received a card.

Going into the game Bury were 14th on 3 points from 2 and Bristol Rovers 24th on 0 points from 2. Bury went on to finish that season 24th with 36 points, and Bristol Rovers 13th with 59.

Bury lined up in a 4-3-3 and Bristol Rovers in a 4-4-2.

Before this game the head-to-head record in our data stood at 2 Bury wins, 1 draw and 1 for Bristol Rovers.

Data as of 5 Nov 2026.

Key events

  • 55'Goal · Tom LockyerBristol Rovers · 0-1
  • 73'Goal · Billy BodinBristol Rovers · 0-2
  • 85'Goal · Billy BodinBristol Rovers · 0-3
  • 90'Goal · J. BeckfordBury · 1-3
  • 90+3'Goal · Nicky AjoseBury · 2-3

Head-to-head

4 meetings: Bury 2, draws 1, Bristol Rovers 1.

Team news

Bury line-up (4-3-3)

Joe Murphy, Greg Leigh, Tom Aldred, Alex Whitmore, Craig Jones, Callum Reilly, Callum Styles, Jermaine Beckford, Nicky Ajose, Harry Bunn, Alex Bruce

Bristol Rovers line-up (4-4-2)

Sam Slocombe, Lee Brown, Tom Lockyer, Ryan Sweeney, Joe Partington, Liam Sercombe, Ollie Clarke, Chris Lines, Ellis Harrison, Billy Bodin, Tom Nichols