Gillingham 3-1 Bristol Rovers: result and report

League One · Friday 14 April 2017

Result

Gillingham 3-1 Bristol Rovers

League One · Friday 14 April 2017, 14:00 UTC · half-time 0-0

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Gillingham 3-1 Bristol Rovers: match report

Gillingham beat Bristol Rovers 3-1 in the League One on Friday 14 April 2017. The half-time score was 0-0.

J. Wright opened the scoring in the 64th minute. Gillingham's goals came from J. Wright (64'), Cody McDonald (90') and Cody McDonald (90+6'). Bristol Rovers scored through Billy Bodin (73', penalty).

Discipline: Gillingham received 2 yellow cards; Bristol Rovers received 2 yellow cards.

Going into the game Gillingham were 20th on 46 points from 42 and Bristol Rovers 9th on 63 points from 42. Gillingham went on to finish that season 20th with 50 points, and Bristol Rovers 10th with 66.

Gillingham lined up in a 3-4-1-2 and Bristol Rovers in a 3-4-1-2.

Before this game the head-to-head record in our data stood at 5 Gillingham wins, 2 draws and 2 for Bristol Rovers.

Going into the match Gillingham's last five read D-L-L-L-L and Bristol Rovers's W-W-L-W-L.

Data as of 5 Nov 2026.

Key events

  • 22'Yellow card · Joe QuigleyGillingham
  • 38'Yellow card · Ellis HarrisonBristol Rovers
  • 48'Yellow card · Lee MansellBristol Rovers
  • 64'Goal · J. WrightGillingham · 1-0
  • 73'Penalty goal · Billy BodinBristol Rovers · 1-1
  • 73'Yellow card · Adedeji OshilajaGillingham
  • 90'Goal · Cody McDonaldGillingham · 2-1
  • 90+6'Goal · Cody McDonaldGillingham · 3-1

Head-to-head

9 meetings: Gillingham 5, draws 2, Bristol Rovers 2.

Team news

Gillingham line-up (3-4-1-2)

Tomas Holy, Max Ehmer, Ryan Jackson, Deji Oshilaja, Jake Hessenthaler, Mark Byrne, Josh Wright, Cody McDonald, Lee Martin, Joe Quigley, Harry Cornick

Bristol Rovers line-up (3-4-1-2)

Joe Lumley, Lee Brown, Tom Lockyer, Ryan Sweeney, Jake Clarke-Salter, Lee Mansell, Chris Lines, Byron Moore, Stuart Sinclair, Ellis Harrison, Billy Bodin