Bristol Rovers 5-0 Northampton Town: result and report

League One · Saturday 7 January 2017

Result

Bristol Rovers 5-0 Northampton Town

League One · Saturday 7 January 2017, 15:00 UTC · half-time 4-0

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Bristol Rovers 5-0 Northampton Town: match report

Bristol Rovers defeated Northampton Town 5-0 in the League One on Saturday 7 January 2017. The half-time score was 4-0.

Billy Bodin opened the scoring in the 7th minute. Bristol Rovers's goals came from Billy Bodin (7'), Ellis Harrison (17'), Ellis Harrison (21'), Ellis Harrison (24') and Ellis Harrison (54'). Northampton Town did not score.

Discipline: Bristol Rovers received 1 yellow card; Northampton Town received 1 yellow card.

Going into the game Bristol Rovers were 10th on 36 points from 25 and Northampton Town 16th on 30 points from 25. Bristol Rovers went on to finish that season 10th with 66 points, and Northampton Town 16th with 53.

Before this game the head-to-head record in our data stood at 2 Bristol Rovers wins, 0 draws and 1 for Northampton Town.

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

Data as of 5 Nov 2026.

Key events

  • 7'Goal · Billy BodinBristol Rovers · 1-0
  • 17'Goal · Ellis HarrisonBristol Rovers · 2-0
  • 21'Goal · Ellis HarrisonBristol Rovers · 3-0
  • 24'Goal · Ellis HarrisonBristol Rovers · 4-0
  • 45+1'Yellow card · Mark McChrystalBristol Rovers
  • 54'Goal · Ellis HarrisonBristol Rovers · 5-0
  • 67'Yellow card · Sam HoskinsNorthampton Town

Head-to-head

3 meetings: Bristol Rovers 2, draws 0, Northampton Town 1.

Team news

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Bristol Rovers line-up

Will Puddy, Lee Brown, Tom Lockyer, Mark McChrystal, James Clarke, Cristian Montano, Ollie Clarke, Chris Lines, Ellis Harrison, M. Taylor, Billy Bodin

Northampton Town line-up

Adam Smith, David Buchanan, Zander Diamond, Rod McDonald, Matthew Taylor, Hiram Boateng, Gregg Wylde, Sam Hoskins, Harry Beautyman, Paul Anderson, A. Revell