Walsall 6-1 Bristol Rovers: result and report

League One · Saturday 29 January 2011

Result

Walsall 6-1 Bristol Rovers

League One · Saturday 29 January 2011, 15:00 UTC · half-time 3-0

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Walsall 6-1 Bristol Rovers: match report

Walsall defeated Bristol Rovers 6-1 in the League One on Saturday 29 January 2011. It was 3-0 at half-time.

A. Butler opened the scoring in the 17th minute. Walsall's goals came from A. Butler (17'), Matthew Gill (33'), Julian Gray (44'), Matthew Richards (50'), Alex Nicholls (69') and A. Butler (73'). Bristol Rovers scored through J. Hughes (49').

Neither side received a card.

Going into the game Walsall were 24th on 20 points from 26 and Bristol Rovers 22nd on 23 points from 25. Walsall went on to finish that season 21st with 48 points, and Bristol Rovers 24th with 43.

Before this game the head-to-head record in our data stood at 0 Walsall wins, 1 draw and 0 for Bristol Rovers.

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

Data as of 5 Nov 2026.

Key events

  • 17'Goal · A. ButlerWalsall · 1-0
  • 33'Goal · Matthew GillWalsall · 2-0
  • 44'Goal · Julian GrayWalsall · 3-0
  • 49'Goal · J. HughesBristol Rovers · 3-1
  • 50'Goal · Matthew RichardsWalsall · 4-1
  • 69'Goal · Alex NichollsWalsall · 5-1
  • 73'Goal · A. ButlerWalsall · 6-1

Head-to-head

1 meetings: Walsall 0, draws 1, Bristol Rovers 0.

Team news

Walsall line-up

David Bevan, Darryl Westlake, Javier Klimowicz, Andy Butler, Aaron Lescott, Matthew Richards, Julian Gray, Jon Macken, Alex Nicholls, Matthew Gill, Jason Price

Bristol Rovers line-up

Luke Daniels, Carl Regan, Gary Sawyer, Byron Anthony, Stuart Campbell, Jeff Hughes, Dominic Blizzard, Ben Swallow, Will Hoskins, Jo Kuffour, David McCracken