EFL League Two 2026/27 Matchweek 5 · 5 Sep 2026
Rochdale vs Gillingham in the EFL League Two 2026/27.
At Crown Oil Arena, Rochdale, Greater Manchester.
Gillingham beat Rochdale 4–1. James Brophy opened the scoring for Gillingham after 33 minutes. Omar Beckles made it 0–2 after 53 minutes, and that was the winner.
Rochdale went into the match 20th and came out of it 22nd, on 3 points. Gillingham went into the match 21st and came out of it 13th, on 6 points.
Places from the table below, worked out from the results played before and after this match.
| # | Team | P | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bristol Rovers | 5 | +6 | 12 |
| 2 | Swindon Town | 5 | +2 | 10 |
| 3 | Barnet | 5 | +4 | 9 |
| 4 | Tranmere | 5 | +4 | 9 |
| 5 | Walsall | 5 | +4 | 9 |
| 6 | Fleetwood Town | 5 | +3 | 9 |
| 7 | Crewe | 5 | +2 | 9 |
| 8 | Cheltenham | 5 | +1 | 8 |
| 9 | York | 5 | +1 | 8 |
| 10 | Oldham | 5 | +2 | 7 |
| 11 | Grimsby | 5 | +1 | 7 |
| 12 | Colchester | 5 | -2 | 7 |
| 13 | Gillingham | 5 | 0 | 6 |
| 14 | Northampton | 5 | 0 | 6 |
| 15 | Salford City | 5 | -2 | 6 |
| 16 | Exeter City | 5 | 0 | 5 |
| 17 | Chesterfield | 5 | -1 | 5 |
| 18 | Rotherham | 5 | -1 | 5 |
| 19 | Accrington ST | 5 | -2 | 5 |
| 20 | Newport County | 5 | -1 | 4 |
| 21 | Crawley Town | 5 | -3 | 4 |
| 22 | Rochdale | 5 | -5 | 3 |
| 23 | Shrewsbury | 5 | -8 | 3 |
| 24 | Port Vale | 5 | -5 | 2 |
Worked out from the results played by then, ordered by points, then goal difference, then goals scored. Where clubs are level on all three, the order between them is ours and not the competition's.