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          2017-18 English League One, Regular Season
          Bradford City Bradford City BRAD
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          FT
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          Gillingham Gillingham GIL
          • Dominic Poleon (48')

          Dominic Poleon helps Simon Grayson record first win as Bradford boss

          Mar 24, 2018
          • PA Sport

          Simon Grayson celebrated his first win as Bradford boss to end their miserable recent form with a 1-0 victory against Gillingham.
          The hosts came into the game having picked up just two points from a possible 30 but Dominic Poleon's fine strike after 48 minutes proved to be the difference.
          Gillingham started strongly, with Conor Wilkinson going close before defender Callum Reilly tried his luck from 25 yards, his effort flying narrowly over the crossbar.
          Alex Gilliead saw his cross cleared off the line by Max Ehmer in a rare Bradford attack while Tony McMahon saw his 25-yard free-kick drift just wide on 29 minutes.
          The impressive Wilkinson headed straight at Republic of Ireland goalkeeper Colin Doyle before Scott Wagstaff fired just over on two occasions as the visitors looked most likely to break the deadlock.
          However, Bradford were ahead just three minutes after the restart when a neat passing move found Poleon free on the edge of the area to fire into the bottom left corner for his seventh goal of the season.
          Poleon missed a glorious chance to double his tally when he failed to make contact when he was free in the Gillingham area on 74 minutes, while substitute Kai Bruenker could only shoot at away goalkeeper Tomas Holy.
          Tom Eaves stung the hands of Doyle at the other end and Wilkinson somehow headed over from six yards, while late efforts from Connor Ogilvie and Liam Nash failed to hit the target as Bradford held on.

          English League One Standings

          POS Team GP GD PTS
          1 Peterborough United 31 +25 62
          2 Hull City 33 +26 59
          3 Lincoln City 31 +17 57
          4 Sunderland 31 +21 54
          5 Portsmouth 31 +18 52
          6 Doncaster Rovers 29 +12 52
          7 Ipswich Town 30 +6 50
          8 Accrington Stanley 30 +8 47
          9 Charlton Athletic 32 +2 47
          10 Oxford United 30 +8 46
          11 Crewe Alexandra 32 +2 45
          12 Plymouth Argyle 32 -8 45
          13 Blackpool 28 +7 44
          14 Gillingham 32 -2 44
          15 Milton Keynes Dons 32 +3 42
          16 Fleetwood Town 32 +6 40
          17 Shrewsbury Town 29 -1 38
          18 Burton Albion 30 -18 31
          19 Swindon Town 32 -20 31
          20 Bristol Rovers 31 -20 30
          21 AFC Wimbledon 30 -23 29
          22 Northampton Town 32 -23 29
          23 Rochdale 32 -18 28
          24 Wigan Athletic 32 -28 27