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          2017-18 English League One, Regular Season
          Doncaster Rovers Doncaster Rovers DON
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          FT
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          Blackburn Rovers Blackburn Rovers BLK
          • Charlie Mulgrew (80')

          Mulgrew strikes to secure promotion for Blackburn

          Apr 24, 2018
          • PA Sport

          Blackburn Rovers secured promotion back to the Championship with a hard-fought 1-0 win over Doncaster Rovers.
          Charlie Mulgrew's second half header broke tremendous defensive resolve from Doncaster and ensured Tony Mowbray's side bounced back to the second tier at the first attempt.
          Blackburn piled on the pressure from the start but met a Rovers side determined to delay the promotion party.
          Danny Graham saw a shot roll across the line after rounding Marko Marosi while Andy Butler cleared off the line from Adam Armstrong's volley.
          Charlie Mulgrew and Craig Conway both went close with efforts while David Raya produced a fine reaction save at the other end to keep out Alfie Beestin's header in a rare Doncaster chance.
          Blackburn should have been ahead before the break only for Bradley Dack to get in the way of teammate Armstrong's shot.
          The visitors pushed hard in the second half but Doncaster threw themselves in front of everything, with Mathieu Baudry sliding in to prevent a certain goal for Conway.
          Blackburn finally broke the deadlock in the 80th minute when Mugrew flicked home a header from a Dack corner to send his side into the Championship.

          English League One Standings

          POS Team GP GD PTS
          1 Plymouth Argyle 38 +26 80
          2 Sheffield Wednesday 37 +36 78
          3 Ipswich Town 37 +41 75
          4 Barnsley 36 +29 72
          5 Bolton Wanderers 38 +21 64
          6 Derby County 38 +20 64
          7 Peterborough United 38 +18 63
          8 Wycombe Wanderers 38 +15 61
          9 Portsmouth 38 +9 58
          10 Shrewsbury Town 37 +6 55
          11 Exeter City 37 +5 49
          12 Charlton Athletic 38 +3 49
          13 Fleetwood Town 38 +2 49
          14 Lincoln City 37 -6 45
          15 Bristol Rovers 37 -10 45
          16 Port Vale 38 -15 45
          17 Cheltenham Town 37 -15 43
          18 Burton Albion 36 -23 41
          19 Milton Keynes Dons 38 -20 39
          20 Oxford United 37 -10 37
          21 Accrington Stanley 38 -33 35
          22 Morecambe 39 -26 34
          23 Cambridge United 37 -31 30
          24 Forest Green Rovers 38 -42 26