# 2019–20 Bristol Rovers F.C. season

The 2019-20 season was the 137th season in Bristol Rovers' existence and their 92nd in the English Football League. Rovers contested in the third tier of English football, the League One; and three cup competitions: FA Cup, EFL Cup and EFL Trophy.

## Transfers
### Transfers in

| Date | Position | Name | From | Fee |
| 1 July 2019 | CB | Tom Davies | Coventry City | Free transfer |
| 1 July 2019 | RB | Josh Hare | Eastleigh | Free transfer |
| 1 July 2019 | GK | Anssi Jaakkola | Reading | Free transfer |
| 1 July 2019 | RB | Mark Little | Bolton Wanderers | Free transfer |
| 1 July 2019 | GK | Jordi van Stappershoef | Volendam | Free transfer |
| 9 July 2019 | LB | Luke Leahy | Walsall | Free transfer |
| 14 August 2019 | RB | Harry Hodges | Plymouth Argyle | Free transfer |
| 7 January 2020 | AM | Josh Barrett | Reading | Undisclosed |
| 31 January 2020 | FW | James Daly | Crystal Palace | Undisclosed |
| 31 January 2020 | CB | Cian Harries | Swansea City | Free transfer |

### Loans in

| Date from | Position | Name | From | Date until |
| 10 July 2019 | CF | Tyler Smith | Sheffield United | 15 January 2020 |
| 26 July 2019 | CF | Victor Adeboyejo | Barnsley | 24 January 2020 |
| 6 January 2020 | AM | Jayden Mitchell-Lawson | Derby County | 30 June 2020 |
| 16 January 2020 | LW | Josh Ginnelly | Preston North End | 30 June 2020 |
| 22 January 2020 | GK | Jamal Blackman | Chelsea | 30 June 2020 |
| 30 January 2020 | CF | Timmy Abraham | Fulham | 30 June 2020 |

### Loans out

| Date from | Position | Name | To | Date until |
| 25 July 2019 | RW | Bernard Mensah | Maidenhead United | 30 June 2020 |
| 1 August 2019 | CF | Gavin Reilly | Cheltenham Town | January 2020 |
| 15 August 2019 | MF | Luke Russe | Gloucester City | 4 January 2020 |
| 13 September 2019 | MF | Theo Widdrington | Welling United | January 2020 |
| 24 September 2019 | GK | Liam Armstrong | Mangotsfield United | October 2019 |
| 25 October 2019 | CF | Harry Warwick | Gosport Borough | November 2019 |
| 31 October 2019 | RB | Harry Hodges | Gloucester City | December 2019 |
| 12 November 2019 | CF | Deon Moore | Billericay Town | December 2019 |
| 10 December 2019 | GK | Liam Armstrong | Salisbury | 17 December 2019 |
| 12 December 2019 | MF | Tom Mehew | Stratford Town | January 2020 |
| 16 December 2019 | GK | Alexis André Jr. | Salisbury | January 2020 |
| 9 January 2020 | DF | Luc Noble | Mangotsfield United | Work experience |
| 9 January 2020 | GK | Harry Thomson-Barker | Frome Town | Work experience |
| 9 January 2020 | CF | Harry Warwick | Dorchester Town | February 2020 |
| 10 January 2020 | MF | Lewis Clutton | Salisbury | February 2020 |
| 16 January 2020 | MF | Luke Russe | Chippenham Town | February 2020 |
| 31 January 2020 | CF | Tom Nichols | Cheltenham Town | 30 June 2020 |
| 6 March 2020 | GK | Alexis André Jr. | Gloucester City | April 2020 |
| 6 March 2020 | CM | Theo Widdrington | Hemel Hempstead Town | April 2020 |

### Transfers out

| Date | Position | Name | To | Fee |
| 1 July 2019 | DF | Alfie Clarke | Free agent | Released |
| 1 July 2019 | CB | James Clarke | Walsall | Free transfer |
| 1 July 2019 | MF | Connor Jones | Free agent | Released |
| 1 July 2019 | RB | Daniel Leadbitter | Newport County | Released |
| 1 July 2019 | MF | Lewis Leigh-Gilchrist | Free agent | Released |
| 1 July 2019 | CM | Chris Lines | Northampton Town | Released |
| 1 July 2019 | CB | Tom Lockyer | Charlton Athletic | Released |
| 1 July 2019 | RB | Joe Partington | Eastleigh | Free transfer |
| 1 July 2019 | CF | Stefan Payne | Tranmere Rovers | Mutual consent |
| 1 July 2019 | CM | Stuart Sinclair | Walsall | Released |
| 1 July 2019 | GK | Sam Slocombe | Notts County | Released |
| 1 July 2019 | GK | Adam Smith | Forest Green Rovers | Released |
| 1 July 2019 | FW | James Spruce | Gloucester City | Released |
| 10 August 2019 | LB | Kris Owens | Connah's Quay Nomads | Free transfer |
| 8 January 2020 | CF | Deon Moore | Hemel Hempstead Town | Released |
| 23 January 2020 | RW | Bernard Mensah | Gloucester City | Free Transfer |

## Pre-season

On 16 May, The Gas confirmed their pre-season schedule. The Cheltenham Town friendly had to be replaced at a later date and replaced with a match against Plymouth Argyle.

## Competitions
### League One
#### League table

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | PPG |
| 10 | Gillingham | 35 | 12 | 15 | 8 | 42 | 34 | +8 | 51 | 1.46 |
| 11 | Ipswich Town | 36 | 14 | 10 | 12 | 46 | 36 | +10 | 52 | 1.44 |
| 12 | Burton Albion | 35 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 50 | 50 | 0 | 48 | 1.37 |
| 13 | Blackpool | 35 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 44 | 43 | +1 | 45 | 1.29 |
| 14 | Bristol Rovers | 35 | 12 | 9 | 14 | 38 | 49 | −11 | 45 | 1.29 |
| 15 | Shrewsbury Town | 34 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 31 | 42 | −11 | 41 | 1.21 |
| 16 | Lincoln City | 35 | 12 | 6 | 17 | 44 | 46 | −2 | 42 | 1.20 |
| 17 | Accrington Stanley | 35 | 10 | 10 | 15 | 47 | 53 | −6 | 40 | 1.14 |
| 18 | Rochdale | 34 | 10 | 6 | 18 | 39 | 57 | −18 | 36 | 1.06 |

#### Results summary

| Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away |
Last updated: 29 February 2020. Source: BBC

#### Results by matchday

| Matchday | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 34 | 35 |
| Ground | A | H | H | H | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | H | A | H | H | A | A | H | A | H | H | A | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | A | H | A | H | A | H |
| Result | L | D | L | W | W | L | D | W | D | W | W | W | L | L | D | W | W | W | W | D | L | D | L | L | L | D | D | L | L | D | W | L | L | L | W |
| Position | 22 | 17 | 21 | 17 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 14 |

#### Matches

On Thursday, 20 June 2019, the EFL League One fixtures were revealed.

### FA Cup

The first round draw was made on 21 October 2019. The second round draw was made live on 11 November from Chichester City's stadium, Oaklands Park. The third round draw was made live on BBC Two from Etihad Stadium, Micah Richards and Tony Adams conducted the draw.

### EFL Cup

The first round draw was made on 20 June. The second round draw was made on 13 August 2019 following the conclusion of all but one first-round matches.

### EFL Trophy

On 9 July 2019, the pre-determined group stage draw was announced with Invited clubs to be drawn on 12 July 2019. The draw for the second round was made on 16 November 2019 live on Sky Sports. The third round draw was confirmed on 5 December 2019.
| Pos | Div | Teamvte | Pld | W | PW | PL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | L1 | Bristol Rovers | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | +2 | 7 | Advance to Round 2 |
| 2 | ACA | Chelsea U21 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 4 | +1 | 6 | Advance to Round 2 |
| 3 | L2 | Plymouth Argyle | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | +2 | 5 | |
| 4 | L2 | Swindon Town | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 7 | −5 | 0 | |