# 2012–13 Bristol Rovers F.C. season

The 2012–13 season was the 130th season in Bristol Rovers' history and their 86th in the Football League. Rovers once again competed in League Two, the lowest level of the Football League, after finishing 13th in the 2011–12 season.
Bristol Rovers met Fleetwood Town for the first time in their history after their promotion from the Conference National. They also played at Rotherham United's New York Stadium and Chesterfield's Proact Stadium for the first time.
Having been bottom of League Two and real contenders to be relegated out of The Football League at the midway point in the season, they went on to win 12 of the final 23 games to steer well clear of the relegation zone and even, briefly, became contenders to reach the play-offs. In the end, Rovers finished 14th, nine points from both the play-offs and relegation zone. The upturn in form coincided with the return of John Ward to the managerial position at Rovers, replacing Mark McGhee who was sacked in December.

## Season events
### May

* 2 May 2012 – Goalkeeper Conor Gough joined Rovers from Charlton Athletic on a two-year contract.
* 4 May 2012 – Ellis Harrison, Mitch Harding, Jordan Goddard and Ross Staley were all awarded professional contracts.
* 13 May 2012 – Defender Gary Sawyer signed a two-year contract with League One side Leyton Orient after rejecting Rovers' offer of a new deal.
* 17 May 2012 – Rovers announced that 10 players would be released upon completion of their contracts at the end of June. Among them was Byron Anthony who had been with the club since 2006.
* 22 May 2012 – Jim Paterson agreed a new one-year deal at Rovers.

### June

* 6 June 2012 – Danny Woodards verbally agreed a new contract with Rovers.
* 18 June 2012 – Young winger Shaquille Hunter agreed to sign his first professional contract with Bristol Rovers despite rumoured interest from Manchester City, Liverpool and Fulham.

### July

* 2 July 2012 – Craig Stanley's contract at Rovers was terminated by mutual consent.
* 3 July 2012 – Goalkeeping coach Carl Emberson left for Luton Town joining up with former boss Paul Buckle as assistant manager.
* 4 July 2012 – Midfielder Oliver Norburn rejoins Rovers, signing a one-year contract. Wayne Brown signed a new six-month contract.
* 5 July 2012 – Northern Ireland Under-21 international Seanan Clucas signed for Rovers on a one-year contract.
* 16 July 2012 – Youth Team Coach Jamie Fullarton left Rovers to take up a youth coaching role at Crystal Palace.
* 18 July 2012 – Defender Lee Brown signed a contract extension that would keep him at the club until 2014.
* 19 July 2012 – Planning permission for Rovers' proposed 21,700 all seater stadium in Frenchay was approved by South Gloucestershire Council with councillors voting 11 to 1 in favour.
* 21 July 2012 – Former Rovers striker Marcus Stewart rejoined the club as Youth Development Coach.
* 26 July 2012 – Stoke City midfielder Matthew Lund rejoined Rovers on a six-month loan deal.
* 27 July 2012 – Rovers agree to sign Faroese international defender Rógvi Baldvinsson from Ålgård FK for an undisclosed fee. Former Bristol City striker David Clarkson agreed a two-year deal with Rovers.
* 30 July 2012 – Scotland international defender Garry Kenneth agreed a three-year deal with Rovers.

### August

* 1 August 2012 – Winger Mustapha Carayol left for Championship side Middlesbrough for an undisclosed fee believed to be around £300,000.
* 2 August 2012 – Chris Zebroski left Rovers after one season, joining fellow League Two side Cheltenham Town.
* 11 August 2012 – Rógvi Baldvinsson announced that he was to return to Norway and not joining Rovers, citing personal reasons.
* 12 August 2012 – German midfielder Fabian Broghammer signed for Rovers after playing a number of pre-season games while on trial.
* 14 August 2012 – Chelsea goalkeeper Sam Walker joined on loan until January. Rovers are knocked out of the League Cup in the first round by Ipswich Town.
* 20 August 2012 – Rovers agreed the permanent signing of defender Tom Parkes from Leicester City.
* 23 August 2012 – Former England goalkeeper Dave Beasant joined Rovers as part-time goalkeeping coach.
* 30 August 2012 – Rovers submit an official complaint to the Football League over the circumstances which led to the match with Wycombe Wanderers being abandoned after 66 minutes with Rovers leading 3–1.
* 31 August 2012 – Defender Cian Bolger joined Rovers on loan until January from Leicester City. Bolger had previously played for Rovers on loan in the past two seasons.

### September

* 4 September 2012 – Yeovil Town knock Rovers out of the Football League Trophy in the first round.
* 20 September 2012 – Fulham goalkeeper Neil Etheridge joins Rovers on a one-month loan deal.
* 27 September 2012 – Striker Tom Eaves joins Rovers on loan from Bolton Wanderers for three months. Former Scotland international Derek Riordan signed on a short-term deal until Christmas. Riordan is currently on bail and is due to go on trial on 9 October over an alleged assault in an Edinburgh nightclub.

### October

* 1 October 2012 – Midfielder Jordan Goddard and forward Mitch Harding join Gloucester City on loan for one month.
* 23 October 2012 – Neil Etheridge's loan from Fulham was extended to 20 December.
* 30 October 2012 – Jordan Goddard & Mitch Harding extend their loan deals with Gloucester City for another month.

### November

* 1 November 2012 – Tom Curtis is appointed Director of the Youth Academy at Rovers, leaving his job as head coach of the Antigua and Barbuda national team in the process.
* 4 November 2012 – Sheffield United come from behind to beat Rovers 2–1 in the FA Cup first round. The result meant that Rovers had failed to win a single cup game this season. However, all three cup matches were against higher division sides.
* 21 November 2012 – On loan goalkeeper Neil Etheridge was recalled by parent club Fulham.
* 22 November 2012 – Guy Branston joined on a month-long loan deal from Aldershot Town.

### December

* 13 December 2012 – Midfielder Wayne Brown rejected a contract extension, opting to re-join Finnish side TPS.
* 15 December 2012 – Manager Mark McGhee was relieved of his duties following the 4–1 away defeat to York City. It followed a run of 10 games with only one win and one draw leaving the club 23rd in League Two.
* 17 December 2012 – Former Bristol City, Cheltenham Town, Carlisle United and Colchester United manager John Ward was appointed Bristol Rovers manager for the second time, initially until the end of the season with a view to a contract extension upon its completion. His first spell in charge was between 1993 and 1996 and included a trip to Wembley Stadium in the 1995 Second Division Play-Off Final.
* 27 December 2012 – Derek Riordan was officially released by Rovers on completion of his contract after new manager John Ward confirmed he had returned to Scotland on Christmas Eve.
* 31 December 2012 – Rovers agreed one-month loan deals with Queens Park Rangers and Colchester United for Tom Hitchcock and John-Joe O'Toole starting 1 January. Rovers also signed goalkeeper Steve Mildenhall from Millwall on an emergency loan which would be extended "as soon as possible".

### January

* 3 January 2013 – Defender Mark McChrystal joined on a short-term deal from Tranmere Rovers after having a bid for Cian Bolger turned down by Leicester City.
* 16 January 2013 – Plans to build a Sainsbury's store on the Memorial Stadium site were approved. This allowed Rovers to proceed with plans to build the proposed UWE Stadium.
* 21 January 2013 – Port Vale defender Clayton McDonald joined on an emergency loan.
* 23 January 2013 – Stoke City forward Ryan Brunt joined Rovers on a two-and-a-half-year deal.

### February

* 15 February 2013 – Defender Tom Parkes was named League Two Player of the Month for January by the Football League. Manager John Ward was nominated for January's League Two Manager of the Month but lost out to Martin Allen manager of Gillingham, the only side to score any points against Rovers in January.
* 28 February 2013 – French striker Oumare Tounkara signed for Rovers on a deal until the end of the season.

### March

* 28 March 2013 – Stuart Naylor was appointed new full-time goalkeeping coach until the end of the season, replacing Dave Beasant who was previously in the role part-time.

### April

* 16 April 2013 – Defender Michael Smith signed a new two-year deal with Rovers.
* 17 April 2013 – Striker Matt Harrold agreed a new one-year deal at Rovers with the option of a further year extension.
* 19 April 2013 – John Ward agreed to a new one year rolling contract. Eurocams were announced as new home shirt sponsors and Highspec Travel Services as new away shirt sponsors. Second year scholars Josh Southway and Pat Keary signed one year contracts while first year scholar Jamie Lucas signed a two-year contract.
* 23 April 2013 – Assistant manager Shaun North left Rovers with immediate effect, development coach Marcus Stewart took over the role for the final game of the season. Alefein Santos signed his first professional deal with Rovers.
* 25 April 2013 – Jim Paterson signed a one-year contract extension having triggered a clause in his previous contract.
* 27 April 2013 – Rovers finish the season in 14th place on 60 points.
* 29 April 2013 – It was confirmed that winger Joe Anyinsah would be released upon completion of his contract.
* 30 April 2013 – Defender Mark McChrystal agreed a two-year contract with Rovers.

## First team

As of 27 April 2013.
| No. | Name | Age | Club apps. | Club goals | Int. caps | Int. goals | Previous Club | Notes |
| Goalkeepers ||||||||||
| 1 | Scott Bevan | 45 | 37 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Torquay United | |
| 20 | Conor Gough | 31 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Charlton Athletic | |
| Defenders ||||||||||
| 2 | Michael Smith | 36 | 58 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Ballymena United | |
| 3 | Jim Paterson | 45 | 43 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Shamrock Rovers | |
| 4 | Danny Woodards | 40 | 61 | 3 | 0 | 0 | Milton Keynes Dons | |
| 5 | Garry Kenneth | 37 | 18 | 1 | 2 | 0 | Dundee United | Vice Captain |
| 6 | Tom Parkes | 32 | 54 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Leicester City | Vice Captain |
| 14 | Lee Brown | 34 | 81 | 10 | 0 | 0 | Queens Park Rangers | |
| 19 | Adam Virgo | 41 | 19 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Yeovil Town | Vice Captain |
| 29 | Mark McChrystal | 40 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Tranmere Rovers | |
| 30 | Tom Lockyer | 29 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Youth team graduate | |
| Midfielders ||||||||||
| 8 | Matt Gill | 44 | 44 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Norwich City | Club Captain |
| 11 | Fabian Broghammer | 34 | 36 | 3 | 0 | 0 | FC Bayern Alzenau | |
| 15 | Oliver Norburn | 31 | 40 | 3 | 0 | 0 | Leicester City | |
| 16 | Joe Anyinsah | 39 | 62 | 8 | 0 | 0 | Charlton Athletic | |
| 22 | Ross Staley | 30 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Youth team graduate | |
| 23 | Jordan Goddard | 31 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Youth team graduate | |
| 24 | Ollie Clarke | 32 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Youth team graduate | |
| 25 | Seanan Clucas | 31 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Preston North End | |
| 31 | Shaquille Hunter | 29 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Youth team graduate | |
| 33 | Alefein Santos | 29 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Youth team graduate | |
| Forwards ||||||||||
| 7 | David Clarkson | 39 | 26 | 6 | 2 | 1 | Bristol City | |
| 9 | Matt Harrold | 40 | 46 | 18 | 0 | 0 | Shrewsbury Town | |
| 10 | Eliot Richards | 33 | 90 | 14 | 0 | 0 | Youth team graduate | |
| 17 | Ellis Harrison | 31 | 14 | 3 | 0 | 0 | Youth team graduate | |
| 18 | Mitch Harding | 30 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Youth team graduate | |
| 26 | Ryan Brunt | 31 | 18 | 5 | 0 | 0 | Stoke City | |
| 34 | Oumare Tounkara | 34 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | Red Star | |

### Transfers
#### In

| Date | Player | Position | Transferred from | Fee |
| 1 July 2012 | Conor Gough | GK | Charlton Athletic | Free |
| 4 July 2012 | Oliver Norburn | MF | Leicester City | Free |
| 5 July 2012 | Seanan Clucas | MF | Preston North End | Free |
| 26 July 2012 | Matthew Lund | MF | Stoke City | Loan |
| 27 July 2012 | David Clarkson | FW | Bristol City | Free |
| 30 July 2012 | Garry Kenneth | DF | Dundee United | Free |
| 12 August 2012 | Fabian Broghammer | MF | FC Bayern Alzenau | Free |
| 14 August 2012 | Sam Walker | GK | Chelsea | Loan |
| 20 August 2012 | Tom Parkes | DF | Leicester City | Undisclosed |
| 31 August 2012 | Cian Bolger | DF | Leicester City | Loan |
| 20 September 2012 | Neil Etheridge | GK | Fulham | Loan |
| 27 September 2012 | Tom Eaves | FW | Bolton Wanderers | Loan |
| 27 September 2012 | Derek Riordan | FW | St Johnstone | Free |
| 22 November 2012 | Guy Branston | DF | Aldershot Town | Loan |
| 1 January 2013 | Tom Hitchcock | FW | Queens Park Rangers | Loan |
| 1 January 2013 | John-Joe O'Toole | MF | Colchester United | Loan |
| 1 January 2013 | Steve Mildenhall | GK | Millwall | Loan |
| 3 January 2013 | Mark McChrystal | DF | Tranmere Rovers | Free |
| 21 January 2013 | Clayton McDonald | DF | Port Vale | Loan |
| 23 January 2013 | Ryan Brunt | FW | Stoke City | Free |
| 28 February 2013 | Oumare Tounkara | FW | Red Star | Free |

#### Out

| Date | Player | Position | Transferred to | Fee |
| 30 June 2012 | Gary Sawyer | DF | Leyton Orient | Free |
| 30 June 2012 | Byron Anthony | DF | Hereford United | Free |
| 30 June 2012 | Scott McGleish | FW | Whitehawk | Free |
| 30 June 2012 | Charlie Reece | MF | Worcester City | Free |
| 30 June 2012 | Charlie Clough | DF | Dorchester Town | Free |
| 30 June 2012 | Lance Cronin | GK | Macclesfield Town | Free |
| 30 June 2012 | Michael Boateng | DF | Bromley | Free |
| 30 June 2012 | Kayne McLaggon | FW | Weston-super-Mare | Free |
| 30 June 2012 | Darren Jefferies | MF | Frome Town | Free |
| 30 June 2012 | Lamar Powell | FW | Bath City | Free |
| 30 June 2012 | James Dale | MF | | Released |
| 2 July 2012 | Craig Stanley | MF | Aldershot Town | Free |
| 1 August 2012 | Mustapha Carayol | MF | Middlesbrough | Undisclosed |
| 2 August 2012 | Chris Zebroski | FW | Cheltenham Town | Undisclosed |
| 1 October 2012 | Mitch Harding | FW | Gloucester City | Loan |
| 1 October 2012 | Jordan Goddard | MF | Gloucester City | Loan |
| 27 December 2012 | Derek Riordan | FW | | Released |
| 1 January 2013 | Wayne Brown | MF | Turun Palloseura | Free |

## Squad statistics
### Appearances, goals and cards

    As of 27 April 2013
| No. | Pos. | Name | League | League | FA Cup | FA Cup | League Cup | League Cup | League Trophy | League Trophy | Total | Total | Discipline | Discipline |
| No. | Pos. | Name | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | | |
| 2 | DF | Michael Smith | 38 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 41 | 2 | 4 | 0 |
| 3 | DF | Jim Paterson | 26 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 29 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 4 | DF | Danny Woodards | 22 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 5 | DF | Garry Kenneth | 18 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 1 | 4 | 1 |
| 6 | DF | Tom Parkes | 40 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 41 | 1 | 12 | 1 |
| 7 | FW | David Clarkson | 26 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 29 | 7 | 2 | 0 |
| 8 | MF | Matthew Gill | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 9 | FW | Matt Harrold | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 10 | FW | Eliot Richards | 40 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 42 | 6 | 4 | 1 |
| 11 | MF | Fabian Broghammer | 36 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 38 | 3 | 2 | 0 |
| 14 | DF | Lee Brown | 39 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 42 | 3 | 2 | 0 |
| 15 | MF | Oliver Norburn | 35 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 37 | 3 | 3 | 1 |
| 16 | MF | Joe Anyinsah | 31 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 4 | 3 | 0 |
| 17 | FW | Ellis Harrison | 13 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 0 |
| 18 | FW | Mitch Harding | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 19 | DF | Adam Virgo | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 20 | GK | Conor Gough | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 24 | MF | Ollie Clarke | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 25 | MF | Seanan Clucas | 19 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 26 | FW | Ryan Brunt | 18 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 5 | 4 | 0 |
| 29 | DF | Mark McChrystal | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 30 | DF | Tom Lockyer | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 33 | MF | Alefein Santos | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 34 | FW | Oumare Tounkara | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Players to have appeared for Bristol Rovers who have left: |||||||||||||||
| — | GK | Neil Etheridge | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| — | FW | Derek Riordan | 11 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| — | FW | Tom Eaves | 16 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 7 | 1 | 0 |
| — | DF | Guy Branston | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| — | MF | Wayne Brown | 18 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 21 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| — | MF | Matthew Lund | 18 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 2 | 6 | 1 |
| — | DF | Cian Bolger | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| — | GK | Sam Walker | 11 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| — | MF | John-Joe O'Toole | 18 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 3 | 6 | 0 |
| — | DF | Clayton McDonald | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| — | GK | Steve Mildenhall | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| — | FW | Tom Hitchcock | 17 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 3 | 3 | 0 |

### Top scorers

| Name | League | FA Cup | League Cup | League Trophy | Total |
| Tom Eaves | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| David Clarkson | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| Eliot Richards | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| Ryan Brunt | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| Joe Anyinsah | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Fabian Broghammer | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Oliver Norburn | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Lee Brown | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Ellis Harrison | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| John-Joe O'Toole | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Tom Hitchcock | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Michael Smith | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Matthew Lund | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Danny Woodards | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Oumare Tounkara | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Matt Harrold | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Guy Branston | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Garry Kenneth | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Tom Parkes | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Source: Soccerbase

### End-of-season awards

| Player of the Year | Young Player of the Year | Youth Team Player of the Year | Goal of the Season | Clubman of the Year |
| Michael Smith | Tom Parkes | Matt Macey | Oliver Norburn vs. Cheltenham Town | John Ward |

## Competitions
### Overall

| Competition | Started round | Final position / round | First match | Last match |
| League Two | — | 14th | 18 August 2012 | 27 April 2013 |
| League Cup | 1st round | 1st round | 14 August 2012 | 14 August 2012 |
| Football League Trophy | 1st round | 1st round | 4 September 2012 | 4 September 2012 |
| FA Cup | 1st round | 1st round | 3 November | 3 November |
Updated to match played 27 April 2013 Source: Competitions

### League Two
#### Standings

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| 12 | Rochdale | 46 | 16 | 13 | 17 | 68 | 70 | −2 | 61 |
| 13 | Fleetwood Town | 46 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 55 | 57 | −2 | 60 |
| 14 | Bristol Rovers | 46 | 16 | 12 | 18 | 60 | 69 | −9 | 60 |
| 15 | Wycombe Wanderers | 46 | 17 | 9 | 20 | 50 | 60 | −10 | 60 |
| 16 | Morecambe | 46 | 15 | 13 | 18 | 55 | 61 | −6 | 58 |

#### Results summary

| Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away |
Last updated: 27 April 2013. Source:

#### Results by round

| Round | 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 | 36 | 37 | 38 | 39 | 40 | 41 | 42 | 43 | 44 | 45 | 46 |
| Ground | H | A | H | H | A | A | H | A | H | H | A | H | A | A | H | H | A | A | H | A | H | A | A | H | H | A | A | H | A | A | H | H | A | A | H | H | A | H | H | H | A | H | A | A | H | A |
| Result | L | D | L | D | L | D | D | W | L | W | D | W | L | L | L | W | L | L | D | L | L | L | D | W | L | W | W | W | D | W | W | L | D | L | W | W | L | W | W | D | W | W | L | D | L | D |
| Position | 19 | 20 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 |

### Scores Overview

Bristol Rovers score given first.
| Opposition | Home Score | Away Score | Double |
| Accrington Stanley | 0–1 | 0–1 | 0–2 |
| AFC Wimbledon | 1–0 | 1–3 | 2–3 |
| Aldershot Town | 2–2 | 2–2 | 4–4 |
| Barnet | 2–1 | 1–1 | 3–2 |
| Bradford City | 3–3 | 1–4 | 4–7 |
| Burton Albion | 3–0 | 1–1 | 4–1 |
| Cheltenham Town | 0–1 | 1–1 | 1–2 |
| Chesterfield | 3–2 | 0–2 | 3–4 |
| Dagenham & Redbridge | 0–1 | 4–2 | 4–3 |
| Exeter City | 2–0 | 2–1 | 4–1 |
| Fleetwood Town | 0–0 | 3–0 | 3–0 |
| Gillingham | 0–2 | 0–4 | 0–6 |
| Morecambe | 0–3 | 1–1 | 1–4 |
| Northampton Town | 3–1 | 0–1 | 3–2 |
| Oxford United | 0–2 | 2–0 | 2–2 |
| Plymouth Argyle | 2–1 | 1–1 | 3–2 |
| Port Vale | 2–0 | 0–4 | 2–4 |
| Rochdale | 2–1 | 1–2 | 3–3 |
| Rotherham United | 1–2 | 3–1 | 4–3 |
| Southend United | 2–3 | 0–0 | 2–3 |
| Torquay United | 3–2 | 3–3 | 6–5 |
| Wycombe Wanderers | 1–0 | 0–2 | 1–2 |
| York City | 0–0 | 1–4 | 1–4 |

## Matches

Won  Drawn  Lost  Postponed