2012–13 Bristol Rovers F.C. season

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Bristol Rovers
2012–13 season
ChairmanNick Higgs
ManagerMark McGhee
(until 15 December)
John Ward
(from 17 December)
StadiumMemorial Stadium
League Two14th
FA Cup1st Round (Eliminated by Sheffield United)
League Cup1st Round (Eliminated by Ipswich Town)
Football League Trophy1st Round (Eliminated by Yeovil Town)
Top goalscorerLeague: Tom Eaves – 7
All: Two Players – 7
Highest home attendance8,646 (vs. Rotherham United 19 February 2013)
Lowest home attendance2,810 (vs. Yeovil Town 4 September 2012)
Average home league attendance6,105
Away colours

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.[1]
  • 4 May 2012 – Ellis Harrison, Mitch Harding, Jordan Goddard and were all awarded professional contracts.[2]
  • 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.[3]
  • 17 May 2012 – Rovers announced that 10 players would be released upon completion of their contracts at the end of June.[4] 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.[5]

June[]

  • 6 June 2012 – Danny Woodards verbally agreed a new contract with Rovers.[6]
  • 18 June 2012 – Young winger Shaquille Hunter agreed to sign his first professional contract with Bristol Rovers[7] despite rumoured interest from Manchester City, Liverpool and Fulham.[8]

July[]

  • 2 July 2012 – Craig Stanley's contract at Rovers was terminated by mutual consent.[9]
  • 3 July 2012 – Goalkeeping coach Carl Emberson left for Luton Town joining up with former boss Paul Buckle as assistant manager.[10]
  • 4 July 2012 – Midfielder Oliver Norburn rejoins Rovers, signing a one-year contract.[11] Wayne Brown signed a new six-month contract.[12]
  • 5 July 2012 – Northern Ireland Under-21 international Seanan Clucas signed for Rovers on a one-year contract.[13]
  • 16 July 2012 – Youth Team Coach Jamie Fullarton left Rovers to take up a youth coaching role at Crystal Palace.[14]
  • 18 July 2012 – Defender Lee Brown signed a contract extension that would keep him at the club until 2014.[15]
  • 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.[16][17]
  • 21 July 2012 – Former Rovers striker Marcus Stewart rejoined the club as Youth Development Coach.[18]
  • 26 July 2012 – Stoke City midfielder Matthew Lund rejoined Rovers on a six-month loan deal.[19]
  • 27 July 2012 – Rovers agree to sign Faroese international defender Rógvi Baldvinsson from Ålgård FK for an undisclosed fee.[20] Former Bristol City striker David Clarkson agreed a two-year deal with Rovers.[21]
  • 30 July 2012 – Scotland international defender Garry Kenneth agreed a three-year deal with Rovers.[22]

August[]

  • 1 August 2012 – Winger Mustapha Carayol left for Championship side Middlesbrough for an undisclosed fee believed to be around £300,000.[23]
  • 2 August 2012 – Chris Zebroski left Rovers after one season, joining fellow League Two side Cheltenham Town.[24]
  • 11 August 2012 – Rógvi Baldvinsson announced that he was to return to Norway and not joining Rovers, citing personal reasons.[25][26][27]
  • 12 August 2012 – German midfielder Fabian Broghammer signed for Rovers after playing a number of pre-season games while on trial.[28]
  • 14 August 2012 – Chelsea goalkeeper Sam Walker joined on loan until January.[29] Rovers are knocked out of the League Cup in the first round by Ipswich Town.[30]
  • 20 August 2012 – Rovers agreed the permanent signing of defender Tom Parkes from Leicester City.[31]
  • 23 August 2012 – Former England goalkeeper Dave Beasant joined Rovers as part-time goalkeeping coach.[32]
  • 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.[33]
  • 31 August 2012 – Defender Cian Bolger joined Rovers on loan until January from Leicester City.[34] 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.[35]
  • 20 September 2012 – Fulham goalkeeper Neil Etheridge joins Rovers on a one-month loan deal.[36]
  • 27 September 2012 – Striker Tom Eaves joins Rovers on loan from Bolton Wanderers for three months.[37] Former Scotland international Derek Riordan signed on a short-term deal until Christmas.[38] Riordan is currently on bail and is due to go on trial on 9 October over an alleged assault in an Edinburgh nightclub.[39]

October[]

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.[43]
  • 4 November 2012 – Sheffield United come from behind to beat Rovers 2–1 in the FA Cup first round.[44] 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.[45]
  • 22 November 2012 – Guy Branston joined on a month-long loan deal from Aldershot Town.[46]

December[]

  • 13 December 2012 – Midfielder Wayne Brown rejected a contract extension,[47] opting to re-join Finnish side TPS.[48]
  • 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.[49]
  • 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.[50] 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.[51]
  • 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.[52] Rovers also signed goalkeeper Steve Mildenhall from Millwall on an emergency loan[53] which would be extended "as soon as possible".[54]

January[]

  • 3 January 2013 – Defender Mark McChrystal joined on a short-term deal from Tranmere Rovers[55] after having a bid for Cian Bolger turned down by Leicester City.[56]
  • 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.[57]
  • 21 January 2013 – Port Vale defender Clayton McDonald joined on an emergency loan.[58]
  • 23 January 2013 – Stoke City forward Ryan Brunt joined Rovers on a two and a half year deal.[59]

February[]

  • 15 February 2013 – Defender Tom Parkes was named League Two Player of the Month for January by the Football League.[60] Manager John Ward was nominated for January's League Two Manager of the Month but lost out to Martin Allen[61] 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.[62]

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.[63]

April[]

  • 16 April 2013 – Defender Michael Smith signed a new two-year deal with Rovers.[64]
  • 17 April 2013 – Striker Matt Harrold agreed a new one-year deal at Rovers with the option of a further year extension.[65]
  • 19 April 2013 – John Ward agreed to a new one year rolling contract.[66] Eurocams were announced as new home shirt sponsors and Highspec Travel Services as new away shirt sponsors.[67] Second year scholars and Pat Keary signed one year contracts while first year scholar Jamie Lucas signed a two-year contract.[68]
  • 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.[69] Alefein Santos signed his first professional deal with Rovers.[70]
  • 25 April 2013 – Jim Paterson signed a one-year contract extension having triggered a clause in his previous contract.[71]
  • 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.[72]
  • 30 April 2013 – Defender Mark McChrystal agreed a two-year contract with Rovers.[73]

First team[]

As of 27 April 2013.

No. Name Nationality Age Club apps. Club goals Int. caps Int. goals Previous Club Notes
Goalkeepers
1 Scott Bevan England 42 37 0 0 0 Torquay United
20 Conor Gough England 28 2 0 0 0 Charlton Athletic
Defenders
2 Michael Smith Northern Ireland 33 58 1 0 0 Ballymena United
3 Jim Paterson Scotland 42 43 1 0 0 Shamrock Rovers
4 Danny Woodards England 38 61 3 0 0 Milton Keynes Dons
5 Garry Kenneth Scotland 34 18 1 2 0 Dundee United Vice Captain
6 Tom Parkes England 30 54 1 0 0 Leicester City Vice Captain
14 Lee Brown England 31 81 10 0 0 Queens Park Rangers
19 Adam Virgo England 39 19 1 0 0 Yeovil Town Vice Captain
29 Mark McChrystal Northern Ireland 37 21 0 0 0 Tranmere Rovers
30 Tom Lockyer England 27 4 0 0 0 Youth team graduate
Midfielders
8 Matt Gill England 41 44 0 0 0 Norwich City Club Captain
11 Fabian Broghammer Germany 32 36 3 0 0 FC Bayern Alzenau
15 Oliver Norburn England 29 40 3 0 0 Leicester City
16 Joe Anyinsah England 37 62 8 0 0 Charlton Athletic
22 England 27 0 0 0 0 Youth team graduate
23 Jordan Goddard England 28 0 0 0 0 Youth team graduate
24 Ollie Clarke England 29 6 0 0 0 Youth team graduate
25 Seanan Clucas Northern Ireland 29 19 0 0 0 Preston North End
31 Shaquille Hunter England 26 0 0 0 0 Youth team graduate
33 Alefein Santos Brazil 27 1 0 0 0 Youth team graduate
Forwards
7 David Clarkson Scotland 36 26 6 2 1 Bristol City
9 Matt Harrold England 37 46 18 0 0 Shrewsbury Town
10 Eliot Richards Wales 30 90 14 0 0 Youth team graduate
17 Ellis Harrison Wales 28 14 3 0 0 Youth team graduate
18 Mitch Harding England 28 6 0 0 0 Youth team graduate
26 Ryan Brunt England 28 18 5 0 0 Stoke City
34 Oumare Tounkara France 31 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 FA Cup League Cup League Trophy Total Discipline
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Yellow card.svg Red card.svg
2 DF Northern Ireland Michael Smith 38 1 1 0 1 1 1 0 41 2 4 0
3 DF Scotland Jim Paterson 26 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 29 0 2 0
4 DF England Danny Woodards 22 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 22 2 2 0
5 DF Scotland Garry Kenneth 18 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 19 1 4 1
6 DF England Tom Parkes 40 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 41 1 12 1
7 FW Scotland David Clarkson 26 6 1 1 1 0 1 0 29 7 2 0
8 MF England Matthew Gill 11 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 13 0 2 0
9 FW England Matt Harrold 6 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 7 2 1 0
10 FW Wales Eliot Richards 40 6 1 0 0 0 1 0 42 6 4 1
11 MF Germany Fabian Broghammer 36 3 1 0 0 0 1 0 38 3 2 0
14 DF England Lee Brown 39 3 1 0 1 0 1 0 42 3 2 0
15 MF England Oliver Norburn 35 3 1 0 1 0 0 0 37 3 3 1
16 MF England Joe Anyinsah 31 4 0 0 1 0 0 0 32 4 3 0
17 FW Wales Ellis Harrison 13 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 13 3 3 0
18 FW England Mitch Harding 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 0
19 DF Scotland Adam Virgo 10 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 12 0 2 0
20 GK England Conor Gough 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
24 MF England Ollie Clarke 5 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 6 0 0 0
25 MF Northern Ireland Seanan Clucas 19 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 21 0 4 0
26 FW England Ryan Brunt 18 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 18 5 4 0
29 DF Northern Ireland Mark McChrystal 21 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 21 0 0 0
30 DF England Tom Lockyer 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 0
33 MF Brazil Alefein Santos 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
34 FW France 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 Philippines Neil Etheridge 12 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 12 0 0 0
— FW Scotland Derek Riordan 11 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 12 0 0 0
— FW England Tom Eaves 16 7 1 0 0 0 0 0 17 7 1 0
— DF England Guy Branston 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 1 0 0
— MF England Wayne Brown 18 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 21 0 2 1
— MF Northern Ireland Matthew Lund 18 2 1 0 1 0 0 0 20 2 6 1
— DF Republic of Ireland Cian Bolger 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 4 0 1 0
— GK England Sam Walker 11 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 14 0 0 0
— MF Republic of Ireland John-Joe O'Toole 18 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 18 3 6 0
— DF England Clayton McDonald 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 0 0 0
— GK England Steve Mildenhall 22 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 22 0 0 0
— FW England 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

Updated to games played on 27 April 2013.
Source: Soccerbase

Apps = Appearances made; Goals = Goals scored.

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 Team
 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
Updated to match(es) played on 27 April 2013. Source: BBC Sport[needs update]
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored

Results summary[]

Overall Home Away
Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts W D L GF GA GD W D L GF GA GD
46 16 12 18 60 70  −10 60 11 4 8 32 28  +4 5 8 10 28 42  −14

Last updated: 27 April 2013.
Source: [74]

Results by round[]

Round12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728293031323334353637383940414243444546
GroundHAHHAAHAHHAHAAHHAAHAHAAHHAAHAAHHAAHHAHHHAHAAHA
ResultLDLDLDDWLWDWLLLWLLDLLLDWLWWWDWWLDLWWLWWDWWLDLD
Position19202323232323212120212020202020212121222323242324242319191918181818171517151414131111121314
Updated to match(es) played on 27 April 2013. Source: [75]
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

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

Preseason friendlies[]

14 July 2012 Royal Marines 0–3 Bristol Rovers Endurance Park
15:00 Report[76] Harrold 28' (pen.)
Anyinsah 63'
Zebroski 74'
21 July 2012 Weston-super-Mare 2–2 Bristol Rovers XI Woodspring Stadium
15:00 Price
Young 		Report Virgo
Clarkson
21 July 2012 Frome Town 1–0 Bristol Rovers Badger's Hill
15:00 Baker 87' Report Attendance: 450
24 July 2012 Newport County 2–0 Bristol Rovers Rodney Parade
19:45 Louis 29'
Fielden 86'		 Report Attendance: 1,549
28 July 2012 Yeovil Town 1–1 Bristol Rovers Huish Park
12:00 Ince 79' Report Norburn 83' Attendance: 1,125
31 July 2012 Tamworth 1–2 Bristol Rovers The Lamb Ground
19:45 Barrow 18' Report Richards 79'
Hunter 88'		 Attendance: 495
1 August 2012 Paulton Rovers 1–2 Bristol Rovers Athletic Field
19:30 Lacey 8' Report W. Brown 22'
Harrold 50'		 Attendance: 553
4 August 2012 Bristol City 3–0 Bristol Rovers Ashton Gate Stadium
13:00 Woolford 22'
Adomah 80'
Pearson 85'		 Report Attendance: 8,713
8 August 2012 Gloucester City 2–0 Bristol Rovers Whaddon Road
19:45 Morford 17'
Davies 58'		 Report Attendance: 276
11 August 2012 Bristol Rovers 1–2 Coventry City Memorial Stadium
15:00 Harrold 42' Report McDonald 25', 49' Attendance: 1,775

League Two[]

See also: 2012–13 Football League Two

August[]

18 August 2012 Bristol Rovers 0–2 Oxford United Memorial Stadium
15:00 Report Forster-Caskey 22'
Potter 32'		 Attendance: 7,451
Referee: Dean Mohareb
21 August 2012 Barnet 1–1 Bristol Rovers Underhill Stadium
20:00 Holmes 9' Report Harrold 55' Attendance: 1,794
Referee: Steve Bratt
25 August 2012 Wycombe Wanderers A – A Bristol Rovers Adams Park
15:00 Logan 14' Report
Abandoned after 66 minutes for safety reasons		 L. Brown 10'
Richards 34', 36'		 Referee: Andy Davies

September[]

1 September 2012 Bristol Rovers 0–3 Morecambe Memorial Stadium
15:00 Report McDonald 52'
Fenton 57'
Ellison 62'		 Attendance: 5,207
Referee: Lee Collins
8 September 2012 Bristol Rovers 2–2 Aldershot Town Memorial Stadium
15:00 Clarkson 11'
Broghammer 90'		 Report Reid 18'
Rodman 57'		 Attendance: 5,117
Referee: Simon Hooper
15 September 2012 Gillingham 4–0 Bristol Rovers MEMS Priestfield Stadium
15:00 Kedwell 5' (pen.), 15'
Lee 45'
Whelpdale 82'		 Report Attendance: 4,768
Referee: Gary Sutton
18 September 2012 Plymouth Argyle 1–1 Bristol Rovers Home Park
19:45 Hourihane 35' Report Parkes 70' Attendance: 6,303
Referee: Darren Deadman
22 September 2012 Bristol Rovers 0–0 Fleetwood Town Memorial Stadium
15:00 Report Attendance: 5,079
Referee: Steve Martin
29 September 2012 Exeter City 1–2 Bristol Rovers St James Park
15:00 Cureton 66' Report Clarkson 5'
Richards 69'		 Attendance: 5,054
Referee: Keith Stroud

October[]

3 October 2012 Bristol Rovers 0–1 Cheltenham Town Memorial Stadium
19:45 Report Zebroski 39' Attendance: 5,747
Referee: Oliver Langford
6 October 2012 Bristol Rovers 3–1 Northampton Town Memorial Stadium
15:00 Eaves 53'
Kenneth 57'
Norburn 84'		 Report Charles Red card 24'
Akinfenwa 75'		 Attendance: 5,166
Referee: Mark Brown
13 October 2012 Burton Albion 1–1 Bristol Rovers Pirelli Stadium
15:00 Kee 50' Report Clarkson 30' Attendance: 2,961
Referee: Jeremy Simpson
20 October 2012 Bristol Rovers 3–2 Torquay United Memorial Stadium
15:00 Eaves 15', 76'
Lund 17'		 Report Oastler Yellow card 21' Yellow-red card 30'
Howe 53'
Downes 59'		 Attendance: 6,331
Referee: Scott Mathieson
23 October 2012 AFC Wimbledon 3–1 Bristol Rovers Cherry Red Records Stadium
19:45 Kenneth 20' (o.g.)
Yussuff 29'
Antwi 33'		 Report Eaves 73'
Parkes Yellow card 32' Yellow-red card 83'		 Attendance: 3,714
Referee: Pat Miller
27 October 2012 Accrington Stanley 1–0 Bristol Rovers The Crown Ground
15:00 Amond 79' Report Attendance: 1,462
Referee: Rob Lewis

November[]

6 November 2012 Bristol Rovers 2–3 Southend United Memorial Stadium
19:45 Broghammer 10'
Clarkson 85' (pen.)
Norburn Red card 88'		 Report Tomlin 40'
Hurst 44'
Cresswell 64'		 Attendance: 4,721
Referee: Darren Drysdale
10 November 2012 Bristol Rovers 3–2 Chesterfield Memorial Stadium
15:00 Togwell 5' (o.g.)
Anyinsah 59'
Eaves 80'		 Report Randall 20'
Dickenson 65'		 Attendance: 5,491
Referee: Richard Clark
17 November 2012 Rochdale 2–1 Bristol Rovers Spotland Stadium
15:00 Tutte 27'
Grant 59'		 Report Clarkson 14' (pen.)
Kenneth Yellow card 28' Yellow-red card 71'
Richards Red card 90+4'		 Attendance: 2,204
Referee: Scott Duncan
20 November 2012 Port Vale 4–0 Bristol Rovers Vale Park
19:45 Pope 20', 22', 67'
Williamson 35'		 Report Attendance: 4,177
Referee: Andrew Madley
24 November 2012 Bristol Rovers 3–3 Bradford City Memorial Stadium
15:00 Branston 2'
Eaves 33'
Smith 62'
W. Brown Yellow card 53' Yellow-red card 90+7'		 Report Wells 28'
McHugh 55'
Hanson 68'
Doyle Red card 90+6'		 Attendance: 5,092
Referee: David Phillips

December[]

1 December 2012 Wycombe Wanderers 2–0 Bristol Rovers Adams Park
15:00 Grant 11'
Ainsworth 55'		 Report Lund Yellow card 39' Yellow-red card 90+4' Attendance: 3,740
Referee: David Coote
8 December 2012 Bristol Rovers 0–1 Dagenham & Redbridge Memorial Stadium
15:00 Report Williams 19' Attendance: 4,874
Referee: Steve Rushton
15 December 2012 York City 4–1 Bristol Rovers Bootham Crescent
15:00 Kenneth 14' (o.g.)
Chambers 16', 33'
Walker 19'		 Report Eaves 15' Attendance: 3,109
Referee: Paul Tierney
22 December 2012 Bristol Rovers P – P Rotherham United Memorial Stadium
15:00 Report
Postponed due to waterlogged pitch		 Referee: James Linington
26 December 2012 Aldershot Town 2–2 Bristol Rovers EBB Stadium
15:00 Hector 33'
Reid 76' (pen.)		 Report Clarkson 54' (pen.)
Richards 87'		 Attendance: 2,862
Referee: Lee Collins
29 December 2012 Cheltenham Town P – P Bristol Rovers Abbey Business Stadium
15:00 Report
Postponed due to waterlogged pitch		 Referee: Robert Madley

January[]

1 January 2013 Bristol Rovers 2–1 Plymouth Argyle Memorial Stadium
13:00 Anyinsah 19'
Lund 25'		 Report Hourihane 62' Attendance: 7,332
Referee: Mark Heywood
5 January 2013 Bristol Rovers 0–2 Gillingham Memorial Stadium
15:00 Report Whelpdale 3'
Burton 44'		 Attendance: 6,088
Referee: Brendan Malone
12 January 2013 Fleetwood Town 0–3 Bristol Rovers Highbury Stadium
15:00 Report Woodards 5'
Richards 27'
O'Toole 49'		 Attendance: 2,811
Referee: James Adcock
19 January 2013 Bristol Rovers P – P Exeter City Memorial Stadium
15:00 Report
Postponed for safety reasons.		 Referee: Graham Scott
26 January 2013 Rotherham United 1–3 Bristol Rovers New York Stadium
15:00 Davis Yellow card 9' Yellow-red card 45+2'
Noble 73'		 Report L. Brown 43' (pen.)
Harrison 52'
Anyinsah 61'		 Attendance: 6,582
Referee: David Webb

February[]

1 February 2013 Bristol Rovers 2–1 Barnet Memorial Stadium
19:45 Broghammer 78'
Brunt 90+3'		 Report Crawford 90' Attendance: 8,527
Referee: Trevor Kettle
5 February 2013 Cheltenham Town 1–1 Bristol Rovers Abbey Business Stadium
19:45 Harrard 45+3' Report Norburn 90+5' Attendance: 4,436
Referee: Dave Phillips
9 February 2013 Oxford United 0–2 Bristol Rovers Kassam Stadium
15:00 Report L. Brown 55' (pen.)
Richards 90+4'		 Attendance: 7,608
Referee: Andrew Madley
16 February 2013 Bristol Rovers 1–0 Wycombe Wanderers Memorial Stadium
15:00 Brunt 35' Report Attendance: 7,324
Referee: Mick Russell
19 February 2013 Bristol Rovers 1–2 Rotherham United Memorial Stadium
19:45 Anyinsah 81' Report Odejayi 60'
Frecklington 62'		 Attendance: 8,646
Referee: James Linington
23 February 2013 Morecambe 1–1 Bristol Rovers Globe Arena
15:00 Redshaw 2' Report Richards 48' Attendance: 1,736
Referee: Carl Berry
26 February 2013 Northampton Town 1–0 Bristol Rovers Sixfields Stadium
19:45 Harding 88' Report Attendance: 4,077
Referee: Gavin Ward

March[]

2 March 2013 Bristol Rovers 3–0 Burton Albion Memorial Stadium
15:00 Brunt 5'
O'Toole 62'
Richards 70'		 Report Attendance: 6,065
Referee: Michael Naylor
6 March 2013 Bristol Rovers 2–0 Exeter City Memorial Stadium
19:45 Norburn 23'
L. Brown 82'		 Report Attendance: 7,107
Referee: Graham Scott
9 March 2013 Chesterfield 2–0 Bristol Rovers Proact Stadium
15:00 O'Shea 53'
Gnanduillet 73'		 Report Attendance: 4,814
Referee: Mick Russell
12 March 2013 Bristol Rovers 2–0 Port Vale Memorial Stadium
19:45 Brunt 7', 38' Report Attendance: 5,111
Referee: Fred Graham
16 March 2013 Bristol Rovers 2–1 Rochdale Memorial Stadium
15:00 Harrison 62', 84' Report Rose 75' Attendance: 6,691
Referee: Darren Sheldrake
23 March 2013 Bradford City P – P Bristol Rovers Coral Windows Stadium
15:00 Report Referee: Tony Harrington
30 March 2013 Bristol Rovers 0–0 York City Memorial Stadium
15:00 Report Attendance: 7,378
Referee: Dean Whitestone

April[]

1 April 2013 Dagenham & Redbridge 2–4 Bristol Rovers London Borough of Barking & Dagenham Stadium
15:00 Strevens 29'
Reed 73'		 Report O'Toole 4'
Tounkara 6', 70'
Woodards 20'		 Attendance: 2,082
Referee: Stuart Attwell
6 April 2013 Bristol Rovers 1–0 AFC Wimbledon Memorial Stadium
15:00 Hitchcock 82' Report Attendance: 6,881
Referee: Scott Duncan
9 April 2013 Bradford City 4–1 Bristol Rovers Coral Windows Stadium
19:45 Wells 6', 22' (pen.)
Davies 45+5'
Thompson 57'		 Report Hitchcock 50' Attendance: 10,621
Referee: Tony Harrington
13 April 2013 Southend United 0–0 Bristol Rovers Spotland Stadium
15:00 Report Attendance: 4,612
Referee: Roger East
20 April 2013 Bristol Rovers 0–1 Accrington Stanley Memorial Stadium
15:00 Report Molyneux 2' Attendance: 7,673
Referee: Tim Robinson
27 April 2013 Torquay United 3–3 Bristol Rovers Plainmoor Stadium
15:00 Benyon 52', 68'
Jarvis 62'		 Report Hitchcock 31'
Jarvis 55' (o.g.)
Harrold 90+4'		 Attendance: 5,666
Referee: Darren Deadman

League Cup[]

See also: 2012–13 Football League Cup
14 August 2012 First Round Ipswich Town 3–1 Bristol Rovers Portman Road
19:45 Scotland 40'
Smith 56'
Cresswell 84'		 Report M. Smith 26' Attendance: 8,645
Referee: Fred Graham

Football League Trophy[]

See also: 2012–13 Football League Trophy
4 September 2012 First Round Bristol Rovers 0–3 Yeovil Town Memorial Stadium
19:45 Report Upson 71', 86'
McAllister Red card 77'
Foley 90+3'		 Attendance: 2,810
Referee: Michael Naylor

FA Cup[]

See also: 2012–13 FA Cup
3 November 2012 First Round Bristol Rovers 1–2 Sheffield United Memorial Stadium
15:00 Clarkson 5' Report Blackman 53'
Porter 62'		 Attendance: 4,712
Referee: Fred Graham

See also[]

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