Bristol Rovers 2019–20 football season
Bristol Rovers 2019–20 season President Wael al-Qadi Chairman Steve Hamer (until 21 November)[1] Manager Graham Coughlan (until 17 December)[2] Ben Garner (from 23 December)[3] Stadium Memorial Stadium League One 14th FA Cup Third round EFL Cup Second round EFL Trophy Third round Top goalscorer League: Jonson Clarke-Harris (13) All: Jonson Clarke-Harris (16)
The 2019–20 season is the 137th season in Bristol Rovers ' history and their 92nd in the English Football League . Rovers competes in the third tier of English football, the League One , as well as three cup competitions; FA Cup , EFL Cup and EFL Trophy .
Transfers [ ]
Transfers in [ ]
Loans in [ ]
Loans out [ ]
Transfers out [ ]
Pre-season [ ]
On 16 May, The Gas confirmed their pre-season schedule.[56] The Cheltenham Town friendly had to be replaced at a later date and replaced with a match against Plymouth Argyle .[57]
Yate Town v Bristol Rovers
6 July 2019 (2019-07-06 ) Friendly Yate Town 1–10 Bristol Rovers show Yate 13:00 BST
Pearce 28'
Report
Moore 12' Bennett 17' Nichols 38' Clarke 47' , 82' Rodman 58' Reilly 59' , 62' , 69' Mensah 74'
Stadium: Lodge Road Attendance: 1,100
St Mochta’s v Bristol Rovers
10 July 2019 (2019-07-10 ) Friendly St Mochta’s 0–7 Bristol Rovers show Dublin 19:45 BST
Report
Nichols 3' , 26' , 27' Moore 52' Smith 71' Hare 73' Tomlinson 86'
Stadium: Porterstown Road
Kidderminster Harriers v Bristol Rovers
13 July 2019 (2019-07-13 ) Friendly Kidderminster Harriers 1–1 Bristol Rovers show Kidderminster 15:00 BST
Chambers 36'
Report
Nichols 51'
Stadium: Aggborough Stadium
Bath City v Bristol Rovers
16 July 2019 (2019-07-16 ) Friendly Bath City 0–2 Bristol Rovers show Bath 19:45 BST
Report
Rodman 7' Little 77'
Stadium: Twerton Park Attendance: 1,102
Bristol Rovers v Birmingham City
20 July 2019 (2019-07-20 ) Friendly Bristol Rovers 1–2 Birmingham City show Horfield 13:00 BST
Bennett 6'
Report
Pedersen 13' Jutkiewicz 48'
Stadium: Memorial Stadium Attendance: 2,743
Bristol Rovers v Swansea City
23 July 2019 (2019-07-23 ) Friendly Bristol Rovers 0–3 Swansea City show Horfield 19:45 BST
Report
Fulton 12' Bastón 83' Asoro 90'
Stadium: Memorial Stadium Attendance: 2,076 Referee: Kevin Johnson
Plymouth Argyle v Bristol Rovers
27 July 2019 (2019-07-27 ) Friendly Plymouth Argyle 0–1 Bristol Rovers show Plymouth 15:00 BST
Report
Adeboyejo 83'
Stadium: Home Park Attendance: 5,099
Competitions [ ]
League One [ ]
League table [ ]
Pos
Team
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
Source:
EFL Official Website Rules for classification: 1) Points per game; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored; 4) Head-to-head results; 5) Wins; 6) Away goals; 7) Penalty points (sec 9.5); 8) 12-point sending-off offences
[58]
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
35
12
9
14
38
49
−11
45
7
6
5
23
19
+4
5
3
9
15
30
−15
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
Updated to match(es) played on 29 February 2020. Source:
Statto.com A = Away;
H = Home;
W = Win;
D = Draw;
L = Loss
Matches [ ]
On Thursday, 20 June 2019, the EFL League One fixtures were revealed.[59]
Blackpool v Bristol Rovers
3 August 2019 (2019-08-03 ) 1 Blackpool 2–0 Bristol Rovers show Blackpool 15:00 BST
Spearing 28' (pen. ) Gnanduillet 46' Turton 65'
Report
Smith 72'
Stadium: Bloomfield Road Attendance: 11,359 Referee: Seb Stockbridge
Bristol Rovers v Wycombe Wanderers
10 August 2019 (2019-08-10 ) 2 Bristol Rovers 0–0 Wycombe Wanderers show Horfield 15:00 BST
Ogogo 80'
Report
Smyth 47' El-Abd 77'
Stadium: Memorial Stadium Attendance: 7,668 Referee: Paul Marsden
Coventry City v Bristol Rovers
Bristol Rovers v Tranmere Rovers
20 August 2019 (2019-08-20 ) 4 Bristol Rovers 2–0 Tranmere Rovers show Horfield 19:45 BST
Clarke-Harris 38' Smith 88' 88' (pen. )
Report
Monthé 13' Banks 29' 57' Blackett-Taylor 48' Ray 68'
Stadium: Memorial Stadium Attendance: 6,802 Referee: Gavin Ward
Bristol Rovers v Oxford United
24 August 2019 (2019-08-24 ) 5 Bristol Rovers 3–1 Oxford United show Horfield 15:00 BST
Clarke 10' Upson 22' 37' Clarke-Harris 45' Davies 56' Nichols 77'
Report
Taylor 15' Woodburn 27' Hanson 41' Fosu 45+4'
Stadium: Memorial Stadium Attendance: 7,871 Referee: Charles Breakspear
Burton Albion v Bristol Rovers
31 August 2019 (2019-08-31 ) 6 Burton Albion 2–0 Bristol Rovers show Burton upon Trent 15:00 BST
Edwards 33' 90+5' Akins 87'
Report
Craig 10' Clarke 60' Davies 81'
Stadium: Pirelli Stadium Attendance: 2,831 Referee: Peter Wright
Lincoln City v Bristol Rovers
14 September 2019 (2019-09-14 ) 8 Lincoln City 0–1 Bristol Rovers show Lincoln 15:00 BST
Morrell 59' O'Connor 79' Bolger 83'
Report
Clarke-Harris 66' (pen. ) Upson 69'
Stadium: Sincil Bank Attendance: 8,712 Referee: Carl Boyeson
Bristol Rovers v Gillingham
17 September 2019 (2019-09-17 ) 9 Bristol Rovers 1–1 Gillingham show Horfield 19:45 BST
Smith 38' Sercombe 90+5'
Report
O'Connor 83'
Stadium: Memorial Stadium Attendance: 6,370 Referee: Kevin Johnson
AFC Wimbledon v Bristol Rovers
Bristol Rovers v Rotherham United
28 September 2019 (2019-09-28 ) 11 Bristol Rovers 1–0 Rotherham United show Horfield 15:00 BST
Clarke-Harris 48'
Report
Stadium: Memorial Stadium Attendance: 7,321 Referee: Michael Salisbury
Bristol Rovers v Milton Keynes Dons
12 October 2019 (2019-10-12 ) 12 Bristol Rovers 1–0 Milton Keynes Dons show Horfield 15:00 BST
Rodman 30' Davies 49'
Report
Martin 20' Cargill 60'
Stadium: Memorial Stadium Attendance: 7,864 Referee: Anthony Backhouse
Bristol Rovers v Bolton Wanderers
22 October 2019 (2019-10-22 ) 14 Bristol Rovers 0–2 Bolton Wanderers show Horfield 19:45 BST
Nichols 51' Ogogo 53'
Report
L. Murphy 15' 61' D. Murphy 68'
Stadium: Memorial Stadium Attendance: 7,244 Referee: Trevor Kettle
Bristol Rovers v Portsmouth
26 October 2019 (2019-10-26 ) 15 Bristol Rovers 2–2 Portsmouth show Horfield 15:00 BST
Upson 29' Rodman 78' Ogogo 83' MacGillivray 90+3' (o.g. )
Report
Raggett 1' Evans 9' (pen. ) McCrorie 39' Curtis 69' 70' Burgess 80'
Stadium: Memorial Stadium Attendance: 8,648 Referee: Darren Handley
Rochdale v Bristol Rovers
Bristol Rovers v Sunderland
16 November 2019 (2019-11-16 ) Bristol Rovers v Sunderland show Horfield 15:00 GMT
Report
Stadium: Memorial Stadium Note: On 7 November, the match was postponed due to international call-ups.[60]
Shrewsbury Town v Bristol Rovers
23 November 2019 (2019-11-23 ) 17 Shrewsbury Town 3–4 Bristol Rovers show Shrewsbury 15:00 GMT
Thompson 20' Laurent 20' 37' , 67' Norburn 22' 62'
Report
Craig 11' Jaakkola 20' Adeboyejo 21' Clarke 28' 36' Sercombe 47' Ogogo 87'
Stadium: Montgomery Waters Meadow Attendance: 6,235 Referee: Graham Salisbury
Bristol Rovers v Southend United
7 December 2019 (2019-12-07 ) 18 Bristol Rovers 4–2 Southend United show Horfield 15:00 GMT
Little 25' Craig 27' Ogogo 42' 56' Clarke-Harris 48' (pen. ) Upson 75' Kilgour 81'
Report
Hopper 13' Goodship 36' Kiernan 45' Taylor 85'
Stadium: Memorial Stadium Attendance: 6,797 Referee: James Oldham
Ipswich Town v Bristol Rovers
14 December 2019 (2019-12-14 ) 19 Ipswich Town 1–2 Bristol Rovers show Ipswich 15:00 GMT
Norwood 37' Downes 45+1' Woolfenden 51'
Report
Smith 4' Upson 14' Nichols 23' Clarke 45+1' 77' Jaakkola 49'
Stadium: Portman Road Attendance: 18,806 Referee: James Adcock
Bristol Rovers v Peterborough United
21 December 2019 (2019-12-21 ) 20 Bristol Rovers 0–0 Peterborough United show Horfield 15:00 GMT
Kilgour 52' Clarke 68' Craig 82'
Report
Butler 47'
Stadium: Memorial Stadium Attendance: 8,030 Referee: John Busby
Bristol Rovers v AFC Wimbledon
26 December 2019 (2019-12-26 ) 21 Bristol Rovers 1–2 AFC Wimbledon show Horfield 15:00 GMT
Craig 35' Clarke-Harris 43' (pen. ) Menayese 77'
Report
O'Neill 66' Forss 70' Rudoni 80' McLoughlin 82' Pigott 84'
Stadium: Memorial Stadium Attendance: 9,096 Referee: Robert Lewis
Fleetwood Town v Bristol Rovers
29 December 2019 (2019-12-29 ) 22 Fleetwood Town 0–0 Bristol Rovers show Fleetwood 15:00 GMT
Madden 42' Andrew 45+1' Coutts 85'
Report
Leahy 15' Ogogo 29' Clarke-Harris 89'
Stadium: Highbury Stadium Attendance: 2,848 Referee: Paul Marsden
Milton Keynes Dons v Bristol Rovers
1 January 2020 (2020-01-01 ) 23 Milton Keynes Dons 3–0 Bristol Rovers show Milton Keynes 15:00 GMT
Healey 16' Nombe 60' Agard 84'
Report
Stadium: Stadium MK Attendance: 8,236 Referee: Sam Purkiss
Rotherham United v Bristol Rovers
18 January 2020 (2020-01-18 ) 25 Rotherham United 3–0 Bristol Rovers show Rotherham 15:00 GMT
Crooks 33' Vassell 51' Smith 53' Ogbene 88'
Report
Leahy 90+1' Rodman 90+4'
Stadium: New York Stadium Attendance: 8,287 Referee: Leigh Doughty
Bristol Rovers v Fleetwood Town
25 January 2020 (2020-01-25 ) 26 Bristol Rovers 0–0 Fleetwood Town show Horfield 15:00 GMT
Davies 69' Clarke-Harris 82' 87'
Report
Madden 86'
Stadium: Memorial Stadium Attendance: 6,469 Referee: Christopher Pollard
Bolton Wanderers v Bristol Rovers
Bristol Rovers v Coventry City
1 February 2020 (2020-02-01 ) 28 Bristol Rovers 1–2 Coventry City show Horfield 15:00 GMT
Upson 3' Davies 6' Clarke-Harris 23' Kilgour 65' Ogogo 76'
Report
Walsh 22' 45+1' Allen 38'
Stadium: Memorial Stadium Attendance: 7,859 Referee: Craig Hicks
Wycombe Wanderers v Bristol Rovers
8 February 2020 (2020-02-08 ) 29 Wycombe Wanderers 3–1 Bristol Rovers show High Wycombe 15:00 GMT
Akinfenwa 9' 59' Charles 39' Bloomfield 41' Thompson 71'
Report
Mitchell-Lawson 27' Clarke-Harris 46' Clarke 65' Craig 78' Kilgour 87'
Stadium: Adams Park Attendance: 5,769 Referee: Tom Nield
Tranmere Rovers v Bristol Rovers
11 February 2020 (2020-02-11 ) 30 Tranmere Rovers 0–0 Bristol Rovers show Birkenhead 19:45 GMT
Ferrier 82' Nelson 88'
Report
Ogogo 88' Upson 89'
Stadium: Prenton Park Attendance: 5,026 Referee: Neil Hair
Bristol Rovers v Blackpool
15 February 2020 (2020-02-15 ) 31 Bristol Rovers 2–1 Blackpool show Horfield 15:00 GMT
Upson 54' Kilgour 73' Ginnelly 84'
Report
Madine 2' Husband 30' Heneghan 43'
Stadium: Memorial Stadium Attendance: 6,631 Referee: Brett Huxtable
Sunderland v Bristol Rovers
22 February 2020 (2020-02-22 ) 32 Sunderland 3–0 Bristol Rovers show Sunderland 15:00 GMT
Gooch 31' 71' Ozturk 58' Wyke 73' O'Nien 82'
Report
Leahy 8' Craig 55' Ogogo 59'
Stadium: Stadium of Light Attendance: 31,541 Referee: Ben Toner
Bristol Rovers v Shrewsbury Town
Southend United v Bristol Rovers
7 March 2020 (2020-03-07 ) 34 Southend United 3–1 Bristol Rovers show Southend-on-Sea 15:00 GMT
Kelman 18' Egbri 55' Demetriou 70' Kilgour 79' (o.g. )
Report
Mitchell-Lawson 46' Upson 64' Harries 86'
Stadium: Roots Hall Attendance: 5,449 Referee: James Oldham
Bristol Rovers v Sunderland
10 March 2020 (2020-03-10 ) 35 Bristol Rovers 2–0 Sunderland show Horfield 19:45 GMT
Leahy 30' Clarke-Harris 39' 75' (pen. ) Hargreaves 45+1' Clarke 68'
Report
Lafferty 38' Ozturk 42' Flanagan 45+6'
Stadium: Memorial Stadium Attendance: 7,281 Referee: Charles Breakspear
Bristol Rovers v Ipswich Town
14 March 2020 (2020-03-14 ) Bristol Rovers v Ipswich Town show Horfield 15:00 GMT
Report
Stadium: Memorial Stadium Note: On 13 March 2020, all EFL matches were postponed until the 3 April due to the COVID-19 pandemic [61]
Peterborough United v Bristol Rovers
21 March 2020 (2020-03-21 ) Peterborough United v Bristol Rovers show Peterborough 15:00 GMT
Report
Stadium: London Road Stadium Note: On 13 March 2020, all EFL matches were postponed until the 3 April due to the COVID-19 pandemic [61]
Bristol Rovers v Rochdale
28 March 2020 (2020-03-28 ) Bristol Rovers v Rochdale show Horfield 15:00 GMT
Report
Stadium: Memorial Stadium Note: On 13 March 2020, all EFL matches were postponed until the 3 April due to the COVID-19 pandemic [61]
Portsmouth v Bristol Rovers
4 April 2020 (2020-04-04 ) Portsmouth v Bristol Rovers show Milton 15:00 GMT
Stadium: Fratton Park Note: On 3 April, the English Football League decided to postpone all football until safe to do so due to the COVID-19 pandemic .[62]
Oxford United v Bristol Rovers
10 April 2020 (2020-04-10 ) Oxford United v Bristol Rovers show Oxford 13:00 BST
Stadium: Kassam Stadium Note: On 3 April, the English Football League decided to postpone all football until safe to do so due to the COVID-19 pandemic .[62]
Bristol Rovers v Burton Albion
13 April 2020 (2020-04-13 ) Bristol Rovers v Burton Albion show Horfield 13:00 BST
Stadium: Memorial Stadium Note: On 3 April, the English Football League decided to postpone all football until safe to do so due to the COVID-19 pandemic .[62]
Bristol Rovers v Lincoln City
25 April 2020 (2020-04-25 ) Bristol Rovers v Lincoln City show Horfield 15:00 BST
Stadium: Memorial Stadium Note: On 3 April, the English Football League decided to postpone all football until safe to do so due to the COVID-19 pandemic .[62]
Gillingham v Bristol Rovers
3 May 2020 (2020-05-03 ) Gillingham v Bristol Rovers show Gillingham 15:00 BST
Stadium: Priestfield Stadium Note: On 3 April, the English Football League decided to postpone all football until safe to do so due to the COVID-19 pandemic .[62]
FA Cup [ ]
The first round draw was made on 21 October 2019.[63] The second round draw was made live on 11 November from Chichester City's stadium, Oaklands Park.[64] The third round draw was made live on BBC Two from Etihad Stadium , Micah Richards and Tony Adams conducted the draw.[65]
Bristol Rovers v Plymouth Argyle
Plymouth Argyle v Bristol Rovers
17 December 2019 (2019-12-17 ) Second round replay Plymouth Argyle 0–1 Bristol Rovers show Plymouth 19:30 GMT
Report
Upson 60' Rodman 68' 70' Bennett 90+5'
Stadium: Home Park Attendance: 5,685 Referee: Andy Woolmer
Bristol Rovers v Coventry City
4 January 2020 (2020-01-04 ) Third round Bristol Rovers 2–2 Coventry City show Horfield 15:00 GMT
Clarke-Harris 6' (pen. ) 44' Craig 32' Nichols 36' Kilgour 76' Sercombe 78'
Report
McFadzean 5' Walsh 31' Dabo 45+2' Craig 53' (o.g. )
Stadium: Memorial Stadium Attendance: 7,000 Referee: Gavin Ward
Coventry City v Bristol Rovers
EFL Cup [ ]
The first round draw was made on 20 June.[66] The second round draw was made on 13 August 2019 following the conclusion of all but one first round matches.[67]
Bristol Rovers v Cheltenham Town
13 August 2019 (2019-08-13 ) First round Bristol Rovers 3–0 Cheltenham Town show Horfield 19:45 BST
Smith 38' , 49'
Clarke-Harris 67'
Report
Stadium: Memorial Stadium Attendance: 2,909 Referee: Graham Salisbury
EFL Trophy [ ]
On 9 July 2019, the pre-determined group stage draw was announced with Invited clubs to be drawn on 12 July 2019.[68] The draw for the second round was made on 16 November 2019 live on Sky Sports .[69] The third round draw was confirmed on 5 December 2019.[70]
Pos
Div
Team
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
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
Plymouth Argyle v Bristol Rovers
3 September 2019 (2019-09-03 ) Group stage Plymouth Argyle 1–1 (5–3 p ) Bristol Rovers show Plymouth 19:45 BST
Moore 40'
Report
Ogogo 14' Nichols 30'
Stadium: Home Park Attendance: 2,518 Referee: Keith Stroud Penalties
Rudden Randell Lolos Sarcevic Cooper
Bennett Kelly Craig Adeboyejo
Bristol Rovers v Swindon Town
13 November 2019 (2019-11-13 ) Group stage Bristol Rovers 1–0 Swindon Town show Horfield 19:45 GMT
Little 73' Clarke 90+2'
Report
Broadbent 75' Sanokho 80'
Stadium: Memorial Stadium Attendance: 1,083 Referee: Ollie Yates
Bristol Rovers v Leyton Orient
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