2020–21 Bristol Rovers F.C. season

Bristol Rovers 2020–21 football season
Bristol Rovers
2020–21 season
PresidentWael al-Qadi
ManagerBen Garner
(until 14 November)[1]
Paul Tisdale
(19 November – 10 February)[2][3]
Joey Barton
(from 22 February)[4]
StadiumMemorial Stadium
League One24th (relegated)
FA CupThird round
EFL CupFirst round
EFL TrophyThird round
Top goalscorerLeague: Luke Leahy
(8)
All: Luke Leahy
(10)
Home colours
Away colours

The 2020–21 Bristol Rovers F.C. season is the club's 138th season in their history and the fourth consecutive season in EFL League One, Along with League One, the club will also participate in the FA Cup, EFL Cup and EFL Trophy.

The season covers the period from 1 July 2020 to 30 June 2021.

Transfers

Transfers in

Date Pos. Nat. Name From Fee Ref.
18 July 2020 CB England Josh Grant England Chelsea Free transfer [5]
20 July 2020 CB England Jack Baldwin England Sunderland Free transfer [6]
21 July 2020 CB Germany Max Ehmer England Gillingham Free transfer [7]
22 July 2020 LW Scotland Sam Nicholson United States Colorado Rapids Free transfer [8]
29 July 2020 CF Kenya Jonah Ayunga England Havant & Waterlooville Undisclosed [9]
3 August 2020 CM England Zain Westbrooke England Coventry City Undisclosed [10]
25 August 2020 CB Wales Pablo Martinez England West Bromwich Albion Free transfer [11]
28 August 2020 LB Democratic Republic of the Congo David Tutonda England Barnet Free transfer [12]
10 September 2020 CF England Brandon Hanlan England Gillingham Free transfer [13]
8 October 2020 CM England Ben Liddle England Middlesbrough Undisclosed [14]
16 October 2020 LW England Ryan Jones England Weston-Super-Mare Undisclosed [15]
22 October 2020 LB England Ali Koiki England Burnley Free transfer [16]
21 January 2021 RB England George Williams England Milton Keynes Dons Undisclosed [17]

Loans in

Date from Pos. Nat. Name From Date until Ref.
8 August 2020 AM England Jayden Mitchell-Lawson England Derby County 17 December 2020 [18][19]
21 September 2020 CM England Luke McCormick England Chelsea End of season [20]
15 October 2020 AM Turkey Erhun Oztumer England Charlton Athletic End of season [21]
4 January 2021 GK England Joe Day Wales Cardiff City End of season [22]

Loans out

Date from Pos. Nat. Name To Date until Ref.
11 September 2020 GK England Liam Armstrong England Salisbury 21 October 2020 [23][24]
11 September 2020 CF England Ollie Hulbert Wales Cardiff Metropolitan University 1 January 2021 [25]
11 September 2020 CF England Harry Warwick Wales Cardiff Metropolitan University 1 January 2021 [25]
8 October 2020 LW England Kyle Bennett England Grimsby Town End of season [26]
9 October 2020 CF England Kieran Phillips England Chippenham Town 1 January 2021 [27]
13 October 2020 CM England Lucas Tomlinson England Bath City 2 January 2021 [28]
16 October 2020 LW England Ryan Jones England Weston-Super-Mare End of Season [15]
21 October 2020 GK France Alexis André Jr. England Salisbury 9 January 2021 [24]
23 October 2020 CB Wales Pablo Martinez England Oxford City 23 January 2021 [29]
23 October 2020 CM England Abu Ogogo England Dagenham & Redbridge 11 January 2021 [30][31]
24 October 2020 LB England Sam Heal England Melksham Town [32]
31 October 2020 DF Wales Luca Hoole England Taunton Town December 2020 [33]
20 November 2020 CM England Tom Mehew England Bath City 9 January 2021 [34]
18 January 2021 CB England Tom Davies England Barrow End of Season [35]
26 January 2021 LB Scotland Michael Kelly England Yeovil Town End of Season [36]
24 April 2021 CM England Lucas Tomlinson England Torquay United End of Season [37]

Transfers out

Date Pos. Nat. Name To Fee Ref.
1 July 2020 DF England Josh Bailey Unattached Released [38]
1 July 2020 CM England Ollie Clarke England Mansfield Town Free transfer [39]
1 July 2020 CM Wales Lewis Clutton Wales Pen-y-Bont Released [38][40]
1 July 2020 CB England Tony Craig England Crawley Town Released [38][41]
1 July 2020 FW England Isaiah Crawford Unattached Released [42]
1 July 2020 MF England George Fowler Unattached Released [42]
1 July 2020 LB England Tareiq Holmes-Dennis Retired Released [38][43]
1 July 2020 CF England Rhys Kavanagh Retired Released [38][44]
1 July 2020 CM England Samuel Matthews England Crawley Town Released [38][45]
1 July 2020 DF Wales Ben Morgan Unattached Released [38]
1 July 2020 CF England Tom Nichols England Crawley Town Released [38][46]
1 July 2020 DF Wales Luc Noble Unattached Released [42]
1 July 2020 DF England Levi Paul Unattached Released [42]
1 July 2020 MF England Mason Raymond Unattached Released [42]
1 July 2020 CF Scotland Gavin Reilly England Carlisle United Released [38][47]
1 July 2020 CM England Liam Sercombe England Cheltenham Town Released [38][48]
1 July 2020 GK England Harry Thomas-Barker Wales Barry Town United Released [42][49]
1 July 2020 CM England Theo Widdrington England Lewes Released [38][50]
16 July 2020 RB England Harry Hodges England Dorchester Town Free transfer [51]
28 July 2020 CB Wales Rollin Menayese England Mansfield Town Undisclosed [52]
3 August 2020 CM England Luke Russe England Chippenham Town Free transfer [53]
27 August 2020 CF England Jonson Clarke-Harris England Peterborough United Undisclosed [54]

Pre-season

Rovers announced their first pre-season game on 7 August 2020 that would see the first-team play the following day in a behind closed doors friendly against Bristol Manor Farm.[55] They later announced a second fixture against Exeter City.[56]

Bristol Manor Farm v Bristol Rovers
8 August 2020 (2020-08-08) Friendly Bristol Manor Farm 0–4 Bristol Rovers Bristol
12:00 BST Report Clarke-Harris 5'
Walker 19', 44'
Tomlinson 64'		 Stadium: The Creek
Attendance: N/A
Bristol Rovers v Exeter City
15 August 2020 (2020-08-15) Friendly Bristol Rovers 2–1 Exeter City Horfield
14:00 BST Mitchell-Lawson 3'
Hargreaves 46'		 Report Parkes 50' Stadium: Memorial Stadium
Attendance: N/A
Newport County v Bristol Rovers
21 August 2020 (2020-08-21) Friendly Newport County 1–1 Bristol Rovers Newport
Abrahams Report Hare Stadium: Dragon Park
Attendance: N/A
Forest Green Rovers v Bristol Rovers
22 August 2020 (2020-08-22) Friendly Forest Green Rovers 4–3 Bristol Rovers Chippenham
13:00 BST Cadden 20'
Wilson 34'
Adams 63'
Winchester 67'		 Report Clarke-Harris 56', 85'
Westbrooke 65'		 Stadium: Stanley Park Training Ground
Attendance: N/A
Cheltenham Town v Bristol Rovers
25 August 2020 (2020-08-25) Friendly Cheltenham Town 0–2 Bristol Rovers Cheltenham
19:45 BST Report Trialist (Tutonda) 45'
Leahy 73' (pen.)		 Stadium: Jonny-Rocks Stadium
Attendance: N/A
Bristol Rovers v Cardiff City
28 August 2020 (2020-08-28) Friendly Bristol Rovers 1–2 Cardiff City Horfield
18:00 BST Tomlinson 105' Report Flint 88'
Glatzel 125'		 Stadium: Memorial Stadium
Attendance: N/A

Competitions

EFL League One

League table

Pos Team
  • v
  • t
  • e
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
17 Shrewsbury Town 46 13 15 18 50 57 −7 54
18 Plymouth Argyle 46 14 11 21 53 80 −27 53
19 AFC Wimbledon 46 12 15 19 54 70 −16 51
20 Wigan Athletic 46 13 9 24 54 77 −23 48
21 Rochdale (R) 46 11 14 21 61 78 −17 47 Relegation to EFL League Two
22 Northampton Town (R) 46 11 12 23 41 67 −26 45
23 Swindon Town (R) 46 13 4 29 55 89 −34 43
24 Bristol Rovers (R) 46 10 8 28 40 70 −30 38
Source: EFL Official Website
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 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[57]
(R) Relegated

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 10 8 28 40 70  −30 38 7 2 14 23 32  −9 3 6 14 17 38  −21

Last updated: 9 May 2021.
Source: BBC

Results by matchday

Updated to match(es) played on 9 May 2021. Source: 11v11 for league tables and fixtures
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

  Win   Draw   Loss   Postponed

The 2020–21 season fixtures were released on 21 August.[58]

Sunderland v Bristol Rovers
12 September 2020 (2020-09-12) 1 Sunderland 1–1 Bristol Rovers Sunderland
15:00 BST
Report
Stadium: Stadium of Light
Attendance: 0
Referee: Anthony Backhouse
Bristol Rovers v Ipswich Town
19 September 2020 (2020-09-19) 2 Bristol Rovers 0–2 Ipswich Town Horfield
15:00 BST
  • Upson Yellow card 42'
  • Grant Yellow card 90+1'
 Report
Stadium: Memorial Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Craig Hicks
Doncaster Rovers v Bristol Rovers
26 September 2020 3 Doncaster Rovers 4–1 Bristol Rovers Doncaster
15:00 BST
Report
Stadium: Keepmoat Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Trevor Kettle
Bristol Rovers v Northampton Town
3 October 2020 (2020-10-03) 4 Bristol Rovers 2–0 Northampton Town Horfield
15:00 BST
  • Grant Yellow card 23'
  • Hanlan 54' (pen.)
  • Baldwin 79'
 Report
  • Racic Yellow card 12'
  • Martin Yellow card 36' Yellow-red card 60'
  • Watson Yellow card 82'
  • Bolger Yellow card 90+4'
 Stadium: Memorial Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Sam Purkiss
Lincoln City v Bristol Rovers
10 October 2020 (2020-10-10) 5 Lincoln City 1–2 Bristol Rovers Lincoln
15:00 BST
Report
Stadium: Sincil Bank
Attendance: 0
Referee: Jeremy Simpson
Bristol Rovers v Burton Albion
17 October 2020 (2020-10-17) 6 Bristol Rovers 1–1 Burton Albion Horfield
15:00 BST
Report
Stadium: Memorial Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Charles Breakspear
Shrewsbury Town v Bristol Rovers
20 October 2020 (2020-10-20) 7 Shrewsbury Town 0–1 Bristol Rovers Shrewsbury
18:00 BST
  • Walker Yellow card 37'
 Report
Stadium: New Meadow
Attendance: 0
Referee: Alan Young
Accrington Stanley v Bristol Rovers
24 October 2019 (2019-10-24) Accrington Stanley v Bristol Rovers Accrington
15:00 GMT Report Stadium: Crown Ground
Note: The match was postponed on 22 October 2020 after a number of positive cases for Covid-19 within the Accrington Stanley squad.[59]
Bristol Rovers v Hull City
27 October 2020 (2020-10-27) 8 Bristol Rovers 1–3 Hull City Horfield
19:00 BST
  • Daly 2'
  • McCormick Yellow card 26'
  • Oztumer Yellow card 89'
  • Baldwin Yellow card 90+2'
 Report
Stadium: Memorial Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Brett Huxtable
Rochdale v Bristol Rovers
31 October 2020 (2020-10-31) 9 Rochdale 1–1 Bristol Rovers Rochdale
15:00 BST
Report
Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Stephen Martin
Bristol Rovers v Peterborough United
3 November 2020 (2020-11-03) 10 Bristol Rovers 0–2 Peterborough United Horfield
19:00 GMT
Report
  • Taylor 42'
  • Brown Yellow card 52'
  • Butler 64'
 Stadium: Memorial Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Lee Swabey
Bristol Rovers v Fleetwood Town
14 November 2020 (2020-11-14) 11 Bristol Rovers 1–4 Fleetwood Town Horfield
15:00 GMT
Report
Stadium: Memorial Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Anthony Coggins
Swindon Town v Bristol Rovers
21 November 2020 (2020-11-21) 12 Swindon Town 1–0 Bristol Rovers Swindon
15:00 GMT
Report
Stadium: County Ground
Attendance: 0
Referee: Thomas Bramall
Wigan Athletic v Bristol Rovers
24 November 2020 (2020-11-24) 13 Wigan Athletic 0–0 Bristol Rovers Wigan
19:00 GMT
Report
Stadium: DW Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: James Bell
Bristol Rovers v Gillingham
2 December 2020 (2020-12-02) 14 Bristol Rovers 0–2 Gillingham Horfield
19:00 GMT Report
Stadium: Memorial Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Scott Oldham
AFC Wimbledon v Bristol Rovers
5 December 2020 (2020-12-05) 15 AFC Wimbledon 2–4 Bristol Rovers Wimbledon
15:00 GMT
Report
Stadium: Plough Lane
Attendance: 0
Referee: Benjamin Speedie
Bristol Rovers v Plymouth Argyle
12 December 2020 (2020-12-12) 16 Bristol Rovers 3–0 Plymouth Argyle Horfield
15:00 GMT
Report
Stadium: Memorial Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Carl Boyeson
Charlton Athletic v Bristol Rovers
15 December 2020 (2020-12-15) Charlton Athletic v Bristol Rovers Charlton
19:45 GMT Report Stadium: The Valley
Note: The match was postponed on 15 December 2020, following a positive test in the Bristol Rovers camp.[60]
Bristol Rovers v Oxford United
19 December 2020 (2020-12-19) Bristol Rovers v Oxford United Horfield
15:00 GMT Report Stadium: Memorial Stadium
Note: The match was postponed on 15 December 2020, following a positive test in the Bristol Rovers camp.[60]
Milton Keynes Dons v Bristol Rovers
26 December 2020 (2020-12-26) 17 Milton Keynes Dons 2–0 Bristol Rovers Denbigh, Bletchley
15:00 GMT
Report
  • McCormick Yellow card 85'
 Stadium: Stadium MK
Attendance: 0
Referee: James Oldham
Bristol Rovers v Portsmouth
29 December 2020 (2020-12-29) Bristol Rovers v Portsmouth Horfield
19:00 GMT Report Stadium: Memorial Stadium
Note: The match was postponed on 23 December 2020, following a number of positive cases in the Portsmouth squad.[61]
Bristol Rovers v Blackpool
2 January 2021 (2021-01-02) 18 Bristol Rovers 2–1 Blackpool Horfield
15:00 GMT
Report
Stadium: Memorial Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Ollie Yates
Bristol Rovers v Charlton Athletic
16 January 2021 (2021-01-16) 19 Bristol Rovers 0–1 Charlton Athletic Horfield
15:00 GMT Report Oshilaja Yellow card 61'
Millar 64'
Morgan Yellow card 74' Yellow-red card 85'		 Stadium: Memorial Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Peter Wright
Crewe Alexandra v Bristol Rovers
19 January 2021 (2021-01-19) 20 Crewe Alexandra 3–2 Bristol Rovers Crewe
19:00 GMT
Report
Stadium: Gresty Road
Attendance: 0
Referee: Martin Coy
Oxford United v Bristol Rovers
23 January 2021 (2021-01-23) 21 Oxford United 2–0 Bristol Rovers Oxford
15:00 GMT
  • Taylor 32', Yellow card 60', 73'
  • Winnall Yellow card 90+8'
 Report
  • Leahy Yellow card 27'
  • Grant Yellow card 90+3'
 Stadium: The Kassam Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: David Rock
Peterborough United v Bristol Rovers
26 January 2021 (2021-01-26) 22 Peterborough United 0–0 Bristol Rovers Peterborough
19:00 GMT
Report
Stadium: London Road Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Graham Salisbury
Bristol Rovers v Rochdale
30 January 2021 (2021-01-30) 23 Bristol Rovers 1–2 Rochdale Horfield
15:00 GMT Leahy 34' Report Newby 16', 64'
Dooley Yellow card 75'		 Stadium: Memorial Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Declan Bourne
Accrington Stanley v Bristol Rovers
2 February 2021 (2021-02-02) 24 Accrington Stanley 6–1 Bristol Rovers Accrington
19:30 GMT
Report
Stadium: Crown Ground
Attendance: 0
Referee: Carl Boyeson
Fleetwood Town v Bristol Rovers
6 February 2021 (2021-02-06) 25 Fleetwood Town 0–0 Bristol Rovers Fleetwood
15:00 GMT
Report
Stadium: Highbury Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Sebastian Stockbridge
Bristol Rovers v Oxford United
9 February 2021 (2021-02-09) 26 Bristol Rovers 0–2 Oxford United Horfield
19:00 GMT
Report
Stadium: Memorial Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Lee Swabey
Bristol Rovers v Swindon Town
13 February 2021 (2021-02-13) Bristol Rovers v Swindon Town Horfield
15:00 GMT Report Stadium: Memorial Stadium
Attendance: 0
Note: Match postponed on morning of 13 February due to a failed pitch inspection on account of a frozen pitch.[62]
Bristol Rovers v Portsmouth
16 February 2021 (2021-02-16) 27 Bristol Rovers 3–1 Portsmouth Horfield
19:00 GMT
  • McCormick Yellow card 6'
  • Williams Yellow card 27'
  • Ayunga 34', 44'
  • Leahy 70' (pen.)
 Report
Stadium: Memorial Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Christopher Sarginson
Gillingham v Bristol Rovers
20 February 2021 (2021-02-20) 28 Gillingham 2–0 Bristol Rovers Gillingham
13:00 GMT
Report
Stadium: Priestfield Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: James Oldham
Bristol Rovers v Wigan Athletic
23 February 2021 (2021-02-23) 29 Bristol Rovers 1–2 Wigan Athletic Horfield
19:00 GMT
  • McCormick 69'
 Report
Stadium: Memorial Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Carl Brook
Bristol Rovers v Shrewsbury Town
27 February 2021 (2021-02-27) 30 Bristol Rovers 2–1 Shrewsbury Town Horfield
15:00 GMT
Report
Stadium: Memorial Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Paul Howard
Burton Albion v Bristol Rovers
2 March 2021 (2021-03-02) 31 Burton Albion 1–0 Bristol Rovers Burton upon Trent
19:00 GMT
Report
  • McCormick Yellow card 11' Yellow-red card 52'
 Stadium: Pirelli Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Charles Breakspear
Hull City v Bristol Rovers
6 March 2021 (2021-03-06) 32 Hull City 2–0 Bristol Rovers Kingston upon Hull
15:00 GMT
Report
Stadium: KCOM Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Sam Purkiss
Bristol Rovers v Accrington Stanley
9 March 2021 (2021-03-09) 33 Bristol Rovers 4–1 Accrington Stanley Horfield
19:00 GMT
Report
Stadium: Memorial Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: James Bell
Bristol Rovers v AFC Wimbledon
13 March 2021 (2021-03-13) 34 Bristol Rovers 0–0 AFC Wimbledon Horfield
15:00 GMT
Report
Stadium: Memorial Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Samuel Barrott
Charlton Athletic v Bristol Rovers
16 March 2021 (2021-03-16) 35 Charlton Athletic 3–2 Bristol Rovers Chalton
19:00 GMT
Report
Stadium: The Valley
Attendance: 0
Referee: Bobby Madley
Plymouth Argyle v Bristol Rovers
20 March 2021 (2021-03-20) 36 Plymouth Argyle 2–0 Bristol Rovers Plymouth
15:00 GMT
Report Stadium: Home Park
Attendance: 0
Referee: Trevor Kettle
Bristol Rovers v Swindon Town
23 March 2021 (2021-03-23) 37 Bristol Rovers 0–1 Swindon Town Horfield
19:00 GMT
  • Upson Yellow card 21'
  • Williams Yellow card 76'
 Report
  • Payne 71'
 Stadium: Memorial Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Andy Woolmer
Bristol Rovers v Sunderland
27 March 2021 (2021-03-27) 38 Bristol Rovers 0–1 Sunderland Horfield
15:00 GMT
Report
Stadium: Memorial Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Ollie Yates
Ipswich Town v Bristol Rovers
2 April 2021 (2021-04-02) 39 Ipswich Town 2–1 Bristol Rovers Ipswich
15:00 BST
Report
Stadium: Portman Road
Attendance: 0
Referee: Stephen Martin
Bristol Rovers v Doncaster Rovers
5 April 2021 (2021-04-05) 40 Bristol Rovers 2–1 Doncaster Rovers Horfield
15:00 BST
  • McCormick 37', 56', Yellow card 87'
  • Baldwin Yellow card 67'
  • Hanlan Yellow card 90+6'
 Report
Stadium: Memorial Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Anthony Coggins
Northampton Town v Bristol Rovers
10 April 2021 (2021-04-10) 41 Northampton Town 1–1 Bristol Rovers Northampton
15:00 BST
Report
Stadium: Sixfields Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: David Rock
Bristol Rovers v Lincoln City
17 April 2021 (2021-04-17) 42 Bristol Rovers 0–1 Lincoln City Horfield
12:30 BST
Report
Stadium: Memorial Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Will Finnie
Note: Originally scheduled to be played at 3PM, all EFL matches were rearranged away from this time to avoid clashing with the funeral of Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh.[63]
Bristol Rovers v Milton Keynes Dons
20 April 2021 (2021-04-20) 43 Bristol Rovers 0–2 Milton Keynes Dons Horfield
19:00 BST
Report
Stadium: Memorial Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: James Oldham
Portsmouth v Bristol Rovers
24 April 2021 (2021-04-24) 44 Portsmouth 1–0 Bristol Rovers Portsmouth
13:00 BST
Report Stadium: Fratton Park
Attendance: 0
Referee: Thomas Bramall
Note: This loss confirmed Rovers' relegation to League Two
Bristol Rovers v Crewe Alexandra
1 May 2021 (2021-05-01) 45 Bristol Rovers 0–1 Crewe Alexandra Horfield
15:00 BST
  • Baldwin Yellow card 40'
 Report
Stadium: Memorial Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Craig Hicks
Blackpool v Bristol Rovers
9 May 2021 (2021-05-09) 46 Blackpool 1–0 Bristol Rovers Blackpool
12:00 BST
Report
Stadium: Bloomfield Road
Attendance: 0
Referee: Charles Breakspear

FA Cup

The draw for the first round was made on Monday 26, October.[64] The second round draw was revealed on Monday, 9 November by Danny Cowley.[65] The third round draw was made on 30 November, with Premier League and EFL Championship clubs all entering the competition.[66]

  Win   Draw   Loss

Walsall v Bristol Rovers
7 November 2020 (2020-11-07) First round Walsall 1–2 Bristol Rovers Walsall
15:00 BST
Report
Stadium: Bescot Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Ross Joyce
Bristol Rovers v Darlington
29 November 2020 (2020-11-29) Second round Bristol Rovers 6–0 Darlington Horfield
13:30 GMT
Report
Stadium: Memorial Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Brett Huxtable
Bristol Rovers v Sheffield United
9 January 2021 (2021-01-09) Third round Bristol Rovers 2–3 Sheffield United Horfield
15:00 GMT Kilgour 21'
Leahy Yellow card 60'
Ehmer 62'		 Report Day 6' (o.g.)
Burke 59'
Bogle 63'		 Stadium: Memorial Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Keith Stroud

EFL Cup

On 18 August 2020, the first round was drawn.[67]

  Win   Draw   Loss

Ipswich Town v Bristol Rovers
5 September 2020 (2020-09-05) First round Ipswich Town 3–0 Bristol Rovers Ipswich
15:00 BST
Report
  • Grant Yellow card 86'
 Stadium: Portman Road
Attendance: 0
Referee: Will Finnie

EFL Trophy

  Win   Draw   Loss

The regional group stage draw was confirmed on 18 August.[68] The second round draw was made by Matt Murray on 20 November, at St Andrew's.[69] The third round was made on 10 December 2020 by Jon Parkin.[70]

Pos Div Team
  • v
  • t
  • e
 Pld W PW PL L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 L1 Oxford United 3 2 1 0 0 4 2 +2 8 Advance to Round 2
2 L1 Bristol Rovers 3 1 0 2 0 7 6 +1 5
3 L2 Walsall 3 0 1 1 1 3 4 −1 3
4 ACA Chelsea U21 3 0 1 0 2 5 7 −2 2
Source: EFL.com
Bristol Rovers v Walsall
8 September 2020 (2020-09-08) Group stage Bristol Rovers 2–2
(2–4 p)		 Walsall Horfield
19:45 BST
Report
Stadium: Memorial Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Brett Huxtable
Penalties
Oxford United v Bristol Rovers
6 October 2020 (2020-10-06) Group stage Oxford United 1–1
(4–3 p)		 Bristol Rovers Oxford
19:00 BST
Report
Stadium: Kassam Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Neil Hair
Penalties
Osei soccer ball with check mark
Bristol Rovers v Chelsea U21
18 November 2020 (2020-11-18) Group stage Bristol Rovers 4–3 Chelsea U21 Horfield
18:00 BST
Report
Stadium: Memorial Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Christopher Pollard
Leyton Orient v Bristol Rovers
8 December 2020 (2020-12-08) Second round Leyton Orient 1–2 Bristol Rovers Leyton
19:00 GMT
Report
Stadium: Brisbane Road
Attendance: 574
Referee: Alan Young
Bristol Rovers v AFC Wimbledon
12 January 2021 (2021-01-12) Third round Bristol Rovers 0–1 AFC Wimbledon Horfield
19:00 GMT
Report
Stadium: Memorial Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: John Busby

Statistics

Players with squad numbers struck through and marked † left the club during the playing season.
Players with names in italics and marked * were on loan from another club for the whole of their season with Bristol Rovers.
As of match played 9 May 2021
No. Pos Nat Player Total League One FA Cup League Cup League Trophy
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
1 GK Netherlands NED Jordi van Stappershoef 13 0 6+2 0 0+0 0 1+0 0 3+1 0
2 DF England ENG Mark Little 7 0 2+3 0 0+0 0 1+0 0 1+0 0
3 DF England ENG Luke Leahy 44 10 37+1 8 2+0 2 1+0 0 2+1 0
4 MF England ENG Josh Grant 39 1 31+1 1 1+2 0 1+0 0 2+1 0
5 DF Germany GER Max Ehmer 33 2 27+1 1 3+0 1 1+0 0 1+0 0
6 DF England ENG Ed Upson 33 1 20+6 1 2+0 0 0+1 0 3+1 0
7 MF England ENG Ben Liddle 6 0 1+2 0 1+1 0 0+0 0 0+1 0
8 MF England ENG Zain Westbrooke 49 3 33+9 2 2+1 0 1+0 0 2+1 1
9 FW England ENG Brandon Hanlan 48 9 40+4 7 2+0 1 0+0 0 2+0 1
10 † FW England ENG Jayden Mitchell-Lawson* 7 0 3+2 0 0+0 0 1+0 0 0+1 0
11 MF Scotland SCO Sam Nicholson 34 8 22+7 6 2+0 1 1+0 0 2+0 1
13 GK England ENG Joe Day* 20 0 18+0 0 1+0 0 0+0 0 1+0 0
14 MF England ENG Luke McCormick * 42 6 36+3 6 3+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
15 DF England ENG Alfie Kilgour 44 2 33+2 1 2+1 1 1+0 0 5+0 0
17 FW England ENG James Daly 32 4 13+15 3 1+0 1 0+0 0 2+1 0
20 MF England ENG Cameron Hargreaves 17 0 3+9 0 0+0 0 1+0 0 3+1 0
21 FW Kenya KEN Jonah Ayunga 35 3 13+17 2 1+0 0 0+1 0 1+2 1
22 DF England ENG Josh Hare 27 2 14+5 0 1+1 1 0+1 0 3+2 1
23 MF England ENG Tom Mehew 3 2 0+1 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 2+0 2
24 DF Democratic Republic of the Congo COD David Tutonda 22 0 10+10 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 2+0 0
25 DF Wales WAL Cian Harries 32 0 26+2 0 0+1 0 0+0 0 3+0 0
26 DF England ENG Jack Baldwin 45 2 32+6 1 3+0 1 1+0 0 3+0 0
28 MF England ENG Zain Walker 15 0 4+7 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 3+1 0
29 FW England ENG Kieran Phillips 1 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+1 0
32 GK Finland FIN Anssi Jaakkola 24 0 21+0 0 2+0 0 0+0 0 1+0 0
33 MF England ENG Alex Rodman 18 1 11+5 1 0+1 0 0+0 0 1+0 0
37 DF Wales WAL Pablo Martinez 8 0 8+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
39 MF Republic of Ireland IRL Josh Barrett 11 0 0+9 0 0+1 0 0+0 0 1+0 0
41 MF Turkey TUR Erhun Oztumer * 25 1 10+12 0 3+0 1 0+0 0 0+0 0
42 MF England ENG Abu Ogogo 4 0 3+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 1+0 0
43 DF England ENG George Williams 26 0 26+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
47 DF England ENG Ali Koiki 13 1 3+7 0 1+0 0 0+0 0 2+0 1
51 GK England ENG Jed Ward 1 0 1+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
Players out on loan:
18 DF Scotland SCO Michael Kelly 3 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 3+0 0

Goals record

As of match played 9 May 2021
Rank No. Nat. Po. Name League One FA Cup League Cup League Trophy Total
1 3 England LB Luke Leahy 8 2 0 0 10
2 9 England CF Brandon Hanlan 7 1 0 1 9
3 11 Scotland LW Sam Nicholson 6 1 0 1 8
4 14 England CM Luke McCormick 6 0 0 0 6
5 17 England CF James Daly 3 1 0 0 4
6 8 England CM Zain Westbrooke 2 0 0 1 3
21 Kenya CF Jonah Ayunga 2 0 0 1 3
8 5 Germany CB Max Ehmer 1 1 0 0 2
15 England CB Alfie Kilgour 1 1 0 0 2
22 England RB Josh Hare 0 1 0 1 2
23 England CM Tom Mehew 0 0 0 2 2
26 England CB Jack Baldwin 1 1 0 0 2
12 4 England DM Josh Grant 1 0 0 0 1
6 England DM Ed Upson 1 0 0 0 1
33 England RM Alex Rodman 1 0 0 0 1
41 Turkey AM Erhun Oztumer 0 1 0 0 1
47 England LB Ali Koiki 0 0 0 1 1
Total 40 10 0 8 58

Disciplinary record

As of match played 9 May 2021
Rank No. Nat. Po. Name League One FA Cup League Cup League Trophy Total
Yellow card Yellow card Yellow-red card Red card Yellow card Yellow card Yellow-red card Red card Yellow card Yellow card Yellow-red card Red card Yellow card Yellow card Yellow-red card Red card Yellow card Yellow card Yellow-red card Red card
1 14 England CM Luke McCormick 8 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 1 0
2 6 England CM Ed Upson 6 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 7 0 1
3 3 England LB Luke Leahy 6 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 0 0
4 England DM Josh Grant 5 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 7 0 0
26 England CB Jack Baldwin 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 7 0 0
6 5 Germany CB Max Ehmer 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 0 0
7 25 Wales CB Cian Harries 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 0
8 15 England CB Alfie Kilgour 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 4 0 0
24 Democratic Republic of the Congo LB David Tutonda 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0
10 9 England CF Brandon Hanlan 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0
32 Finland GK Anssi Jaakkola 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0
43 England RB George Williams 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0
13 11 Scotland LW Sam Nicholson 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0
20 England CM Cameron Hargreaves 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0
21 Kenya CF Jonah Ayunga 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0
22 England RB Josh Hare 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0
33 England RM Alex Rodman 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0
41 Turkey AM Erhun Oztumer 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0
42 England CM Abu Ogogo 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 0
20 2 England RB Mark Little 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
13 England GK Joe Day 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
17 England CF James Daly 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
37 Wales CB Pablo Martinez 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
Total 72 1 2 3 0 0 1 0 0 5 0 0 81 1 2

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