2023–24 Bristol Rovers F.C. season

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Bristol Rovers
2023–24 season
OwnerHussain AlSaeed
CEOTom Gorringe
ManagerJoey Barton
(until 26 October)[1]
Andy Mangan
(interim - between 26 Oct - 1 Dec)[1]
Matt Taylor
(from 1 December)[2]
StadiumMemorial Stadium
League One15th
FA CupThird round
EFL CupFirst round
EFL TrophySecond round
Top goalscorerLeague: Chris Martin (16)
All: Chris Martin (16)
Highest home attendance10,335 vs. Norwich City
(17 January 2024, FA Cup Third round replay)
Lowest home attendance978 vs. West Ham United U21
(19 September 2023, EFL Trophy Group Stage)
Average home league attendance8,190
← 2022–23
2024–25 →

The 2023–24 season is the 141st season in the history of Bristol Rovers and their second consecutive season in League One. The club are participating in League One, the FA Cup, the EFL Cup, and the 2023–24 EFL Trophy.

Current squad[edit]

As of 28 March 2024
No. Name Position Nationality Date of birth (Age) Previous club Date signed Fee Contract end
Goalkeepers
31 Jed Ward GK England (2003-05-20) 20 May 2003 (age 20) Academy 1 July 2023 Trainee 30 June 2028
33 Matthew Cox GK England (2003-05-02) 2 May 2003 (age 20) Brentford 25 July 2023 Loan 31 May 2024
35 Matt Hall GK England (2003-04-24) 24 April 2003 (age 21) Southampton 26 July 2023 Free 30 June 2025
Defenders
2 James Connolly CB Wales (2001-11-02) 2 November 2001 (age 22) Cardiff City 1 July 2022 Undisclosed 30 June 2025
3 Lewis Gordon LB Scotland (2001-02-12) 12 February 2001 (age 23) Brenford 6 August 2022 Free 30 June 2024
5 James Wilson CB Wales (1989-02-26) 26 February 1989 (age 35) Plymouth Argyle 1 July 2023 Free 30 June 2025
17 Connor Taylor CB England (2001-10-25) 25 October 2001 (age 22) Stoke City 3 August 2023 Undisclosed 30 June 2026
25 Tristan Crama CB France (2001-11-08) 8 November 2001 (age 22) Brentford 25 July 2023 Loan 31 May 2024
26 Elkan Baggott CB Indonesia (2002-10-23) 23 October 2002 (age 21) Ipswich Town 1 February 2024 Loan 31 May 2024
30 Luca Hoole RB Wales (2002-06-02) 2 June 2002 (age 21) Academy 1 July 2021 Trainee 30 June 2024
32 George Friend LB England (1987-10-19) 19 October 1987 (age 36) Birmingham City 4 July 2023 Free 30 June 2024
42 Jack Hunt RB England (1990-12-06) 6 December 1990 (age 33) Sheffield Wednesday 17 August 2023 Free 30 June 2025
Midfielders
4 Josh Grant DM England (1998-10-11) 11 October 1998 (age 25) Chelsea 18 July 2020 Free 30 June 2024
6 Sam Finley CM England (1992-08-04) 4 August 1992 (age 31) Fleetwood Town 1 July 2021 Free 30 June 2024
8 Grant Ward CM England (1994-12-05) 5 December 1994 (age 29) Blackpool 27 January 2023 Free 30 June 2025
10 Brandon Aguilera AM Costa Rica (2003-06-28) 28 June 2003 (age 20) Nottingham Forest 1 February 2024 Loan 31 May 2024
14 Jordan Rossiter DM England (1997-03-24) 24 March 1997 (age 27) Fleetwood Town 1 July 2022 Undisclosed 30 June 2024
19 Harvey Vale AM England (2003-09-11) 11 September 2003 (age 20) Chelsea 15 August 2023 Loan 31 May 2024
21 Antony Evans AM England (1998-09-23) 23 September 1998 (age 25) SC Paderborn 31 August 2021 Free 30 June 2025
22 Kamil Conteh DM Sierra Leone (2002-12-26) 26 December 2002 (age 21) Grimsby Town 26 January 2024 Undisclosed 30 June 2027
23 Luke McCormick AM England (1999-01-21) 21 January 1999 (age 25) AFC Wimbledon 24 August 2022 Undisclosed 30 June 2025
34 Jerry Lawrence CM England (2005-03-05) 5 March 2005 (age 19) Academy 1 July 2023 Trainee 30 June 2024
37 Kofi Shaw CM Academy 13 November 2023 Trainee 30 June 2024
45 Harry Vaughan AM Republic of Ireland (2004-04-06) 6 April 2004 (age 20) Hull City 1 February 2024 Loan 31 May 2024
Forwards
7 Scott Sinclair LW England (1989-03-25) 25 March 1989 (age 35) Preston North End 18 October 2022 Free 30 June 2024
9 John Marquis CF England (1992-05-16) 16 May 1992 (age 31) Lincoln City 4 July 2022 Free 30 June 2024
11 Luke Thomas RW England (1999-02-19) 19 February 1999 (age 25) Barnsley 1 July 2023 Free 30 June 2026
18 Chris Martin CF Scotland (1988-11-04) 4 November 1988 (age 35) Queens Park Rangers 26 September 2023 Free 30 June 2024
20 Jevani Brown CF Jamaica (1994-10-16) 16 October 1994 (age 29) Exeter City 1 July 2023 Free 30 June 2025
43 Ollie Dewsbury CF Wales (2008-02-22) 22 February 2008 (age 16) Academy 3 November 2023 Trainee 30 June 2024
Harvey Greenslade CF England (2004-04-08) 8 April 2004 (age 20) Academy 1 July 2022 Trainee 30 June 2024
Out on loan
28 James Gibbons RB England (1998-03-16) 16 March 1998 (age 26) Port Vale 1 July 2022 Free 30 June 2024
Ryan Jones CM England (2002-05-23) 23 May 2002 (age 21) Weston-super-Mare 16 October 2020 Undisclosed 30 June 2024

Transfers[edit]

In[edit]

Date Pos Player Transferred from Fee Ref
1 July 2023 CF Jamaica Jevani Brown England Exeter City Free Transfer [3]
1 July 2023 RW England Luke Thomas England Barnsley Free Transfer [4]
1 July 2023 CB Wales James Wilson England Plymouth Argyle Free Transfer [5]
4 July 2023 LB England George Friend England Birmingham City Free Transfer [6]
26 July 2023 GK England Matt Hall England Southampton Free Transfer [7]
3 August 2023 CB England Connor Taylor England Stoke City Undisclosed fee [8]
17 August 2023 RB England Jack Hunt England Sheffield Wednesday Free Transfer [9]
27 September 2023 CF Scotland Chris Martin Free agent — [10]
26 January 2024 DM Sierra Leone Kamil Conteh England Grimsby Town Undisclosed fee [11]

Out[edit]

Date Pos Player Transferred to Fee Ref
30 June 2023 RM England Harry Anderson England Stevenage Released [12][13]
30 June 2023 CM Scotland Paul Coutts Scotland Inverurie Loco Works Released [12][14]
30 June 2023 LB Scotland Calum Macdonald England Mansfield Town Released [12][15]
30 June 2023 RM England Alex Rodman Retired — [12]
30 June 2023 CB England Malik Sesay England Swindon Supermarine Released [16]
30 June 2023 CM Republic of Ireland Glenn Whelan Retired — [12]
30 June 2023 RW England Lucas Vaughan England Lydney Town Released [17]
5 July 2023 CB Republic of Ireland Jamie Egan Republic of Ireland Drogheda United Free Transfer [18]
3 August 2023 CM England Lene Burden England Hayes & Yeading United Free Transfer [19]
1 September 2023 CF England Ryan Loft England Port Vale Undisclosed fee [20]
11 January 2024 GK England James Belshaw England Harrogate Town Undisclosed fee [21]
13 January 2024 LB Republic of Ireland Trevor Clarke Republic of Ireland Shamrock Rovers Contract terminated [22][23]
1 February 2024 CF Wales Aaron Collins England Bolton Wanderers Undisclosed fee[a] [25]
  1. ^ The transfer was reported to be around £750,000 by The Bolton News.[24]

Loaned in[edit]

Date Pos Player Loaned from On loan until Ref
25 July 2023 GK England Matthew Cox England Brentford End of season [26]
25 July 2023 CB France Tristan Crama England Brentford End of season [26]
15 August 2023 AM England Harvey Vale England Chelsea End of season [27]
18 August 2023 DM Netherlands Lamare Bogarde England Aston Villa 4 January 2024[a] [28][29]
25 August 2023 CM England Ryan Woods England Hull City 10 January 2024[b] [30][31]
1 February 2024 CB Indonesia Elkan Baggott England Ipswich Town End of season [32]
1 February 2024 AM Republic of Ireland Harry Vaughan England Hull City End of season [33]
1 February 2024 AM Costa Rica Brandon Aguilera England Nottingham Forest End of season [34]
  1. ^ Bogarde was recalled from his season-long loan deal on 4 January 2024
  2. ^ Woods returned to his parent club on 10 January 2024

Loaned out[edit]

Date Pos Player Loaned to On loan until Ref
6 January 2022 LB Republic of Ireland Trevor Clarke Republic of Ireland Shamrock Rovers 30 November 2023 [35]
25 July 2023 GK England Jed Ward England Wealdstone 14 November 2023[a] [36][37]
12 August 2023 CF England Harvey Greenslade England Truro City October 2023 [38][39]
31 August 2023 CB Wales James Connolly England Morecambe 3 January 2024[b] [40][41]
1 September 2023 CM England Ryan Jones England Bromley End of Season[c] [42][43]
30 September 2023 GK England James Belshaw England Forest Green Rovers 14 December 2023[d] [44][45]
6 October 2023 CB England Will Larvin England Yate Town 6 November 2023 [46]
12 October 2023 CM England Theo Lynden England Melksham Town 12 November 2023 [47][48]
21 October 2023 CM England Jerry Lawrence England Tiverton Town November 2023 [49]
15 December 2023 GK England James Belshaw England Harrogate Town 12 January 2024[e][f] [50][51][52]
30 January 2024 RB England James Gibbons England Cambridge United End of season [53]
3 February 2024 CF England Harvey Greenslade England Oxford City End of season [54]
  1. ^ Ward's season-long loan deal was ended early when he was recalled on 14 November 2023
  2. ^ Connolly was recalled from his season-long loan deal on 3 January 2024
  3. ^ On 8 January, Jones' loan at Bromley was extended until the end of season.
  4. ^ Although an emergency one-week loan deal, Belshaw remained with the club until 14 December 2023
  5. ^ On 22 December, Belshaw's loan at Harrogate was extended for a further seven days.
  6. ^ On 5 January, Belshaw's loan at Harrogate was extended for an additional seven days.

Preseason and friendlies[edit]

On 27 June, Rovers revealed their pre-season schedule, with matches against Melksham Town, Eastleigh, Brentford B, Swansea City and Chesterfield.[55]

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

30 June 2023 (2023-06-30) Friendly Melksham Town 0–9 Bristol Rovers Melksham
19:30 BST
Stadium: Oakfield Stadium
Attendance: 2,014
8 July 2023 (2023-07-08) Friendly Eastleigh 0–2 Bristol Rovers Eastleigh
13:30 BST Sinclair 27'
Marquis 64'		 Stadium: Ten Acres
11 July 2023 (2023-07-11) Friendly Cardiff City 2–1 Bristol Rovers Leckwith, Cardiff
15:00 BST Robinson 46'
Tanner 64'		 Report Sinclair 13' Stadium: Cardiff City Stadium
Attendance: 0 (Behind closed doors)
Note: Friendly played in the format of two sixty minute matches
15 July 2023 (2023-07-15) Friendly Brentford B 0–1 Bristol Rovers East Molesey
13:00 BST Sinclair 45' (pen.) Stadium: Imber Court
22 July 2023 (2023-07-22) Friendly S.C. Braga 3–2 Bristol Rovers Lagos, Portugal
10:00 WET
Stadium: Estádio Municipal de Lagos
25 July 2023 (2023-07-25) Friendly Swansea City 0–2 Bristol Rovers Swansea
19:00 BST Report
Stadium: Swansea.com Stadium
29 July 2023 (2023-07-29) Friendly Bristol Rovers 2–0 Chesterfield Horfield, Bristol
13:00 BST
Stadium: Memorial Stadium
Attendance: 2,103

Competitions[edit]

Overall record[edit]

Competition Starting round Final position Record
Pld W D L GF GA GD Win %
League One Matchday 1 46 16 9 21 52 68 −16 034.78
FA Cup First round 4 2 1 1 13 8 +5 050.00
EFL Cup First round First round 1 0 0 1 0 2 −2 000.00
EFL Trophy Group stage 4 2 0 2 7 6 +1 050.00
Total 55 20 10 25 72 84 −12 036.36

Last updated: 27 April 2024
Source: Soccerway

League One[edit]

Main article: 2023–24 EFL League One

League table[edit]

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
12 Wigan Athletic 46 20 10 16 63 56 +7 62[a]
13 Exeter City 46 17 10 19 46 61 −15 61
14 Northampton Town 46 17 9 20 57 66 −9 60
15 Bristol Rovers 46 16 9 21 52 68 −16 57
16 Charlton Athletic 46 11 20 15 64 65 −1 53
17 Reading 46 16 11 19 68 70 −2 53[b]
18 Cambridge United 46 12 12 22 39 61 −22 48
Updated to match(es) played on 27 April 2024. 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[61]
Notes:
  1. ^ On 19 May 2023, Wigan Athletic were deducted four points for failing to pay players and staff on time following previous EFL rules breaches in the 2022–23 season.[56] Another four-point deduction was applied on 26 May, after the club's owners missed a deadline to deposit an amount equalling 125% of its monthly wage bill.[57]
  2. ^ On 16 August 2023, Reading were deducted one point for failing to pay players on time and in full on three occasions in the 2022–23 season.[58] Another 3-point deduction was applied on 13 September, for failing to deposit wages on time.[59] Another 2-point deduction was applied on 27 February, due to late HMRC payments.[60]


Results summary[edit]

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 9 21 52 68  −16 57 8 6 9 27 29  −2 8 3 12 25 39  −14

Last updated: 27 April 2024.
Source: Soccerway

Results by round[edit]

Round1234568910111214151671171920212223242526282913230311833233343536373839414243405442744546
GroundAHAAHHAHAHAAHHAAAHHAAHHAAHHHAHHAAHAHAAAHHHAHHA
ResultDDWLLDWWLWLLDWDWLDDWLWWLLLLWWLLWLWWLDLLDLLWWLL
Position101591417171312151113171613121011111311121091011121311101012101212111211131414151615141515
Updated to match(es) played on 27 April 2024. Source: Soccerway
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss; P = Postponed
Notes:
  • 1 Matchday 7 (vs Reading) was postponed due to the international call-ups.
  • 2 Matchday 13 (vs Exeter City) was postponed due to the international call-ups.
  • 3 Matchday 18 (vs Fleetwood Town) was postponed due to the international call-ups.
  • 4 Matchday 27 (vs Cambridge United) was postponed due to both Rovers and Cambridge still being involved in the FA Cup.
  • 5 Matchday 40 (vs Reading) was postponed due to the international call-ups.

Matches[edit]

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

The league fixtures were released on 22 June 2023.[62]

5 August 2023 1 Portsmouth 1–1 Bristol Rovers Milton
15:00 BST Morrell Yellow card 16'
Lowery Yellow card 17'
Towler Yellow card 45+5'
Poole Yellow card 64'
Yengi 90+2'		 Report Finley Yellow card 9'
Thomas 24'
Wilson Yellow card 35'
Hoole Yellow card 42'		 Stadium: Fratton Park
Attendance: 19,165
Referee: Sam Allison
12 August 2023 (2023-08-12) 2 Bristol Rovers 1–1 Barnsley Horfield
15:00 BST Sinclair 81' Report Cadden 7'
Cotter Yellow card 23'
Russell Yellow card 63'
Kane Yellow card 81'		 Stadium: Memorial Stadium
Attendance: 7,929
Referee: Carl Brook
15 August 2023 (2023-08-15) 3 Charlton Athletic 1–2 Bristol Rovers Charlton
19:45 BST
Report
Stadium: The Valley
Attendance: 12,756
Referee: Charles Breakspear
19 August 2023 (2023-08-19) 4 Cambridge United 2–0 Bristol Rovers Cambridge
15:00 BST
Report
Stadium: The Abbey Stadium
Attendance: 6,390
Referee: John Busby
26 August 2023 (2023-08-26) 5 Bristol Rovers 1–2 Wycombe Wanderers Horfield
15:00 BST
Report
Stadium: Memorial Stadium
Attendance: 7,951
Referee: Lee Swabey
2 September 2023 6 Bristol Rovers 1–1 Lincoln City Horfield
15:00 BST
Report
Stadium: Memorial Stadium
Attendance: 7,674
Referee: Lewis Smith
16 September 2023 (2023-09-16) 8 Shrewsbury Town 0–2 Bristol Rovers Shrewsbury
15:00 BST
Report
Stadium: New Meadow
Attendance: 6,070
Referee: Tom Reeves
23 September 2023 (2023-09-23) 9 Bristol Rovers 4–1 Wigan Athletic Horfield
15:00 BST
Report
Stadium: Memorial Stadium
Attendance: 8,161
Referee: Geoff Eltringham
30 September 2023 10 Peterborough United 2–0 Bristol Rovers Peterborough
15:00 BST
Report
Stadium: Weston Homes Stadium
Attendance: 9,044
Referee: Ben Toner
3 October 2023 (2023-10-03) 11 Bristol Rovers 3–0 Port Vale Horfield
19:45 BST
Report
Stadium: Memorial Stadium
Attendance: 7,364
Referee: Ben Speedie
7 October 2023 12 Oxford United 2–1 Bristol Rovers Littlemore
12:30 BST
Report
Stadium: Kassam Stadium
Attendance: 9,439
Referee: Simon Mather
21 October 2023 14 Burton Albion 4–1 Bristol Rovers Burton upon Trent
15:00 BST
Report
Stadium: Pirelli Stadium
Attendance: 3,591
Referee: Christopher Pollard
24 October 2023 15 Bristol Rovers 1–1 Stevenage Horfield
19:45 BST
Report
Stadium: Memorial Stadium
Attendance: 7,143
Referee: Matt Donohue
28 October 2023 16 Bristol Rovers 2–1 Northampton Town Horfield
15:00 BST
Report
Stadium: Memorial Stadium
Attendance: 8,518
Referee: Sunny Sukhvir Gill
7 November 2023 7[63] Reading 1–1 Bristol Rovers Reading
20:00 GMT
Report
Stadium: Select Car Leasing Stadium
Attendance: 11,726
Referee: Adam Herczeg
Note: Fixture was previously postponed due to international call-ups.[64]
11 November 2023 (2023-11-11) 17 Carlisle United 0–1 Bristol Rovers Carlisle
15:00 GMT
Report
Stadium: Brunton Park
Attendance: 7,838
Referee: Martin Woods
25 November 2023 (2023-11-25) 19 Derby County 2–1 Bristol Rovers Derby
15:00 GMT
Report
Stadium: Pride Park Stadium
Attendance: 26,623
Referee: Tom Reeves
28 November 2023 (2023-11-28) 20 Bristol Rovers 1–1 Leyton Orient Horfield
19:45 GMT
Report
Stadium: Memorial Stadium
Attendance: 7,048
Referee: Will Finnie
9 December 2023 (2023-12-09) 21 Bristol Rovers 1–1 Cheltenham Town Horfield
15:00 GMT
Report
Stadium: Memorial Stadium
Attendance: 8,346
Referee: Craig Hicks
16 December 2023 (2023-12-16) 22 Bolton Wanderers 1–2 Bristol Rovers Horwich
15:00 GMT
Report
Stadium: Toughsheet Community Stadium
Attendance: 19,534
Referee: Carl Brook
23 December 2023 (2023-12-23) 23 Blackpool 3–1 Bristol Rovers Blackpool
15:00 GMT
Report
Stadium: Bloomfield Road
Attendance: 10,076
Referee: Ross Joyce
26 December 2023 (2023-12-26) 24 Bristol Rovers 2–1 Portsmouth Horfield
15:00 GMT
Report
Stadium: Memorial Stadium
Attendance: 9,176
Referee: Scott Tallis
29 December 2023 (2023-12-29) 25 Bristol Rovers 2–1 Charlton Athletic Horfield
19:45 GMT
Report
Stadium: Memorial Stadium
Attendance: 9,143
Referee: Neil Hair
1 January 2024 (2024-01-01) 26 Wycombe Wanderers 3–2 Bristol Rovers High Wycombe
15:00 GMT
Report
Stadium: Adams Park
Attendance: 5,318
Referee: Leigh Doughty
13 January 2024 28 Barnsley 2–1 Bristol Rovers Barnsley
15:00 GMT
Report
Stadium: Oakwell
Attendance: 11,786
Referee: Scott Jackson
20 January 2024 29 Bristol Rovers 1–2 Blackpool Horfield
15:00 GMT
Report
Stadium: Memorial Stadium
Attendance: 8,013
Referee: Gavin Ward
23 January 2024 13[65] Bristol Rovers 0–1 Exeter City Horfield
19:45 GMT
Report
Stadium: Memorial Stadium
Attendance: 8,543
Referee: Jacob Miles
Note: Fixture was previously scheduled for 14 October, but was postponed due to international call-ups.[66]
27 January 2024 30 Bristol Rovers 3–1 Oxford United Horfield
15:00 GMT
Report
Stadium: Memorial Stadium
Attendance: 9,363
Referee: Ben Speedie
3 February 2024 31 Exeter City 0–1 Bristol Rovers Exeter
15:00 GMT
Report
Stadium: St James Park
Attendance: 8,085
Referee: Will Finnie
6 February 2024 18[67] Bristol Rovers 0–2 Fleetwood Town Horfield
19:45 GMT
Report
Stadium: Memorial Stadium
Attendance: 7,385
Referee: Charles Breakspear
Note: Fixture was originally scheduled for 18 November, but was postponed due to international call-ups.[68]
10 February 2024 32 Bristol Rovers 1–2 Burton Albion Horfield
15:00 GMT
Report
Stadium: Memorial Stadium
Attendance: 7,855
Referee: Sam Purkiss
13 February 2024 33 Stevenage 2–3 Bristol Rovers Stevenage
19:45 GMT
Report
Stadium: Lamex Stadium
Attendance: 3,231
Referee: Sunny Sukhvir Gill
17 February 2024 34 Northampton Town 3–1 Bristol Rovers Northampton
15:00 GMT
Report
Stadium: Sixfields Stadium
Attendance: 6,817
Referee: Adam Herczeg
24 February 2024 35 Bristol Rovers 2–1 Carlisle United Horfield
15:00 GMT
Report
Stadium: Memorial Stadium
Attendance: 8,679
Referee: Thomas Parsons
2 March 2024 36 Leyton Orient 0–1 Bristol Rovers Leyton
15:00 GMT
Report
Stadium: Gaughan Group Stadium
Referee: Darren Drysdale
9 March 2024 37 Bristol Rovers 0–3 Derby County Horfield
15:00 GMT
Report
Stadium: Memorial Stadium
Attendance: 9,937
Referee: Lee Swabey
12 March 2024 38 Fleetwood Town 0–0 Bristol Rovers Fleetwood
19:45 GMT
Report
Stadium: Highbury Stadium
Referee: Ross Joyce
16 March 2024 39 Lincoln City 5–0 Bristol Rovers Lincoln
15:00 GMT
Report
Stadium: LNER Stadium
Attendance: 9,392
Referee: Scott Simpson
29 March 2024 41 Port Vale 2–0 Bristol Rovers Burslem
15:00 GMT
Report
Stadium: Vale Park
Attendance: 6,637
Referee: Scott Oldham
1 April 2024 42 Bristol Rovers 0–0 Shrewsbury Town Horfield
15:00 BST
Report
Stadium: Memorial Stadium
Attendance: 8,130
Referee: Elliot Bell
6 April 2024 43 Bristol Rovers 0–2 Bolton Wanderers Horfield
15:00 BST
Report
Stadium: Memorial Stadium
Attendance: 8,814
Referee: Carl Brook
9 April 2024 40[69] Bristol Rovers 0–2 Reading Horfield
15:00 GMT
Report
Stadium: Memorial Stadium
Attendance: 7,951
Referee: Will Finnie
Note: Fixture was originally scheduled for 23 March, but was postponed due to international call-ups.[69]
13 April 2024 44 Cheltenham Town 1–3 Bristol Rovers Cheltenham
15:00 BST
Report
Stadium: The Completely-Suzuki Stadium
Attendance: 5,501
Referee: Paul Howard
16 April 2024 27[70] Bristol Rovers 1–0 Cambridge United Horfield
19:45 BST
Report Stadium: Memorial Stadium
Attendance: 6,526
Referee: Daniel Middleton
Note: Fixture was originally scheduled for 6 January, but was postponed due to Cambridge's FA Cup involvement.
20 April 2024 45 Bristol Rovers 0–2 Peterborough United Horfield
15:00 BST
Report
Stadium: Memorial Stadium
Attendance: 8,714
Referee: Tom Reeves
27 April 2024 46 Wigan Athletic 2–0 Bristol Rovers Wigan
12:30 BST
Report
Stadium: DW Stadium
Attendance: 14,077
Referee: Marc Edwards

FA Cup[edit]

Main article: 2023–24 FA Cup

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

The draw for the First Round was made on 15 October 2023.[71]

4 November 2023 First round Bristol Rovers 7–2 Whitby Town Horfield
15:00 GMT
Report
Stadium: Memorial Stadium
Attendance: 4,329
Referee: Ruebyn Ricardo
12 December 2023 (2023-12-12)[72] Second round Crewe Alexandra 2–4 Bristol Rovers Crewe
19:45 GMT
Report
Stadium: Gresty Road
Attendance: 3,127
Referee: Declan Bourne
Note: Fixture was originally scheduled for 2 December, but was postponed due to an unsafe frozen pitch.
6 January 2024 (2024-01-06) Third round Norwich City 1–1 Bristol Rovers Norwich
15:00 GMT
Report
Stadium: Carrow Road
Attendance: 19,848
Referee: Lewis Smith
17 January 2024 (2024-01-17) Third round replay Bristol Rovers 1–3 Norwich City Horfield
19:45 GMT
Report
Stadium: Memorial Stadium
Attendance: 10,335
Referee: Andy Davies

EFL Cup[edit]

The draw for the First Round was made on 22 June 2023.[73]

Main article: 2023–24 EFL Cup

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

9 August 2023 (2023-08-09) First Round Ipswich Town 2–0 Bristol Rovers Ipswich
19:45 BST
Report Stadium: Portman Road
Attendance: 15,047
Referee: David Rock

EFL Trophy[edit]

Main article: 2023–24 EFL Trophy

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

The draw for the group stage was made on 21 June 2023,[74] with the invited club being drawn the following day.[75] After finishing second in the group, they were drawn away to Crawley Town in the second round.[76]

Pos Div Team
 Pld W PW PL L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 ACA West Ham United U21 3 3 0 0 0 8 1 +7 9 Advance to Round 2
2 L1 Bristol Rovers 3 2 0 0 1 6 4 +2 6
3 L2 Newport County 3 1 0 0 2 2 2 0 3
4 L1 Cheltenham Town 3 0 0 0 3 1 10 −9 0
Updated to match(es) played on 14 November 2023. Source: EFL.com

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

5 September 2023 Group stage Bristol Rovers 4–1 Cheltenham Town Horfield
19:45 BST
Report
Stadium: Memorial Stadium
Attendance: 1,184
Referee: Daniel Middleton
19 September 2023 (2023-09-19) Group stage Bristol Rovers 1–3 West Ham United U21 Horfield
19:45 BST
Report
Stadium: Memorial Stadium
Attendance: 978
Referee: Scott Tallis
14 November 2023 Group stage Newport County 0–1 Bristol Rovers Newport
19:45 GMT
Report
Stadium: Rodney Parade
Attendance: 1,346
Referee: Farai Hallam
5 December 2023 Second round Crawley Town 2–1 Bristol Rovers Crawley
19:45 GMT
Report
Stadium: Broadfield Stadium
Attendance: 896
Referee: Alan Young

Statistics[edit]

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 27 April 2024
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 England ENG James Belshaw 2 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 2+0 0
2 DF Wales WAL James Connolly 12 0 4+7 0 0+0 0 0+1 0 0+0 0
3 DF Scotland SCO Lewis Gordon 28 0 15+7 0 1+0 0 1+0 0 2+2 0
4 DF England ENG Josh Grant 36 1 16+13 1 2+1 0 0+1 0 2+1 0
5 DF Wales WAL James Wilson 31 1 25+1 0 1+1 1 0+0 0 3+0 0
6 MF England ENG Sam Finley 38 1 25+5 0 3+0 0 1+0 0 3+1 1
7 MF England ENG Scott Sinclair 35 4 16+11 4 1+2 0 1+0 0 1+3 0
8 MF England ENG Grant Ward 23 2 15+5 1 1+1 1 1+0 0 0+0 0
9 FW England ENG John Marquis 42 6 13+22 4 2+1 2 0+1 0 2+1 0
10 † FW Wales WAL Aaron Collins 36 5 23+4 3 2+2 1 1+0 0 3+1 1
10 MF Costa Rica CRC Brandon Aguilera* 12 2 8+4 2 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
11 MF England ENG Luke Thomas 46 7 33+4 5 3+1 1 1+0 0 1+3 1
14 MF England ENG Jordan Rossiter 4 0 3+1 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
15 † MF England ENG Ryan Woods* 15 0 7+4 0 1+0 0 0+0 0 1+2 0
17 DF England ENG Connor Taylor 41 0 30+3 0 4+0 0 1+0 0 2+1 0
18 † FW England ENG Ryan Loft 3 0 0+3 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
18 FW Scotland SCO Chris Martin 38 16 28+6 16 2+1 0 0+0 0 0+1 0
19 MF England ENG Harvey Vale* 47 3 31+8 2 3+1 1 0+0 0 3+1 0
20 FW Jamaica JAM Jevani Brown 41 2 20+13 1 2+1 1 1+0 0 4+0 0
21 MF England ENG Antony Evans 52 10 37+6 6 4+0 2 0+1 0 3+1 2
22 † MF Netherlands NED Lamare Bogarde* 18 0 8+6 0 1+0 0 0+0 0 1+2 0
22 MF Sierra Leone SLE Kamil Conteh 17 0 13+4 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
23 MF England ENG Luke McCormick 21 3 6+10 2 1+1 1 0+1 0 2+0 0
25 DF France FRA Tristan Crama* 34 0 22+5 0 4+0 0 1+0 0 0+2 0
26 DF Indonesia IDN Elkan Baggott* 14 1 12+2 1 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
30 DF Wales WAL Luca Hoole 25 0 14+9 0 0+0 0 1+0 0 1+0 0
31 GK England ENG Jed Ward 19 0 18+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 1+0 0
32 † DF England ENG George Friend 12 0 10+2 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
33 GK England ENG Matthew Cox* 34 0 28+0 0 4+0 0 1+0 0 1+0 0
37 MF England ENG Kofi Shaw 1 0 0+1 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
42 DF England ENG Jack Hunt 26 3 20+4 3 1+1 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
43 FW Wales WAL Ollie Dewsbury 1 0 0+0 0 0+1 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
45 MF Republic of Ireland IRL Harry Vaughan* 11 0 1+10 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
Players out on loan:
28 DF England ENG James Gibbons 14 1 2+7 0 0+0 0 1+0 0 4+0 1

Goals Record[edit]

As of match played 16 April 2024
Rank No. Nat. Po. Name League One FA Cup League Cup League Trophy Total
1 18 Scotland CF Chris Martin 16 0 0 0 16
2 21 England AM Antony Evans 6 2 0 2 10
3 11 England RW Luke Thomas 5 1 0 1 7
4 9 England CF John Marquis 4 2 0 0 6
5 10 Wales CF Aaron Collins 3 1 0 1 5
5 7 England LW Scott Sinclair 4 0 0 0 4
N/A Own goals 1 2 0 1 4
8 19 England AM Harvey Vale 2 1 0 0 3
23 England CM Luke McCormick 2 1 0 0 3
42 England RB Jack Hunt 3 0 0 0 3
11 8 England CM Grant Ward 1 1 0 0 2
10 Costa Rica AM Brandon Aguilera 2 0 0 0 2
20 Jamaica AM Jevani Brown 1 1 0 0 2
14 4 Jamaica LB Josh Grant 1 0 0 0 1
5 Wales CB James Wilson 0 1 0 0 1
6 England CM Sam Finley 0 0 0 1 1
26 Indonesia CB Elkan Baggott 1 0 0 0 1
28 England RB James Gibbons 0 0 0 1 1
Total 52 13 0 7 72

Disciplinary record[edit]

As of match played 27 April 2024
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 21 England CM Antony Evans 11 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 13 0 0
2 6 England CM Sam Finley 10 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 11 0 0
3 17 England CB Connor Taylor 6 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 9 0 0
4 9 England CF John Marquis 7 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 0 0
5 5 Wales CB James Wilson 6 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 0 1
18 Scotland CF Chris Martin 6 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 1 0
7 11 England RW Luke Thomas 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 6 0 0
30 Wales RB Luca Hoole 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 0 0
42 England RB Jack Hunt 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 0 0
10 4 Jamaica LB Josh Grant 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0
22 Netherlands DM Lamare Bogarde 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 4 0 0
22 Sierra Leone DM Kamil Conteh 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 0
25 France CB Tristan Crama 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 1
16 10 Wales CF Aaron Collins 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0
19 England AM Harvey Vale 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0
28 England RB James Gibbons 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 2 0 1
17 10 Costa Rica AM Brandon Aguilera 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0
15 England CM Ryan Woods 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1
23 England CM Luke McCormick 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 0
32 England LB George Friend 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0
21 2 Wales CB James Connolly 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
20 Jamaica AM Jevani Brown 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
26 Indonesia CB Elkan Baggott 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
33 England GK Matthew Cox 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
Total 90 3 3 4 0 0 0 0 0 8 0 1 102 3 4

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