2013–14 Bristol Rovers F.C. season

Bristol Rovers
2013–14 season
Chairman	Nick Higgs
Manager	John Ward; (until 28 March 2014); Darrell Clarke; (from 28 March 2014)
Stadium	Memorial Stadium
Football League Two	23rd (relegated)
FA Cup	Third round proper
Football League Cup	First round
Football League Trophy	First round South West section
Top goalscorer	League: John-Joe O'Toole (13); All: John-Joe O'Toole (15)
Highest home attendance	10,594 (vs. Mansfield Town, 3 May 2014)
Lowest home attendance	5,303 (vs. Fleetwood Town, 5 October 2013)
Average home league attendance	6,420
Home colours	Away colours
	← 2012–13 2014–15 →

The 2013–14 season was the 131st season in Bristol Rovers' history and their 87th in the Football League. For the third season in a row, Rovers competed in the basement division of the Football League, League Two, having finished 14th in the 2012–13 season.

During the season, Rovers played their first competitive fixture against Newport County since their reformation and their first against Portsmouth in 20 years. They also competed in the first competitive Bristol derby since 2007, losing to Bristol City in the first round of the Football League Trophy at Ashton Gate Stadium.

The season ultimately finished in disappointment as Rovers were relegated out of the Football League for the first time since their admission in 1920. Despite Rovers only ever occupying one of the two relegation places following the final game of the season, the threat of relegation surrounded the club for the entire season.

Season events

Pre-season

April

16 April 2013 – Defender Michael Smith signed a new two-year deal with Rovers.^[1]
17 April 2013 – Striker Matt Harrold agreed a new one-year deal at Rovers with the option of a further year extension.^[2]
19 April 2013 – John Ward agreed to a new one year rolling contract.^[3] Eurocams were announced as new home shirt sponsors and Highspec Travel Services as new away shirt sponsors.^[4] Second-year scholars Josh Southway and Pat Keary signed one-year contracts while first-year scholar Jamie Lucas signed a two-year contract.^[5]
23 April 2013 – Alefe Santos signed his first professional deal with Rovers.^[6]
25 April 2013 – Jim Paterson signed a one-year contract extension having triggered a clause in his previous contract.^[7]
29 April 2013 – It was confirmed that winger Joe Anyinsah would be released upon completion of his contract.^[8]
30 April 2013 – Defender Mark McChrystal agreed a two-year contract with Rovers.^[9]

May

9 May 2013 – Rovers retained list confirmed that Scott Bevan, Adam Virgo, Ross Staley and Oumare Tounkara would leave the club on completion of their contracts. A number of players were offered contract extensions.^[10]
13 May 2013 – Tom Lockyer agreed a two-year contract with Rovers, his first professional contract.^[11]
20 May 2013 – Midfielder Ollie Clarke signed a one-year contract extension.^[12]
30 May 2013 – Goalkeeper Steve Mildenhall agreed a two-year deal with Rovers with an option of a third year. Mildenhall had spent time on loan with Rovers during the previous season.^[13]

June

5 June 2013 – Midfielders Fabian Broghammer and Jordan Goddard agreed new one-year contracts.^[14]^[15]
12 June 2013 – Winger Ellis Harrison agreed a three-year contract with Rovers.^[16]
14 June 2013 – Salisbury City manager Darrell Clarke was appointed as Rovers' new Assistant Manager, taking on the role vacated since Shaun North left the club in April.^[17] Seanan Clucas agreed a one-year contract extension.^[18]
24 June 2013 – Oliver Norburn signed a one-year contract extension.^[19]

July

24 July 2013 – John-Joe O'Toole re-joined Rovers on a permanent three-year contract for an undisclosed fee from Colchester United. O'Toole played a major part in Rovers' upturn in form the previous season.^[20]

August

6 August 2013 – For the second season in succession, Rovers are knocked out of the League Cup first round by Championship opposition, losing 3–1 at home to Watford.^[21]
10 August 2013 – Danny Woodards signed a new one-year deal with Rovers.^[22]

September

4 September 2013 – The first Bristol derby in over six years ends in defeat for Rovers, losing 2–1 to local rivals Bristol City in the Football League Trophy first round.^[23] The match, which was broadcast live on Sky Sports, was overshadowed by a post match pitch invasion by a number of supporters, leading to more than 60 arrests being made and three police officers injured.^[24]^[25]
11 September 2013 – Rovers captain Tom Parkes agreed a one-year contract extension to keep him at the club until 2016.^[26]
12 September 2013 – Midfielder Andy Bond joined on a one-month loan deal from Colchester United.^[27]

October

17 October 2013 – Rovers sign defender Will Packwood and winger Alex Henshall on one-month loans from Birmingham City and Manchester City respectively.^[28]
18 October 2013 – Midfielder and former captain Matthew Gill joined former club Exeter City on loan until the end of 2013.^[29]
23 October 2013 – Former youth team Goalkeeper Matt Macey joined Arsenal.^[30] Though Macey was out of contract at Rovers, the club will receive a compensation fee believed to be around £100,000.^[31]
31 October 2013 – Striker Chris Beardsley joined on a one-month loan deal from Preston North End.^[32]

November

1 November 2013 – Jordan Goddard joined Gloucester City on loan for one month.^[33]
13 November 2013 – Will Packwood's loan from Birmingham City was extended by two further months.^[34]
22 November 2013 – Striker Chris Beardsley agreed a loan extension with Rovers, keeping him at the club until 5 January.^[35]

December

11 December 2013 – Defender Will Packwood was recalled by parent club Birmingham City.^[36]
17 December 2013 – Garry Kenneth's contract with Rovers was terminated by mutual consent.^[37]
18 December 2013 – Rovers' FA Cup second round replay with Crawley Town is abandoned after 75 minutes.^[38]
24 December 2013 – It was announced that midfielder and former club captain Matthew Gill's contract would be terminated to allow him to join Exeter City permanently.^[39]

January

6 January 2014 – Forward Chris Beardsley's loan from Preston North End was extended to the end of the season.^[40]
9 January 2014 – Defender Jim Paterson joined Celtic Nation on loan until the end of the season.^[41]
14 January 2014 – Rovers are eliminated from the FA Cup by Championship side Birmingham City in the third round.^[42]
23 January 2014 – Shaquille Hunter's agent confirmed that the winger's contract with Rovers was terminated just before Christmas following a series of disciplinary issues.^[43] Port Vale winger Kaid Mohamed joined Rovers on loan until the end of the season.^[44]

February

6 February 2014 – Steven Gillespie signed for Rovers until the end of the season, having been released from his Fleetwood Town contract in January.^[45]
7 February 2014 – Exeter City midfielder Alan Gow joined Rovers on loan for the remainder of the season with Rovers forward Eliot Richards moving in the opposite direction.^[46]

March

17 March 2014 – Tom Lockyer signed a contract extension, keeping him at Rovers until the summer of 2016.^[47]
18 March 2014 – Ollie Clarke agreed a contract extension at Rovers, committing to the club until 2016.^[48]
28 March 2014 – John Ward was replaced as manager by assistant Darrell Clarke. Ward became the club's new Director of Football.^[49]

April

4 April 2014 – Midfielder Oliver Norburn left Rovers by mutual consent.^[50]
27 April 2014 – Michael Smith and John-Joe O'Toole were selected in the 2013–14 PFA Team of the Year for League Two.^[51]

May

3 May 2014 – Rovers' final game of the season ended in a 1–0 defeat to Mansfield Town. Coupled with wins for Northampton Town and Wycombe Wanderers, the result meant that Rovers were relegated to the Conference Premier.^[52]
6 May 2014 – Rovers' retained list confirmed that 12 players, Fabian Broghammer, David Clarkson, Seanan Clucas, Steven Gillespie, Jordan Goddard, Conor Gough, Mitch Harding, Pat Keary, Jim Paterson, Eliot Richards, Josh Southway and Danny Woodards, were to be released on completion of their contracts. Ellis Harrison was placed on the transfer list. Lee Brown and Alefe Santos were offered new contracts and Michael Smith was offered a contract extension.^[53]
8 May 2014 – John Ward was sacked as the club's Director of Football, just 41 days after taking up the role.^[54]

First team

As of 3 May 2014.

No.	Name	Position	Place of Birth	Date of Birth	Club caps	Club goals	Int. caps	Int. goals	Previous club	Notes
Goalkeepers
1	Steve Mildenhall	GK	Swindon	13 May 1979	68	0	0	0	Millwall
20	Conor Gough	GK	Ilford	9 August 1993	2	0	0	0	Charlton Athletic
Defenders
2	Michael Smith	RB	Ballyclare	4 September 1988	101	1	0	0	Ballymena United
3	Jim Paterson	LB	Bellshill	25 September 1979	43	1	0	0	Shamrock Rovers	On loan at Celtic Nation
4	Danny Woodards	RB	Forest Gate	8 October 1983	70	4	0	0	Milton Keynes Dons
6	Tom Parkes	CB	Sutton-in-Ashfield	15 January 1992	98	2	0	0	Leicester City	Club captain
14	Lee Brown	LB	Farnborough	10 August 1990	122	12	0	0	Queens Park Rangers
29	Mark McChrystal	CB	Derry	26 June 1984	56	0	0	0	Tranmere Rovers	Vice Captain
30	Tom Lockyer	CB	Cardiff	3 December 1994	45	1	0	0	Youth team graduate
34	Pat Keary	CB	Patchway	22 November 1992	1	0	0	0	Youth team graduate
35	Josh Southway	RB			0	0	0	0	Youth team graduate
Midfielders
11	Fabian Broghammer	LM	Heppenheim	14 January 1990	40	3	0	0	FC Bayern Alzenau
16	Alan Gow	AM	Clydebank	9 October 1982	4	0	0	0	On loan from Exeter City
17	Ellis Harrison	LM/FW	Newport	29 January 1994	39	4	0	0	Youth team graduate
21	Jake Green	CM	Keynsham	12 March 1994	0	0	0	0	Mansfield Town	On loan at Weymouth
23	Jordan Goddard	CM	Wolverhampton	22 March 1993	0	0	0	0	Youth team graduate	On loan at Gloucester City
24	Ollie Clarke	CM	Bristol	29 June 1992	38	2	0	0	Youth team graduate
25	Seanan Clucas	CM	Dungannon	8 November 1992	36	0	0	0	Preston North End
32	John-Joe O'Toole	CM	Harrow	30 September 1988	59	16	0	0	Colchester United
33	Alefe Santos	RM	São Paulo	1 March 1995	24	1	0	0	Youth team graduate
39	Kaid Mohamed	MF	Cardiff	23 July 1984	21	4	0	0	On loan from Port Vale
Forwards
7	David Clarkson	CF/CM	Bellshill	10 September 1985	60	12	2	1	Bristol City
8	Steven Gillespie	CF	Liverpool	4 June 1985	13	1	0	0	Fleetwood Town
9	Matt Harrold	CF	Leyton	25 July 1984	76	24	0	0	Shrewsbury Town
10	Eliot Richards	CF	New Tredegar	10 September 1991	115	25	0	0	Youth team graduate	On loan at Exeter City
18	Mitch Harding	CF	Weston-super-Mare	27 January 1994	17	0	0	0	Youth team graduate
19	Chris Beardsley	CF	Derby	28 February 1984	24	1	0	0	On loan from Preston North End
26	Ryan Brunt	CF	Birmingham	26 May 1993	29	5	0	0	Stoke City
36	Jamie Lucas	CF	Pontypridd	7 December 1995	1	0	0	0	Youth team graduate

Transfers

In

Date	Player	Position	Transferred from	Fee
1 July 2013	Steve Mildenhall	GK	Millwall	Free
1 July 2013	Pat Keary	DF	Youth team graduate
1 July 2013	Jamie Lucas	FW	Youth team graduate
1 July 2013	Josh Southway	DF	Youth team graduate
24 July 2013	John-Joe O'Toole	MF	Colchester United	Undisclosed
12 September 2013	Andy Bond	MF	Colchester United	Loan
17 October 2013	Will Packwood	DF	Birmingham City	Loan
17 October 2013	Alex Henshall	MF	Manchester City	Loan
31 October 2013	Chris Beardsley	FW	Preston North End	Loan
23 January 2014	Kaid Mohamed	MF	Port Vale	Loan
6 February 2014	Steven Gillespie	FW	Fleetwood Town	Free
8 February 2014	Alan Gow	MF	Exeter City	Loan

Out

Date	Player	Position	Transferred to	Fee
30 June 2013	Joe Anyinsah	FW	Wrexham	Free
30 June 2013	Scott Bevan	GK	Havant & Waterlooville	Free
30 June 2013	Ross Staley	MF	Yate Town	Free
30 June 2013	Oumare Tounkara	FW	Stevenage	Free
30 June 2013	Adam Virgo	DF	Retired
18 October 2013	Matthew Gill	MF	Exeter City	Loan
1 November 2013	Jordan Goddard	MF	Gloucester City	Loan
17 December 2013	Garry Kenneth	DF	Brechin City	Free
21 December 2013	Jake Green	MF	Weymouth	Loan
Late December 2013	Shaquille Hunter	MF	Mangotsfield United	Free
2 January 2014	Matthew Gill	MF	Exeter City	Free
9 January 2014	Jim Paterson	DF	Celtic Nation	Loan
16 January 2014	Jordan Goddard	MF	Gloucester City	Loan
8 January 2014	Eliot Richards	FW	Exeter City	Loan
4 April 2014	Oliver Norburn	MF	Plymouth Argyle	Free

Squad statistics

Appearances, goals and cards

No.	Pos.	Name	League		FA Cup		League Cup		League Trophy		Total		Discipline
No.	Pos.	Name	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
1	GK	Steve Mildenhall	46	0	5	0	1	0	1	0	53	0	2	0
2	DF	Michael Smith	43	0	5	0	1	0	1	0	50	0	1	0
4	DF	Danny Woodards	6(3)	1	0(1)	0	0	0	0	0	6(4)	1	2	0
6	DF	Tom Parkes	44	1	5	0	1	0	1	0	51	1	8	0
7	FW	David Clarkson	28(6)	6	3(1)	0	1	0	1	0	33(7)	6	1	1
8	FW	Steven Gillespie	3(10)	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	3(10)	1	0	0
9	FW	Matt Harrold	22(8)	6	3(2)	1	0	0	1	0	26(10)	7	3	0
11	MF	Fabian Broghammer	1(3)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1(3)	0	0	0
14	DF	Lee Brown	41	2	5	0	1	0	1	0	48	1	3	0
16	MF	Alan Gow	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	0	0	0
17	MF	Ellis Harrison	9(16)	1	1(1)	0	1	0	1	0	12(17)	1	6	0
18	FW	Mitch Harding	5(6)	0	1	0	0(1)	0	0	0	6(7)	0	1	0
19	FW	Chris Beardsley	17(7)	1	2(2)	2	0	0	0	0	19(9)	3	2	1
24	MF	Ollie Clarke	28(3)	2	5	0	0	0	0	0	33(3)	2	2	0
25	MF	Seanan Clucas	11(6)	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	12(6)	0	2	0
26	FW	Ryan Brunt	8(2)	0	0(1)	0	0	0	0(1)	0	8(4)	0	2	0
29	DF	Mark McChrystal	35	0	2	0	1	0	1	1	39	1	4	0
30	DF	Tom Lockyer	38(3)	1	4	0	1	0	1	0	43(3)	1	7	0
32	MF	John-Joe O'Toole	41	13	3	2	1	0	1	0	46	15	12	1
33	MF	Alefe Santos	7(15)	1	1(1)	0	0(1)	0	0(1)	0	8(18)	1	1	0
34	DF	Pat Keary	0(1)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0(1)	0	0	0
36	FW	Jamie Lucas	0(1)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0(1)	0	0	0
39	MF	Kaid Mohamed	19(1)	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	19(1)	4	2	0
Players to have appeared for Bristol Rovers who are currently on loan:
10	FW	Eliot Richards	19(3)	2	5	2	1	1	0	0	25(3)	5	0	0
Players to have appeared for Bristol Rovers who have left:
—	MF	Andy Bond	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	0	0	0
—	MF	Matthew Gill	0(1)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0(1)	0	0	0
—	MF	Alex Henshall	1(1)	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1(1)	1	1	0
—	DF	Will Packwood	8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	8	0	1	0
—	MF	Shaquille Hunter	0(3)	0	0	0	0(1)	0	0	0	0(4)	0	0	0
—	MF	Oliver Norburn	15(1)	0	4	1	1	0	1	0	21(1)	1	1	0

Penalties

Date	Penalty Taker	Scored	Opponent	Competition
14 September	Matt Harrold	No	Dagenham & Redbridge	League Two
2 November	John-Joe O'Toole	Yes	Oxford United	League Two
16 November	John-Joe O'Toole	Yes	Bury	League Two
30 November	Matt Harrold	Yes	AFC Wimbledon	League Two
11 January	John-Joe O'Toole	Yes	Exeter City	League Two

Note: Both Tom Lockyer and Oliver Norburn were booked in the abandoned FA Cup match vs Crawley Town. Despite the match not being completed, their yellow cards still stand.

Suspensions served

Player	Reason	Opponents Missed
David Clarkson	vs. Wycombe Wanderers (H)	Accrington Stanley (A) Chesterfield (H) Oxford United (A)
John-Joe O'Toole	5 x (before 31 December)	York City (FA Cup, H)
Chris Beardsley	vs. Burton Albion (A)	Cheltenham Town (A) AFC Wimbledon (H) Crawley Town (FA Cup, H)
John-Joe O'Toole	vs. Burton Albion (A)	Cheltenham Town (A) AFC Wimbledon (H) Crawley Town (FA Cup, H)
Tom Lockyer	5 x (before 31 December)*	Portsmouth (H)
John-Joe O'Toole	10 x	Fleetwood Town (A) Morecambe (H)

Note: Tom Lockyer's fifth yellow card came in the abandoned FA Cup match with Crawley Town. Despite the match not being completed, his yellow card and therefore suspension, still stand.

Competitions

Overall

Competition	Started round	Current position / round	Final position / round	First match	Last match
League Two	—	—	23rd	3 August 2013	3 May 2014
League Cup	1st round	—	1st round	6 August 2013
Football League Trophy	1st round	—	1st round	4 September 2013
FA Cup	1st round	—	3rd round	9 November 2013	14 January 2014

Updated to match played 3 May 2014
Source: Competitions

League Two

Bristol Rovers

Locations of Bristol Rovers 2013–14 League Two opponents

League table

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Promotion, qualification or relegation
20	AFC Wimbledon	46	14	14	18	49	57	−8	53^[a]
21	Northampton Town	46	13	14	19	42	57	−15	53
22	Wycombe Wanderers	46	12	14	20	46	54	−8	50
23	Bristol Rovers (R)	46	12	14	20	43	54	−11	50	Relegation to the Conference Premier
24	Torquay United (R)	46	12	9	25	42	66	−24	45	Relegation to the Conference Premier

Updated to match(es) played on 3 May 2014. Source: BBC Sport^{[needs update]}
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored
(R) Relegated
Notes:

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	12	14	20	43	54	−11	50	10	6	7	28	21	+7	2	8	13	15	33	−18

Last updated: 3 May 2014.
Source: ^[56]

Results by round

Round	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31	32	33	34	35	36	37	38	39	40	41	42	43	44	45	46
Ground	A	H	A	H	H	A	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	A	H	A	H	A	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	H	H	A	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	A	A	H	A	H	A	H
Result	L	D	L	W	W	L	L	D	D	L	D	L	L	D	W	D	L	D	W	L	W	D	L	W	D	W	L	L	D	W	W	D	D	W	L	L	D	L	W	L	D	L	L	L	W	L
Position	15	16	20	17	11	16	18	19	17	20	20	20	21	21	20	20	22	22	22	22	18	19	21	21	22	18	20	21	21	18	16	19	17	14	16	18	17	20	20	20	21	21	22	22	21	23

Updated to match(es) played on 3 May 2014. Source: ^[57]
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Scores Overview

Bristol Rovers score given first.

Opposition	Home Score	Away Score
Accrington Stanley	0–1	1–2
AFC Wimbledon	3–0	0–0
Burton Albion	2–0	0–1
Bury	1–1	1–2
Cheltenham Town	1–0	0–0
Chesterfield	0–0	1–3
Dagenham & Redbridge	1–2	0–2
Exeter City	2–1	1–2
Fleetwood Town	1–3	1–3
Hartlepool United	2–2	0–4
Mansfield Town	0–1	1–1
Morecambe	1–0	1–2
Newport County	3–1	0–1
Northampton Town	1–0	0–0
Oxford United	1–1	1–0
Plymouth Argyle	2–1	0–1
Portsmouth	2–0	2–3
Rochdale	1–2	0–2
Scunthorpe United	0–0	1–1
Southend United	0–0	1–1
Torquay United	1–2	1–1
Wycombe Wanderers	0–1	2–1
York City	3–2	0–0

Matches

Won Drawn Lost Postponed

Pre-season friendlies

12 July 2013	Bath City	2–2	Bristol Rovers	Mayday Trust Park
19:30	Stearn 15' (pen.) Watkins 51'	Report	Brunt 27' Harrold 48'	Attendance: 1,131

16 July 2013	Hereford United	0–1	Bristol Rovers	Edgar Street
19:30		Report	Clarkson 74'

19 July 2013	Bristol Rovers	0–2	Derby County	Memorial Stadium
19:45		Report	Ward 23' Russell 52'	Attendance: 1,945

23 July 2013	Clevedon Town	1–5	Bristol Rovers	The Hand Stadium
19:30	Robbins 21'	Report	Harding 33' (pen.), 54' Rigg 66', 90' Goddard 83'

26 July 2013	Salisbury City	P – P	Bristol Rovers	Raymond McEnhill Stadium
19:30		^[58]

28 July 2013	Bristol Rovers	2–1	Reading XI	Memorial Stadium
15:00	Richards 23' Clarkson 45+1'	Report	McCleary 67'	Attendance: 1,738

League Two

August

3 August 2013	Exeter City	2–1	Bristol Rovers	St James Park
15:00	Coles 59' Parkin 79'	Report	Richards 68'	Attendance: 5,196 Referee: Mark Heywood

10 August 2013	Bristol Rovers	0–0	Scunthorpe United	Memorial Stadium
15:00		Report		Attendance: 6,259 Referee: Brendan Malone

17 August 2013	Newport County	1–0	Bristol Rovers	Rodney Parade
15:00	Sandell 42' (pen.)	Report		Attendance: 5,387 Referee: Lee Collins

24 August 2013	Bristol Rovers	3–2	York City	Memorial Stadium
15:00	Clarkson 3', 33' O'Toole 67'	Report	Jarvis 41', 64' (pen.) Bowman 43'	Attendance: 5,569 Referee: Gary Sutton

31 August 2013	Bristol Rovers	1–0	Northampton Town	Memorial Stadium
15:00	Lockyer 2'	Report	O'Donovan 81' 90+5'	Attendance: 5,695 Referee: Mark Haywood

September

7 September 2013	Plymouth Argyle	1–0	Bristol Rovers	Home Park
15:00	Reid 82'	Report		Attendance: 8,631 Referee: Andy Davies

14 September 2013	Dagenham & Redbridge	2–0	Bristol Rovers	London Borough of Barking & Dagenham Stadium
15:00	Ogogo 10' Howell 72'	Report		Attendance: 1,423 Referee: Graham Horwood

21 September 2013	Bristol Rovers	2–2	Hartlepool United	Memorial Stadium
15:00	Harrold 35' O'Toole 90'	Report	James 36', 45+1'	Attendance: 5,579 Referee: Charles Breakspear

27 September 2013	Southend United	1–1	Bristol Rovers	Roots Hall
19:45	Hurst 67'	Report	Harrold 51'	Attendance: 5,489 Referee: Tim Robinson

October

5 October 2013	Bristol Rovers	1–3	Fleetwood Town	Memorial Stadium
15:00	O'Toole 66'	Report	Matt 64', 87' Parkin 90+4'	Attendance: 5,303 Referee: Michael Bull

12 October 2013	Mansfield Town	1–1	Bristol Rovers	One Call Stadium
15:00	Stevenson 22'	Report	Santos 84'	Attendance: 3,275 Referee: Scott Duncan

19 October 2013	Bristol Rovers	0–1	Wycombe Wanderers	Memorial Stadium
15:00	Clarkson 26'	Report	Kretzschmar 82'	Attendance: 5,783 Referee: Darren Sheldrake

22 October 2013	Accrington Stanley	2–1	Bristol Rovers	The Store First Stadium
19:45	Gray 19' Naismith 29'	Report	Henshall 5'	Attendance: 1,101 Referee: Geoff Eltringham

26 October 2013	Bristol Rovers	0–0	Chesterfield	Memorial Stadium
15:00		Report	Doyle 67' 87'	Attendance: 5,667 Referee: Iain Williamson

November

2 November 2013	Oxford United	0–1	Bristol Rovers	Kassam Stadium
15:00		Report	O'Toole 71' (pen.)	Attendance: 6,374 Referee: Mark Brown

16 November 2013	Bristol Rovers	1–1	Bury	Memorial Stadium
15:00	O'Toole 4' (pen.)	Report	Hylton 36'	Attendance: 5,534 Referee: Andy Davies

23 November 2013	Burton Albion	1–0	Bristol Rovers	Pirelli Stadium
15:00	Weir 59' Phillips 31' 90+1'	Report	Beardsley 37' O'Toole 90+4'	Attendance: 2,302 Referee: Paul Tierney

26 November 2013	Cheltenham Town	0–0	Bristol Rovers	Abbey Business Stadium
19:45		Report		Attendance: 3,556 Referee: David Coote

30 November 2013	Bristol Rovers	3–0	AFC Wimbledon	Memorial Stadium
15:00	Clarkson 19' Parkes 31' Harrold 89' (pen.)	Report	Moore 41' 82'	Attendance: 5,860 Referee: Gavin Ward

December

14 December 2013	Morecambe	2–1	Bristol Rovers	Globe Arena
15:00	Amond 57' Redshaw 87'	Report	O'Toole 30'	Attendance: 1,514 Referee: Seb Stockbridge

21 December 2013	Bristol Rovers	2–0	Portsmouth	Memorial Stadium
15:00	Clarke 40' Clarkson 77'	Report		Attendance: 7,537 Referee: Steven Rushton

26 December 2013	Torquay United	1–1	Bristol Rovers	Plainmoor
13:00	Marquis 6' (pen.)	Report	Harrold 27'	Attendance: 3,461 Referee: Phil Gibbs

29 December 2013	Rochdale	2–0	Bristol Rovers	Spotland Stadium
15:00	Hogan 58' Cummins 62'	Report		Attendance: 2,576 Referee: Darren Drysdale

January

1 January 2014	Bristol Rovers	P – P	Cheltenham Town	Memorial Stadium
13:00		Report Postponed due to a waterlogged pitch.		Referee: Iain Williamson

4 January 2014	Scunthorpe United	P – P	Bristol Rovers	Glanford Park
15:00		Postponed due to a Rovers' FA Cup commitments.

11 January 2014	Bristol Rovers	2–1	Exeter City	Memorial Stadium
15:00	O'Toole 21' (pen.), 90+3'	Report	Brown 20' (o.g.)	Attendance: 6,674 Referee: Andy Madley

18 January 2014	York City	0–0	Bristol Rovers	Bootham Crescent
15:00		Report		Attendance: 3,514 Referee: David Webb

25 January 2014	Bristol Rovers	3–1	Newport County	Memorial Stadium
15:00	Mohamed 45+4' Richards 48' O'Toole 90'	Report	Howe 57'	Attendance: 7,288 Referee: Jeremy Simpson

28 January 2014	Bristol Rovers	0–1	Accrington Stanley	Memorial Stadium
19:45		Report	Murphy 90+3'	Attendance: 6,067 Referee: David Phillips

February

1 February 2014	Chesterfield	3–1	Bristol Rovers	Proact Stadium
15:00	Morsy 5' Banks 44' Doyle 47'	Report	Brown 36'	Attendance: 6,048 Referee: Geoff Eltringham

8 February 2014	Bristol Rovers	1–1	Oxford United	Memorial Stadium
15:00	O'Toole 84'	Report	Constable 10'	Attendance: 6,493 Referee: Lee Collins

11 February 2014	Bristol Rovers	1–0	Cheltenham Town	Memorial Stadium
19:45	O'Toole 34'	Report		Attendance: 5,808 Referee: Iain Williamson

15 February 2014	Bury	P – P	Bristol Rovers	The JD Stadium
15:00		Report Postponed due to a waterlogged pitch		Referee: Michael Naylor

21 February 2014	Bristol Rovers	2–0	Burton Albion	Memorial Stadium
19:45	Clarkson 70' O'Toole 79'	Report		Attendance: 5,957 Referee: Keith Stroud

25 February 2014	Scunthorpe United	1–1	Bristol Rovers	Glanford Park
19:45	Winnall 22'	Report	Gillespie 89'	Attendance: 3,318 Referee: Mark Haywood

March

1 March 2014	Northampton Town	0–0	Bristol Rovers	Sixfields Stadium
15:00		Report		Attendance: 5,058 Referee: Mike Russell

8 March 2014	Bristol Rovers	2–1	Plymouth Argyle	Memorial Stadium
15:00	Beardsley 7' Mohamed 78'	Report	Trotman 44'	Attendance: 7,799 Referee: James Linington

11 March 2014	Bristol Rovers	1–2	Dagenham & Redbridge	Memorial Stadium
19:45	O'Toole 7'	Report	Azeez 23', 58'	Attendance: 5,761 Referee: Stuart Attwell

15 March 2014	Hartlepool United	4–0	Bristol Rovers	Victoria Park
15:00	Harewood 2' Walker 16' Walton 56' (pen.) Franks 90'	Report		Attendance: 3,480 Referee: Seb Stockbridge

21 March 2014	Bristol Rovers	0–0	Southend United	Memorial Stadium
19:45		Report		Attendance: 6,028 Referee: Graham Salisbury

25 March 2014	Fleetwood Town	3–1	Bristol Rovers	Highbury Stadium
19:45	Sarcevic 21' Roberts 40' Ball 51'	Report	Harrison 79'	Attendance: 2,023 Referee: Kevin Wright

29 March 2014	Bristol Rovers	1–0	Morecambe	Memorial Stadium
15:00	Mohamed 90+4'	Report		Attendance: 5,647 Referee: Simon Hooper

April

1 April 2014	Bury	2–1	Bristol Rovers	JD Stadium
19:45	Hope 3' Soares 80'	Report	Clarke 45+4'	Attendance: 2,314 Referee: Michael Naylor

5 April 2014	AFC Wimbledon	0–0	Bristol Rovers	The Cherry Red Records Stadium
15:00		Report		Attendance: 4,322 Referee: Tim Robinson

12 April 2014	Bristol Rovers	1–2	Torquay United	Memorial Stadium
15:07	Woodards 90+6'	Report	Coulthirst 62' Mansell 75'	Attendance: 6,612 Referee: Andy D'Urso

19 April 2014	Portsmouth	3–2	Bristol Rovers	Fratton Park
15:00	Webster 12' Hollands 41' Fogden 70'	Report	Harrold 22', 41'	Attendance: 17,998 Referee: James Adcock

21 April 2014	Bristol Rovers	1–2	Rochdale	Memorial Stadium
13:00	Mohamed 17'	Report	Bunney 46' Lund 63'	Attendance: 8,158 Referee: Dean Whitestone

26 April 2014	Wycombe Wanderers	1–2	Bristol Rovers	Adams Park
15:00	McClure 20'	Report	Brown 11' Clarkson 76'	Attendance: 6,752 Referee: David Coote

May

3 May 2014	Bristol Rovers	0–1	Mansfield Town	Memorial Stadium
15:00		Report	Daniel 36'	Attendance: 10,594 Referee: Oliver Langford

League Cup

6 August 2013 1st round	Bristol Rovers	1–3	Watford	Memorial Stadium
19:45	Richards 41'	Report	Murray 19', 35' Angella 30'	Attendance: 4,875 Referee: Darren Sheldrake

Football League Trophy

4 September 2013 1st round	Bristol City	2–1	Bristol Rovers	Ashton Gate Stadium
19:45	Emmanuel-Thomas 12' Bryan 76'	Report	McChrystal 59'	Attendance: 17,888 Referee: Simon Hooper

FA Cup

8 November 2013 1st round	Bristol Rovers	3–3	York City	Memorial Stadium
19:45	Richards 37' Harrold 59' Beardsley 75'	Report	Jarvis 35' Carson 41' Fletcher 86'	Attendance: 4,654 Referee: Trevor Kettle

19 November 2013 1st round replay	York City	2–3	Bristol Rovers	Bootham Crescent
19:45	Fletcher 70' (pen.), 71'	Report	O'Toole 16' Norburn 45' Beardsley 50'	Attendance: 2,051 Referee: Andy Haines

7 December 2013 2nd round	Bristol Rovers	0–0	Crawley Town	Memorial Stadium
15:00		Report		Attendance: 4,623 Referee: Chris Sarginson

18 December 2013 2nd round replay	Crawley Town	A – A	Bristol Rovers	The Checkatrade.com Stadium
19:45		Report Match abandoned after 75 minutes.		Referee: Stuart Attwell

4 January 2014 2nd round replay	Crawley Town	P – P	Bristol Rovers	The Checkatrade.com Stadium
15:00		Report Postponed due to a waterlogged pitch.		Referee: Andy Davies

8 January 2014 2nd round replay	Crawley Town	1–2	Bristol Rovers	The Checkatrade.com Stadium
19:45	Proctor 15'	Report	Richards 83' O'Toole 90+1'	Attendance: 2,435 Referee: Andy Davies

14 January 2014 3rd round	Birmingham City	3–0	Bristol Rovers	St Andrew's
19:45	Robinson 35' Burke 85', 87'	Report		Attendance: 9,914 Referee: Tony Harrington

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2013–14 Bristol Rovers F.C. season

Season events

Pre-season

April

May

June

July

August

September

October

November

December

January

February

March

April

May

First team

Transfers

In

Out

Squad statistics

Appearances, goals and cards

Penalties

Suspensions served

Competitions

Overall

League Two

League table

Results summary

Results by round

Scores Overview

Matches

Pre-season friendlies

League Two

August

September

October

November

December

January

February

March

April

May

League Cup

Football League Trophy

FA Cup

See also

References

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