2015–16 Bristol Rovers F.C. season

Bristol Rovers F.C.

2015–16 season
Chairman	Nick Higgs (until 19 February 2016) Steve Hamer (from 19 February 2016)
Manager	Darrell Clarke
Stadium	Memorial Stadium
League Two	3rd (promoted)
FA Cup	First round proper (Eliminated by Chesham United)
League Cup	First round (Eliminated by Birmingham City)
League Trophy	Quarter-finals (Eliminated by Southend United)
Top goalscorer	League: Matty Taylor (27) All: Matty Taylor (28)
Highest home attendance	11,130 (vs. Dagenham & Redbridge, 7 May 2016)
Lowest home attendance	5,819 (vs. Stevenage, 24 November 2015)
Average home league attendance	8,096
Home colours Away colours

The 2015–16 season was the 133rd season in Bristol Rovers' history and their 88th in the Football League. Rovers returned to the Football League after an absence of just one season following their promotion from the Conference Premier via the play-offs.

For the second successive season, Rovers were promoted, the first time the club had achieved back to back promotions in its history. On a dramatic final day of the season in which Rovers required a win and other results to go in their favour, a 92nd-minute winner against Dagenham & Redbridge from Lee Brown sparked wild celebrations at the Memorial Stadium as the club returned to the third tier of English football for the first time in five years. Striker Matty Taylor ended the season as the top goalscorer in the top four divisions of the English football league system with 27 goals.

Season events

Pre-season

June

• 1 June 2015 – Popular midfielder Stuart Sinclair signed a new contract with Rovers.^[1]
• 11 June 2015 – Former Woking defender James Clarke joined Rovers on a one-year deal.^[2]
• 17 June 2015 – Full back Daniel Leadbitter signed a contract extension with Rovers,^[3] while wingers Andy Monkhouse^[4] and Abdulai Bell-Baggie^[5] left the club.
• 19 June 2015 – Gibraltar international Jake Gosling agreed a contract extension with Rovers.^[6] Academy players Ryan Broom, Tyler Lyttle, Jay Malpas and Kieran Preston signed professional contracts.^[7]
• 22 June 2015 – Ángelo Balanta rejected a new short-term deal with Rovers and left the club.^[8]
• 30 June 2015 – Chris Lines agreed a permanent transfer from Port Vale.^[9] Lines had previously played for Rovers, his boyhood club, between 2002–11 and on loan the previous season.

July

• 2 July 2015 – Former West Ham United winger Cristian Montaño signed for Rovers.^[10] Goalkeeper Will Puddy agreed a contract extension.^[11] Defender Neal Trotman rejected the opportunity to return to Rovers for pre-season and was therefore released.^[10]
• 7 July 2015 – Youngsters Jamie Lucas and Danny Greenslade agreed contract extensions.^[12]
• 22 July 2015 – Manager Darrell Clarke agreed a new contract with Rovers.^[13]
• 31 July 2015 – Billy Bodin signed a short-term deal with Rovers.^[14]

August

• 4 August 2015 – Winger Jeffrey Monakana signed on a month-long loan from Brighton & Hove Albion.^[15]
• 7 August 2015 – Jamie Lucas joins Boreham Wood on a month-long loan.^[16]
• 11 August 2015 – Rovers were eliminated from the League Cup first round, losing 2–1 to Championship side Birmingham City.^[17]
• 14 August 2015 – Chesterfield goalkeeper Aaron Chapman joined Rovers on a month-long loan.^[18] Rovers midfielder Ryan Broom joined Taunton Town on loan for one month.^[19]
• 20 August 2015 – Young midfielder Dominic Thomas joined Paulton Rovers on a month-long loan.^[20]
• 21 August 2015 – Striker Nathan Blissett joined National League side Tranmere Rovers on loan for one month.^[21]

September

• 1 September 2015 – Defender Adam Drury joined Rovers on a non-contract basis.^[22]
• 7 September 2015 – Adam Drury left Rovers just six days after joining, with the club citing "personal reasons".^[23]
• 11 September 2015 – Wigan Athletic goalkeeper Lee Nicholls joined Rovers on a three-month loan deal.^[24]
• 17 September 2015 – Colin Sexstone joined Rovers as a non-executive director.^[25] Sexstone had previously been a director at Gloucestershire CCC, Bristol City and Plymouth Argyle.^[26]

November

• 8 November 2015 – Rovers suffered a humiliating defeat in the first round proper of the FA Cup, losing 1–0 at home to Chesham United of the Southern League Premier.^[27]
• 11 November 2015 – Rovers are knocked out of their final cup competition, losing 1–0 away to League One side Southend United in the Football League Trophy.^[28]
• 23 November 2015 – Millwall forward Paris Cowan-Hall joined Rovers on a month-long loan.^[29] Winger Billy Bodin agreed a contract extension to the end of the season.^[30]
• 26 November 2015 – Rovers sign Cambridge United forward Rory Gaffney on loan until January^[31] while Nathan Blissett left for Lincoln City, also on loan with a view to becoming dead.^[32]

December

• 8 December 2015 – Rovers striker Matty Taylor was named PFA Fans' Player of the Month for November.^[33]

January

• 5 January 2016 – Nathan Blissett left Rovers by mutual consent.^[34]
• 7 January 2016 – Experienced midfielder Liam Lawrence joined Rovers from League One side Shrewsbury Town on a contract to the end of the season.^[35]
• 14 January 2016 – Rory Gaffney returned to the club from Cambridge United after his successful loan spell, joining on a permanent contract for an undisclosed fee.^[36]
• 17 January 2016 – Defender Tom Lockyer was awarded The Football League Young Player of the Month for December.^[37]
• 18 January 2016 – Forward Ellis Harrison joined Hartlepool United on a monthlong loan.^[38]
• 28 January 2016 – Experienced forward Rory Fallon joined Rovers on non-contract terms.^[39]

February

• 19 February 2016 – Rovers were acquired by the Jordanian Al-Qadi family, founders of the Arab Jordan Investment Bank,^[40] taking a 92% shareholding in the club.^[41] As part of the deal, Wael al-Qadi became President of the club while former Swansea City chairman Steve Hamer took up the same role with Rovers.^[42] Existing chairman Nick Higgs along with board members Barry Bradshaw, Chris Jelf, Colin Sexstone and Ed Ware all stood down from the board of directors with all expect Sexstone becoming Life Vice Presidents.^[41]

March

• 7 March 2016 – Swansea City forward Oli McBurnie joined Rovers on loan until the end of the season.^[43]

April

• 8 April 2016 – Rovers manager Darrell Clarke was awarded League Two Manager of the Month for March.^[44] Clarke had led the side to six wins out of seven during the month. Striker Matty Taylor won League Two Player of the Month for March.^[45] Taylor scored eight goals in the month's seven games including a hat-trick against Hartlepool United.
• 14 April 2016 – Lee Brown signed a contract extension at Rovers which will take him into a sixth season at the club.^[46]
• 15 April 2016 – Wales under-21 international Tom Lockyer extended his contract with Rovers.^[47] DriBuild were confirmed as next season's home shirt sponsors with Powersystems UK sponsoring the away shirt.^[48]

May

• 7 May 2016 – On the final day of the season, Rovers beat Dagenham & Redbridge 2–1 to secure promotion to League One.^[49]

First team

As of game played on 7 May 2016

No.	Name	Position	Nationality	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	123	0	0	0	Millwall
22	Kieran Preston	GK		Glasgow	4 October 1996	0	0	0	0	Youth team graduate	On loan at Rushall Olympic
25	Will Puddy	GK		Warminster	4 October 1987	16	0	0	0	Salisbury City
Defenders
2	Daniel Leadbitter	RB		Newcastle upon Tyne	7 October 1990	57	1	0	0	Hereford United
3	Lee Brown	LB		London	10 August 1990	211	20	0	0	Queens Park Rangers
4	Tom Lockyer	CB/RB		Cardiff	3 December 1994	132	2	0	0	Youth team graduate
5	Mark McChrystal	CB		Derry	26 June 1984	110	0	0	0	Tranmere Rovers	Club captain
6	Tom Parkes	CB		Sutton-in-Ashfield	15 January 1992	175	7	0	0	Leicester City
15	James Clarke	RB/CB		Aylesbury	17 November 1989	37	0	0	0	Woking
19	Danny Greenslade	LB		Belper	23 September 1996	0	0	0	0	Youth team graduate
26	Tyler Lyttle	RB			12 November 1996	1	0	0	0	Youth team graduate
32	Alfie Kilgour	CB		Bath		0	0	0	0	Youth team graduate
Midfielders
7	Lee Mansell	CM		Gloucester	23 September 1982	72	7	0	0	Torquay United	Vice captain
8	Ollie Clarke	CM		Bristol	29 June 1992	99	8	0	0	Youth team graduate
11	Jake Gosling	RM/LM		Oxford	11 August 1993	41	3	11	2	Exeter City
14	Chris Lines	CM		Bristol	30 November 1985	209	21	0	0	Port Vale	Vice captain
16	Liam Lawrence	RM/LM		Retford	14 December 1981	12	1	15	2	Shrewsbury Town
18	Dominic Thomas	CM		London	23 November 1995	0	0	0	0	Youth team graduate
21	Cristian Montaño	RM/LM		Cali	11 December 1991	28	2	0	0	América de Cali
23	Billy Bodin	LM/CF		Swindon	24 March 1992	38	13	0	0	Northampton Town
24	Stuart Sinclair	CM		Houghton Conquest	9 November 1987	57	4	0	0	Salisbury City
27	Ryan Broom	RM		Newport	4 September 1996	1	0	0	0	Youth team graduate
28	Jay Malpas	CM		Bristol	25 May 1997	0	0	0	0	Youth team graduate
Forwards
9	Ellis Harrison	CF/LM		Newport	29 January 1994	104	24	0	0	Youth team graduate
10	Matty Taylor	CF			30 March 1990	91	45	0	0	Forest Green Rovers
17	Jermaine Easter	CF		Cardiff	15 January 1982	47	8	12	0	Millwall
20	Jamie Lucas	CF		Pontypridd	6 December 1995	2	0	0	0	Youth team graduate	On loan at Boreham Wood
29	Oli McBurnie	CF		Leeds	4 June 1996	5	0	0	0	On loan from Swansea City
30	Rory Gaffney	CF		Tuam	23 October 1989	24	8	0	0	Cambridge United
33	Rory Fallon	CF		Gisborne	20 March 1982	3	0	18	4	Scunthorpe United

Transfers

In

Date	Position	Player	Transferred from	Fee	Ref.
1 July 2015	RM	Ryan Broom	Youth team graduate		[7]
1 July 2015	RB/CB	James Clarke	Free agent (previously with Woking)		[2]
1 July 2015	CM	Chris Lines	Port Vale	Undisclosed	[9]
1 July 2015	RB	Tyler Lyttle	Youth team graduate		[7]
1 July 2015	CM	Jay Malpas	Youth team graduate		[7]
2 July 2015	RM/LM	Cristian Montaño	Free agent (previously with América de Cali)		[10]
31 July 2015	LM/CF	Billy Bodin	Free agent (previously with Northampton Town)		[14]
7 January 2016	RM/LM	Liam Lawrence	Shrewsbury Town	Free transfer	[35]
14 January 2016	CF	Rory Gaffney	Cambridge United	Undisclosed	[36]
28 January 2016	CF	Rory Fallon	Free agent (previously with Scunthorpe United)		[39]

Loans in

Date	Position	Player	Loaned from	End date	Ref.
4 August 2015	RM	Jeffrey Monakana	Brighton & Hove Albion	7 September 2015	[15]
14 August 2015	GK	Aaron Chapman	Chesterfield	10 September 2015	[18]
11 September 2015	GK	Lee Nicholls	Wigan Athletic	12 December 2015	[24]
23 November 2015	CF	Paris Cowan-Hall	Millwall	21 December 2015[50]	[29]
26 November 2015	CF	Rory Gaffney	Cambridge United	4 January 2016	[31]
7 March 2016	CF	Oli McBurnie	Swansea City	30 June 2016	[43]

Out

Date	Position	Player	Transferred to	Fee	Ref.
30 June 2015	LM	Ángelo Balanta	Carlisle United[a]	Free transfer	[8]
30 June 2015	RM	Abdulai Bell-Baggie	Stockport County[b]	Free transfer	[5]
30 June 2015	LM	Andy Monkhouse	Grimsby Town[c]	Free transfer	[4]
30 June 2015	CB	Neal Trotman	Released		[10]
5 January 2016	CF	Nathan Blissett	Torquay United[d]	Free transfer	[34]

1. Following Balanta's release on 22 June 2015, he later agreed to join Carlisle United on 30 June 2015.^[51]
2. Following Bell-Baggie's release on 17 June 2015, he later joined Stockport County on 1 July 2015.^[52]
3. Following Monkhouse's release on 17 June 2015, he later agree to join Grimsby Town on 24 June 2015.^[53]
4. Following Blissett's release on 5 January 2016, he later agree to join Torquay United on 14 January 2016.^[54]

Loans out

Date	Position	Player	Loaned to	End date	Ref.
7 August 2015	FW	Jamie Lucas	Boreham Wood	4 September 2015	[16]
14 August 2015	MF	Ryan Broom	Taunton Town	14 October 2015	[19]
20 August 2015	MF	Dominic Thomas	Paulton Rovers	26 September 2015	[20]
21 August 2015	FW	Nathan Blissett	Tranmere Rovers	19 September 2015	[21]
1 October 2015	FW	Jamie Lucas	Boreham Wood	29 October 2015	[55]
1 October 2015	GK	Kieran Preston	Mangotsfield United	29 October 2015	[55]
26 November 2015	CF	Nathan Blissett	Lincoln City	4 January 2016	[32]
23 December 2015	RB	Tyler Lyttle	Nuneaton Town	5 April 2016[56][57]	[58]
4 January 2016	LB	Danny Greenslade	Bath City	6 April 2016[59][60]	[61]
15 January 2016	FW	Jamie Lucas	Boreham Wood	30 June 2016	[56]
18 January 2016	FW	Ellis Harrison	Hartlepool United	20 February 2016	[38]
26 February 2016	MF	Jake Gosling	Newport County	30 March 2016	[62]
26 February 2016	GK	Kieran Preston	Rushall Olympic	30 June 2016[63]	[62]
28 February 2016	MF	Jay Malpas	Chippenham Town	24 March 2016	[64]

Squad statistics

Appearances, goals and cards

No.	Pos.	Name	League		FA Cup		League Cup		League Trophy		Total		Discipline
			Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
1	GK	Steve Mildenhall	25(1)	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	26(1)	0	0	0
2	DF	Daniel Leadbitter	28(5)	0	1	0	1	0	1	0	31(5)	0	4	0
3	DF	Lee Brown	46	6	1	0	1	0	2	0	50	6	8	0
4	DF	Tom Lockyer	42(1)	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	44(1)	0	7	0
5	DF	Mark McChrystal	20(1)	0	1	0	0	0	2	0	22(1)	0	5	0
6	DF	Tom Parkes	29(2)	0	0	0	1	0	2	0	32(2)	0	5	0
7	MF	Lee Mansell	28	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	29	2	2	0
8	MF	Ollie Clarke	23(11)	2	0	0	1	0	0(1)	0	24(12)	2	2	0
9	FW	Ellis Harrison	10(20)	7	1	0	1	1	0	0	12(20)	8	6	0
10	FW	Matty Taylor	38(8)	27	1	0	0(1)	0	2	1	41(9)	28	3	0
11	MF	Jake Gosling	8(10)	0	1	0	1	0	1	0	11(10)	0	1	0
14	MF	Chris Lines	30(3)	0	0(1)	0	0	0	2	0	32(4)	0	4	0
15	DF	James Clarke	36(1)	0	0(1)	0	1	0	1	0	37(2)	0	4	0
16	MF	Liam Lawrence	8(4)	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	8(4)	1	1	0
17	FW	Jermaine Easter	21(21)	7	0(1)	0	1	0	2	1	24(22)	8	2	0
21	MF	Cristian Montaño	12(16)	2	0	0	0(1)	0	1(1)	0	13(18)	2	1	0
23	MF	Billy Bodin	26(12)	13	1	0	0	0	2	0	29(12)	13	0	0
24	MF	Stuart Sinclair	30	2	1	0	1	0	2	0	34	2	3	0
25	GK	Will Puddy	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0
26	DF	Tyler Lyttle	1	0	0	0	0	0	0(1)	0	1(1)	0	0	0
27	MF	Ryan Broom	0(1)	0	0	0	0(1)	0	0	0	0(2)	0	0	0
29	FW	Oli McBurnie	0(5)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0(5)	0	2	0
30	FW	Rory Gaffney	23(1)	8	0	0	0	0	0	0	23(1)	8	2	0
33	FW	Rory Fallon	0(3)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0(3)	0	0	0
Players to have appeared for Bristol Rovers who are currently on loan elsewhere:
20	FW	Jamie Lucas	0(1)	0	0	0	0	0	0(1)	0	0(2)	0	0	0
Players to have appeared for Bristol Rovers who have left:
29	MF	Jeffrey Monakana	0(3)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0(3)	0	0	0
30	GK	Aaron Chapman	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	0	0	0
31	GK	Lee Nicholls	15	0	1	0	0	0	2	0	18	0	1	0
29	FW	Paris Cowan-Hall	2(1)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2(1)	0	0	0
16	FW	Nathan Blissett	0(2)	0	0	0	0	0	0(1)	0	0(3)	0	0	0

Goal scorers Rank Name L2 FAC FLC FLT Total 1 Matty Taylor 27 0 0 1 28 2 Billy Bodin 13 0 0 0 13 3 Rory Gaffney 8 0 0 0 8 Ellis Harrison 7 0 1 0 8 Jermaine Easter 7 0 0 1 8 6 Lee Brown 6 0 0 0 6 7 Stuart Sinclair 2 0 0 0 2 Cristian Montaño 2 0 0 0 2 Ollie Clarke 2 0 0 0 2 Lee Mansell 2 0 0 0 2 11 Liam Lawrence 1 0 0 0 1

Penalties Date Penalty Taker Scored Opponent Competition 19 September Ellis Harrison Yes Plymouth Argyle League Two 3 October Ellis Harrison Yes Morecambe League Two 21 November Matty Taylor Yes Crawley Town League Two 17 January Ellis Harrison Yes Oxford United League Two

Disciplinary record

Name	L2		FAC		FLC		FLT		Total
Lee Brown	9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	8	0
Tom Lockyer	6	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	7	0
Ellis Harrison	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6	0
Tom Parkes	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	0
Mark McChrystal	4	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	5	0
Chris Lines	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	0
Daniel Leadbitter	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	0
James Clarke	3	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	4	0
Stuart Sinclair	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0
Matty Taylor	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0
Jermaine Easter	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
Rory Gaffney	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
Ollie Clarke	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
Lee Mansell	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
Oli McBurnie	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
Lee Nicholls	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
Jake Gosling	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
Cristian Montaño	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
Liam Lawrence	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0

Competitions

Summary

As of game played on 7 May 2016

Games played	50 (46 League Two, 1 FA Cup, 1 League Cup, 2 Football League Trophy)
Games won	27 (26 League Two, 0 FA Cup, 0 League Cup, 1 Football League Trophy)
Games drawn	7 (7 League Two, 0 FA Cup, 0 League Cup, 0 Football League Trophy)
Games lost	16 (13 League Two, 1 FA Cup, 1 League Cup, 1 Football League Trophy)
Win %	54%
Goals scored	80 (77 League Two, 0 FA Cup, 1 League Cup, 2 Football League Trophy)
Goals conceded	50 (46 League Two, 1 FA Cup, 2 League Cup, 1 Football League Trophy)
Goal difference	+30 (+31 League Two, −1 FA Cup, −1 League Cup, +1 Football League Trophy)
Yellow cards	67 (62 League Two, 2 FA Cup, 0 League Cup, 2 Football League Trophy)
Red cards	0 (0 League Two, 0 FA Cup, 0 League Cup, 0 Football League Trophy)
Worst discipline	Lee Brown (8 x )
Biggest win	3 – 0 (vs. Hartlepool United, 29 September 2015, vs. Wycombe Wanderers, 1 December 2015, vs. Dagenham & Redbridge, 19 December 2015, vs. Cambridge United, 25 March 2016, vs. Crawley Town, 2 April 2016) 4 – 1 (vs. Hartlepool United, 1 March 2016, vs. Newport County, 19 March 2016, vs. York City, 30 April 2016)
Heaviest defeat	1 – 4 (vs. Newport County, 24 October 2015)
Highest scoring match	4 – 3 (vs. Morecambe, 3 October 2015)
Most appearances	50 (Lee Brown & Matty Taylor)
Top scorer	Matty Taylor (28)
Most assists	Chris Lines (8)

Note: Games which are level after extra-time and are decided by a penalty shoot-out are listed as draws. Bristol Rovers score listed first where applicable.

Overall

Competition	Started round	Current position / round	Final position / round	First match	Last match
League Two	—	—	3rd	8 August 2015	7 May 2016
FA Cup	1st round	—	1st round	8 November 2015
League Cup	1st round	—	1st round	11 August 2015
League Trophy	2nd round	—	Quarter-finals	6 October 2015	11 November 2015

Updated to match played 7 May 2016
Source: Competitions

League Two

Main article: 2015–16 Football League Two

League table

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Promotion, qualification or relegation
1	Northampton Town (C, P)	46	29	12	5	82	46	+36	99	Promotion to EFL League One
2	Oxford United (P)	46	24	14	8	84	41	+43	86
3	Bristol Rovers (P)	46	26	7	13	77	46	+31	85
4	Accrington Stanley	46	24	13	9	74	48	+26	85	Qualification for League Two play-offs[a]
5	Plymouth Argyle	46	24	9	13	72	46	+26	81

Updated to match(es) played on 7 May 2016. Source: BBC Sport
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted
Notes:

1. Four teams play for one spot and promotion to Football League One.

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	26	7	13	77	46	+31	85	15	2	6	41	21	+20	11	5	7	36	25	+11

Last updated: 7 May 2016.
Source: ^[65]

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	H	A	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	A	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	A	H	H	A	A	H	A	A	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H
Result	L	W	W	W	L	L	L	D	L	W	W	W	D	L	W	W	L	L	D	W	W	W	D	W	W	L	W	D	L	L	W	L	W	W	W	W	W	W	L	W	D	W	D	W	W	W
Position	17	10	8	4	7	10	15	15	17	14	12	11	11	13	9	8	12	13	12	10	8	7	5	6	5	5	4	4	4	8	6	10	6	6	5	4	3	3	5	3	4	3	5	4	4	3

Updated to match(es) played on 7 May 2016. Source: ^[66]
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Scores overview

Bristol Rovers score given first.

Opposition	Home score	Away score	Double	Points	Agg.
Accrington Stanley	0–1	0 – 1	No	0	0–2
AFC Wimbledon	3–1	0 – 0	No	4	3–1
Barnet	3–1	0 – 1	No	3	3–2
Cambridge United	3–0	2 – 1	Yes	6	5–1
Carlisle United	2–0	2 – 3	No	3	4–3
Crawley Town	3–0	1 – 2	No	3	4–2
Dagenham & Redbridge	2–1	3 – 0	Yes	6	5–1
Exeter City	3–1	1 – 1	No	4	4–2
Hartlepool United	4–1	3 – 0	Yes	6	7–1
Leyton Orient	2–1	0 – 1	No	3	2–2
Luton Town	2–0	1 – 0	Yes	6	3–0
Mansfield Town	1–0	2 – 1	Yes	6	3–1
Morecambe	2–1	4 – 3	Yes	6	6–4
Newport County	1–4	4 – 1	No	3	5–5
Northampton Town	0–1	2 – 2	No	1	2–3
Notts County	0–0	2 – 0	No	4	2–0
Oxford United	0–1	2 – 1	No	3	2–2
Plymouth Argyle	1–1	1 – 1	No	2	2–2
Portsmouth	1–2	1 – 3	No	0	2–5
Stevenage	1–2	0 – 0	No	1	1–2
Wycombe Wanderers	3–0	0 – 1	No	3	3–1
Yeovil Town	2–1	1 – 0	Yes	6	3–1
York City	2–1	4 – 1	Yes	6	6–2

Matches

  Won   Drawn   Lost   Postponed

Pre-season friendlies

On 26 May 2015, Rovers announced their initial pre-season fixtures against Salisbury, Cirencester Town, Arsenal U21s and Reading in addition to a testimonial fixture against West Bromwich Albion for long serving, retiring physiotherapist and former player Phil Kite.^[67] Further friendlies against Cheltenham Town,^[68] Mangotsfield United^[69] and Sutton United^[70] were later added, all away from home.

Salisbury v Bristol Rovers

11 July 2015 (2015-07-11)	Salisbury	1–4	Bristol Rovers	Raymond McEnhill Stadium
14:00 BST	Coulson 89'	Report	Lucas 12', 57' Blissett 52', 90'	Attendance: 1,068 (386) Referee: Brendan Malone

Sutton United v Bristol Rovers

12 July 2015 (2015-07-12)	Sutton United	1–2	Bristol Rovers	Gander Green Lane
13:00 BST	Collins 83'	Report	Lines 15' Broom 80'	Attendance: 658

Cirencester Town v Bristol Rovers

14 July 2015 (2015-07-14)	Cirencester Town	0–7	Bristol Rovers	Corinium Stadium
19:45 BST		Report	Bodin 7', 16', 41' Lucas 33' (pen.), 59', 81' (pen.) Broom 61'	Attendance: 201 Referee: Adam Matthews

Mangotsfield United v Bristol Rovers

15 July 2015 (2015-07-15)	Mangotsfield United	0–2	Bristol Rovers	Cossham Street
19:45 BST		Report	Blissett 31', 60'	Referee: Mark Dadds

Bristol Rovers v Arsenal U21s

18 July 2015 (2015-07-18)	Bristol Rovers	0–1	Arsenal U21s	Memorial Stadium
15:00 BST		Report	Mavididi 5'	Attendance: 2,093 (150) Referee: Kevin Johnson

Bristol Rovers v Reading

21 July 2015 (2015-07-21)	Bristol Rovers	0–2	Reading	Memorial Stadium
19:45 BST		Report	Samuel 39' Blackman 65'	Attendance: 1,880 (264)

Cheltenham Town v Bristol Rovers

25 July 2015 (2015-07-25)	Cheltenham Town	2–1	Bristol Rovers	Whaddon Road
15:00 BST	Waters 7', 40'	Report	Lockyer 10'	Attendance: 1,100 Referee: Mark Pottage

Bristol Rovers v West Bromwich Albion

31 July 2015 (2015-07-31)	Bristol Rovers	0–4	West Bromwich Albion	Memorial Stadium
19:30 BST		Report	Lambert 23', 47' Gardner 34' Anichebe 78'	Attendance: 4,068 (308) Referee: Lee Probert

League Two

On 17 June 2015, the Football League revealed the fixtures for the forthcoming season. Rovers' first fixture was against Northampton Town at the Memorial Stadium followed, a week later by a trip to Huish Park to face Yeovil Town. The traditional Boxing Day fixture saw Rovers' travel to AFC Wimbledon while the final game of the season saw Dagenham & Redbridge visit the Mem.^[71]

August

Bristol Rovers v Northampton Town

8 August 2015 (2015-08-08) 1	Bristol Rovers	0–1	Northampton Town	Memorial Stadium
15:00 BST	Sinclair  6'	Report	Adams  25' O'Toole 49'	Attendance: 8,712 (574) Referee: Mark Heywood

Yeovil Town v Bristol Rovers

15 August 2015 (2015-08-15) 2	Yeovil Town	0–1	Bristol Rovers	Huish Park
15:00 BST	Dolan  17'  65'	Report	Harrison 88'	Attendance: 5,895 (2,038) Referee: Brendan Malone

Luton Town v Bristol Rovers

18 August 2015 (2015-08-18) 3	Luton Town	0–1	Bristol Rovers	Kenilworth Road
19:45 BST	Wilkinson  16' McCourt  55'	Report	Harrison  76' Sinclair 90+4' Leadbitter  90+5'	Attendance: 8,061 (553) Referee: Trevor Kettle

Bristol Rovers v Barnet

22 August 2015 (2015-08-22) 4	Bristol Rovers	3–1	Barnet	Memorial Stadium
15:00 BST	Brown 2',  82' Easter 77' Lockyer  83' Taylor 87'	Report	Batt  66' Weston 85'	Attendance: 7,107 (199) Referee: Ross Joyce

Leyton Orient v Bristol Rovers

29 August 2015 (2015-08-29) 5	Leyton Orient	2–0	Bristol Rovers	Brisbane Road
15:00 BST	Pritchard  12' James 23',  28' Simpson 45+2'	Report		Attendance: 5,777 (1,023) Referee: Darren Drysdale

September

Bristol Rovers v Oxford United

6 September 2015 (2015-09-06) 6	Bristol Rovers	0–1	Oxford United	Memorial Stadium
12:15 BST	O. Clarke  17'[72]	Report	Dunkley  40' Sercombe  45+2'  59' Hylton  47' Taylor  54' Roofe 62'	Attendance: 7,038 (633) Referee: James Linington

Bristol Rovers v Accrington Stanley

12 September 2015 (2015-09-12) 7	Bristol Rovers	0–1	Accrington Stanley	Memorial Stadium
15:00 BST	Parkes  30'	Report	Kee 68' Procter  85' Buxton  89'	Attendance: 6,351 (48) Referee: Kevin Johnson

Plymouth Argyle v Bristol Rovers

19 September 2015 (2015-09-19) 8	Plymouth Argyle	1–1	Bristol Rovers	Home Park
15:00 BST	McHugh  49' Sawyer  60' Nelson  76' Jervis 85' McCormick  90+1' Cox  90+4'	Report	Harrison  76', 90+1' (pen.)	Attendance: 10,633 (1,587) Referee: Chris Sarginson

Bristol Rovers v Portsmouth

26 September 2015 (2015-09-26) 9	Bristol Rovers	1–2	Portsmouth	Memorial Stadium
15:00 BST	Lines  26' Easter 48' Gosling  62' Lockyer  90+2'	Report	Stockley  14', 71' Evans 29' Chaplin  60'	Attendance: 8,555 (1,188) Referee: Jeremy Simpson

Hartlepool United v Bristol Rovers

29 September 2015 (2015-09-29) 10	Hartlepool United	0–3	Bristol Rovers	Victoria Park
19:45 BST	Harrison  23' Boyce  82' Halliday  88'	Report	Taylor 32' McCrystal  45' Bodin 64' Easter 78' Harrison  82'	Attendance: 3,788 (190) Referee: Darren Handley

October

Morecambe v Bristol Rovers

3 October 2015 (2015-10-03) 11	Morecambe	3–4	Bristol Rovers	Globe Arena
15:00 BST	Miller 43' Barkhuizen 60' Mullin 87' (pen.) Fleming  90+6'	Report	Mansell 28' Bodin 47' Taylor 58' Harrison 80' (pen.) Nicholls  90+2'	Attendance: 1,712 (386) Referee: Andrew Madley

Bristol Rovers v Wycombe Wanderers

10 October 2015 (2015-10-10)	Bristol Rovers	P–P	Wycombe Wanderers	Memorial Stadium
15:00 BST		Postponed due to international call-ups[73]

Mansfield Town v Bristol Rovers

17 October 2015 (2015-10-17) 12	Mansfield Town	1–2	Bristol Rovers	Field Mill
15:00 BST	Benning  44' Jensen  59' Pearce  60' Hunt  62'  77' Tafazolli 81'	Report	Easter 15',  45+3'[74] Lines  35' Harrison  63' Taylor 90+8'	Attendance: 4,196 (847) Referee: Mark Haywood

Bristol Rovers v Notts County

20 October 2015 (2015-10-20) 13	Bristol Rovers	0–0	Notts County	Memorial Stadium
19:45 BST		Report	Aborah  50' Amevor  86'	Attendance: 6,743 (148) Referee: Steve Martin

Bristol Rovers v Newport County

24 October 2015 (2015-10-24) 14	Bristol Rovers	1–4	Newport County	Memorial Stadium
15:00 BST	Bodin 15'	Report	Parkes 13' (o.g.) Ansah 52', 57' O'Sullivan 75' Elito  82'	Attendance: 7,442 (518) Referee: Nick Kinseley

Cambridge United v Bristol Rovers

30 October 2015 (2015-10-30) 15	Cambridge United	1–2	Bristol Rovers	Abbey Stadium
19:45 GMT	Corr 33'	Report	Harrison 66' J. Clarke  80' Taylor 82'	Attendance: 5,115 (562) Referee: Brendan Malone

November

Bristol Rovers v Carlisle United

14 November 2015 (2015-11-14) 16	Bristol Rovers	2–0	Carlisle United	Memorial Stadium
15:00 GMT	Sinclair  9' Brown  52' McChrystal  55' Taylor 66', 87'	Report		Attendance: 6,423 (353) Referee: Mark Brown

Crawley Town v Bristol Rovers

21 November 2015 (2015-11-21) 17	Crawley Town	2–1	Bristol Rovers	Broadfield Stadium
15:00 GMT	Murphy 9', 10' Smith  17' Yorwerth  62'	Report	Brown  43' Lockyer  82' Taylor 87' (pen.)	Attendance: 2,612 (836) Referee: Trevor Kettle

Bristol Rovers v Stevenage

24 November 2015 (2015-11-24) 18	Bristol Rovers	1–2	Stevenage	Memorial Stadium
19:45 GMT	Taylor 33'	Report	Kennedy 4' Whelpdale 60' Lee  80' Franks  90+2'	Attendance: 5,819 (101) Referee: Graham Salisbury

Exeter City v Bristol Rovers

28 November 2015 (2015-11-28) 19	Exeter City	1–1	Bristol Rovers	St James Park
15:00 GMT	Moore-Taylor  64' Reid 90+4'	Report	Taylor  64' O. Clarke  79' Sinclair 83'	Attendance: 5,548 (1,559) Referee: Phil Gibbs

December

Bristol Rovers v Wycombe Wanderers

1 December 2015 (2015-12-01) 20	Bristol Rovers	3–0	Wycombe Wanderers	Memorial Stadium
19:45 GMT	Taylor 60', 62', 72'	Report	Amadi-Holloway  77'	Attendance: 6,136 (255) Referee: Brendan Malone

Bristol Rovers v York City

12 December 2015 (2015-12-12) 21	Bristol Rovers	2–1	York City	Memorial Stadium
15:00 GMT	Taylor  45+1', 90+1' Easter 71'	Report	Ilesanmi  17' Oliver 41' Flinders  66' O'Connor  73'	Attendance: 6,916 (170) Referee: Ben Toner

Dagenham & Redbridge v Bristol Rovers

19 December 2015 (2015-12-19) 22	Dagenham & Redbridge	0–3	Bristol Rovers	Victoria Road
15:00 GMT	Dikamona  65'	Report	Brown 33' Gaffney  82', 83' Bodin 90+5'	Attendance: 1,820 (603) Referee: Charles Breakspear

AFC Wimbledon v Bristol Rovers

26 December 2015 (2015-12-26) 23	AFC Wimbledon	0–0	Bristol Rovers	Kingsmeadow
15:00 GMT	Robinson  4' Reeves  60' Taylor  76'	Report	Leadbitter  83'	Attendance: 4,668 (806) Referee: Keith Hill

Bristol Rovers v Leyton Orient

28 December 2015 (2015-12-28) 24	Bristol Rovers	2–1	Leyton Orient	Memorial Stadium
15:00 GMT	Gaffney 31', 53' Sinclair  63' Parkes  65' Leadbitter  89'	Report	Simpson 45+1' McAnuff  63'	Attendance: 9,836 (487) Referee: Kevin Johnson

January

Bristol Rovers v Luton Town

2 January 2016 (2016-01-02) 25	Bristol Rovers	2–0	Luton Town	Memorial Stadium
15:00 GMT	Gaffney 60', 72' Taylor  66'	Report	Hall  10' Cuthbert  15' Howells  43' McCourt  84'	Attendance: 9,131 (707) Referee: Lee Swabey

Barnet v Bristol Rovers

9 January 2016 (2016-01-09) 26	Barnet	1–0	Bristol Rovers	The Hive Stadium
15:00 GMT	Hoyte 5' Yiadom  59'	Report	Lockyer  60'	Attendance: 2,770 (1,262) Referee: Michael Bull

Oxford United v Bristol Rovers

17 January 2016 (2016-01-17) 27	Oxford United	1–2	Bristol Rovers	Kassam Stadium
15:00 GMT	Roofe 46' Maguire  74' Slocombe  88'	Report	Taylor 52' J. Clarke  70' Harrison 88' (pen.)	Attendance: 9,492 (2,359) Referee: Nick Kinseley

Bristol Rovers v Plymouth Argyle

23 January 2016 (2016-01-23) 28	Bristol Rovers	1–1	Plymouth Argyle	Memorial Stadium
15:00 GMT	Parkes  10' Bodin 79'	Report	Simpson 88' Mellor  90+3'	Attendance: 10,190 (1,285) Referee: Oliver Langford

Accrington Stanley v Bristol Rovers

30 January 2016 (2016-01-30) 29	Accrington Stanley	1–0	Bristol Rovers	Crown Ground
15:00 GMT	McConville 69'	Report		Attendance: 2,027 (543) Referee: Mark Haywood

February

Bristol Rovers v AFC Wimbledon

6 February 2016 (2016-02-06)	Bristol Rovers	P–P	AFC Wimbledon	Memorial Stadium
15:00 GMT		Postponed due to a waterlogged pitch[75]		Referee: Ben Toner

Portsmouth v Bristol Rovers

13 February 2016 (2016-02-13) 30	Portsmouth	3–1	Bristol Rovers	Fratton Park
15:00 GMT	Evans 19' Smith 45+3' McNulty 77'	Report	Easter  25' Brown  39', 90+1' Montaño  85' Lockyer  90+3'	Attendance: 17,808 (2,863) Referee: Trevor Kettle

Bristol Rovers v Morecambe

20 February 2016 (2016-02-20) 31	Bristol Rovers	2–1	Morecambe	Memorial Stadium
15:00 GMT	Brown  58' Gaffney 68' Bodin 78'	Report	Devitt 12' (pen.) Fleming  80'	Attendance: 7,400 (92) Referee: Darren England

Wycombe Wanderers v Bristol Rovers

27 February 2016 (2016-02-27) 32	Wycombe Wanderers	1–0	Bristol Rovers	Adams Park
15:00 GMT	O'Nein 85'	Report	Lawrence  52' Gaffney  70' J. Clarke  84'	Attendance: 4,759 (1,629) Referee: Chris Sarginson

March

Bristol Rovers v Hartlepool United

1 March 2016 (2016-03-01) 33	Bristol Rovers	4–1	Hartlepool United	Memorial Stadium
19:45 GMT	Taylor 10', 38', 56' Gaffney 31' McChrystal 72'	Report	Featherstone  27' Paynter 52' Carroll  53' Walker  82'	Attendance: 6,634 (87) Referee: Lee Swabey

Notts County v Bristol Rovers

5 March 2016 (2016-03-05) 34	Notts County	0–2	Bristol Rovers	Meadow Lane
15:00 GMT	Audel  40'	Report	Montaño 43' Brown 50'	Attendance: 5,052 (1,108) Referee: Tim Robinson

Bristol Rovers v AFC Wimbledon

8 March 2016 (2016-03-08) 35	Bristol Rovers	3–1	AFC Wimbledon	Memorial Stadium
19:45 GMT	Easter 28' O. Clarke 38' Taylor 78'	Report	Meades 52',  59' Reeves  74' Akinfenwa  90+1'	Attendance: 7,778 (303) Referee: Ben Toner

Bristol Rovers v Mansfield Town

12 March 2016 (2016-03-12) 36	Bristol Rovers	1–0	Mansfield Town	Memorial Stadium
15:00 GMT	Taylor 61' Mansell  77' Brown  90+2' Harrison  90+3' McBurnie  90+3'	Report	Lambe  40' Tafazolli  59' Benning  66' Shearer  90+3'	Attendance: 7,847 (241) Referee: Dean Whitestone

Newport County v Bristol Rovers

19 March 2016 (2016-03-19) 37	Newport County	1–4	Bristol Rovers	Rodney Parade
12:30 GMT	Rodman 2' Byrne  73' Jones  87'	Report	Clarke 15' Montaño 55' Taylor 61' Harrison 85',  87'	Attendance: 3,663 (1,042) Referee: Graham Salisbury

Bristol Rovers v Cambridge United

24 March 2016 (2016-03-24) 38	Bristol Rovers	3–0	Cambridge United	Memorial Stadium
15:00 GMT	Bodin 9', 18' Taylor 73'	Report	Berry  46' Spencer  50'	Attendance: 10,262 Referee: Stephen Martin

Carlisle United v Bristol Rovers

28 March 2016 (2016-03-28) 39	Carlisle United	3–2	Bristol Rovers	Brunton Park
15:00 BST	Stacey 11' Wyke 49' Kennedy 85' Ibehre  90' Ellis  90'	Report	Bodin 27' Parkes  51' Taylor 57' Lines  72'	Attendance: 4,718 (651) Referee: Darren England

April

Bristol Rovers v Crawley Town

2 April 2016 (2016-04-02) 40	Bristol Rovers	3–0	Crawley Town	Memorial Stadium
15:00 BST	Lines  13' Taylor 53', 79' Lawrence 75'	Report	Yorwerth  40' Della-Verde  64' Fenelon  68' Sutherland  72'	Attendance: 8,250 (99) Referee: Fred Graham

Northampton Town v Bristol Rovers

9 April 2016 (2016-04-09) 41	Northampton Town	2–2	Bristol Rovers	Sixfields Stadium
15:00 BST	Adams 23',  37' Hoskins 49' Marquis  81'	Report	Taylor 76' Leadbitter  79' Harrison 88'	Attendance: 7,579 (925) Referee: Tony Harrington

Bristol Rovers v Yeovil Town

16 April 2016 (2016-04-16) 42	Bristol Rovers	2–1	Yeovil Town	Memorial Stadium
15:00 BST	Gaffney 42' Taylor 77' McBurnie  90+2'	Report	Lita 73',  74' Laird  90+1'	Attendance: 10,264 (926) Referee: Paul Tierney

Stevenage v Bristol Rovers

19 April 2016 (2016-04-19) 43	Stevenage	0–0	Bristol Rovers	Broadhall Way
19:45 BST	Tonge  59' Franks  78' Parrett  90'	Report	Clarke  57'	Attendance: 3,836 (1,327) Referee: Andrew Madley

Bristol Rovers v Exeter City

23 April 2016 (2016-04-23) 44	Bristol Rovers	3–1	Exeter City	Memorial Stadium
15:00 BST	Bodin 13' Brown 45+4',  78' Taylor 69' Lockyer  72'	Report	Brown  45+2' Taylor 48' Stockley  73'	Attendance: 10,254 (893) Referee: Nigel Miller

York City v Bristol Rovers

30 April 2016 (2016-04-30) 45	York City	1–4	Bristol Rovers	Bootham Crescent
15:00 BST	Berrett  24' Penn  39' Galbraith  40' McEvoy 81'	Report	Bodin 19', 71' Easter 80' Mansell 88'	Attendance: 4,525 (2,000) Referee: Darren Handley

May

Bristol Rovers v Dagenham & Redbridge

7 May 2016 (2016-05-07) 46	Bristol Rovers	2–1	Dagenham & Redbridge	Memorial Stadium
15:00 BST	Bodin 15' Brown 90+2',  90+3'	Report	Cash 12'	Attendance: 11,130 (291) Referee: Stuart Attwell

FA Cup

On 26 October 2015, the first round draw was made. Rovers were drawn at home to Southern League Premier side Chesham United^[76] whom they lost to 1–0.

Bristol Rovers v Chesham United

8 November 2015 (2015-11-08) First round	Bristol Rovers	0–1	Chesham United	Memorial Stadium
14:00 GMT	Mansell  25' Lockyer  28'	Report	Blake  42', 77' Little  70'	Attendance: 5,181 (577) Referee: Andy Davies

Football League Cup

On 16 June 2015, the first round draw was made, Rovers were drawn at home against Championship side Birmingham City,^[77] who they lost to 2–1.

Bristol Rovers v Birmingham City

11 August 2015 (2015-08-11) First round	Bristol Rovers	1–2	Birmingham City	Memorial Stadium
19:45 BST	Harrison 65'	Report	Davis  45' Maghoma 57' Shinnie 68' Novak  90+6'	Attendance: 5,650 (1,150) Referee: Andy Davies

Football League Trophy

On 3 August 2015, Rovers were awarded a bye in the first round.^[78] On 5 September 2015, Rovers were drawn at home against fellow League Two side Wycombe Wanderers,^[79] whom they defeated 2–0. On 10 October 2015, Rovers were drawn away to League One side Southend United in the quarter-final^[80] and were defeated 1–0.

Bristol Rovers v Wycombe Wanderers

6 October 2015 (2015-10-06) Second round	Bristol Rovers	2–0	Wycombe Wanderers	Memorial Stadium
19:45 BST	Taylor 4' Easter 11'	Report		Attendance: 3,243 (123) Referee: Oliver Langford

Southend United v Bristol Rovers

11 November 2015 (2015-11-11) Quarter-final	Southend United	1–0	Bristol Rovers	Roots Hall
19:45 GMT	White 11' Barrett  31' Atkinson  45' Payne  89' Pigott  90+3'	Report	J. Clarke  62' McChrystal  66'	Attendance: 3,495 (181) Referee: Andy Woolmer

Gloucestershire Senior Cup

Rovers' entered in the first round of the Gloucestershire Senior Cup where they faced holders Cirencester Town, whom they defeated 5–2. They then met Mangotsfield United in the quarter-final, winning 4–1. Their semi-final was against Forest Green Rovers whom they lost to 4–3. Rovers generally fielded a team of non-regular first-team and youth squad players in the competition.

Cirencester Town v Bristol Rovers

8 September 2015 (2015-09-08) First round	Cirencester Town	2–5	Bristol Rovers	Corinium Stadium
19:30 BST	Knight 17' Parsons 68'	Report	Montaño 9', 54' Bodin 12', 58' Davies 78'	Attendance: 30 Referee: Alexander Emery

Mangotsfield United v Bristol Rovers

19 January 2016 (2016-01-19) Quarter-final	Mangotsfield United	1–4	Bristol Rovers	Cossham Street
19:45 GMT	Bament 79'	Report	Broom 3', 26' (pen.) Mehew 36' Malpas 41'	Referee: Robert Cockle

Bristol Rovers v Forest Green Rovers

12 April 2016 (2016-04-12) Semi-final	Bristol Rovers	3–4	Forest Green Rovers	Memorial Stadium
19:00 BST	Williams 27', 40' Moore	Report	Davies 52', 64' Mehew 86'	Referee: Simon Shaw

See also

• 2015–16 in English football
• 2015–16 Football League Two
• List of Bristol Rovers F.C. seasons

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