2016–17 Bristol Rovers F.C. season

Bristol Rovers F.C.
2016–17 season
ChairmanSteve Hamer
ManagerDarrell Clarke
StadiumMemorial Stadium
League One10th
FA CupSecond round proper (Eliminated by Barrow)
EFL CupSecond round (Eliminated by Chelsea)
EFL TrophyGroup stage (Eliminated at the group stages)
Top goalscorerLeague: Matty Taylor (16)
All: Matty Taylor (18)[1]
Highest home attendance11,750 (vs. Millwall, 30 April 2017)
Lowest home attendance7,805 (vs. Walsall, 13 September 2016)
Average home league attendance9,219

The 2016–17 season was the 134th season in Bristol Rovers' history and their 89th in the English Football League. Following back-to-back promotions in 2014–15 and 2015–16, Rovers competed in the third tier of English football, League One. What was a steady season, Rovers played the likes of Coventry and Chelsea (in the EFL Cup) for the first time in decades. After a brief playoff push towards the end of the season, Rovers finished in a respectable 10th place with 66 points, their highest finish in the football league since the 1999–2000 season.

Season events

Pre-season

Rovers manager Darrell Clarke was quick to make good on his promise to offer all out-of-contract senior players new contracts if the club was promoted,[2] confirming that, with the exception of Rory Fallon, new deals were "in the post" just five days after the previous season had concluded.[3] In addition to Lee Brown and Tom Lockyer, whose deals were signed before the season had ended,[4][5] goalkeeper Steve Mildenhall and midfielder Jay Malpas were the first to sign a new deals on 17 May.[6] Toward the end of May, Clarke himself had agreed a new three-year contract, making him the highest paid manager in the club's history.[7] This came after the club received a formal approach from Championship side Leeds United which Rovers rejected.[8]

June saw defender Daniel Leadbitter[9] and winger Billy Bodin[10] sign new two-year contracts at Rovers. Goalkeeper Will Puddy,[11] defenders James Clarke[12] and Mark McChrystal,[13] midfielders Lee Mansell[14] Cristian Montaño,[15] Jake Gosling,[16] Ollie Clarke[17] and Chris Lines[18] and forward Ellis Harrison[19] also agreed a new deals of undisclosed duration. Tom Parkes meanwhile rejected the offer of a new deal and instead joined League Two side Leyton Orient.[20] On 16 June, defender Peter Hartley became the club's first signing of the season on a free transfer from Plymouth Argyle[21] followed a day later by the signing of winger Byron Moore from Port Vale.[22]

Peterborough United forward Luke James became July's first signing, on a season long loan.[23] Rovers' top goalscorer of the previous two seasons, Matty Taylor, signed a new contract in July,[24] ending speculation linking him with a move away.[25]

First team

As of game played on 31 August 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 England Swindon 13 May 1979 125 0 0 0 Millwall
25 Will Puddy GK England Warminster 4 October 1987 16 0 0 0 Salisbury City
33 Kelle Roos GK Netherlands Rijkevoort 31 May 1992 0 0 0 0 On loan from Derby County
Defenders
2 Daniel Leadbitter RB England Newcastle upon Tyne 7 October 1990 58 1 0 0 Hereford United
3 Lee Brown LB England London 10 August 1990 213 20 0 0 Queens Park Rangers
4 Tom Lockyer CB/RB Wales Cardiff 3 December 1994 134 2 0 0 Youth team graduate Vice Captain
5 Mark McChrystal CB Northern Ireland Derry 26 June 1984 111 0 0 0 Tranmere Rovers Club captain
6 Peter Hartley CB England Hartlepool 3 April 1988 1 0 0 0 Plymouth Argyle
15 James Clarke RB/CB England Aylesbury 17 November 1989 39 0 0 0 Woking
19 Danny Greenslade LB England Belper 23 September 1996 0 0 0 0 Youth team graduate
26 Tyler Lyttle RB England Nottingham 12 November 1996 1 0 0 0 Youth team graduate
31 Connor Roberts RB Wales Neath 23 September 1995 0 0 0 0 on loan from Swansea City
32 Alfie Kilgour CB England Bath 0 0 0 0 Youth team graduate
36 Jake Clarke-Salter CB England Carshalton 22 September 1997 0 0 0 0 On loan from Chelsea
Midfielders
7 Lee Mansell CM England Gloucester 23 September 1982 72 7 0 0 Torquay United
8 Ollie Clarke CM England Portishead 29 June 1992 101 8 0 0 Youth team graduate
11 Jake Gosling RM/LM Gibraltar England Oxford 11 August 1993 41 3 11 2 Exeter City
14 Chris Lines CM England Bristol 30 November 1985 211 21 0 0 Port Vale
16 Liam Lawrence RM/LM Republic of Ireland England Retford 14 December 1981 12 1 15 2 Shrewsbury Town
18 Dominic Thomas CM England London 23 November 1995 0 0 0 0 Youth team graduate
21 Cristian Montaño RM/LM Colombia Cali 11 December 1991 30 2 0 0 América de Cali
22 Byron Moore LM/CF England Stoke-on-Trent 24 August 1988 0 0 0 0 Port Vale
23 Billy Bodin LM/CF Wales England Swindon 24 March 1992 40 13 0 0 Northampton Town
24 Stuart Sinclair CM England Houghton Conquest 9 November 1987 58 4 0 0 Salisbury City
27 Ryan Broom RM Wales Newport 4 September 1996 1 0 0 0 Youth team graduate
28 Jay Malpas CM England Bristol 25 May 1997 0 0 0 0 Youth team graduate
34 Hiram Boateng CM England London 8 January 1996 0 0 0 0 On loan from Crystal Palace
35 Charlie Colkett CM England Newham 22 September 1997 0 0 0 0 On loan from Chelsea
Forwards
9 Ellis Harrison CF/LM Wales Newport 29 January 1994 106 24 0 0 Youth team graduate
10 Matty Taylor CF England Oxford 30 March 1990 93 47 0 0 Forest Green Rovers
17 Jermaine Easter CF Wales Cardiff 15 January 1982 48 9 12 0 Millwall
20 Jamie Lucas CF Wales Pontypridd 6 December 1995 2 0 0 0 Youth team graduate
29 Luke James CF England Amble 4 November 1994 1 0 0 0 On loan from Peterborough United
30 Rory Gaffney CF Republic of Ireland Tuam 23 October 1989 26 8 0 0 Cambridge United

Transfers

In

Date Position Player Transferred from Fee Ref.
1 July 2016 CB Peter Hartley Plymouth Argyle Free transfer [21]
1 July 2016 LM Byron Moore Port Vale Free transfer [22]
13 January 2017 CB Joe Partington Eastleigh Undisclosed [26]
26 January 2017 CB Jonny Burn Middlesbrough Undisclosed [27]
2 February 2017 LB Bob Harris Sheffield United Free transfer [28]

Loans in

Date Position Player Loaned from End date Ref.
6 July 2016 CF Luke James Peterborough United End of Season [23]
24 August 2016 GK Kelle Roos Derby County 10 January 2017 [a] [30]
25 August 2016 DF Connor Roberts Swansea City 2 January 2017 [31]
31 August 2016 CM Hiram Boateng Crystal Palace 2 January 2017 [32]
31 August 2016 CB Jake Clarke-Salter Chelsea End of Season [33]
31 August 2016 CM Charlie Colkett Chelsea 2 January 2017 (Recalled) [33]
18 January 2017 GK Joe Lumley Queens Park Rangers End of Season [34]
20 January 2017 CB Ryan Sweeney Stoke City End of Season [35]
  1. ^ On 10 January 2017, Kelle Roos' was recalled back to Derby County.[29]

Out

Date Position Player Transferred to Fee Ref.
30 June 2016 CF Rory Fallon Truro City[a] Free transfer [3]
30 June 2016 DF Tom Parkes Leyton Orient Free transfer [20]
30 June 2016 GK Kieran Preston Grantham Town F.C. [b] Released [6]
31 January 2017 FW Matty Taylor Bristol City Undisclosed [38]
  1. ^ Following Fallon's release on 12 May 2016, he later agreed to join Truro City on 9 June 2016.[36]
  2. ^ Following Preston's release on 12 May 2016, he later agreed to join Grantham Town F.C. on 14 July 2017.[37]

Loans out

Date Position Player Loaned to End date Ref.
18 August 2016 RW Jake Gosling Cambridge United 2 January 2017 [39]
31 August 2016 Striker Jamie Lucas Boreham Wood 28 January 2017 [40]

Squad statistics

Source:[41][42]
Numbers in parentheses denote appearances as substitute.
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.
Players listed with no appearances have been in the matchday squad but only as unused substitutes.
Key to positions: GK – Goalkeeper; DF – Defender; MF – Midfielder; FW – Forward
No. Pos. Nat. Name Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
League FA Cup EFL Cup EFL Trophy Total Discipline
1 GK  ENG Steve Mildenhall 4 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 6 0 0 0
2 DF  ENG Daniel Leadbitter 28 (2) 0 1 0 2 0 3 0 34 (2) 0 3 1
3 DF  ENG Lee Brown 41 0 3 1 2 0 2 0 48 1 5 0
4 DF  WAL Tom Lockyer 46 0 3 0 2 0 0 0 51 0 8 0
5 † DF  NIR Mark McChrystal 3 (1) 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 5 (1) 0 3 0
6 DF  ENG Peter Hartley 17 (1) 5 3 0 2 1 2 0 24 (1) 6 5 0
7 MF  ENG Lee Mansell 4 (5) 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 5 (5) 0 4 0
8 MF  ENG Ollie Clarke 30 4 2 0 2 0 0 (2) 0 34 (2) 4 9 0
9 FW  WAL Ellis Harrison 25 (12) 8 1 (1) 0 2 1 0 (1) 0 28 (14) 9 8 0
10 † FW  ENG Matty Taylor 23 (4) 16 2 2 1 (1) 0 0 (2) 1 26 (7) 19 5 0
11 MF  GIB Jake Gosling 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
14 MF  ENG Chris Lines 40 (4) 3 2 0 2 1 0 (1) 0 44 (5) 4 6 0
15 DF  ENG James Clarke 19 (3) 0 1 0 1 0 2 0 23 (3) 0 2 0
16 † MF  IRL Liam Lawrence 1 (3) 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 (3) 0 0 0
16 DF  SCO Bob Harris 4 (1) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 (1) 0 1 0
17 FW  WAL Jermaine Easter 9 (12) 4 1 0 0 (1) 0 2 1 12 (13) 5 2 1
20 FW  WAL Jamie Lucas 0 (1) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 (1) 0 0 0
21 MF  COL Cristian Montaño 12 (13) 1 1 (2) 0 0 (1) 0 2 0 15 (16) 1 1 0
22 MF  ENG Byron Moore 12 (15) 2 1 (1) 0 0 0 1 0 14 (16) 2 2 0
23 MF  WAL Billy Bodin 27 (9) 13 0 (2) 0 1 (1) 0 1 (1) 0 29 (13) 13 2 0
24 MF  ENG Stuart Sinclair 37 (1) 1 3 0 2 0 2 0 44 (1) 1 7 1
25 GK  ENG Will Puddy 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 (1) 0 7 (1) 0 0 0
27 MF  WAL Ryan Broom 0 (5) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 (5) 0 0 0
29 FW  ENG Luke James * 10 (14) 0 1 (2) 0 1 0 2 0 14 (16) 0 1 0
30 FW  IRL Rory Gaffney 22 (12) 6 2 3 0 (2) 0 3 0 27 (14) 9 5 0
31 † DF  WAL Connor Roberts * 2 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 5 0 1 0
31 GK  ENG Joe Lumley * 19 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 19 0 1 0
33 † GK  NED Kelle Roos * 16 (1) 0 3 0 0 0 3 0 22 (1) 0 1 0
33 DF  IRL Ryan Sweeney * 16 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 16 0 6 0
34 † MF  ENG Hiram Boateng * 9 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 12 0 1 0
34 DF  WAL Joe Partington 4 (3) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 (3) 0 0 0
35 † MF  ENG Charlie Colkett * 8 (7) 3 0 0 0 0 1 (1) 0 9 (8) 3 2 0
36 DF  ENG Jake Clarke-Salter * 9 (3) 1 0 (1) 0 0 0 0 0 9 (4) 1 0 0
41 GK  ENG Kieran Hodges 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Players not included in matchday squads
No. Pos. Nat. Name
18 MF  ENG Dominic Thomas
19 DF  ENG Danny Greenslade
26 † DF  ENG Tyler Lyttle
28 MF  ENG Jay Malpas
32 DF  ENG Alfie Kilgour

Competitions

  Won   Drawn   Lost   Postponed

Pre-season friendlies

On 23 November 2015, Rovers first pre-season fixture was announced. As part of a week-long training camp in Spain, Rovers will play CE Sabadell with whom the club have a connection due to both playing in blue and white quartered shirts.[43][44] Further fixtures were announced once the previous season had concluded, with Rovers due to play Salisbury,[45] Bath City,[46] Mangotsfield United,[47] Weston-super-Mare[48] and Exeter City,[49] all away, and Cheltenham Town,[50] Swansea City[51] and Aston Villa[52] at home.

8 July 2016 (2016-07-08) Mangotsfield United 3–5 Bristol Rovers Cossham Street
19:30 BST Batten 3'
Morgan 49'
Bament 85'		 Report Gaffney 21'
Montaño 41'
Broom 58', 60'
J. Clarke 89'		 Referee: Savvas Yianni
9 July 2016 (2016-07-09) Salisbury 0–3 Bristol Rovers Raymond McEnhill Stadium
12:00 BST Report Harrison 18' (pen.)
O. Clarke 37'
Bodin 66'		 Attendance: 865
12 July 2016 (2016-07-12) Bath City 0–1 Bristol Rovers Twerton Park
19:45 BST Report J. Clarke 69' Attendance: 1,126
Referee: Savvas Yianni
13 July 2016 (2016-07-13) Weston-super-Mare 1–3 Bristol Rovers Woodspring Stadium
19:45 BST Richards 39' Report Gaffney 10'
Easter 20' (pen.)
Lucas 49'		 Attendance: 820
Referee: Savvas Yianni
16 July 2016 (2016-07-16) Exeter City 2–0 Bristol Rovers St James Park
15:00 BST Harley 8'
Watkins 37'		 Report Attendance: 1,247 (197)
Referee: Lee Swabey
20 July 2016 (2016-07-20) Bristol Rovers 1–1 Aston Villa Memorial Stadium
19:45 BST Taylor 78' Report Ayew 42' Attendance: 5,219 (1,013)
Referee: Simon Hooper
23 July 2016 (2016-07-23) Bristol Rovers 1–5 Swansea City Memorial Stadium
15:00 BST James 50' Report Ayew 6'
Fer 13'
Kingsley 18'
Naughton 45'
Routledge 68'		 Attendance: 4,365 (1,073)
Referee: Lee Probert
26 July 2016 (2016-07-26) Spain CE Sabadell 3–0 Bristol Rovers Estadi de la Nova Creu Alta
19:00 CEST López 35'
Chiekh 48'
Yeray 89'		 Report
31 July 2016 (2016-07-31) Bristol Rovers 3–0 Cheltenham Town Memorial Stadium
15:00 BST Harrison 8'
Lines 39'
Taylor 53'		 Report Attendance: 1,607 (104)
Referee: Simon Hooper

League One

Main article: 2016–17 EFL League One

On 22 June 2016, the EFL announced the fixtures for the forthcoming season. Rovers started the season away to Scunthorpe United on 6 August, followed by their first home fixture on 14 August[53] against fellow promoted side Oxford United. The traditional Boxing Day fixture sees Rovers host Coventry City while the season will end with Millwall travelling to the Memorial Stadium.[54]

League table

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
8 Oxford United 46 20 9 17 65 52 +13 69
9 Rochdale 46 19 12 15 71 62 +9 69
10 Bristol Rovers 46 18 12 16 68 70 −2 66
11 Peterborough United 46 17 11 18 62 62 0 62
12 Milton Keynes Dons 46 16 13 17 60 58 +2 61
Source: BBC Sport
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored

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
44 18 11 15 63 62  +1 65 13 5 3 38 17  +21 5 6 12 25 45  −20

Last updated: 19 April 2017.
Source: [55]

Results by round

Round12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728293031323334353637383940414243444546
GroundAHHAHHAAHAAHAAHHAHHAHAHHAHAAHAHHAHAAHAHAHHAHAH
ResultLWLDDDDWWLWWDWLWLDLLWLWWLWLLWDDDDDDWWLWLWWLWLL
Position211217181919211591078105855810131112101010810108910101011118888988981010
Updated to match(es) played on 24 April 2017. Source: [56]
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

6 August 2016 (2016-08-06) 1 Scunthorpe United 3–1 Bristol Rovers Scunthorpe
15:00 BST van Veen 66'
Morris 81'
Clarke Yellow card 87'
Wootton 90+6'		 Report O. Clarke Yellow card 11'
Taylor 31'
Lockyer Yellow card 40'		 Stadium: Glanford Park
Attendance: 4,636
Referee: Ben Toner
14 August 2016 (2016-08-14) 2 Bristol Rovers 2–1 Oxford United Horfield
15:00 BST Lines Yellow card 11'
Easter 25'
Gaffney Yellow card 29'
Taylor 70'
J.Clarke Yellow card 76'
O.Clarke Yellow card 78'		 Report Hemmings 42'
Long Yellow card 45+3' Yellow-red card 67'
Martin Yellow card 56'		 Stadium: Memorial Stadium
Attendance: 10,053
Referee: Charles Breakspear
17 August 2016 3 Bristol Rovers 1–2 Bolton Wanderers Horfield
19:45 BST Harrison 57' Report Vela 6'
Spearing 26' Yellow card 72'
Trotter Yellow card 56'
Madine Yellow card 75'
Wilkinson Yellow card 90+4'		 Stadium: Memorial Stadium
Attendance: 9,169 (700)
20 August 2016 4 Southend United 1–1 Bristol Rovers Southend-on-Sea
15:00 BST McLaughlin Yellow card 56'
King Yellow card 75'
Cox 81' (pen.) Yellow card 82'		 Report Clarke Yellow card 48'
Hartley 61' Yellow card 85'		 Stadium: Roots Hall
Attendance: 6,084 (518)
10 September 2016 5 Bristol Rovers 2–2 Rochdale Bristol
15:00 BST Taylor 21', 49'
Lines Yellow card 56'
Harrison Yellow card 70'		 Report Camps 17'
Henderson 22'
Vincenti Yellow card 42'
Allen Yellow card 47'
Canavan Yellow card 49' Yellow-red card 72'
McNulty Yellow card 90+4'		 Stadium: Memorial Stadium
Attendance: 8,057 (137)
13 September 2016 6 Bristol Rovers 1–1 Walsall Bristol
19:45 BST Taylor 27' (pen.)
Sinclair Yellow card 70'		 Report Oztumer 16' Yellow card 33'
Moussa Yellow card 47'		 Stadium: Memorial Stadium
Attendance: 7,805 (170)
17 September 2016 7 Bradford City 1–1 Bristol Rovers Bradford
15:00 BST Meredith 73' Report Colkett 86' Stadium: Coral Windows Stadium
Attendance: 17,499 (576)
20 September 2016 8 Swindon Town 1–2 Bristol Rovers Swindon
19:45 BST Jones 6'
Yaser Kasim Yellow card 43'
Furlong Yellow card 67'
Thomas Yellow card 70'		 Report Sinclair Yellow card 31'
Gaffney Yellow card 43'
Bodin Yellow card 44'
Brown Yellow card 50'
Taylor 83' (pen.)
Raphael Branco 84' (o.g.)
Lockyer Yellow card 87'
Harrison Yellow card 90+2'		 Stadium: County Ground
Attendance: 6,760 (414)
24 September 2016 9 Bristol Rovers 2–1 Port Vale Bristol
15:00 BST Harrison 44'
Easter 63' (pen.)
Sinclair Yellow card 87'		 Report Paterson 23' Yellow card 61'
Thomas Yellow card 41'
Streete Yellow card 60'
Jones Yellow card 65'
Brown Yellow card 90+5'		 Stadium: Memorial Stadium
Attendance: 9,088 (436)
27 September 2016 10 Sheffield United 1–0 Bristol Rovers Sheffield
19:45 BST Coutts Yellow card 37'
Chapman 65'
Lavery Yellow card 90+3'		 Report Boateng Yellow card 30'
Easter Red card 66'
Leadbitter Yellow card 90+2'		 Stadium: Bramall Lane
Attendance: 19,196
Referee: Chris Sarginson
1 October 2016 11 Northampton Town 2–3 Bristol Rovers Northampton
15:00 BST Revell 9', 76' Yellow card 68'
Zakuani Yellow card 73' Yellow-red card 90+1'
O'Toole Yellow card 81'		 Report Gaffney 60'
Hartley Yellow card 65' 71'
Colkett 90+2' Yellow card 90+3'		 Stadium: Sixfields Stadium
Attendance: 6,642
Referee: Graham Horwood
15 October 2016 12 Bristol Rovers 2–1 Gillingham Bristol
15:00 BST Taylor Yellow card 35'
Lines Yellow card 42' 82'
Harrison 90'		 Report Hessenthaler Yellow card 29'
Herd Yellow card 31'
Dack Yellow card 55'
Wright 62' Yellow card 64'
Nouble Yellow card 88'
Bond Yellow card 89'
Konchesky Yellow card 90+2'		 Stadium: Memorial Stadium
Attendance: 9,489
Referee: John Brooks
18 October 2016 13 Milton Keynes Dons 3–3 Bristol Rovers Milton Keynes
19:45 BST Bowditch 16' Yellow card 31'
Williams 24'
Reeves 66'
Upson Yellow card 71'
Lewington Yellow card 73'		 Report Taylor 46', 87', 88'
Harrison Yellow card 57'
Clarke Yellow card 58'		 Stadium: Stadium mk
Attendance: 8,366
Referee: Darren Handley
22 October 2016 14 Oldham Athletic 0–2 Bristol Rovers Oldham
15:00 BST Flynn Yellow card 57' Report Colkett 25'
Gaffney Yellow card 80'
Clarke-Salter 87'		 Stadium: Boundary Park
Attendance: 4,394
Referee: Seb Stockbridge
29 October 2016 15 Bristol Rovers 1–2 Peterborough United Bristol
15:00 BST Taylor 57' (pen.) Report Coulthirst 62' Yellow card 67'
Bostwick Yellow card 67'
Nichols 90+2'		 Stadium: Memorial Stadium
Attendance: 9,839
Referee: Mark Haywood
1 November 2016 16 Bristol Rovers 2–1 Fleetwood Town Bristol
19:45 GMT Lines Yellow card 50'
Taylor 61'
Montaño 73'		 Report Hunter 4' Yellow card 9'
Bell Yellow card 58'		 Stadium: Memorial Stadium
Attendance: 10,088
Referee: Charles Breakspear
12 November 2016 17 Millwall 4–0 Bristol Rovers Bermondsey, London
15:00 GMT O'Brien 22'
Williams 64'
Gregory 68'
Onyedinma Yellow card 86'
Smith 88'		 Report Leadbitter Red card 14'
Hartley Yellow card 75'		 Stadium: The Den
Attendance: 9,645
Referee: Andrew Madley
19 November 2016 18 Bristol Rovers 0–0 Milton Keynes Dons Bristol
15:00 GMT Taylor Yellow card 76' Report Baldock Yellow card 49'
Agard Yellow card 90+2'		 Stadium: Memorial Stadium
Attendance: 9,031
Referee: Nigel Miller
22 November 2016 19 Bristol Rovers 1–5 Charlton Athletic Bristol
19:45 GMT Taylor 90+3' (pen.) Report Lookman 26'
Magennis 44'
Bauer 50' Yellow card 79'
Chicksen Yellow card 72' 77'
Ajose 85'
Phillips Yellow card 90+3'		 Stadium: Memorial Stadium
Attendance: 8,089
Referee: Simon Hooper
26 November 2016 20 Chesterfield 3–2 Bristol Rovers Chesterfield
15:00 GMT Dimaio Yellow card 25'
Evatt 28'
Mitchell Yellow card 31'
O'Shea 37', 50'		 Report Hartley 3'
Leadbitter Yellow card 26'
Lockyer Yellow card 45+1'
Lines Yellow card 63'
Bodin 76'
Clarke Yellow card 89'		 Stadium: Proact Stadium
Attendance: 6,330
Referee: Andy Haines
10 December 2016 21 Bristol Rovers 4–2 Bury Bristol
15:00 GMT Gaffney 32'
Sinclair Yellow card 41'
Taylor 45+2'
Clarke 67'
Hartley 82'		 Report Burgess 25'
Miller 75'
Danns Red card 88'		 Stadium: Memorial Stadium
Attendance: 7,843
Referee: Rob Jones
17 December 2016 22 Shrewsbury Town 2–0 Bristol Rovers Shrewsbury
15:00 GMT Dodds 16'
Brown Yellow card 68'
Black 73' (pen.)
Waring Yellow card 84'		 Report Hartley Yellow card 51'
Harrison Yellow card 60'		 Stadium: Greenhous Meadow
Attendance: 6,139
Referee: Seb Stockbridge
26 December 2016 23 Bristol Rovers 4–1 Coventry City Bristol
15:00 GMT Hartley 18'
Bodin Yellow card 35' 54', 74', 83' (pen.)
Clarke Yellow card 58'		 Report Turnbull Yellow card 18'
Willis 57'
Reid Yellow card 72'
Page Yellow card 78'		 Stadium: Memorial Stadium
Attendance: 11,200
Referee: Brendan Malone
31 December 2016 24 Bristol Rovers 2–0 AFC Wimbledon Bristol
15:00 GMT Montaño Yellow card 42'
Taylor 61', 70'
Clarke Yellow card 86'		 Report Reeves Yellow card 23'
Bulman Yellow card 51'		 Stadium: Memorial Stadium
Attendance: 10,093
Referee: Brett Huxtable
2 January 2017 25 Charlton Athletic 4–1 Bristol Rovers Charlton, London
15:00 GMT Fox Yellow card 28'
Magennis 41', 50', 73'
Teixeira 61'
Chicksen Yellow card 75'
Solly Yellow card 81'		 Report Easter 12'
Brown Yellow card 32'
Mansell Yellow card 58'
Moore Yellow card 67'		 Stadium: The Valley
Attendance: 12,252
Referee: Darren Deadman
7 January 2017 26 Bristol Rovers 5–0 Northampton Town Bristol
15:00 GMT Bodin 7'
Harrison 17', 21', 24', 54'
McChrystal Yellow card 45+1'		 Report Hoskins Yellow card 67' Stadium: Memorial Stadium
Attendance: 8,424
Referee: Gavin Ward
14 January 2017 27 Fleetwood Town 3–1 Bristol Rovers Fleetwood
15:00 GMT Hunter 13' Yellow card 78'
Bolger 23'
Ball 82'		 Report Lockyer Yellow card 45+1'
Bodin 54'
Lines Yellow card 84'
James Yellow card 90+3'		 Stadium: Highbury Stadium
Attendance: 3,728
Referee: Darren England
21 January 2017 28 Walsall 3–1 Bristol Rovers Walsall
15:00 GMT O'Connell 45'
Jackson 68'
Edwards 73'		 Report Brown Yellow card 22'
Taylor 82'		 Stadium: The Banks's Stadium
Attendance: 6,029
Referee: Nigel Miller
28 January 2017 29 Bristol Rovers 1–0 Swindon Town Bristol
12:30 GMT Bodin 29'
Sweeney Yellow card 35'		 Report Thompson Yellow card 57' Stadium: Memorial Stadium
Attendance: 10,557
Referee: James Linington
4 February 2017 30 Rochdale 0–0 Bristol Rovers Rochdale
15:00 GMT McNulty Yellow card 62'
Camps Yellow card 64'		 Report Lockyer Yellow card 32' Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 3,168
Referee: Mark Brown
11 February 2017 31 Bristol Rovers 1–1 Bradford City Bristol
15:00 GMT Lines 15'
Sweeney Yellow card 62'		 Report Law 26' Yellow card 31' Stadium: Memorial Stadium
Attendance: 9,043
Referee: Graham Salisbury
14 February 2017 32 Bristol Rovers 0–0 Sheffield United Bristol
19:45 GMT Report Wright Yellow card 69' Stadium: Memorial Stadium
Attendance: 9,175
Referee: Kevin Johnson
18 February 2017 33 Port Vale 1–1 Bristol Rovers Stoke-on-Trent
15:00 GMT Harris 54' (o.g.)
Knops Yellow card 80'
Pugh Yellow card 90+1'		 Report Sweeney Yellow card 41'
Harris Yellow card 42'
Harrison Yellow card 45+1'
Bodin 78'		 Stadium: Vale Park
Attendance: 4,460
Referee: Dean Whitestone
25 February 2017 34 Bristol Rovers 1–1 Scunthorpe United Bristol
15:00 GMT Clarke 39' Report Sutton Yellow card 10'
Lockyer 73' (o.g.)		 Stadium: Memorial Stadium
Attendance: 8,784
Referee: Darren Deadman
28 February 2017 35 Bolton Wanderers 1–1 Bristol Rovers Bolton
20:00 GMT Vela 7' Yellow card 45+2'
Long Yellow card 65' Yellow-red card 90'
Osede Yellow card 79'		 Report Bodin 75'
Clarke Yellow card 90+4'		 Stadium: Macron Stadium
Attendance: 13,383
Referee: Jeremy Simpson
4 March 2017 36 Oxford United 0–2 Bristol Rovers Oxford
15:00 GMT Dunkley Yellow card 7'
Ledson Yellow card 59'
Martínez Yellow card 84'		 Report Clarke 16' Yellow card 45+2'
Sinclair 36'
Brown Yellow card 74'
Lumley Yellow card 85'		 Stadium: Kassam Stadium
Attendance: 9,862
Referee: Carl Boyeson
11 March 2017 37 Bristol Rovers 2–0 Southend United Bristol
15:00 GMT Bodin 1'
Gaffney 31'
Mansell Yellow card 58'		 Report Atkinson Yellow card 22'
Cox Yellow card 73'
Demetriou Yellow card 90+1'		 Stadium: Memorial Stadium
Attendance: 9,274
Referee: Trevor Kettle
14 March 2017 38 Bury 3–0 Bristol Rovers Bury
19:45 GMT Tutte Yellow card 14'
Vaughan 50' (pen.) Yellow card 66'
Kay Yellow card 53'
Leigh 65'
Miller 75'
Barnett Yellow card 75'
Bryan Yellow card 90'
Murphy Yellow card 90+5'		 Report Sinclair Yellow card 24' Yellow-red card 39'
Gaffney Yellow card 90+5'		 Stadium: Gigg Lane
Attendance: 2,535
Referee: Ben Toner
18 March 2017 39 Bristol Rovers 2–1 Chesterfield Bristol
15:00 GMT Clarke 1'
Gaffney 18'
Sweeney Yellow card 82'		 Report Dennis Yellow card 20'
Nolan Yellow card 67'
Dimaio Yellow card 69'
Ebanks-Blake 85'		 Stadium: Memorial Stadium
Attendance: 8,524
Referee: Darren Handley
25 March 2017 (2017-03-25) 40 Coventry City 1–0 Bristol Rovers Coventry
15:00 Thomas 80'
Bigirimana Yellow card 90+5'		 Report Lockyer Yellow card 37'
Leadbitter Yellow card 65'		 Stadium: Ricoh Arena
Attendance: 11,946
Referee: Graham Horwood
1 April 2017 41 Bristol Rovers 2–0 Shrewsbury Town Bristol
15:00 BST Bodin 54' (pen.), 83' Report Yates Yellow card 22' Yellow-red card 41' Stadium: Memorial Stadium
Attendance: 9,498
Referee: Brett Huxtable
8 April 2017 42 AFC Wimbledon 0–1 Bristol Rovers Kingston upon Thames, London
15:00 BST Taylor Yellow card 44' Report Bodin 1'
Sweeney Yellow card 90+2'		 Stadium: Kingsmeadow
Attendance: 4,742
Referee: Robert Jones
14 April 2017 43 Gillingham 3–1 Bristol Rovers Gillingham
15:00 BST Quigley Yellow card 22'
Wright 64'
Oshilaja Yellow card 73'
McDonald 90', 90+6'		 Report Harrison Yellow card 38'
Mansell Yellow card 48'
Bodin 73' (pen.)		 Stadium: Priestfield Stadium
Attendance: 5,916
Referee: Mark Heywood
17 April 2017 44 Bristol Rovers 1–0 Oldham Athletic Bristol
15:00 BST Sinclair Yellow card 63'
Harrison 75'		 Report Stadium: Memorial Stadium
Attendance: 9,083
Referee: Chris Sarginson
22 April 2017 45 Peterborough United 4–2 Bristol Rovers Peterborough
15:00 BST Lopes 13', 56'
Maddison 30'
Mackail-Smith 64'
Chettle Yellow card 68'		 Report Harrison soccer ball with red X 25'
Sweeney Yellow card 45+1'
Lockyer Yellow card 64'
Gaffney 85', 90+2'		 Stadium: London Road Stadium
Attendance: 5,498
Referee: Richard Clark
30 April 2017 46 Bristol Rovers 3–4 Millwall Bristol
12:00 BST Easter 33'
Lines 42'
Bodin 74'		 Report Gregory 5', 35'
Craig Yellow card 20' 25'
Hutchinson 85'
Morison Yellow card 90+4'		 Stadium: Memorial Stadium
Attendance: 11,750
Referee: Darren Handley

FA Cup

Main article: 2016–17 FA Cup
5 November 2016 First round Crawley Town 1–1 Bristol Rovers Crawley
12:00 GMT Blackman Yellow card 19' Yellow-red card 69'
Smith Yellow card 32'
Clifford 35'		 Report Brown 15'
Harrison Yellow card 72'		 Stadium: Checkatrade.com Stadium
Attendance: 2,281
Referee: Darren Deadman
15 November 2016 First round replay Bristol Rovers 4–2 (a.e.t.) Crawley Town Bristol
19:45 GMT Taylor 34', 102' (pen.)
Gaffney 52', 96'		 Report Roberts 45+1'
Harrold 65'
Garnett Yellow card 80'
Collins Yellow card 114'		 Stadium: Memorial Stadium
Attendance: 3,676
Referee: Ben Toner
4 December 2016 Second round Bristol Rovers 1–2 Barrow Bristol
14:00 GMT Gaffney 10' Report Harrison 16', 61'
Bennett Yellow card 38'
Yates Yellow card 55'		 Stadium: Memorial Stadium
Attendance: 4,570
Referee: Dean Whitestone

EFL Cup

Main article: 2016–17 EFL Cup

On 22 June 2016, the first round draw for the EFL Cup was made. Rovers were drawn at home to Championship side Cardiff City, managed by former Rovers boss Paul Trollope.[57] The game was later picked for live broadcast by Sky Sports.[58] Rovers progressed to the second round thanks to a 115th-minute winner from Chris Lines[59] to set up a trip to Premier League side Chelsea.[60]

11 August 2016 (2016-08-11) First round Bristol Rovers 1–0 (a.e.t.) Cardiff City Memorial Stadium
19:45 BST Lockyer Yellow card 90+1'
Lines 115'		 Report Manga Yellow card 100' Attendance: 4,851
Referee: Chris Kavanagh
23 August 2016 (2016-08-23) Second round Chelsea 3–2 Bristol Rovers Stamford Bridge
19:45 BST Batshuayi 29', 41'
Moses 31'
Pedro Yellow card 48'		 Report Hartley 35'
Harrison 48' (pen.)
Easter Yellow card 71'
Taylor Yellow card 86'		 Attendance: 39,266

EFL Trophy

Main article: 2016–17 EFL Trophy

On 27 July 2016, the group stage draw for the EFL Trophy was made. Rovers were drawn in Southern Group A along with Reading Academy, Portsmouth and Yeovil Town.[61]

Pos Div Team
 Pld W PW PL L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 L2 Yeovil Town 3 2 0 1 0 6 3 +3 7 Advance to Round 2
2 ACA Reading U21 3 1 1 0 1 5 6 −1 5
3 L2 Portsmouth 3 1 0 1 1 6 6 0 4
4 L1 Bristol Rovers 3 0 1 0 2 2 4 −2 2
Source: Sky Sports
30 August 2016 (2016-08-30) Southern Group A Bristol Rovers 2–3 Reading Academy Memorial Stadium
19:45 BST Taylor 60'
Gaffney Yellow card 73'
Easter Yellow card 74' 81'
Roos Yellow card 77'
Lines Yellow card 83'
Mildenhall Yellow card 90+4'		 Stacey 33'
Samuel Yellow card 59'
Watson Yellow card 72'
Sheppard 76'
Mendes 84' (pen.)
4 October 2016 (2016-10-04) Southern Group A Bristol Rovers 0–0
(5–3 p)		 Yeovil Town Memorial Stadium
19:45 BST Clarke Yellow card 88'
Colkett Yellow card 90+4'		 Report Lawless Yellow card 63'
Dawson Yellow card 74' Yellow-red card 74'
Mugabi Yellow card 90+4'		 Attendance: 2,117
Referee: James Adcock
Penalties
James soccer ball with check mark
Bodin soccer ball with check mark
Taylor soccer ball with check mark
Colkett soccer ball with check mark
Montaño soccer ball with check mark		 Dickson soccer ball with check mark
Hedges soccer ball with red X
McLeod soccer ball with check mark
Lawless soccer ball with check mark
8 November 2016 Southern Group A Portsmouth 1–0 Bristol Rovers Portsmouth
19:45 GMT Smith soccer ball with red X 6'
Bennett Yellow card 37'
Davies Yellow card 59'
Naismith 88'		 Report Mansell Yellow card 56'
McChrystal Yellow card 72'		 Stadium: Fratton Park
Attendance: 1,200
Referee: Nick Kinseley

See also

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