2024–25 Bristol Rovers F.C. season

Bristol Rovers

2024–25 season
Owner	Hussain Al-Saeed
CEO	Tom Gorringe
Manager	Matt Taylor (until 16 December)[1] David Horseman (interim basis)[1] Iñigo Calderón (from 26 December)[2]
Stadium	Memorial Stadium
League One	20th
FA Cup	Third round
EFL Cup	First round
EFL Trophy	Group stage
Top goalscorer	League: Promise Omochere (4) All: Promise Omochere (4)
Highest home attendance	9,471 vs. Wrexham (21 December 2024)
Lowest home attendance	1,257 vs. Exeter City (29 October 2024, EFL Trophy Group Stage)
Average home league attendance	7,594

The 2024–25 season is the 142nd season in the history of Bristol Rovers Football Club and their third consecutive season in League One. In addition to the domestic league, the club would also participate in the FA Cup, the EFL Cup, and the EFL Trophy.

Current squad

As of 3 January 2025

No.	Name	Position	Nationality	Date of birth (Age)	Previous club	Date signed	Fee	Contract end
Goalkeepers
1	Josh Griffiths	GK		(2001-09-05) 5 September 2001 (age 23)	West Bromwich Albion	10 July 2024	Loan	30 June 2025
35	Matt Hall	GK		(2003-04-24) 24 April 2003 (age 21)	Southampton	26 July 2023	Free	30 June 2025
Defenders
2	Joel Senior	RB		(1999-06-24) 24 June 1999 (age 25)	Morecambe	1 July 2024	Free	30 June 2026
3	Lino Sousa	LB		(2005-01-19) 19 January 2005 (age 19)	Aston Villa	14 August 2024	Loan	30 June 2025
4	Taylor Moore	CB		(1997-05-12) 12 May 1997 (age 27)	Valenciennes	1 July 2024	Free	30 June 2027
5	James Wilson	CB		(1989-02-26) 26 February 1989 (age 35)	Plymouth Argyle	1 July 2023	Free	30 June 2025
6	Clinton Mola	LB		(2001-03-15) 15 March 2001 (age 23)	Reading	1 July 2024	Free	30 June 2027
15	Dan Ellison	CB		(2005-03-30) 30 March 2005 (age 19)	Chippenham Town	27 June 2024	£10,000	30 June 2026
17	Connor Taylor	CB		(2001-10-25) 25 October 2001 (age 23)	Stoke City	3 August 2023	£300,000	30 June 2026
27	Bryant Bilongo	LB		(2001-09-15) 15 September 2001 (age 23)	Middlesbrough	28 June 2024	Undisclosed	30 June 2026
32	Jack Hunt	RB		(1990-12-06) 6 December 1990 (age 34)	Sheffield Wednesday	17 August 2023	Free	30 June 2025
Midfielders
8	Grant Ward	CM		(1994-12-05) 5 December 1994 (age 30)	Blackpool	27 January 2023	Free	30 June 2025
19	Isaac Hutchinson	AM		(2000-04-10) 10 April 2000 (age 24)	Walsall	20 June 2024	Undisclosed	30 June 2027
22	Kamil Conteh	DM		(2002-12-26) 26 December 2002 (age 22)	Grimsby Town	26 January 2024	£300,000	30 June 2027
23	Luke McCormick	AM		(1999-01-21) 21 January 1999 (age 25)	AFC Wimbledon	24 August 2022	Undisclosed	30 June 2025
29	Jamie Lindsay	CM		(1995-10-11) 11 October 1995 (age 29)	Rotherham United	12 July 2024	Free	30 June 2027
34	Jerry Lawrence	CM		(2005-03-05) 5 March 2005 (age 19)	Academy	1 July 2023	Trainee	30 June 2025
Forwards
7	Scott Sinclair	LW		(1989-03-25) 25 March 1989 (age 35)	Preston North End	18 October 2022	Free	30 June 2025
9	Promise Omochere	RW		(2000-10-18) 18 October 2000 (age 24)	Fleetwood Town	19 July 2024	£500,000	30 June 2027
10	Ruel Sotiriou	CF		(2000-08-24) 24 August 2000 (age 24)	Leyton Orient	26 June 2024	Undisclosed	30 June 2027
11	Luke Thomas	RW		(1999-02-19) 19 February 1999 (age 25)	Barnsley	1 July 2023	Free	30 June 2026
18	Chris Martin	CF		(1988-11-04) 4 November 1988 (age 36)	Queens Park Rangers	26 September 2023	Free	30 June 2025
21	Micah Anthony	LW		(2004-03-26) 26 March 2004 (age 20)	Queens Park Rangers	1 July 2024	Free	30 June 2026
24	Gatlin O'Donkor	CF		(2004-10-14) 14 October 2004 (age 20)	Oxford United	30 August 2024	Loan	30 June 2025
28	Shaq Forde	CF		(2004-05-05) 5 May 2004 (age 20)	Watford	30 August 2024	Undisclosed	30 June 2027

Transfers

In

Date	Pos	Player	From	Fee	Ref
24 June 2024	AM	Isaac Hutchinson	Walsall	Undisclosed	[3]
26 June 2024	CF	Ruel Sotiriou	Leyton Orient	Undisclosed[a]	[4]
27 June 2024	CB	Dan Ellison	Chippenham Town	Undisclosed	[5]
28 June 2024	LB	Bryant Bilongo	Middlesbrough	Undisclosed	[6]
1 July 2024[b]	LB	Clinton Mola	Reading	Free	[7]
1 July 2024[c]	CB	Taylor Moore	Valenciennes	Free	[8]
1 July 2024[d]	RB	Joel Senior	Morecambe	Free	[9]
12 July 2024	CM	Jamie Lindsay	Rotherham United	Free	[10]
19 July 2024	RW	Promise Omochere	Fleetwood Town	Undisclosed	[11]
9 August 2024	LW	Micah Anthony	Queens Park Rangers	Free	[12]
30 August 2024	CF	Shaq Forde	Watford	Undisclosed	[13]

1. Although Sotiriou was out of contract, an undisclosed fee was agreed to avoid a compensation committee hearing
2. The transfer was announced on 25 June, and would become official on July 1 once his Reading contract expired
3. The transfer was announced on 30 June, and would become official on July 1 once his Valenciennes contract expired
4. The transfer was announced on 29 June, and would become official on July 1 once his Morecambe contract expired

Out

Date	Pos.	Player	To	Fee	Ref.
4 July 2024	CM	Antony Evans	Huddersfield Town	Undisclosed	[14]
1 August 2024	CB	James Connolly	Crewe Alexandra	Undisclosed	[15]

Loaned in

Date	Pos	Player	From	Date until	Ref
5 July 2024	CB	Michael Forbes	West Ham United	3 January 2025[a]	[16][17]
10 July 2024	GK	Josh Griffiths	West Bromwich Albion	End of Season	[18]
3 August 2024	CM	Jake Garrett	Blackburn Rovers	3 January 2025[b]	[19][17]
14 August 2024	LB	Lino Sousa	Aston Villa	End of Season	[20]
30 August 2024	CF	Gatlin O'Donkor	Oxford United	End of Season	[21]

1. Forbes was recalled on 3 January 2025
2. Garrett was recalled from his loan spell on 3 January 2025

Loaned out

Date	Pos.	Player	To	Date until	Ref.
31 July 2024	GK	Jed Ward	Forest Green Rovers	End of Season	[22]
30 August 2024	SS	Jevani Brown	Notts County	End of Season	[23]
16 September 2024	LB	Charlie White	Poole Town	October 2024	[24]
20 September 2024	CF	Taelan Savage	Shepton Mallet	20 October 2024	[25]
27 September 2024	CB	Dan Ellison	Aldershot Town	January 2025[a]	[26][27]
	CM	Jerry Lawrence	Yate Town	27 October 2024	[28]
	CF	Ollie Dewsbury
21 October 2024	CM	Kofi Shaw	Yeovil Town	January 2025	[29]
5 November 2024	LW	Micah Anthony	Bath City	5 December 2024	[30]
	CM	Jerry Lawrence
8 November 2024	LB	Charlie White	Yate Town	8 December 2024	[31]
13 December 2024	CF	Taelan Savage	Cribbs	13 January 2025	rowspan="2" [32]
	CB	Jay Sutherland
20 December 2024	CM	Brooklyn Leipus	Didcot Town	20 January 2025	[33]

1. On 9 November 2024, Ellison's loan was extended until January 2025

Released

Date	Pos.	Player	Subsequent club	Join date	Ref.
30 June 2024	CM	Sam Finley	Tranmere Rovers	1 July 2024	[34][35]
30 June 2024	RB	James Gibbons	Cambridge United	1 July 2024	[34][36]
30 June 2024	LB	Lewis Gordon	Chesterfield	1 July 2024	[34][37]
30 June 2024	CF	Harvey Greenslade	Yeovil Town	1 July 2024	[34][38]
30 June 2024	CM	Ryan Jones	Aldershot Town	1 July 2024	[34][39]
30 June 2024	RB	Luca Hoole	Shrewsbury Town[a]	16 July 2024	[40]
30 June 2024	CF	John Marquis	Shrewsbury Town	19 July 2024	[34][41]
30 June 2024	DM	Jordan Rossiter	Shrewsbury Town	30 July 2024	[42][43]
30 June 2024	DM	Josh Grant	Wealdstone	15 November 2024	[34][44]

1. Compensation package was agreed

Pre-season and friendlies

On 7 April, Bristol Rovers announced a pre-season training camp in Portugal, with two friendly matches planned, opponents being announced on 16 July.^[45][46] On 31 May, the club announced their first three pre-season friendlies, against Melksham Town, Bath City and Yeovil Town.^[47] Six days later, a home friendly versus Plymouth Argyle was confirmed.^[48] On 25 June, it was confirmed that Cardiff City would visit during pre-season.^[49] Two matches during the Portugal training camp were later announced, against Bromley and Portimonense.^[50]

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

Melksham Town v Bristol Rovers

5 July 2024 (2024-07-05) Friendly	Melksham Town	2–4	Bristol Rovers	Melksham
19:30 BST	Stroud 58' Graham 60' (pen.)	Report	Hutchinson 10' Dewsbury 47' Ellison 70', 76'	Stadium: Oakfield Stadium Attendance: 903

Bath City v Bristol Rovers

13 July 2024 (2024-07-13) Friendly	Bath City	0–1	Bristol Rovers	Twerton
15:00 BST		Report	Martin 81'	Stadium: Twerton Park Attendance: 1,908 Referee: Stacey Pearson

Yeovil Town v Bristol Rovers

16 July 2024 (2024-07-16) Friendly	Yeovil Town	0–3	Bristol Rovers	Yeovil
19:00 BST		Report	Sinclair 28' Shaw 44' McCormick 58'	Stadium: Huish Park Attendance: 1,715

Bristol Rovers v Bromley

23 July 2024 Friendly	Bristol Rovers	1–2	Bromley	Parchal, Portugal
11:00 WEST	Lawrence 85'	Report		Stadium: Estádio Municipal Bela Vista

Bristol Rovers v Portimonense

27 July 2024 Friendly	Bristol Rovers	2–0	Portimonense	Parchal, Portugal
11:00 WEST	Omochere 42' Thomas 90' (pen.)	Report		Stadium: Estádio Municipal Bela Vista

Bristol Rovers v Plymouth Argyle

30 July 2024 (2024-07-30) Friendly	Bristol Rovers	2–1	Plymouth Argyle	Horfield
19:00 BST	Omochere 9' Hunt 32'	Report	Hardie 84'	Stadium: Memorial Stadium Attendance: 3,266

Bristol Rovers v Cardiff City

3 August 2024 Friendly	Bristol Rovers	0–2	Cardiff City	Horfield
15:00 BST		Report	Ramsey 28' Ralls 56'	Stadium: Memorial Stadium Attendance: 3,251

Competitions

League One

Main article: 2024–25 EFL League One

League table

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Promotion, qualification or relegation
18	Peterborough United	23	7	4	12	41	45	−4	25
19	Northampton Town	24	5	8	11	23	39	−16	23
20	Bristol Rovers	23	6	4	13	21	38	−17	22
21	Crawley Town	22	5	5	12	24	40	−16	20	Relegation to EFL League Two
22	Shrewsbury Town	23	4	5	14	24	43	−19	17

Updated to match(es) played on 1 January 2025. Source: EFL Official Website
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored; 4) Head-to-head results; 5) Wins; 6) Away goals; 7) Penalty points (sec 9.5); 8) 12-point sending off offences^[51]

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
23	6	4	13	21	38	−17	22	4	3	4	12	15	−3	2	1	9	9	23	−14

Last updated: 1 January 2025.
Source: Soccerway

Results by round

Round	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	12	13	14	15	16	17	11^1	18	19^2	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30
Ground	H	A	A	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	A	H	A	H	H	A	A	H
Result	W	D	L	W	L	L	L	L	W	W	L	W	L	D	D	W	L	L	P	L	D	L	L	L
Position	9	8	14	9	9	14	19	21	18	18	18	15	16	16	14	13	14	15	—	20	19	19	20	20

Updated to match(es) played on 1 January 2025. Source: Soccerway
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss; P = Postponed
Notes:

• ¹ Matchday 11 (vs. Blackpool) was postponed due to international call-ups.
• ² Matchday 19 (vs. Bolton Wanderers) was postponed due to Storm Darragh.

Matches

On 26 June, the League One fixtures were announced.^[52]

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

Bristol Rovers v Northampton Town

10 August 2024 1	Bristol Rovers	1–0	Northampton Town	Horfield
17:30 BST	Griffiths  24' Bilongo 90+2'	Report	Hoskins  90+1' Fox  90+3'	Stadium: Memorial Stadium Attendance: 8,529 Referee: Alex Chilowicz

Rotherham United v Bristol Rovers

17 August 2024 2	Rotherham United	0–0	Bristol Rovers	Rotherham
15:00 BST	MacDonald  12' McCart  32' Clarke-Harris  80'	Report	Sotiriou  44' Moore  90'	Stadium: New York Stadium Attendance: 9,414 Referee: Neil Hair

Stockport County v Bristol Rovers

24 August 2024 3	Stockport County	2–0	Bristol Rovers	Edgeley
12:30 BST	Barry 39' Wootton 64'	Report	Mola  28' Conteh  45+2' Garrett  90+1'	Stadium: Edgeley Park Attendance: 9,423 Referee: Paul Howard
Note: Fixture was initially scheduled for a 15:00 kick-off, but was moved for live Sky Sports broadcast.[53]

Bristol Rovers v Cambridge United

31 August 2024 4	Bristol Rovers	2–0	Cambridge United	Horfield
15:00 BST	Moore  29' Omochere 30', 48'	Report	Andrew  55'	Stadium: Memorial Stadium Attendance: 7,893 Referee: Craig Hicks

Barnsley v Bristol Rovers

7 September 2024 5	Barnsley	2–1	Bristol Rovers	Barnsley
15:00 BST	Keillor-Dunn 11' Earl  57' Phillips 65' Connell  90+3' Roberts  90+6'	Report	Sotiriou 37'	Stadium: Oakwell Attendance: 11,196 Referee: Edward Duckworth

Bristol Rovers v Wigan Athletic

14 September 2024 6	Bristol Rovers	0–4	Wigan Athletic	Horfield
15:00 BST	Moore  84'	Report	Hugill 20', 40' Aasgaard  44' 50' Chambers 71'	Stadium: Memorial Stadium Attendance: 7,925 Referee: Scott Jackson

Peterborough United v Bristol Rovers

21 September 2024 7	Peterborough United	3–2	Bristol Rovers	Peterborough
15:00 BST	Poku 10' Jones 33' Mothersille 63' Fernandez  66'	Report	Mola  12' McCormick 74' O'Donkor 76'	Stadium: London Road Stadium Attendance: 8,006 Referee: Farai Hallam

Bristol Rovers v Wycombe Wanderers

28 September 2024 8	Bristol Rovers	1–2	Wycombe Wanderers	Horfield
15:00 BST	Sinclair 17' Taylor  34' O'Donkor  39'	Report	Harvie  20' 77' Low 90+6' Bakinson  90+7'	Stadium: Memorial Stadium Attendance: 7,814 Referee: Martin Woods

Bristol Rovers v Charlton Athletic

1 October 2024 9	Bristol Rovers	3–2	Charlton Athletic	Horfield
19:45 BST	Conteh  11' Sinclair 30' Lindsay 57' Wilson 67'	Report	Coventry  31' Anderson  74' Mitchell 79' Godden 90+4'	Stadium: Memorial Stadium Attendance: 6,638 Referee: David Rock

Burton Albion v Bristol Rovers

5 October 2024 10	Burton Albion	1–3	Bristol Rovers	Burton upon Trent
15:00 BST	Orsi 15' Kalinauskas  39' Webster  45+1' Vancooten  82' Cooper Love  88'	Report	Conteh  45' Forde 52' Mola 56' O'Donkor  85' Ward 90+3'	Stadium: Pirelli Stadium Attendance: 2,832 Referee: Alan Young

Huddersfield Town v Bristol Rovers

19 October 2024 12	Huddersfield Town	3–1	Bristol Rovers	Huddersfield
15:00 BST	Pearson 34' Marshall 38' Radulović 52' Lonwijk  69'	Report	Lindsay  21' Sotiriou  67' Hutchinson 69'	Stadium: John Smith's Stadium Attendance: 18,179 Referee: Dean Whitestone

Bristol Rovers v Shrewsbury Town

22 October 2024 13	Bristol Rovers	1–0	Shrewsbury Town	Horfield
19:45 BST	Lindsay  46' 52' Mola  54' Moore  62' Omochere  82'	Report	Pierre  40'	Stadium: Memorial Stadium Attendance: 6,361 Referee: Scott Simpson

Reading v Bristol Rovers

26 October 2024 14	Reading	1–0	Bristol Rovers	Reading
12:30 BST	Smith 66' Bindon  74'	Report	Omochere  20' Forde  32'  55' Hunt  88' Moore  90+2'	Stadium: Madejski Stadium Attendance: 12,843 Referee: Simon Mather
Note: Fixture was initially scheduled for a 15:00 kick-off, but was moved for live Sky Sports broadcast.[54]

Bristol Rovers v Lincoln City

9 November 2024 15	Bristol Rovers	1–1	Lincoln City	Horfield
15:00 GMT	Forde 35'  74' Wilson  45+2' Moore  48' Martin  61'	Report	Moylan  62' 64' Montsma  90'	Stadium: Memorial Stadium Attendance: 7,262 Referee: Dale Baines

Bristol Rovers v Crawley Town

16 November 2024 16	Bristol Rovers	0–0	Crawley Town	Horfield
15:00 GMT	Mola  58' Sinclair  74'	Report	Anderson  22' Barker  66'	Stadium: Memorial Stadium Attendance: 7,411 Referee: Sam Allison

Mansfield Town v Bristol Rovers

23 November 2024 17	Mansfield Town	0–1	Bristol Rovers	Mansfield
15:00 GMT	Reed  25' Blake-Tracy  56' Hewitt  90+3'	Report	Conteh  26' McCormick 49'  57'	Stadium: Field Mill Attendance: 7,357 Referee: Carl Brook

Bristol Rovers v Blackpool

26 November 2024 11[55]	Bristol Rovers	0–2	Blackpool	Horfield
19:45 GMT	Lindsay  40' Moore  41' Conteh  70'	Report	Norburn  22' Bilongo 27' (o.g.) Offiah  45+1' Evans 52' (pen.) Casey  66' Husband  81'	Stadium: Memorial Stadium Attendance: 6,342 Referee: Thomas Parsons

Leyton Orient v Bristol Rovers

3 December 2024 18	Leyton Orient	3–0	Bristol Rovers	Leyton
19:45 GMT	Happe 17' O'Neill 29' Agyei 45+1' Currie  78'	Report	Forbes  65'	Stadium: Brisbane Road Attendance: 7,422 Referee: Jamie Linington

Bristol Rovers v Bolton Wanderers

7 December 2024 19	Bristol Rovers	Postponed	Bolton Wanderers	Horfield
15:00 GMT				Stadium: Memorial Stadium
Note: Fixture was postponed due to Storm Darragh.[56]

Birmingham City v Bristol Rovers

14 December 2024 20	Birmingham City	2–0	Bristol Rovers	Bordesley
15:00 GMT	Buchanan 6' Stansfield 38' (pen.)	Report		Stadium: St Andrew's Attendance: 26,459 Referee: Seb Stockbridge

Bristol Rovers v Wrexham

21 December 2024 21	Bristol Rovers	1–1	Wrexham	Horfield
12:30 GMT	Thomas  45+1' Lindsay  57' Omochere 86' Wilson  90+6'	Report	Lee 18' O'Connell  48' Palmer  45+5' McClean  90+6' Fletcher  90+6'	Stadium: Memorial Stadium Attendance: 9,471 Referee: Lee Swabey
Note: Fixture was initially scheduled for a 15:00 kick-off, but was moved for live Sky Sports broadcast.[54]

Exeter City v Bristol Rovers

26 December 2024 22	Exeter City	3–1	Bristol Rovers	Exeter
15:00 GMT	Niskanen  13' McDonald  44' Fitzwater 72' Alli 78' J. Richards 90+6'	Report	Conteh  30' Omochere 61' Lindsay  68'	Stadium: St James Park Attendance: 8,192 (1,042 away) Referee: Tom Reeves

Stevenage v Bristol Rovers

29 December 2024 23	Stevenage	3–0	Bristol Rovers	Stevenage
15:00 GMT	List 34' Roberts 54'  71' Freestone  57' Reid 88'	Report	Wilson  26' Lindsay  22'  53' McCormick  65' Sousa  85'	Stadium: Broadhall Way Attendance: 3,768 Referee: Edward Duckworth

Bristol Rovers v Leyton Orient

1 January 2025 24	Bristol Rovers	2–3	Leyton Orient	Horfield
15:00 GMT	Martin 32' (pen.), 74' Sotiriou  38' Taylor  58'	Report	Galbraith 9' Keeley  31' Jaiyesimi  36' Donley 39' Kelman 53' Happe  77'	Stadium: Memorial Stadium Attendance: 7,887 Referee: Alan Young

Cambridge United v Bristol Rovers

4 January 2025 25	Cambridge United	v	Bristol Rovers	Cambridge
12:30 GMT				Stadium: Abbey Stadium
Note: Fixture was initially scheduled for a 15:00 kick-off, but was moved for live Sky Sports broadcast.[54]

Bristol Rovers v Stockport County

11 January 2025 26	Bristol Rovers	v	Stockport County	Horfield
15:00 GMT				Stadium: Memorial Stadium

Bristol Rovers v Barnsley

18 January 2025 27	Bristol Rovers	v	Barnsley	Horfield
15:00 GMT				Stadium: Memorial Stadium

Wigan Athletic v Bristol Rovers

25 January 2025 28	Wigan Athletic	v	Bristol Rovers	Wigan
15:00 GMT				Stadium: Brick Community Stadium

Charlton Athletic v Bristol Rovers

28 January 2025 29	Charlton Athletic	v	Bristol Rovers	Charlton
19:45 GMT				Stadium: The Valley

Bristol Rovers v Peterborough United

2 February 2025 30	Bristol Rovers	v	Peterborough United	Horfield
15:00 GMT				Stadium: Memorial Stadium
Note: Fixture was initially scheduled for 1 February, but was moved for live Sky Sports broadcasting.[57]

FA Cup

Main article: 2024–25 FA Cup

The draw for the First Round was made on 14 October 2024.^[58] The draw for the Second Round was made on 3 November 2024.^[59] The draw for the Third Round was made on 2 December 2024.^[60][61]

Bristol Rovers v Weston-super-Mare

2 November 2024 First round	Bristol Rovers	3–1 (a.e.t.)	Weston-super-Mare	Horfield
15:00 GMT	Lindsay 42' Taylor 95' Ward  120' 120+2'	Report	Pope  50' Bastin 64' Coulson  73' Chamberlain  90+3' Kadji  94' McCootie  105' Avery  120'	Stadium: Memorial Stadium Attendance: 6,898 Referee: Ollie Yates

Barnsley v Bristol Rovers

30 November 2024 Second round	Barnsley	0–0 (a.e.t.) (3–4 p)	Bristol Rovers	Barnsley
15:00 GMT		Report		Stadium: Oakwell Attendance: 4,801 Referee: Scott Oldham
	Penalties
	Phillips Cosgrove Russell Jaló Earl		Martin Sotiriou Sinclair Forde

Ipswich Town v Bristol Rovers

12 January 2025 Third round	Ipswich Town	v	Bristol Rovers	Ipswich
15:00 GMT				Stadium: Portman Road

EFL Cup

Main article: 2024–25 EFL Cup

On 27 June, the draw for the first round was made, with Bristol Rovers being drawn away against Cardiff City.^[62]

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

Cardiff City v Bristol Rovers

13 August 2024 First round	Cardiff City	2–0	Bristol Rovers	Cardiff
19:45 BST	McGuinness  32' 68' Colwill 90+1'	Report	Anthony  77'	Stadium: Cardiff City Stadium Attendance: 5,718 Referee: Charles Breakspear

EFL Trophy

Main article: 2024–25 EFL Trophy

In the group stage, Bristol Rovers were drawn into Southern Group G alongside Exeter City, Swindon Town and Tottenham Hotspur U21.^[63][64]

Pos	Div	Team v t e	Pld	W	PW	PL	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	L1	Exeter City	3	3	0	0	0	7	3	+4	9	Advance to Round 2
2	L2	Swindon Town	3	2	0	0	1	7	3	+4	6
3	ACA	Tottenham Hotspur U21	3	0	1	0	2	4	7	−3	2
4	L1	Bristol Rovers	3	0	0	1	2	5	10	−5	1

Updated to match(es) played on 5 November 2024. Source: EFL

Bristol Rovers v Tottenham Hotspur U21

20 August 2024 Group stage	Bristol Rovers	3–3 (5–6 p)	Tottenham Hotspur U21	Horfield
19:00 BST	Hutchinson 8' Forbes  50' Shaw 56' McCormick 76' Senior  90+7'		Lankshear 27' Moore 50'  69' McKnight  53' Ajayi 70'	Stadium: Memorial Stadium Attendance: 1,584 Referee: James Oldham
	Penalties
	Senior Hutchinson McCormick Sotiriou Taylor Garrett		Moore Hall Williams Cassanova McKnight Irow

Swindon Town v Bristol Rovers

8 October 2024 Group stage	Swindon Town	4–0	Bristol Rovers	Swindon
19:00 BST	Glatzel 2', 12' McGregor 30' Ameen 35'	Report	Hutchinson  28' McCormick  59'	Stadium: County Ground Attendance: 1,306 Referee: Sam Mulhall

Bristol Rovers v Exeter City

29 October 2024 Group stage	Bristol Rovers	2–3	Exeter City	Horfield
19:00 GMT	Taylor 31' Bilongo  33' Hutchinson 67' Forde  90'	Report	Bird 19' Watts  35' Francis  42' Alli 49' Mitchell 88'	Stadium: Memorial Stadium Attendance: 1,257 Referee: Matthew Russell

Statistics

Players with squad numbers struck through and marked † left the club during the playing season.

Players with names in italics and marked * were on loan from another club for the whole of their season with Bristol Rovers.

As of match played 1 January 2025

Players with no appearances are not included on the list

No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Total		League One		FA Cup		EFL Cup		EFL Trophy
				Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
1	GK	ENG	Josh Griffiths	27	0	23+0	0	2+0	0	1+0	0	1+0	0
2	DF	ENG	Joel Senior	11	0	3+5	0	1+0	0	1+0	0	1+0	0
3	DF	ENG	Lino Sousa	12	0	5+4	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	3+0	0
4	DF	ENG	Taylor Moore	22	0	15+3	0	2+0	0	0+0	0	1+1	0
5	DF	WAL	James Wilson	25	1	23+0	1	0+1	0	0+0	0	0+1	0
6	DF	ENG	Clinton Mola	25	1	20+2	1	2+0	0	1+0	0	0+0	0
7	FW	ENG	Scott Sinclair	23	2	9+11	2	1+1	0	1+0	0	0+0	0
8	MF	ENG	Grant Ward	21	2	10+9	1	0+2	1	0+0	0	0+0	0
9	FW	IRL	Promise Omochere	21	4	15+4	4	0+0	0	1+0	0	0+1	0
10	FW	CYP	Ruel Sotiriou	21	1	12+4	1	1+1	0	0+1	0	0+2	0
11	FW	ENG	Luke Thomas	19	0	9+6	0	0+1	0	1+0	0	2+0	0
14 †	MF	ENG	Jake Garrett	11	0	3+4	0	0+0	0	1+0	0	3+0	0
17	DF	ENG	Connor Taylor	25	2	16+4	0	1+0	1	1+0	0	3+0	1
18	FW	ENG	Chris Martin	15	2	7+4	2	1+1	0	0+0	0	2+0	0
19	MF	ENG	Isaac Hutchinson	20	3	11+4	1	2+0	0	0+0	0	3+0	2
21	FW	ENG	Micah Anthony	3	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+1	0	1+1	0
22	MF	SLE	Kamil Conteh	22	0	18+1	0	2+0	0	0+1	0	0+0	0
23	MF	ENG	Luke McCormick	25	3	8+11	2	1+1	0	1+0	0	3+0	1
24	FW	ENG	Gatlin O'Donkor	16	1	3+11	1	1+0	0	0+0	0	1+0	0
25 †	DF	NIR	Michael Forbes	12	0	2+5	0	1+1	0	1+0	0	2+0	0
27	DF	ENG	Bryant Bilongo	18	1	11+3	1	0+1	0	0+1	0	2+0	0
28	FW	ENG	Shaq Forde	21	2	10+9	2	1+0	0	0+0	0	0+1	0
29	MF	SCO	Jamie Lindsay	23	3	15+4	2	2+0	1	1+0	0	1+0	0
32	DF	ENG	Jack Hunt	6	0	3+2	0	1+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
35	GK	ENG	Matt Hall	2	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	2+0	0
Players who featured but departed the club on loan during the season:
37	MF	ENG	Kofi Shaw	5	1	1+1	0	0+0	0	0+1	0	2+0	1
43	FW	WAL	Ollie Dewsbury	1	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+1	0

Goals Record

As of match played 1 January 2025

Rank	No.	Nat.	Po.	Name	League One	FA Cup	League Cup	League Trophy	Total
1	9		CF	Promise Omochere	4	0	0	0	4
2	19		CM	Isaac Hutchinson	1	0	0	2	3
	23		CM	Luke McCormick	2	0	0	1	3
	29		CM	Jamie Lindsay	2	1	0	0	3
5	7		LW	Scott Sinclair	2	0	0	0	2
	8		CM	Grant Ward	1	1	0	0	2
	17		CB	Connor Taylor	0	1	0	1	2
	18		CF	Chris Martin	2	0	0	0	2
	28		RW	Shaq Forde	2	0	0	0	2
10	5		CB	James Wilson	1	0	0	0	1
	6		CB	Clinton Mola	1	0	0	0	1
	10		CF	Ruel Sotiriou	1	0	0	0	1
	24		CF	Gatlin O'Donkor	1	0	0	0	1
	27		LB	Bryant Bilongo	1	0	0	0	1
	37		CM	Kofi Shaw	0	0	0	1	1
Total					21	3	0	5	29

Disciplinary record

As of match played 1 January 2025

Rank	No.	Nat.	Po.	Name	League One			FA Cup			League Cup			League Trophy			Total
1	4		CB	Taylor Moore	6	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6	0	1
2	22		CM	Kamil Conteh	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6	0	0
	29		CM	Jamie Lindsay	5	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	1	0
4	6		CB	Clinton Mola	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	0	0
5	5		CB	James Wilson	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0
	10		CF	Ruel Sotiriou	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0
	23		CM	Luke McCormick	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	3	0	0
	28		RW	Shaq Forde	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	2	1	0
9	9		CF	Promise Omochere	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0
	17		CB	Connor Taylor	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0
	24		CF	Gatlin O'Donkor	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0
	25		CB	Michael Forbes	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	2	0	0
13	1		GK	Josh Griffiths	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
	2		RB	Joel Senior	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0
	3		LB	Lino Sousa	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
	7		LW	Scott Sinclair	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
	8		CM	Grant Ward	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
	11		RW	Luke Thomas	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
	14		CM	Jake Garrett	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
	18		CF	Chris Martin	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
	19		CM	Isaac Hutchinson	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0
	21		LW	Micah Anthony	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
	27		LB	Bryant Bilongo	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0
	32		RB	Jack Hunt	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
Total					43	2	1	1	0	0	1	0	0	6	0	0	51	2	1

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