2020–21 Bristol Rovers F.C. season

The 2020–21 Bristol Rovers F.C. season was the 138th edition in Bristol Rovers F.C. history and the fourth consecutive season in EFL League One, Along with League One, the club contested the FA Cup, EFL Cup and EFL Trophy.

Bristol Rovers

2020–21 season
President	Wael al-Qadi
Manager	Ben Garner (until 14 November)[1] Paul Tisdale (19 November – 10 February)[2][3] Joey Barton (from 22 February)[4]
Stadium	Memorial Stadium
League One	24th (relegated)
FA Cup	Third round
EFL Cup	First round
EFL Trophy	Third round
Top goalscorer	League: Luke Leahy (8) All: Luke Leahy (10)
Home colours Away colours
← 2019–20 2021–22 →

The season covered the period from 1 July 2020 to 30 June 2021.

Transfers

Transfers in

Date	Pos.	Nat.	Name	From	Fee	Ref.
18 July 2020	CB		Josh Grant	Chelsea	Free transfer	[5]
20 July 2020	CB		Jack Baldwin	Sunderland	Free transfer	[6]
21 July 2020	CB		Max Ehmer	Gillingham	Free transfer	[7]
22 July 2020	LW		Sam Nicholson	Colorado Rapids	Free transfer	[8]
29 July 2020	CF		Jonah Ayunga	Havant & Waterlooville	Undisclosed	[9]
3 August 2020	CM		Zain Westbrooke	Coventry City	Undisclosed	[10]
25 August 2020	CB		Pablo Martinez	West Bromwich Albion	Free transfer	[11]
28 August 2020	LB		David Tutonda	Barnet	Free transfer	[12]
10 September 2020	CF		Brandon Hanlan	Gillingham	Free transfer	[13]
8 October 2020	CM		Ben Liddle	Middlesbrough	Undisclosed	[14]
16 October 2020	LW		Ryan Jones	Weston-Super-Mare	Undisclosed	[15]
22 October 2020	LB		Ali Koiki	Burnley	Free transfer	[16]
21 January 2021	RB		George Williams	Milton Keynes Dons	Undisclosed	[17]

Loans in

Date from	Pos.	Nat.	Name	From	Date until	Ref.
8 August 2020	AM		Jayden Mitchell-Lawson	Derby County	17 December 2020	[18][19]
21 September 2020	CM		Luke McCormick	Chelsea	End of season	[20]
15 October 2020	AM		Erhun Oztumer	Charlton Athletic	End of season	[21]
4 January 2021	GK		Joe Day	Cardiff City	End of season	[22]

Loans out

Date from	Pos.	Nat.	Name	To	Date until	Ref.
11 September 2020	GK		Liam Armstrong	Salisbury	21 October 2020	[23][24]
11 September 2020	CF		Ollie Hulbert	Cardiff Metropolitan University	1 January 2021	[25]
11 September 2020	CF		Harry Warwick	Cardiff Metropolitan University	1 January 2021	[25]
8 October 2020	LW		Kyle Bennett	Grimsby Town	End of season	[26]
9 October 2020	CF		Kieran Phillips	Chippenham Town	1 January 2021	[27]
13 October 2020	CM		Lucas Tomlinson	Bath City	2 January 2021	[28]
16 October 2020	LW		Ryan Jones	Weston-Super-Mare	End of Season	[15]
21 October 2020	GK		Alexis André Jr.	Salisbury	9 January 2021	[24]
23 October 2020	CB		Pablo Martinez	Oxford City	23 January 2021	[29]
23 October 2020	CM		Abu Ogogo	Dagenham & Redbridge	11 January 2021	[30][31]
24 October 2020	LB		Sam Heal	Melksham Town		[32]
31 October 2020	DF		Luca Hoole	Taunton Town	December 2020	[33]
20 November 2020	CM		Tom Mehew	Bath City	9 January 2021	[34]
18 January 2021	CB		Tom Davies	Barrow	End of Season	[35]
26 January 2021	LB		Michael Kelly	Yeovil Town	End of Season	[36]
24 April 2021	CM		Lucas Tomlinson	Torquay United	End of Season	[37]

Transfers out

Date	Pos.	Nat.	Name	To	Fee	Ref.
1 July 2020	DF		Josh Bailey	Unattached	Released	[38]
1 July 2020	CM		Ollie Clarke	Mansfield Town	Free transfer	[39]
1 July 2020	CM		Lewis Clutton	Pen-y-Bont	Released	[38][40]
1 July 2020	CB		Tony Craig	Crawley Town	Released	[38][41]
1 July 2020	FW		Isaiah Crawford	Unattached	Released	[42]
1 July 2020	MF		George Fowler	Unattached	Released	[42]
1 July 2020	LB		Tareiq Holmes-Dennis	Retired	Released	[38][43]
1 July 2020	CF		Rhys Kavanagh	Retired	Released	[38][44]
1 July 2020	CM		Samuel Matthews	Crawley Town	Released	[38][45]
1 July 2020	DF		Ben Morgan	Unattached	Released	[38]
1 July 2020	CF		Tom Nichols	Crawley Town	Released	[38][46]
1 July 2020	DF		Luc Noble	Unattached	Released	[42]
1 July 2020	DF		Levi Paul	Unattached	Released	[42]
1 July 2020	MF		Mason Raymond	Unattached	Released	[42]
1 July 2020	CF		Gavin Reilly	Carlisle United	Released	[38][47]
1 July 2020	CM		Liam Sercombe	Cheltenham Town	Released	[38][48]
1 July 2020	GK		Harry Thomas-Barker	Barry Town United	Released	[42][49]
1 July 2020	CM		Theo Widdrington	Lewes	Released	[38][50]
16 July 2020	RB		Harry Hodges	Dorchester Town	Free transfer	[51]
28 July 2020	CB		Rollin Menayese	Mansfield Town	Undisclosed	[52]
3 August 2020	CM		Luke Russe	Chippenham Town	Free transfer	[53]
27 August 2020	CF		Jonson Clarke-Harris	Peterborough United	Undisclosed	[54]

Pre-season

Rovers announced their first pre-season game on 7 August 2020 that would see the first-team play the following day in a behind closed doors friendly against Bristol Manor Farm.^[55] They later announced a second fixture against Exeter City.^[56]

Bristol Manor Farm v Bristol Rovers

8 August 2020 (2020-08-08) Friendly	Bristol Manor Farm	0–4	Bristol Rovers	Bristol
12:00 BST		Report	Clarke-Harris 5' Walker 19', 44' Tomlinson 64'	Stadium: The Creek Attendance: N/A

Bristol Rovers v Exeter City

15 August 2020 (2020-08-15) Friendly	Bristol Rovers	2–1	Exeter City	Horfield
14:00 BST	Mitchell-Lawson 3' Hargreaves 46'	Report	Parkes 50'	Stadium: Memorial Stadium Attendance: N/A

Newport County v Bristol Rovers

21 August 2020 (2020-08-21) Friendly	Newport County	1–1	Bristol Rovers	Newport
	Abrahams	Report	Hare	Stadium: Dragon Park Attendance: N/A

Forest Green Rovers v Bristol Rovers

22 August 2020 (2020-08-22) Friendly	Forest Green Rovers	4–3	Bristol Rovers	Chippenham
13:00 BST	Cadden 20' Wilson 34' Adams 63' Winchester 67'	Report	Clarke-Harris 56', 85' Westbrooke 65'	Stadium: Stanley Park Training Ground Attendance: N/A

Cheltenham Town v Bristol Rovers

25 August 2020 (2020-08-25) Friendly	Cheltenham Town	0–2	Bristol Rovers	Cheltenham
19:45 BST		Report	Trialist (Tutonda) 45' Leahy 73' (pen.)	Stadium: Jonny-Rocks Stadium Attendance: N/A

Bristol Rovers v Cardiff City

28 August 2020 (2020-08-28) Friendly	Bristol Rovers	1–2	Cardiff City	Horfield
18:00 BST	Tomlinson 105'	Report	Flint 88' Glatzel 125'	Stadium: Memorial Stadium Attendance: N/A

Competitions

EFL League One

Main article: 2020–21 EFL League One

League table

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Promotion, qualification or relegation
17	Shrewsbury Town	46	13	15	18	50	57	−7	54
18	Plymouth Argyle	46	14	11	21	53	80	−27	53
19	AFC Wimbledon	46	12	15	19	54	70	−16	51
20	Wigan Athletic	46	13	9	24	54	77	−23	48
21	Rochdale (R)	46	11	14	21	61	78	−17	47	Relegation to EFL League Two
22	Northampton Town (R)	46	11	12	23	41	67	−26	45
23	Swindon Town (R)	46	13	4	29	55	89	−34	43
24	Bristol Rovers (R)	46	10	8	28	40	70	−30	38

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^[57]
(R) Relegated

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	10	8	28	40	70	−30	38	7	2	14	23	32	−9	3	6	14	17	38	−21

Last updated: 9 May 2021.
Source: BBC

Results by matchday

Matchday	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	A	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	A	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	A	A	H	A	A	H	H	A	H	H	A	A	H	H	A	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	A
Result	D	L	L	W	W	D	W	L	D	L	L	L	D	L	W	W	L	W	L	L	L	D	L	L	D	L	W	L	L	W	L	L	W	D	L	L	L	L	L	W	D	L	L	L	L	L
Position	11	20	24	15	12	12	10	13	13	15	18	21	21	21	19	15	20	18	19	19	19	19	19	20	20	20	18	19	21	19	20	21	19	19	19	20	21	23	23	21	22	23	24	24	24	24

Updated to match(es) played on 9 May 2021. Source: 11v11 for league tables and fixtures
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

  Win   Draw   Loss   Postponed

The 2020–21 season fixtures were released on 21 August.^[58]

Sunderland v Bristol Rovers

12 September 2020 (2020-09-12) 1	Sunderland	1–1	Bristol Rovers	Sunderland
15:00 BST	Wright  21' Maguire 82' Dobson  90+6'	Report	Leahy 3' (pen.) Jaakkola  90+5'	Stadium: Stadium of Light Attendance: 0 Referee: Anthony Backhouse

Bristol Rovers v Ipswich Town

19 September 2020 (2020-09-19) 2	Bristol Rovers	0–2	Ipswich Town	Horfield
15:00 BST	Upson  42' Grant  90+1'	Report	Norwood  53' Edwards  66' Ehmer 80' (o.g.) Nolan 89'	Stadium: Memorial Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Craig Hicks

Doncaster Rovers v Bristol Rovers

26 September 2020 3	Doncaster Rovers	4–1	Bristol Rovers	Doncaster
15:00 BST	James  16' Wright 23' Whiteman  28' Gomes 30' Richards 57' Taylor 62'	Report	Harries  22' Ehmer  29' Leahy 32' Tutonda  86'	Stadium: Keepmoat Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Trevor Kettle

Bristol Rovers v Northampton Town

3 October 2020 (2020-10-03) 4	Bristol Rovers	2–0	Northampton Town	Horfield
15:00 BST	Grant  23' Hanlan 54' (pen.) Baldwin 79'	Report	Racic  12' Martin  36'  60' Watson  82' Bolger  90+4'	Stadium: Memorial Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Sam Purkiss

Lincoln City v Bristol Rovers

10 October 2020 (2020-10-10) 5	Lincoln City	1–2	Bristol Rovers	Lincoln
15:00 BST	Baldwin 46' (o.g.) Jackson  61'  83' Bridcutt  87'	Report	Daly 48' Hanlan 58' (pen.) Nicholson  90+5' Tutonda  90+8'	Stadium: Sincil Bank Attendance: 0 Referee: Jeremy Simpson

Bristol Rovers v Burton Albion

17 October 2020 (2020-10-17) 6	Bristol Rovers	1–1	Burton Albion	Horfield
15:00 BST	Daly 52' Ehmer  72'	Report	O'Toole  18' Quinn  33' Fox  35' Hemmings 79'	Stadium: Memorial Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Charles Breakspear

Shrewsbury Town v Bristol Rovers

20 October 2020 (2020-10-20) 7	Shrewsbury Town	0–1	Bristol Rovers	Shrewsbury
18:00 BST	Walker  37'	Report	Hanlan 15' Grant  57' Harries  66'	Stadium: New Meadow Attendance: 0 Referee: Alan Young

Accrington Stanley v Bristol Rovers

24 October 2019 (2019-10-24)	Accrington Stanley	v	Bristol Rovers	Accrington
15:00 GMT		Report		Stadium: Crown Ground
Note: The match was postponed on 22 October 2020 after a number of positive cases for Covid-19 within the Accrington Stanley squad.[59]

Bristol Rovers v Hull City

27 October 2020 (2020-10-27) 8	Bristol Rovers	1–3	Hull City	Horfield
19:00 BST	Daly 2' McCormick  26' Oztumer  89' Baldwin  90+2'	Report	Emmanuel  18' Lewis-Potter 63' Slater 76' Honeyman  88' Elder  90+3' Eaves 90+5'	Stadium: Memorial Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Brett Huxtable

Rochdale v Bristol Rovers

31 October 2020 (2020-10-31) 9	Rochdale	1–1	Bristol Rovers	Rochdale
15:00 BST	Newby 25' Rathbone  50' Lund  80' O'Connell  90'	Report	Nicholson 9' Grant  34'	Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Stephen Martin

Bristol Rovers v Peterborough United

3 November 2020 (2020-11-03) 10	Bristol Rovers	0–2	Peterborough United	Horfield
19:00 GMT	Ehmer  38' Hare  77'	Report	Taylor 42' Brown  52' Butler 64'	Stadium: Memorial Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Lee Swabey

Bristol Rovers v Fleetwood Town

14 November 2020 (2020-11-14) 11	Bristol Rovers	1–4	Fleetwood Town	Horfield
15:00 GMT	Harries  27' Grant 60' Ehmer  80' Hanlan  90+1'	Report	Camps 30', 82' Madden 39'  70' Edwards  43' Evans 86' (pen.) Leutwiler  90'	Stadium: Memorial Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Anthony Coggins

Swindon Town v Bristol Rovers

21 November 2020 (2020-11-21) 12	Swindon Town	1–0	Bristol Rovers	Swindon
15:00 GMT	Donohue  38' Grounds  62' Odimayo  64' Pitman 76'	Report	Nicholson  78' Upson  90+1'	Stadium: County Ground Attendance: 0 Referee: Thomas Bramall

Wigan Athletic v Bristol Rovers

24 November 2020 (2020-11-24) 13	Wigan Athletic	0–0	Bristol Rovers	Wigan
19:00 GMT	Tilt  61' Merrie  72' Perry  88'	Report	Hare  76'	Stadium: DW Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: James Bell

Bristol Rovers v Gillingham

2 December 2020 (2020-12-02) 14	Bristol Rovers	0–2	Gillingham	Horfield
19:00 GMT		Report	Oliver 26', 75'	Stadium: Memorial Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Scott Oldham

AFC Wimbledon v Bristol Rovers

5 December 2020 (2020-12-05) 15	AFC Wimbledon	2–4	Bristol Rovers	Wimbledon
15:00 GMT	Pigott 5' (pen.) Nightingale  11' Heneghan 30' Guinness-Walker  50'	Report	Nicholson 14', 64' Hanlan 25', 45+1'	Stadium: Plough Lane Attendance: 0 Referee: Benjamin Speedie

Bristol Rovers v Plymouth Argyle

12 December 2020 (2020-12-12) 16	Bristol Rovers	3–0	Plymouth Argyle	Horfield
15:00 GMT	Kilgour 7' McCormick 26' Upson  68' Westbrooke 85'	Report	Watts  40' Fornah  45+2'	Stadium: Memorial Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Carl Boyeson

Charlton Athletic v Bristol Rovers

15 December 2020 (2020-12-15)	Charlton Athletic	v	Bristol Rovers	Charlton
19:45 GMT		Report		Stadium: The Valley
Note: The match was postponed on 15 December 2020, following a positive test in the Bristol Rovers camp.[60]

Bristol Rovers v Oxford United

19 December 2020 (2020-12-19)	Bristol Rovers	v	Oxford United	Horfield
15:00 GMT		Report		Stadium: Memorial Stadium
Note: The match was postponed on 15 December 2020, following a positive test in the Bristol Rovers camp.[60]

Milton Keynes Dons v Bristol Rovers

26 December 2020 (2020-12-26) 17	Milton Keynes Dons	2–0	Bristol Rovers	Denbigh, Bletchley
15:00 GMT	Gladwin 45+3'  47' Fraser 63'	Report	McCormick  85'	Stadium: Stadium MK Attendance: 0 Referee: James Oldham

Bristol Rovers v Portsmouth

29 December 2020 (2020-12-29)	Bristol Rovers	v	Portsmouth	Horfield
19:00 GMT		Report		Stadium: Memorial Stadium
Note: The match was postponed on 23 December 2020, following a number of positive cases in the Portsmouth squad.[61]

Bristol Rovers v Blackpool

2 January 2021 (2021-01-02) 18	Bristol Rovers	2–1	Blackpool	Horfield
15:00 GMT	Hanlan 34' Nicholson 36' Ehmer  64' Leahy  87'	Report	Madine 9'	Stadium: Memorial Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Ollie Yates

Bristol Rovers v Charlton Athletic

16 January 2021 (2021-01-16) 19	Bristol Rovers	0–1	Charlton Athletic	Horfield
15:00 GMT		Report	Oshilaja  61' Millar 64' Morgan  74'  85'	Stadium: Memorial Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Peter Wright

Crewe Alexandra v Bristol Rovers

19 January 2021 (2021-01-19) 20	Crewe Alexandra	3–2	Bristol Rovers	Crewe
19:00 GMT	Kirk 4' Wintle 23' Finney  31' Offord  45' Lancashire 55' Johnson  86'	Report	McCormick  45+4' 51' Ehmer 47' Harries  58'	Stadium: Gresty Road Attendance: 0 Referee: Martin Coy

Oxford United v Bristol Rovers

23 January 2021 (2021-01-23) 21	Oxford United	2–0	Bristol Rovers	Oxford
15:00 GMT	Taylor 32',  60', 73' Winnall  90+8'	Report	Leahy  27' Grant  90+3'	Stadium: The Kassam Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: David Rock

Peterborough United v Bristol Rovers

26 January 2021 (2021-01-26) 22	Peterborough United	0–0	Bristol Rovers	Peterborough
19:00 GMT	Thompson  52' Beevers  82'	Report	Kilgour  83' Ogogo  84' Leahy  87'	Stadium: London Road Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Graham Salisbury

Bristol Rovers v Rochdale

30 January 2021 (2021-01-30) 23	Bristol Rovers	1–2	Rochdale	Horfield
15:00 GMT	Leahy 34'	Report	Newby 16', 64' Dooley  75'	Stadium: Memorial Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Declan Bourne

Accrington Stanley v Bristol Rovers

2 February 2021 (2021-02-02) 24	Accrington Stanley	6–1	Bristol Rovers	Accrington
19:30 GMT	Pritchard  7', 8' Charles 12', 17', 70' Bishop 28', 48' McConville  44'	Report	Nicholson 11' Williams  61'	Stadium: Crown Ground Attendance: 0 Referee: Carl Boyeson

Fleetwood Town v Bristol Rovers

6 February 2021 (2021-02-06) 25	Fleetwood Town	0–0	Bristol Rovers	Fleetwood
15:00 GMT	Batty  20'	Report	Ehmer  63'	Stadium: Highbury Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Sebastian Stockbridge

Bristol Rovers v Oxford United

9 February 2021 (2021-02-09) 26	Bristol Rovers	0–2	Oxford United	Horfield
19:00 GMT	Ayunga  90'	Report	Lee 29' Sykes  82' Barker 90+2' Brannagan  90+7'	Stadium: Memorial Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Lee Swabey

Bristol Rovers v Swindon Town

13 February 2021 (2021-02-13)	Bristol Rovers	v	Swindon Town	Horfield
15:00 GMT		Report		Stadium: Memorial Stadium Attendance: 0
Note: Match postponed on morning of 13 February due to a failed pitch inspection on account of a frozen pitch.[62]

Bristol Rovers v Portsmouth

16 February 2021 (2021-02-16) 27	Bristol Rovers	3–1	Portsmouth	Horfield
19:00 GMT	McCormick  6' Williams  27' Ayunga 34', 44' Leahy 70' (pen.)	Report	Marquis 26' Johnson  66' Raggett  69'	Stadium: Memorial Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Christopher Sarginson

Gillingham v Bristol Rovers

20 February 2021 (2021-02-20) 28	Gillingham	2–0	Bristol Rovers	Gillingham
13:00 GMT	Akinde 67', 90+1'	Report	Hanlan  52' Ayunga  70' McCormick  84' Baldwin  89'	Stadium: Priestfield Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: James Oldham

Bristol Rovers v Wigan Athletic

23 February 2021 (2021-02-23) 29	Bristol Rovers	1–2	Wigan Athletic	Horfield
19:00 GMT	McCormick 69'	Report	Wootton  25' 90+5' Lang 51' Robinson  59' Massey  88'	Stadium: Memorial Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Carl Brook

Bristol Rovers v Shrewsbury Town

27 February 2021 (2021-02-27) 30	Bristol Rovers	2–1	Shrewsbury Town	Horfield
15:00 GMT	Leahy 45' Hanlan 60'	Report	Ebanks-Landell  70' Udoh 90+2'	Stadium: Memorial Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Paul Howard

Burton Albion v Bristol Rovers

2 March 2021 (2021-03-02) 31	Burton Albion	1–0	Bristol Rovers	Burton upon Trent
19:00 GMT	Clare  43' Smith 55' Carter  90+3' Hemmings  90+6'	Report	McCormick  11'  52'	Stadium: Pirelli Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Charles Breakspear

Hull City v Bristol Rovers

6 March 2021 (2021-03-06) 32	Hull City	2–0	Bristol Rovers	Kingston upon Hull
15:00 GMT	Whyte 32', 60' Honeyman  68' Greaves  80' Eaves  85'	Report	Rodman  58' Leahy  68'	Stadium: KCOM Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Sam Purkiss

Bristol Rovers v Accrington Stanley

9 March 2021 (2021-03-09) 33	Bristol Rovers	4–1	Accrington Stanley	Horfield
19:00 GMT	Leahy 15' Rodman 45+1' Nicholson 67' Westbrooke 68' McCormick  78'	Report	Barclay  35' Smyth 77'	Stadium: Memorial Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: James Bell

Bristol Rovers v AFC Wimbledon

13 March 2021 (2021-03-13) 34	Bristol Rovers	0–0	AFC Wimbledon	Horfield
15:00 GMT	Upson  41' Daly  90'	Report	Guinness-Walker  22' Johnson  23' Woodyard  47' Pigott  55'	Stadium: Memorial Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Samuel Barrott

Charlton Athletic v Bristol Rovers

16 March 2021 (2021-03-16) 35	Charlton Athletic	3–2	Bristol Rovers	Chalton
19:00 GMT	Shinnie 33',  73' Forster-Caskey 42' Washington 84' Morgan  86'	Report	Leahy 18' (pen.) Upson 32',  47' Hargreaves  78' Day  90+3'	Stadium: The Valley Attendance: 0 Referee: Bobby Madley

Plymouth Argyle v Bristol Rovers

20 March 2021 (2021-03-20) 36	Plymouth Argyle	2–0	Bristol Rovers	Plymouth
15:00 GMT	Ennis 7', 45',  18' Opoku  39' Lewis  75'	Report		Stadium: Home Park Attendance: 0 Referee: Trevor Kettle

Bristol Rovers v Swindon Town

23 March 2021 (2021-03-23) 37	Bristol Rovers	0–1	Swindon Town	Horfield
19:00 GMT	Upson  21' Williams  76'	Report	Payne 71'	Stadium: Memorial Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Andy Woolmer

Bristol Rovers v Sunderland

27 March 2021 (2021-03-27) 38	Bristol Rovers	0–1	Sunderland	Horfield
15:00 GMT	Leahy  36'	Report	O'Brien 39' Scowen  50' Sanderson  53' O'Nien  85'	Stadium: Memorial Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Ollie Yates

Ipswich Town v Bristol Rovers

2 April 2021 (2021-04-02) 39	Ipswich Town	2–1	Bristol Rovers	Ipswich
15:00 BST	Leahy 1' (o.g.) Judge 11' Holý  23' Drinan  65'	Report	McCormick 18' Oztumer  77'	Stadium: Portman Road Attendance: 0 Referee: Stephen Martin

Bristol Rovers v Doncaster Rovers

5 April 2021 (2021-04-05) 40	Bristol Rovers	2–1	Doncaster Rovers	Horfield
15:00 BST	McCormick 37', 56',  87' Baldwin  67' Hanlan  90+6'	Report	Coppinger 13' Bogle  49' Greaves  90+3'	Stadium: Memorial Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Anthony Coggins

Northampton Town v Bristol Rovers

10 April 2021 (2021-04-10) 41	Northampton Town	1–1	Bristol Rovers	Northampton
15:00 BST	Morris  44' Hoskins 78' (pen.),  83'	Report	Leahy 19'	Stadium: Sixfields Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: David Rock

Bristol Rovers v Lincoln City

17 April 2021 (2021-04-17) 42	Bristol Rovers	0–1	Lincoln City	Horfield
12:30 BST	Upson  36' Jaakkola  51' Leahy  52' Baldwin  90+8'	Report	Scully 16' Edun  37' Johnson  37' Poole  90'	Stadium: Memorial Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Will Finnie
Note: Originally scheduled to be played at 3PM, all EFL matches were rearranged away from this time to avoid clashing with the funeral of Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh.[63]

Bristol Rovers v Milton Keynes Dons

20 April 2021 (2021-04-20) 43	Bristol Rovers	0–2	Milton Keynes Dons	Horfield
19:00 BST	Rodman  42' McCormick  70' Martinez  85' Kilgour  90+1'	Report	Fraser 17' Sorinola  45' Kasumu  55' Grigg 60' Fisher  78'	Stadium: Memorial Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: James Oldham

Portsmouth v Bristol Rovers

24 April 2021 (2021-04-24) 44	Portsmouth	1–0	Bristol Rovers	Portsmouth
13:00 BST	Curtis 37'	Report		Stadium: Fratton Park Attendance: 0 Referee: Thomas Bramall
Note: This loss confirmed Rovers' relegation to League Two

Bristol Rovers v Crewe Alexandra

1 May 2021 (2021-05-01) 45	Bristol Rovers	0–1	Crewe Alexandra	Horfield
15:00 BST	Baldwin  40'	Report	Ainley 18'	Stadium: Memorial Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Craig Hicks

Blackpool v Bristol Rovers

9 May 2021 (2021-05-09) 46	Blackpool	1–0	Bristol Rovers	Blackpool
12:00 BST	Holmes  18' Simms 75'	Report	Harries  13' Hargreaves  25' Baldwin  31' Tutonda  55'	Stadium: Bloomfield Road Attendance: 0 Referee: Charles Breakspear

FA Cup

Main article: 2020–21 FA Cup

The draw for the first round was made on Monday 26, October.^[64] The second round draw was revealed on Monday, 9 November by Danny Cowley.^[65] The third round draw was made on 30 November, with Premier League and EFL Championship clubs all entering the competition.^[66]

  Win   Draw   Loss

Walsall v Bristol Rovers

7 November 2020 (2020-11-07) First round	Walsall	1–2	Bristol Rovers	Walsall
15:00 BST	Jules  4' Lavery 87'	Report	Baldwin 33' Hanlan 39' Kilgour  47' Jaakkola  90+4'	Stadium: Bescot Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Ross Joyce

Bristol Rovers v Darlington

29 November 2020 (2020-11-29) Second round	Bristol Rovers	6–0	Darlington	Horfield
13:30 GMT	Daly 29' Hare 38' Leahy 44' (pen.), 53' (pen.) Oztumer 45+2' Nicholson 59'	Report	Rivers  52' Hatfield  69'	Stadium: Memorial Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Brett Huxtable

Bristol Rovers v Sheffield United

9 January 2021 (2021-01-09) Third round	Bristol Rovers	2–3	Sheffield United	Horfield
15:00 GMT	Kilgour 21' Leahy  60' Ehmer 62'	Report	Day 6' (o.g.) Burke 59' Bogle 63'	Stadium: Memorial Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Keith Stroud

EFL Cup

On 18 August 2020, the first round was drawn.^[67]

  Win   Draw   Loss

Main article: 2020–21 EFL Cup

Ipswich Town v Bristol Rovers

5 September 2020 (2020-09-05) First round	Ipswich Town	3–0	Bristol Rovers	Ipswich
15:00 BST	Dozzell  24' Sears 29', 68' Chambers 44' Woolfenden  73'	Report	Grant  86'	Stadium: Portman Road Attendance: 0 Referee: Will Finnie

EFL Trophy

Main article: 2020–21 EFL Trophy

  Win   Draw   Loss

The regional group stage draw was confirmed on 18 August.^[68] The second round draw was made by Matt Murray on 20 November, at St Andrew's.^[69] The third round was made on 10 December 2020 by Jon Parkin.^[70]

Pos	Div	Team v t e	Pld	W	PW	PL	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	L1	Oxford United	3	2	1	0	0	4	2	+2	8	Advance to Round 2
2	L1	Bristol Rovers	3	1	0	2	0	7	6	+1	5
3	L2	Walsall	3	0	1	1	1	3	4	−1	3
4	ACA	Chelsea U21	3	0	1	0	2	5	7	−2	2

Source: EFL.com

Bristol Rovers v Walsall

8 September 2020 (2020-09-08) Group stage	Bristol Rovers	2–2 (2–4 p)	Walsall	Horfield
19:45 BST	Mehew 16' Ayunga 71'	Report	Jules 29' Gordon 63'	Stadium: Memorial Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Brett Huxtable
	Penalties
	Kelly Harries Ayunga Hare		Norman McDonald Holden Lavery Gordon

Oxford United v Bristol Rovers

6 October 2020 (2020-10-06) Group stage	Oxford United	1–1 (4–3 p)	Bristol Rovers	Oxford
19:00 BST	Brannagan  74' Osei 89'	Report	Mehew 11' Baldwin  61'	Stadium: Kassam Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Neil Hair
	Penalties
	Osei Agyei McGuane Hall Brannagan		Leahy Upson Hare Hargreaves Baldwin

Bristol Rovers v Chelsea U21

18 November 2020 (2020-11-18) Group stage	Bristol Rovers	4–3	Chelsea U21	Horfield
18:00 BST	Hanlan 9' Nicholson 15' Westbrooke 57' Kilgour  61' Grant  88' Hare 90'	Report	Anjorin 10', 68' Lewis 63'	Stadium: Memorial Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Christopher Pollard

Leyton Orient v Bristol Rovers

8 December 2020 (2020-12-08) Second round	Leyton Orient	1–2	Bristol Rovers	Leyton
19:00 GMT	Baldwin 26' (o.g.) Turley  54'	Report	Koiki 12' Sargeant 29' (o.g.) Upson  77'	Stadium: Brisbane Road Attendance: 574 Referee: Alan Young

Bristol Rovers v AFC Wimbledon

12 January 2021 (2021-01-12) Third round	Bristol Rovers	0–1	AFC Wimbledon	Horfield
19:00 GMT	Ogogo  52'	Report	Rudoni 60' Oksanen  86'	Stadium: Memorial Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: John Busby

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 9 May 2021

No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Total		League One		FA Cup		League Cup		League Trophy
				Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
1	GK	NED	Jordi van Stappershoef	13	0	6+2	0	0+0	0	1+0	0	3+1	0
2	DF	ENG	Mark Little	7	0	2+3	0	0+0	0	1+0	0	1+0	0
3	DF	ENG	Luke Leahy	44	10	37+1	8	2+0	2	1+0	0	2+1	0
4	MF	ENG	Josh Grant	39	1	31+1	1	1+2	0	1+0	0	2+1	0
5	DF	GER	Max Ehmer	33	2	27+1	1	3+0	1	1+0	0	1+0	0
6	DF	ENG	Ed Upson	33	1	20+6	1	2+0	0	0+1	0	3+1	0
7	MF	ENG	Ben Liddle	6	0	1+2	0	1+1	0	0+0	0	0+1	0
8	MF	ENG	Zain Westbrooke	49	3	33+9	2	2+1	0	1+0	0	2+1	1
9	FW	ENG	Brandon Hanlan	48	9	40+4	7	2+0	1	0+0	0	2+0	1
10 †	FW	ENG	Jayden Mitchell-Lawson*	7	0	3+2	0	0+0	0	1+0	0	0+1	0
11	MF	SCO	Sam Nicholson	34	8	22+7	6	2+0	1	1+0	0	2+0	1
13	GK	ENG	Joe Day*	20	0	18+0	0	1+0	0	0+0	0	1+0	0
14	MF	ENG	Luke McCormick *	42	6	36+3	6	3+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
15	DF	ENG	Alfie Kilgour	44	2	33+2	1	2+1	1	1+0	0	5+0	0
17	FW	ENG	James Daly	32	4	13+15	3	1+0	1	0+0	0	2+1	0
20	MF	ENG	Cameron Hargreaves	17	0	3+9	0	0+0	0	1+0	0	3+1	0
21	FW	KEN	Jonah Ayunga	35	3	13+17	2	1+0	0	0+1	0	1+2	1
22	DF	ENG	Josh Hare	27	2	14+5	0	1+1	1	0+1	0	3+2	1
23	MF	ENG	Tom Mehew	3	2	0+1	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	2+0	2
24	DF	COD	David Tutonda	22	0	10+10	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	2+0	0
25	DF	WAL	Cian Harries	32	0	26+2	0	0+1	0	0+0	0	3+0	0
26	DF	ENG	Jack Baldwin	45	2	32+6	1	3+0	1	1+0	0	3+0	0
28	MF	ENG	Zain Walker	15	0	4+7	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	3+1	0
29	FW	ENG	Kieran Phillips	1	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+1	0
32	GK	FIN	Anssi Jaakkola	24	0	21+0	0	2+0	0	0+0	0	1+0	0
33	MF	ENG	Alex Rodman	18	1	11+5	1	0+1	0	0+0	0	1+0	0
37	DF	WAL	Pablo Martinez	8	0	8+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
39	MF	IRL	Josh Barrett	11	0	0+9	0	0+1	0	0+0	0	1+0	0
41	MF	TUR	Erhun Oztumer *	25	1	10+12	0	3+0	1	0+0	0	0+0	0
42	MF	ENG	Abu Ogogo	4	0	3+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	1+0	0
43	DF	ENG	George Williams	26	0	26+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
47	DF	ENG	Ali Koiki	13	1	3+7	0	1+0	0	0+0	0	2+0	1
51	GK	ENG	Jed Ward	1	0	1+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
Players out on loan:
18	DF	SCO	Michael Kelly	3	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	3+0	0

Goals record

As of match played 9 May 2021

Rank	No.	Nat.	Po.	Name	League One	FA Cup	League Cup	League Trophy	Total
1	3		LB	Luke Leahy	8	2	0	0	10
2	9		CF	Brandon Hanlan	7	1	0	1	9
3	11		LW	Sam Nicholson	6	1	0	1	8
4	14		CM	Luke McCormick	6	0	0	0	6
5	17		CF	James Daly	3	1	0	0	4
6	8		CM	Zain Westbrooke	2	0	0	1	3
	21		CF	Jonah Ayunga	2	0	0	1	3
8	5		CB	Max Ehmer	1	1	0	0	2
	15		CB	Alfie Kilgour	1	1	0	0	2
	22		RB	Josh Hare	0	1	0	1	2
	23		CM	Tom Mehew	0	0	0	2	2
	26		CB	Jack Baldwin	1	1	0	0	2
12	4		DM	Josh Grant	1	0	0	0	1
	6		DM	Ed Upson	1	0	0	0	1
	33		RM	Alex Rodman	1	0	0	0	1
	41		AM	Erhun Oztumer	0	1	0	0	1
	47		LB	Ali Koiki	0	0	0	1	1
Total					40	10	0	8	58

Disciplinary record

As of match played 9 May 2021

Rank	No.	Nat.	Po.	Name	League One			FA Cup			League Cup			League Trophy			Total
1	14		CM	Luke McCormick	8	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	8	1	0
2	6		CM	Ed Upson	6	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	7	0	1
3	3		LB	Luke Leahy	6	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	7	0	0
	4		DM	Josh Grant	5	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	7	0	0
	26		CB	Jack Baldwin	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	7	0	0
6	5		CB	Max Ehmer	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6	0	0
7	25		CB	Cian Harries	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	0	0
8	15		CB	Alfie Kilgour	2	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	4	0	0
	24		LB	David Tutonda	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	0	0
10	9		CF	Brandon Hanlan	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0
	32		GK	Anssi Jaakkola	2	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0
	43		RB	George Williams	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0
13	11		LW	Sam Nicholson	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0
	20		CM	Cameron Hargreaves	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0
	21		CF	Jonah Ayunga	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0
	22		RB	Josh Hare	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0
	33		RM	Alex Rodman	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0
	41		AM	Erhun Oztumer	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0
	42		CM	Abu Ogogo	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	2	0	0
20	2		RB	Mark Little	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
	13		GK	Joe Day	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1
	17		CF	James Daly	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
	37		CB	Pablo Martinez	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
Total					72	1	2	3	0	0	1	0	0	5	0	0	81	1	2