2021–22 Bristol Rovers F.C. season

The 2021–22 season is Bristol Rovers' 139th year in their history and first season back in League Two since the 2015–16 season, following relegation the previous season. Along with the league, the club also competed in the FA Cup, the EFL Cup and the EFL Trophy. The season covers the period from 1 July 2021 to 30 June 2022.

Bristol Rovers

2021–22 season
Owner	Wael al-Qadi
Manager	Joey Barton
Stadium	Memorial Stadium
League Two	3rd (promoted)
FA Cup	Third round
EFL Cup	First round
EFL Trophy	Group stage
Top goalscorer	League: Aaron Collins (16) All: Aaron Collins (18)
Highest home attendance	9,790 vs. Scunthorpe United (7 May 2022)
Lowest home attendance	889 vs. Cheltenham Town (31 August 2021, EFL Trophy Group Stage)
Average home league attendance	7,512
Home colours Away colours Third colours
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Transfers

Transfers in

Date	Position	Nationality	Name	From	Fee	Ref.
1 July 2021	LB		Nick Anderton	Carlisle United	Free transfer	[1]
1 July 2021	CF		Aaron Collins	Forest Green Rovers	Free transfer	[2]
1 July 2021	CM		Paul Coutts	Fleetwood Town	Free transfer	[1]
1 July 2021	CM		Sam Finley	Fleetwood Town	Free transfer	[1]
1 July 2021	CB		Mark Hughes	Accrington Stanley	Free transfer	[1]
1 July 2021	CF		Harvey Saunders	Fleetwood Town	Free transfer	[3]
9 July 2021	LB		Trevor Clarke	Rotherham United	Undisclosed fee	[4]
13 July 2021	RW		Harry Anderson	Lincoln City	Free transfer	[5]
23 July 2021	GK		James Belshaw	Harrogate Town	Undisclosed fee	[6]
30 July 2021	CF		Brett Pitman	Swindon Town	Free transfer	[7]
31 August 2021	LB		Junior Brown	Scunthorpe United	Free transfer	[8]
31 August 2021	CF		Leon Clarke	Shrewsbury Town	Free transfer	[8]
31 August 2021	AM		Antony Evans	SC Paderborn	Free transfer	[8]
4 September 2021	CM		Glenn Whelan	Fleetwood Town	Free transfer	[9]
4 January 2022	CF		Ryan Loft	Scunthorpe United	Undisclosed	[10]
1 February 2022	CM		Jon Nolan	Ipswich Town	Free transfer	[11]

Loans in

Date from	Position	Nationality	Name	From	Date until	Ref.
17 June 2021	CB		Connor Taylor	Stoke City	End of season	[12]
9 July 2021	AM		Sion Spence	Crystal Palace	End of season	[13]
10 July 2021	AM		Luke Thomas	Barnsley	End of season	[14]
8 January 2022	CB		James Connolly	Cardiff City	End of season	[15]
31 January 2022	AM		Elliot Anderson	Newcastle United	End of season	[16]

Loans out

Date from	Position	Nationality	Name	To	Date until	Ref.
27 August 2021	CM		Ben Liddle	Queen of the South	End of Season	[17]
8 September 2021	RW		Zain Walker	King's Lynn Town	October 2021	[18]
9 September 2021	AM		Owen Brain	Yate Town	November 2021	[19]
9 September 2021	CB		Jamie Egan	Yate Town	November 2021	[19]
9 September 2021	RB		Tyron Mbuenimo	Yate Town	November 2021	[19]
10 September 2021	CF		Kieran Phillips	Dorchester Town	October 2021	[20]
11 September 2021	CF		Ollie Hulbert	Hereford	October 2021	[21]
30 September 2021	CM		Joe Budd	Hendon	November 2021	[22]
1 October 2021	CM		Lucas Tomlinson	Gloucester City	End of Season	[23][24]
8 October 2021	RW		Kinsly Murray	Cirencester Town	November 2021	[25]
21 October 2021	CF		Ollie Hulbert	Gloucester City	End of Season	[26][24]
26 October 2021	CM		Tom Mehew	Bath City	November 2021	[27]
28 October 2021	CF		Kieran Phillips	Swindon Supermarine	End of Season	[28][29]
3 November 2021	CB		Niall Lovelock	Cirencester Town	December 2021	[30]
9 November 2021	CM		Joe Budd	Taunton Town	December 2021	[31]
12 November 2021	CM		Cameron Hargreaves	Chippenham Town	December 2021	[32]
12 November 2021	RW		Zain Walker	Chippenham Town	December 2021	[32]
19 November 2021	CF		Harvey Greenslade	Cinderford Town	December 2021	[33]
23 November 2021	RB		Zak Ford	Swindon Supermarine	December 2021	[34]
10 December 2021	CM		Tom Mehew	Gloucester City	January 2022	[35]
11 January 2022	CM		Tom Mehew	Swindon Supermarine	March 2022	[36][37][38]
15 January 2022	CB		Jamie Egan	Hereford	March 2022	[39][40]
17 January 2022	CM		Zain Westbrooke	Stevenage	End of season	[41]
21 January 2022	GK		Jed Ward	Swindon Supermarine	February 2022	[42]
3 February 2022	CF		Brett Pitman	Eastleigh	End of season	[43]
5 February 2022	CM		Cameron Hargreaves	King's Lynn Town	March 2022	[44]
14 February 2022	CF		Harvey Greenslade	Tiverton Town	March 2022	[45]
17 February 2022	GK		Jed Ward	Prescot Cables	March 2022	[46]
18 February 2022	LW		Ryan Jones	Bath City	End of season	[47][48]
4 March 2022	CB		Pablo Martinez	Gloucester City	April 2022	[49]
4 March 2022	LB		Sam Heal	Salisbury	End of season	[50][51]
25 March 2022	CM		Tom Mehew	Chippenham Town	End of season	[52]

Transfers out

Date	Position	Nationality	Name	To	Fee	Ref.
2 June 2021	CF		James Daly	Stevenage	Free transfer	[53]
15 June 2021	CB		Max Ehmer	Gillingham	Contract terminated	[54][55]
18 June 2021	LB		David Tutonda	Gillingham	Contract terminated	[56][57]
25 June 2021	RB		George Williams	Cambridge United	Free transfer	[58]
30 June 2021	GK		Alexis André Jr.	Folkestone Invicta	Released	[59][60]
30 June 2021	GK		Liam Armstrong	Gloucester City	Released	[59][61]
30 June 2021	LW		Kyle Bennett	AFC Telford United	Released	[59][62]
30 June 2021	CB		Tom Davies	Tranmere Rovers	Released	[59][63]
30 June 2021	RB		Josh Hare	Eastleigh	Released	[59][64]
30 June 2021	LB		Michael Kelly	Eastleigh	Released	[59][65]
30 June 2021	LB		Ali Koiki	Northampton Town	Released	[59][66]
30 June 2021	LB		Luke Leahy	Shrewsbury Town	Released	[59][67]
30 June 2021	RB		Mark Little	Yeovil Town	Released	[59][68]
30 June 2021	CM		Abu Ogogo	Southend United	Released	[59][69]
30 June 2021	CM		Ed Upson	Newport County	Released	[59][70]
30 June 2021	GK		Jordi van Stappershoef	Jong AZ	Released	[59]
30 June 2021	CF		Harry Warwick	Chippenham Town	Released	[59][71]
26 July 2021	CF		Jonah Ayunga	Morecambe	Undisclosed fee	[72]
25 August 2021	CB		Jack Baldwin	Ross County	Contract terminated	[73][74]
26 August 2021	CF		Brandon Hanlan	Wycombe Wanderers	Undisclosed fee	[75]
1 September 2021	AM		Josh Barrett	King's Lynn Town	Contract terminated	[76][77]
6 January 2022	CB		Mark Hughes	Retired	—	[78]
19 January 2022	RW		Zain Walker	King's Lynn Town	Undisclosed fee	[79]

Pre-season friendlies

Bristol Rovers announced they would play friendlies against Melksham Town^[80] and Havant & Waterlooville^[80] as part of their pre-season preparations. On 28 June 2021, the club announced three home friendlies.^[81]

Melksham Town v Bristol Rovers

2 July 2021 Friendly	Melksham Town	1–1	Bristol Rovers	Melksham
19:45 BST	Anderton 18' (o.g.)	Report	Collins 19'	Stadium: Oakfield Stadium

Barnet v Bristol Rovers

10 July 2021 (2021-07-10) Friendly	Barnet	3–0	Bristol Rovers	Canons Park
	Bloomfield 11' Turley 35' Trialist	Report		Stadium: The Hive Stadium Attendance: 0

Bristol Rovers v Plymouth Argyle

17 July 2021 (2021-07-17) Friendly	Bristol Rovers	1–1	Plymouth Argyle	Horfield
13:00 BST	Collins 47' (pen.)	Report	Jephcott 34' (pen.)	Stadium: Memorial Stadium

Bristol Rovers v Swansea City

24 July 2021 (2021-07-24) Friendly	Bristol Rovers	Cancelled	Swansea City	Horfield
15:00 BST		Report		Stadium: Memorial Stadium
Note: Cancelled on day of the match following positive COVID-19 cases in the Swansea City squad.[82]

Bristol Rovers v Havant & Waterlooville

27 July 2021 Friendly	Bristol Rovers	0–0	Havant & Waterlooville	Horfield
19:00 BST		Report		Stadium: Memorial Stadium

Bristol Rovers v Oxford United

31 July 2021 (2021-07-31) Friendly	Bristol Rovers	3–2	Oxford United	Horfield
13:00 BST	Thomas 45+1' (pen.) Pitman 78', 88'	Report	Seddon 14' Henry 47'	Stadium: Memorial Stadium

Competitions

League Two

Main article: 2021–22 EFL League Two

League table

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Promotion, qualification or relegation
1	Forest Green Rovers (C, P)	46	23	15	8	75	44	+31	84	Promotion to EFL League One
2	Exeter City (P)	46	23	15	8	65	41	+24	84
3	Bristol Rovers (P)	46	23	11	12	71	49	+22	80
4	Northampton Town	46	23	11	12	60	38	+22	80	Qualification for League Two play-offs
5	Port Vale (O, P)	46	22	12	12	67	46	+21	78
6	Swindon Town	46	22	11	13	77	54	+23	77

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^[83]
(C) Champions; (O) Play-off winners; (P) Promoted

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	23	11	12	71	49	+22	80	14	4	5	38	20	+18	9	7	7	33	29	+4

Last updated: 7 May 2022.
Source: ^{[citation needed]}

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	H	A	A	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	A	H	A	H	H	A	A	H	H	H	A	A	H	A	A	H	H	A	A	H	H	A	A	H	H	A	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H
Result	L	L	W	L	D	W	L	L	W	L	W	D	D	L	W	W	D	D	L	L	W	W	D	W	W	D	L	D	W	W	W	D	W	L	W	W	W	W	L	W	D	W	W	D	W	W
Position	17	23	15	20	22	16	21	22	18	20	16	16	17	18	16	14	14	14	16	16	15	16	15	13	12	13	14	14	11	11	9	10	9	9	9	8	7	4	6	5	6	5	5	5	4	3

Updated to match(es) played on 30 April 2022. Source: Statto.com
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

Fixtures for the 2021–22 season were announced on 24 June 2021.^[84]

Mansfield Town v Bristol Rovers

7 August 2021 1	Mansfield Town	2–1	Bristol Rovers	Mansfield
15:00 BST	Maris  23' Hawkins 42' Johnson  79', 90+6' (pen.)	Report	Harries 62',  78' Coutts  77' Westbrooke  86'	Stadium: One Call Stadium Attendance: 6,342 Referee: Josh Smith

Bristol Rovers v Stevenage

14 August 2021 (2021-08-14) 2	Bristol Rovers	0–2	Stevenage	Horfield
15:00 BST	Harries  50'	Report	Vancooten  52' Lines 88' Norris 90+6'	Stadium: Memorial Stadium Attendance: 7,071 Referee: Neil Hair

Bristol Rovers v Oldham Athletic

17 August 2021 (2021-08-17) 3	Bristol Rovers	1–0	Oldham Athletic	Horfield
19:45 BST	Saunders  22' 35' Pitman  90+1'	Report	Whelan  6' Diarra  47' Cissé  73'	Stadium: Memorial Stadium Attendance: 6,005 Referee: Sam Purkiss

Exeter City v Bristol Rovers

21 August 2021 (2021-08-21) 4	Exeter City	4–1	Bristol Rovers	Exeter
15:00 BST	Jay 3', 15' Dieng 22' Kite 24' Edwards  87'	Report	Baldwin  24' Finley  59', 70'	Stadium: St James Park Attendance: 5,284 Referee: Christopher Sarginson

Barrow v Bristol Rovers

28 August 2021 (2021-08-28) 5	Barrow	1–1	Bristol Rovers	Barrow-in-Furness
15:00 BST	Hutton  17' Ellis  31' White  34' Banks  42' 45+5' Zanzala  68'	Report	Nicholson 44' Collins  55' Finley  90'	Stadium: Holker Street Attendance: 2,116 Referee: Ross Joyce

Bristol Rovers v Crawley Town

4 September 2021 (2021-09-04) 6	Bristol Rovers	1–0	Crawley Town	Horfield
15:00 BST	Clarke 47'	Report	Tsaroulla  67'	Stadium: Memorial Stadium Attendance: 6,513 Referee: Ben Speedie

Hartlepool United v Bristol Rovers

11 September 2021 (2021-09-11) 7	Hartlepool United	1–0	Bristol Rovers	Hartlepool
15:00 BST	Byrne  11' Sterry 69'  88'	Report	Finley  87'	Stadium: Victoria Park Attendance: 5,193 Referee: Rebecca Welch

Bristol Rovers v Leyton Orient

18 September 2021 (2021-09-18) 8	Bristol Rovers	1–3	Leyton Orient	Horfield
15:00 BST	Finley  28' Kilgour  45+1' Pitman 90+2' (pen.)	Report	Smith 17' Archibald 33'  69' Drinan 41' Mitchell  47' Clay  80' Vigouroroux  83'	Stadium: Memorial Stadium Attendance: 6,172 Referee: David Rock

Walsall v Bristol Rovers

25 September 2021 9	Walsall	1–2	Bristol Rovers	Bescot
15:00 BST	Earing  26' Phillips 32' White  85'	Report	Taylor  57', 79' Harries  66' Spence 90+1'	Stadium: Banks's Stadium Attendance: 5,434 Referee: Seb Stockbridge

Bristol Rovers v Swindon Town

2 October 2021 (2021-10-02) 10	Bristol Rovers	1–3	Swindon Town	Horfield
15:00 BST	Anderson 17' Kilgour  79'  84' Harries  90+4'	Report	Payne 57' Gladwin 85' (pen.) McKirdy 87'	Stadium: Memorial Stadium Attendance: 7,625 Referee: Robert Lewis

Bristol Rovers v Carlisle United

9 October 2021 (2021-10-09) 11	Bristol Rovers	3–0	Carlisle United	Horfield
15:00 BST	Harries  23' Evans 35' Saunders  76', 90+4' Nicholson 86' Thomas  88' Whelan  90'	Report	Feeney  16' Devine  26' Alessandra  38' Armer  60' Guy  61' Mellish  74'	Stadium: The Memorial Stadium Attendance: 6,302 Referee: Charles Breakspear

Bradford City v Bristol Rovers

16 October 2021 (2021-10-16) 12	Bradford City	2–2	Bristol Rovers	Bradford
15:00 BST	Vernam 42' Cook 50'	Report	Saunders  4' Coutts  25' Kilgour 48',  54' Pitman  63', 90+1'	Stadium: Utilita Energy Stadium Attendance: 16,664 Referee: Andy Haines

Colchester United v Bristol Rovers

19 October 2021 (2021-10-19) 13	Colchester United	1–1	Bristol Rovers	Colchester
19:45 BST	Sarpong-Wiredu  36' Chambers  45+1' Dobra  63' Eastman  65' Chilvers 88' Tchamadeu  90+1'	Report	Harries  51'  87' Pitman 59' Coutts  88' Clarke  90+1'	Stadium: Colchester Community Stadium Attendance: 2,069 Referee: Graham Scott

Bristol Rovers v Newport County

23 October 2021 (2021-10-23) 14	Bristol Rovers	1–3	Newport County	Horfield
15:00 BST	Pitman 45+2' Finley  86'	Report	Baker-Richardson 27'  86' Telford 31', 61' Willmott  72' Abraham  90+2'	Stadium: Memorial Stadium Attendance: 7,515 Referee: Scott Oldham

Harrogate Town v Bristol Rovers

30 October 2021 (2021-10-30) 15	Harrogate Town	0–1	Bristol Rovers	Harrogate
15:00 BST	Smith  13' Martin  90+6'	Report	Whelan  22' Brown  35' Evans  57' Anderton 64' Coutts  89'	Stadium: EnviroVent Stadium Attendance: 2,614 Referee: Peter Wright

Bristol Rovers v Northampton Town

13 November 2021 (2021-11-13) 16	Bristol Rovers	2–1	Northampton Town	Horfield
15:00 GMT	Whelan  12'  67' Harries  49' Grant 54' Evans 59' Anderson  74'	Report	Hoskins 39' (pen.)  74' Roberts  90+5'	Stadium: Memorial Stadium Attendance: 6,884 Referee: Sam Allison

Bristol Rovers v Tranmere Rovers

20 November 2021 (2021-11-20) 17	Bristol Rovers	2–2	Tranmere Rovers	Horfield
15:00 GMT	Grant 5' Nicholson 22' Kilgour  32' Evans  63'	Report	Macdonald 25'  32' Knight-Percival  36' Davies  45+3' Glatzel 75'	Stadium: Memorial Stadium Attendance: 7,165 Referee: Tom Reeves

Salford City v Bristol Rovers

23 November 2021 (2021-11-23) 18	Salford City	1–1	Bristol Rovers	Salford
19:45 GMT	Thomas-Asante  39' 90+5' Willock  41' Love  48' Elliott  80' Hunter  89'	Report	Nicholson 14' Anderton  33'	Stadium: Moor Lane Attendance: 1,740 Referee: Ben Toner

Forest Green Rovers v Bristol Rovers

27 November 2021 (2021-11-27) 19	Forest Green Rovers	2–0	Bristol Rovers	Nailsworth
15:00 GMT	Matt 20', 77' (pen.)  81' Godwin-Malife  41'  63'	Report	Anderton  28' Evans  79' Finley  80'	Stadium: The New Lawn Attendance: 4,128 Referee: Simon Mather

Bristol Rovers v Port Vale

7 December 2021 (2021-12-07) 20	Bristol Rovers	1–2	Port Vale	Horfield
19:45 GMT	Finley  15' Collins 56' Harries  77' Whelan  86' Pitman  90+5'	Report	Garrity 31', 33' Jones  58' Politic  60'	Stadium: Memorial Stadium Attendance: 6,071 Referee: Craig Hicks

Bristol Rovers v Rochdale

11 December 2021 (2021-12-11) 21	Bristol Rovers	4–2	Rochdale	Horfield
15:00 GMT	Evans 10' Collins 51', 89' Anderson 84'	Report	Beesley 60', 66'  64'	Stadium: Memorial Stadium Attendance: 6,215 Referee: James Linington

Bristol Rovers v Hartlepool United

15 January 2022 (2022-01-15) 22	Bristol Rovers	2–0	Hartlepool United	Horfield
15:00 GMT	Harries  28' Evans  70' 90+4' Collins 87'	Report	Liddle  39' Ferguson  64' Odusina  76' Byrne  80' Sterry  90+3'	Stadium: Memorial Stadium Attendance: 7,004 Referee: Carl Brook

Swindon Town v Bristol Rovers

22 January 2022 (2022-01-22) 23	Swindon Town	1–1	Bristol Rovers	Swindon
13:00 GMT	Simpson 16' Iandolo  57'	Report	Taylor  25' Finley  32' 35' Loft  40' Coutts  74' Grant  90+4' Hoole  90+6'	Stadium: County Ground Attendance: 12,695 Referee: Tom Nield

Scunthorpe United v Bristol Rovers

25 January 2022 (2022-01-25) 24	Scunthorpe United	2–3	Bristol Rovers	Scunthorpe
19:45 GMT	Wood  1' Burns 89' (90+3)	Report	Grant  32' 36' Evans 62' (pen.) Clarke 78'	Stadium: Glanford Park Attendance: Anthony Backhouse Referee: 2,403

Bristol Rovers v Walsall

29 January 2022 (2022-01-29) 25	Bristol Rovers	1–0	Walsall	Horfield
15:00 GMT	Hoole  34'  38' Coutts  57' Collins 90'	Report	White  5' Wilkinson  34' Labadie  60' Kiernan  63' Osadebe  90+8'	Stadium: Memorial Stadium Attendance: 8,003 Referee: Keith Stroud

Sutton United v Bristol Rovers

5 February 2022 (2022-02-05) 26	Sutton United	1–1	Bristol Rovers	Sutton
15:00 GMT	Kizzi  7' Bennett 19' Bouzanis  31' Davis  51' Milsom  90+3'	Report	Connolly  18' Evans 85' (pen.)	Stadium: Gander Green Lane Attendance: 3,394 Referee: Bobby Madley

Oldham Athletic v Bristol Rovers

8 February 2022 (2022-02-08) 27	Oldham Athletic	2–1	Bristol Rovers	Oldham
19:45 GMT	Keillor-Dunn 1', 31' Clarke  88'	Report	Nicholson 43' Anderton  52' Coutts  64'	Stadium: Boundary Park Attendance: 5,147 Referee: Scott Oldham

Bristol Rovers v Mansfield Town

12 February 2022 (2022-02-12) 28	Bristol Rovers	0–0	Mansfield Town	Horfield
15:00 GMT	Finley  33' Collins  64'	Report	Quinn  53' O'Toole  89' Longstaff  90+3'	Stadium: Memorial Stadium Attendance: 7,707 Referee: John Busby

Bristol Rovers v Sutton United

15 February 2022 (2022-02-15) 29	Bristol Rovers	2–0	Sutton United	Horfield
19:45 GMT	H.Anderson 4'  57' Collins 46'	Report	Davis  12' Kizzi  56' Rowe  65'	Stadium: Memorial Stadium Attendance: 6,700 Referee: Christopher Pollard

Stevenage v Bristol Rovers

19 February 2022 (2022-02-19) 30	Stevenage	0–4	Bristol Rovers	Stevenage
15:00 GMT	Bostwick  25'	Report	Coutts  21' Finley 36'  67' E.Anderson 50'  90' H.Anderson 54' Collins 74'	Stadium: Lamex Stadium Attendance: 3,538 Referee: Andy Woolmer

Leyton Orient v Bristol Rovers

22 February 2022 (2022-02-22) 31	Leyton Orient	0–2	Bristol Rovers	Leyton
19:45 GMT	Ogie  9' Beckles  14' Pratley  40' Khan  90+4'	Report	Evans  28' 34' Collins 37' Whelan  76' Loft  82'	Stadium: Brisbane Road Attendance: 2,840 Referee: Charles Breakspear

Bristol Rovers v Exeter City

26 February 2022 (2022-02-26) 32	Bristol Rovers	1–1	Exeter City	Horfield
15:00 GMT	Hoole 10'	Report	Brown 24' Grounds  90'	Stadium: Memorial Stadium Attendance: 9,689 Referee: Peter Wright

Bristol Rovers v Barrow

1 March 2022 (2022-03-01) 33	Bristol Rovers	1–0	Barrow	Horfield
19:45 GMT	Evans  45+3' 81' Anderton  53' Collins  68'	Report	Canavan  32'	Stadium: Memorial Stadium Attendance: 6,685 Referee: David Rock

Newport County v Bristol Rovers

5 March 2022 (2022-03-05) 34	Newport County	1–0	Bristol Rovers	Newport
15:00 GMT	Waite 33'	Report	Loft  56' Nicholson  80' Connolly  84'	Stadium: Rodney Parade Attendance: 6,237 Referee: Darren Handley

Crawley Town v Bristol Rovers

8 March 2022 (2022-03-08) 35	Crawley Town	1–2	Bristol Rovers	Crawley
19:45 GMT	Craig  13' Payne  45' Hessenthaler 69' Tsaroulla  89'	Report	H.Anderson 41' Collins 65' Hoole  72'	Stadium: Broadfield Stadium Attendance: 2,223 Referee: Lee Swabey

Bristol Rovers v Harrogate Town

12 March 2022 (2022-03-12) 36	Bristol Rovers	3–0	Harrogate Town	Horfield
15:00 GMT	Collins 33', 55' E.Anderson 39' Hoole  44' Taylor  53' Anderton  90+5'	Report	Diamond  41'	Stadium: Memorial Stadium Attendance: 7,884 Referee: Darren Drysdale

Bristol Rovers v Colchester United

15 March 2022 (2022-03-15) 37	Bristol Rovers	1–0	Colchester United	Horfield
19:45 GMT	E.Anderson 49' Evans  90+2'	Report	Skuse  15' Hannant  42' Edwards  70'	Stadium: Memorial Stadium Attendance: 7,314 Referee: Sam Allison

Northampton Town v Bristol Rovers

19 March 2022 (2022-03-19) 38	Northampton Town	0–1	Bristol Rovers	Northampton
15:00 GMT	McGowan  61' Lewis  71' Pinnock  90+2'	Report	H.Anderson 1' Finley  68' Belshaw  75' Connolly  81' Taylor  90+1'	Stadium: Sixfields Stadium Attendance: 6,405 Referee: Oliver Langford

Carlisle United v Bristol Rovers

26 March 2022 (2022-03-26) 39	Carlisle United	1–0	Bristol Rovers	Carlisle
15:00 GMT	Armer  65' Dennis 72',  90+6' Dickenson  90+6' Patrick  90+7'	Report	Taylor  90+6' Saunders  90+8'	Stadium: Brunton Park Attendance: 5,884 Referee: Andy Haines

Bristol Rovers v Bradford City

2 April 2022 (2022-04-02) 40	Bristol Rovers	2–1	Bradford City	Horfield
15:00 BST	Clarke  52' Finley 57' Taylor 75'	Report	Hendrie  30' Pereira 46' Watt  72'	Stadium: Memorial Stadium Attendance: 9,186 Referee: Neil Hair

Tranmere Rovers v Bristol Rovers

9 April 2022 (2022-04-09) 41	Tranmere Rovers	1–1	Bristol Rovers	Birkenhead
15:00 BST	Hemmings 56'  60' Merrie  65' Spearing  83'	Report	E.Anderson 63'	Stadium: Prenton Park Attendance: 6,637 Referee: Marc Edwards

Bristol Rovers v Salford City

15 April 2022 (2022-04-15) 42	Bristol Rovers	1–0	Salford City	Horfield
15:00 BST	Finley  45+3' Evans  62' E.Anderson 75' H.Anderson  90+3'	Report	Touray  24' Kelly  44' Ndaba  59'	Stadium: Memorial Stadium Attendance: 9,590 Referee: Dean Whitestone

Port Vale v Bristol Rovers

18 April 2022 (2022-04-18) 43	Port Vale	1–3	Bristol Rovers	Burslem
15:00 BST	Proctor 2' Hall  47' Benning  49'	Report	Taylor  8' E.Anderson 10' H.Anderson  22' Connolly 32' Coutts  45' Grant  51' Finley  77' Loft 90+4'  90+5'	Stadium: Vale Park Attendance: 10,840 Referee: Craig Hicks

Bristol Rovers v Forest Green Rovers

23 April 2022 (2022-04-23) 44	Bristol Rovers	0–0	Forest Green Rovers	Horfield
15:00 BST	Finley  51' Evans  64' E.Anderson  74' Collins  90+1' Taylor  90+4'	Report	Adams  19' Stevenson  22' Hendry  57' McGee  77'	Stadium: Memorial Stadium Attendance: 9,690 Referee: Gavin Ward

Rochdale v Bristol Rovers

30 April 2022 (2022-04-30) 45	Rochdale	3–4	Bristol Rovers	Spotland
15:00 BST	Charman 11', 17',  85' Keohane  58' O'Keeffe 60',  83' Taylor  69'	Report	H. Anderson  39' Finley 54' Collins 66', 89', 90+5' Coutts  90+8'	Stadium: Crown Oil Arena Attendance: 4,628 Referee: Ross Joyce

Bristol Rovers v Scunthorpe United

7 May 2022 (2022-05-07) 46	Bristol Rovers	7–0	Scunthorpe United	Horfield
15:00 BST	Lobley 18' (o.g.) Taylor 22' Collins 53', 79' Evans 61', 76' Anderson 85'	Report	Delaney  45+1' Shrimpton  51' Beestin  69' Nuttall  71'	Stadium: Memorial Stadium Referee: Charles Breakspear

FA Cup

Main article: 2021–22 FA Cup

  Win   Draw   Loss

The draw for the first round was made on 17 October 2021 by Kelly Smith and Wes Morgan.^[85] The second round draw was made on 8 November 2021 by Shaun Wright-Phillips and Rachel Yankey.^[86] The third round draw was made on 6 December 2021 by David Seaman and Faye White.^[87]

Oxford United v Bristol Rovers

7 November 2021 (2021-11-07) First round	Oxford United	2–2	Bristol Rovers	Littlemore
13:00 GMT	Taylor 11',  32' McGuane 51'	Report	Finley  33', 45+2' Coutts  45' Evans 87' (pen.)	Stadium: The Kassam Stadium Attendance: 5,083 Referee: Paul Howard

Bristol Rovers v Oxford United

16 November 2021 (2021-11-16) First round replay	Bristol Rovers	4–3 (a.e.t.)	Oxford United	Horfield
19:00 GMT	Finley 48' Evans  50' Spence  107' 110', 118' Collins 115'	Report	Kane  4' Bodin  38' 91' Taylor 57' (pen.) Seddon 93'	Stadium: Memorial Stadium Attendance: 4,918 Referee: Neil Hair

Bristol Rovers v Sutton United

4 December 2021 (2021-12-04) Second round	Bristol Rovers	2–1	Sutton United	Horfield
15:00 GMT	Evans  28' Taylor  45+1' Collins 57' (pen.) Anderton 59'	Report	Davis  22' Randall 52' Eastmond  72'	Stadium: Memorial Stadium Attendance: 4,456 Referee: Darren Drysdale

Peterborough United v Bristol Rovers

8 January 2022 (2022-01-08) Third round	Peterborough United	2–1	Bristol Rovers	Peterborough
15:00 GMT	Szmodics 20' Mumba 63' Norburn  79'	Report	Coutts 30' (pen.)	Stadium: London Road Stadium Attendance: 4,937 Referee: Andy Davies

EFL Cup

Main article: 2021–22 EFL Cup

  Win   Draw   Loss

The draw for the first round was made on 24 June 2021 by Andy Cole and Danny Mills.^[88][89]

Bristol Rovers v Cheltenham Town

10 August 2021 First round	Bristol Rovers	0–2	Cheltenham Town	Horfield
19:45 BST	Baldwin  88'	Report	May 58' Vassell 71'	Stadium: Memorial Stadium Referee: Lee Swabey

EFL Trophy

Main article: 2021–22 EFL Trophy

  Win   Draw   Loss

The Gas were drawn against Chelsea U21s, Cheltenham Town and Exeter City.^[90]

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

Source: EFL.com

Bristol Rovers v Cheltenham Town

31 August 2021 (2021-08-31) Group Stage	Bristol Rovers	2–0	Cheltenham Town	Horfield
19:00 BST	Nicholson 61' Saunders 70'	Report		Stadium: Memorial Stadium Attendance: 889 Referee: Will Finnie

Bristol Rovers v Chelsea U21

13 October 2021 (2021-10-13) Group Stage	Bristol Rovers	1–2	Chelsea U21	Horfield
19:00 BST	Thomas 17' Harries  56' Mehew  84'	Report	Lovelock 39' (o.g.) Baker 48'	Stadium: Memorial Stadium Attendance: 1,149 Referee: Christopher Pollard

Exeter City v Bristol Rovers

10 November 2021 (2021-11-10) Group Stage	Exeter City	5–3	Bristol Rovers	Exeter
19:00 GMT	Coley 2', 44' Dieng 4' Amond 12', 38' Sweeney  76' Daniel  90+2'	Report	Martinez  24' Westbrooke 61' Jones 72'  74' Mbuenimo  81' Anderton 88'	Stadium: St James Park Attendance: 1,479 Referee: Darren Drysdale

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 7 May 2022

No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Total		League Two		FA Cup		League Cup		League Trophy
				Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
1	GK	ENG	James Belshaw	47	0	42+0	0	4+0	0	1+0	0	0+0	0
2	DF	ENG	James Connolly*	25	1	24+0	1	1+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
3 †	DF	ENG	Mark Hughes	6	0	6+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
4	MF	ENG	Josh Grant	26	3	20+2	3	1+1	0	1+0	0	1+0	0
5	DF	ENG	Alfie Kilgour	14	1	10+1	1	1+0	0	1+0	0	1+0	0
6	MF	ENG	Sam Finley	40	7	33+3	5	3+0	2	0+0	0	1+0	0
7	MF	ENG	Luke Thomas*	32	1	11+17	0	2+0	0	1+0	0	1+0	1
9	FW	ENG	Leon Clarke	11	2	2+9	2	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
9 †	FW	ENG	Brandon Hanlan	1	0	0+1	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
10	FW	WAL	Aaron Collins	50	18	36+9	16	1+2	2	0+0	0	2+0	0
11	MF	SCO	Sam Nicholson	39	6	26+8	5	3+0	0	0+0	0	2+0	1
12	MF	ENG	Elliot Anderson*	21	7	20+1	7	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
15	MF	SCO	Paul Coutts	43	1	35+4	0	4+0	1	0+0	0	0+0	0
16	DF	ENG	Nick Anderton	39	3	26+8	1	3+0	1	1+0	0	1+0	1
17	DF	ENG	Connor Taylor*	47	3	41+1	3	3+0	0	1+0	0	1+0	0
19	MF	ENG	Harry Anderson	48	6	38+5	6	3+0	0	1+0	0	1+0	0
20	DF	IRL	Trevor Clarke	9	0	5+2	0	1+0	0	0+0	0	1+0	0
21	MF	ENG	Antony Evans	39	11	34+1	10	4+0	1	0+0	0	0+0	0
22	FW	ENG	Harvey Saunders	23	3	10+11	2	0+0	0	1+0	0	1+0	1
24	MF	WAL	Sion Spence*	12	3	1+5	1	1+2	2	0+1	0	2+0	0
25	DF	WAL	Cian Harries	21	1	15+1	1	3+0	0	0+0	0	2+0	0
26 †	DF	ENG	Jack Baldwin	4	0	2+1	0	0+0	0	1+0	0	0+0	0
26	MF	IRL	Glenn Whelan	33	0	19+12	0	2+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
28	MF	ENG	Jon Nolan	1	0	0+1	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
28 †	MF	ENG	Zain Walker	2	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	2+0	0
30	DF	WAL	Luca Hoole	32	1	27+2	1	1+1	0	0+0	0	1+0	0
32	GK	FIN	Anssi Jaakkola	4	0	4+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
33	MF	ENG	Alex Rodman	4	0	3+1	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
35	GK	ENG	Jed Ward	3	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	3+0	0
38	FW	ENG	Ryan Loft	13	1	2+11	1	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
39	DF	ENG	Junior Brown	6	0	4+2	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
41	FW	ENG	Jarmani Langlais	2	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+1	0	0+1	0
42	DF	ENG	Niall Lovelock	1	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	1+0	0
48	DF	ENG	Tyron Mbuenimo	2	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	1+1	0
52	MF	WAL	Max Edwards-Stryjewski	1	0	0+0	0	0+1	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
Players out on loan:
8	MF	ENG	Zain Westbrooke	9	1	0+3	0	2+0	0	1+0	0	2+1	1
14	MF	ENG	Cameron Hargreaves	4	0	1+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	2+1	0
18	DF	WAL	Pablo Martinez	4	0	0+1	0	0+1	0	0+0	0	2+0	0
23	MF	ENG	Tom Mehew	1	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	1+0	0
27	MF	ENG	Ben Liddle	1	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	1+0	0	0+0	0
29	FW	ENG	Kieran Phillips	1	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+1	0
40	FW	Jersey	Brett Pitman	18	4	8+8	4	0+2	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
44	MF	ENG	Ryan Jones	5	1	0+0	0	0+2	0	0+1	0	1+1	1

Goals Record

As of match played 7 May 2022

Rank	No.	Nat.	Po.	Name	League Two	FA Cup	League Cup	League Trophy	Total
1	10		CF	Aaron Collins	16	2	0	0	18
2	21		AM	Antony Evans	10	1	0	0	11
3	6		CM	Sam Finley	5	2	0	0	7
	12		AM	Elliot Anderson	7	0	0	0	7
5	11		LW	Sam Nicholson	5	0	0	1	6
	19		RM	Harry Anderson	6	0	0	0	6
7	40		CF	Brett Pitman	4	0	0	0	4
8	4		DM	Josh Grant	3	0	0	0	3
	16		LB	Nick Anderton	1	1	0	1	3
	17		CB	Connor Taylor	3	0	0	0	3
	22		CF	Harvey Saunders	2	0	0	1	3
	24		AM	Sion Spence	1	2	0	0	3
13	9		CF	Leon Clarke	2	0	0	0	2
14	2		CB	James Connolly	1	0	0	0	1
	5		CB	Alfie Kilgour	1	0	0	0	1
	7		AM	Luke Thomas	0	0	0	1	1
	8		CM	Zain Westbrooke	0	0	0	1	1
	15		CM	Paul Coutts	0	1	0	0	1
	25		CB	Cian Harries	1	0	0	0	1
	30		RB	Luca Hoole	1	0	0	0	1
	38		CF	Ryan Loft	1	0	0	0	1
	44		LW	Ryan Jones	0	0	0	1	1
Total					70	9	0	6	85

Disciplinary record

As of match played 7 May 2022

Rank	No.	Nat.	Po.	Name	League Two			FA Cup			League Cup			League Trophy			Total
1	6		CM	Sam Finley	13	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	14	0	1
2	15		CM	Paul Coutts	8	0	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	9	0	2
	21		AM	Antony Evans	9	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	11	0	0
4	25		CB	Cian Harries	7	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	8	1	1
5	17		CB	Connor Taylor	7	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	8	0	0
6	19		RW	Harry Anderson	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	0	0
	26		CM	Glenn Whelan	4	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	1	0
8	5		CB	Alfie Kilgour	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	1	0
	10		CF	Aaron Collins	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	0	0
	16		LB	Nick Anderton	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	0	0
	22		CF	Harvey Saunders	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	0	0
	30		RB	Luca Hoole	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	1	0
	38		CF	Ryan Loft	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	0	0
14	2		CB	James Connolly	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0
	4		DM	Josh Grant	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0
	40		CF	Brett Pitman	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0
17	12		AM	Elliot Anderson	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0
	20		LB	Trevor Clarke	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1
	26		CB	Jack Baldwin	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0
19	1		GK	James Belshaw	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
	7		RW	Luke Thomas	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
	8		CM	Zain Westbrooke	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
	11		LW	Sam Nicholson	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
	18		CB	Pablo Martinez	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0
	23		CM	Tom Mehew	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0
	24		AM	Sion Spence	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
	39		LB	Junior Brown	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
	44		LW	Ryan Jones	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0
	48		RB	Tyron Mbuenimo	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0
Total					95	4	5	6	0	0	1	0	0	5	0	0	107	4	5