2022–23 Bristol Rovers F.C. season

The 2022–23 season is the 140th season in the existence of Bristol Rovers Football Club and the club's first season back in League One since the 2020–21 season following their promotion in the previous season. In addition to the league, they will also compete in the 2022–23 FA Cup, the 2022–23 EFL Cup and the 2022–23 EFL Trophy.

Bristol Rovers

2022–23 season
Owner	Wael al-Qadi
CEO	Tom Gorringe
Manager	Joey Barton
Stadium	Memorial Stadium
League One	17th
FA Cup	Second round
EFL Cup	First round
EFL Trophy	Fourth round
Top goalscorer	League: Aaron Collins (16) All: Aaron Collins (16)
Highest home attendance	10,086 vs. Bolton Wanderers (7 May 2023)
Lowest home attendance	864 vs. Milton Keynes Dons (13 December 2022, EFL Trophy third round)
Average home league attendance	8,907
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Transfers

In

Date	Pos	Player	Transferred from	Fee	Ref
21 June 2022	CM	Jordan Rossiter	Fleetwood Town	Undisclosed	[1]
24 June 2022	CB	James Connolly	Cardiff City	Undisclosed	[2]
1 July 2022[a]	RB	James Gibbons	Port Vale	Free transfer	[3]
4 July 2022	CF	John Marquis	Lincoln City	Free transfer	[4]
6 August 2022	LB	Lewis Gordon	Brentford	Free transfer	[5]
24 August 2022	CM	Luke McCormick	AFC Wimbledon	Undisclosed	[6]
18 October 2022	LW	Scott Sinclair	Preston North End	Free transfer	[7]
27 January 2023	CM	Grant Ward	Blackpool	Free transfer	[8]
31 January 2023	LB	Calum Macdonald	Stockport County	Free transfer	[9]

1. The transfer was announced on 22 June, and would become official on July 1, once his Port Vale contract expired

Out

Date	Pos	Player	Transferred to	Fee	Ref
30 June 2022	LB	Junior Brown	Whitchurch Alport	Released	[10]
30 June 2022	CF	Leon Clarke	Hartlepool United	Released	[10][11]
30 June 2022	CM	Cameron Hargreaves	King's Lynn Town	Released	[10][12]
30 June 2022	CB	Cian Harries	Swindon Town	Released	[10][13]
30 June 2022	CF	Ollie Hulbert	Yeovil Town	Released	[10][14]
30 June 2022	CM	Ben Liddle	Darlington	Released	[10][15]
30 June 2022	CM	Pablo Martinez	Chippenham Town	Released	[10][16]
30 June 2022	CM	Tom Mehew	Chippenham Town	Released	[10][17]
30 June 2022[a]	LW	Sam Nicholson	Colorado Rapids	Free transfer	[18]
30 June 2022	CM	Jon Nolan	Tranmere Rovers	Released	[10][19]
30 June 2022	CF	Brett Pitman	AFC Portchester	Released	[10][20]
30 June 2022	CF	Kieran Phillips	Gloucester City	Released	[10][21]
30 June 2022	CM	Lucas Tomlinson	Gloucester City	Released	[10][22]
30 June 2022	CM	Glenn Whelan	Coaching Role[b]	Released	[10][23]
12 January 2023	CB	Alfie Kilgour	Mansfield Town	Undisclosed fee	[24]
23 January 2023	CM	Zain Westbrooke	Doncaster Rovers	Contract terminated	[25][26]
27 January 2023	CF	Harvey Saunders	Tranmere Rovers	Undisclosed fee	[27]
7 March 2023	LB	Sam Heal	Chippenham Town	Free transfer	[28]
21 April 2023	LB	Nick Anderton	Retired	—	[29]

1. The transfer was announced on 17 June, and would become official once his contract at the club expired
2. Although retained in the role of a coach, Whelan was registered as a player and used throughout the season

Loans in

Date	Pos	Player	Loaned from	On loan until	Source
12 August 2022	CB	Lewis Gibson	Everton	End of season	[30]
1 September 2022	CF	Josh Coburn	Middlesbrough	End of season	[31]
1 September 2022	RW	Sylvester Jasper	Fulham	22 October 2022[a]	[32][33]
1 September 2022	CB	Bobby Thomas	Burnley	14 January 2023[b]	[34][35]
19 January 2023	GK	Ellery Balcombe	Brentford	End of season	[36]
20 January 2023	CB	Jarell Quansah	Liverpool	End of season	[37]
31 January 2023	DM	Lamare Bogarde	Aston Villa	End of season	[38]

1. Jasper returned to Fulham in October 2022 having been unhappy with the amount of game time he had been receiving
2. On 14 January, Thomas' loan from Burnley was terminated

Loans out

Date	Pos	Player	Loaned to	On loan until	Ref.
6 August 2022	CB	Jamie Egan	Gloucester City	September 2022	[39]
12 August 2022	GK	Jed Ward	Hungerford Town	End of Season[a]	[40][41]
6 September 2022	CF	Harvey Greenslade	Chippenham Town	1 January 2023	[42]
26 September 2022	LB	Sam Heal	North Leigh	31 December 2022[b]	[43][44]
26 September 2022	LWB	Ryan Jones	Hungerford Town	October 2022	[43]
4 November 2022	CM	Jerry Lawrence	Salisbury	February 2023	[45][46]
3 December 2022	CF	Jarmani Langlais	Frome Town	January 2023	[47]
8 December 2022	CF	Jaheim Allen	Bristol Manor Farm	January 2023	[48]
	CF	Lucas Vaughan			[48]
22 December 2022	CM	Lene Burden	Hartley Wintney	January 2023	[49]
6 January 2023	LB	Trevor Clarke	Shamrock Rovers	30 November 2023	[50]
3 February 2023	CB	Jamie Egan	Weymouth	March 2023	[51]
10 February 2023	CF	Jarmani Langlais	Slimbridge	March 2023	[52]
	CB	Malik Sesay	Swindon Supermarine	April 2023	[52][53]
21 February 2023	CF	Harvey Greenslade	Truro City	21 March 2023	[54]
25 February 2023	CF	Jaheim Allen	Lydney Town	25 March 2023	[55]
4 March 2023	CB	Jamie Egan	Hereford	April 2023	[56]

1. On 7 September, Ward's loan at Hungerford was extended until the end of the season.
2. On 25 October, Heal's loan at North Leigh was extended.

Pre-season and friendlies

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

Melksham Town v Bristol Rovers

1 July 2022 (2022-07-01) Friendly	Melksham Town	1–6	Bristol Rovers	Melksham
19:00 BST	70'		Collins 22' Lawrence 23' (pen.) Greenslade 37' Gibbons 47' Jones 65' Saunders 84'	Stadium: Oakfield Stadium Attendance: 2,011

Bath City v Bristol Rovers

12 July 2022 (2022-07-12) Friendly	Bath City	3–1	Bristol Rovers	Twerton
19:30 BST	Fletcher 30', 39' Cooke 53' (pen.)	Report	Loft 12'	Stadium: Twerton Park Attendance: 1,908 Referee: Said Ouchene

Chippenham Town v Bristol Rovers

12 July 2022 (2022-07-12) Friendly	Chippenham Town	1–4	Bristol Rovers	Chippenham
19:30 BST	Trialist 14'	Report	Marquis 1', 24' Saunders 29', 55'	Stadium: Hardenhuish Park Attendance: 343

Swansea City v Bristol Rovers

16 July 2022 (2022-07-16) Friendly	Swansea City	2–1	Bristol Rovers	Swansea
13:00 BST	Piroe 7' Congreve 10'		Collins 11' (pen.)	Stadium: Swansea.com Stadium

Bristol Rovers v Stoke City

19 July 2022 (2022-07-19) Friendly	Bristol Rovers	2–0	Stoke City	Horfield
19:45 BST	Flint 57' (o.g.) Saunders 78'	Report		Stadium: Memorial Stadium Referee: Simon Hooper

Aston Villa v Bristol Rovers

19 March 2023 Friendly	Aston Villa	1–3	Bristol Rovers	Bodymoor Heath
	Connolly 85' (o.g.)	Report	Coburn 16' Loft 57' Marquis 64'	Stadium: Bodymoor Heath Training Ground Attendance: 0 (Behind closed doors) Referee: Andre Marriner

Competitions

Overall record

Competition	First match	Last match	Starting round	Final position	Record
					Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Win %
League One	July 2022	May 2023	Matchday 1	17th	46	14	11	21	58	73	−15	030.43
FA Cup	November 2022	November 2022	First round	Second round	2	1	0	1	1	2	−1	050.00
EFL Cup	August 2022	August 2022	First round	First round	1	0	0	1	0	1	−1	000.00
EFL Trophy	August 2022	TBC	Group stage	Quarter-Final	6	4	1	1	12	5	+7	066.67
Total					55	19	12	24	71	81	−10	034.55

Last updated: 7 May 2023
Source: [ Soccerway]

League One

Main article: 2022–23 EFL League One

League One table

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
14	Exeter City	46	15	11	20	64	68	−4	56
15	Burton Albion	46	15	11	20	57	79	−22	56
16	Cheltenham Town	46	14	12	20	45	61	−16	54
17	Bristol Rovers	46	14	11	21	58	73	−15	53
18	Port Vale	46	13	10	23	48	71	−23	49
19	Oxford United	46	11	14	21	49	56	−7	47
20	Cambridge United	46	13	7	26	41	68	−27	46

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]

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	14	11	21	58	73	−15	53	6	7	10	27	36	−9	8	4	11	31	37	−6

Last updated: 7 May 2023.
Source: [ Soccerway]

Results by round

Round	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31	32	33	34	35	36	37	38	39	40	41	42	43	44	45	46
Ground	H	A	H	A	A	H	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	A	H	A	A	H	H	A	H	A	A	H	H	A	A	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	H	H	A	H	H	A	A	A	A	H
Result	L	W	W	L	L	D	D	L	L	L	D	W	W	W	D	D	L	D	W	D	W	W	L	L	W	W	L	L	L	L	D	L	W	D	W	L	L	W	W	D	L	L	L	D	L	L
Position	19	8	3	10	15	15	16	18	21	21	21	19	15	11	13	14	16	17	15	13	13	9	10	12	11	8	8	12	13	14	14	15	13	15	13	14	15	15	14	15	15	15	15	15	17	17

Updated to match(es) played on 7 May 2023. Source: [ Soccerway]
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss; P = Postponed

Matches

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

The league fixtures were announced on 23 June 2022.^[58]

Bristol Rovers v Forest Green Rovers

30 July 2022 (2022-07-30) 1	Bristol Rovers	1–2	Forest Green Rovers	Horfield
15:00 BST	Collins 71' Evans  80'	Report	Stevenson  28' Moore-Taylor 55' O'Keeffe  61' Hendry 89' Matt  90+3' Cargill  90+5'	Stadium: Memorial Stadium Attendance: 9,064 Referee: Robert Lewis

Burton Albion v Bristol Rovers

6 August 2022 (2022-08-06) 2	Burton Albion	0–4	Bristol Rovers	Burton upon Trent
15:00 BST	Shaughnessy  1' Smith  14' Butcher  64'	Report	Evans 4' Connolly 12' Collins 40', 44' Whelan  72'	Stadium: Pirelli Stadium Attendance: 3,363 Referee: Ross Joyce

Bristol Rovers v Oxford United

13 August 2022 (2022-08-13) 3	Bristol Rovers	1–0	Oxford United	Horfield
12:30 BST	Marquis 34' Saunders  65' Grant  90+2'	Report	Seddon  29' Moore  40' Brannagan  90+3'	Stadium: Memorial Stadium Attendance: 8,297 Referee: Oliver Langford

Barnsley v Bristol Rovers

16 August 2022 4	Barnsley	3–0	Bristol Rovers	Barnsley
19:45 BST	Cole 3' Williams 13' Benson 56'	Report	Finley  35' Coutts  35' Connolly  58'	Stadium: Oakwell Stadium Attendance: 9,689 Referee: Darren Drysdale

Portsmouth v Bristol Rovers

20 August 2022 (2022-08-20) 5	Portsmouth	3–1	Bristol Rovers	Milton
15:00 BST	Ogilvie 32' Pack  57' Morrison  73' Pigott 82' (pen.) Scarlett  88' Dale 90+2'	Report	Whelan  20' Gibson  53' Collins 61' Rossiter  72' Finley  85' Coutts  86'	Stadium: Fratton Park Attendance: 18,842 Referee: Gavin Ward

Bristol Rovers v Shrewsbury Town

27 August 2022 (2022-08-27) 6	Bristol Rovers	1–1	Shrewsbury Town	Horfield
15:00 BST	Marquis  57' Loft 68'	Report	Bowman  65', 79'	Stadium: Memorial Stadium Attendance: 8,570 Referee: Sam Purkiss

Bristol Rovers v Morecambe

3 September 2022 (2022-09-03) 7	Bristol Rovers	2–2	Morecambe	Horfield
15:00 BST	Loft 29' Thomas 80',  90+1' McCormick  90+5'	Report	Weir 12' Gibson  16' Phillips 53'	Stadium: Memorial Stadium Attendance: 8,821 Referee: Dean Whitestone

Milton Keynes Dons v Bristol Rovers

10 September 2022 (2022-09-10)	Milton Keynes Dons	Postponed	Bristol Rovers	Denbigh
15:00 BST		Report		Stadium: Stadium MK
Note: Following the death of Elizabeth II on 8 September 2022, all EFL fixtures from the 9-11 September 2022 were postponed as a mark of respect.[59]

Ipswich Town v Bristol Rovers

13 September 2022 (2022-09-13) 8	Ipswich Town	2–0	Bristol Rovers	Ipswich
19:45 BST	Morsy  15' Chaplin 24' Harness  50' Evans 55' John-Jules  86'	Report	Hoole  66' Thomas  81'  85' Kilgour  90+2'	Stadium: Portman Road Attendance: 22,209 Referee: Alan Young

Bristol Rovers v Lincoln City

17 September 2022 (2022-09-17) 9	Bristol Rovers	3–6	Lincoln City	Horfield
15:00 BST	Evans  8' Collins 18', 65' Finley  59' Loft 59'	Report	House 7', 61' Diamond 14' (pen.), 45+1', 56' Virtue 51'	Stadium: Memorial Stadium Attendance: 8,078 Referee: Tom Nield

Bristol Rovers v Accrington Stanley

24 September 2022 (2022-09-24) 10	Bristol Rovers	0–1	Accrington Stanley	Horfield
15:00 BST	Loft  61' Evans  90+4'	Report	Astley  43' Pritchard 54' McConville  71' Rodgers  90+3'	Stadium: Memorial Stadium Attendance: 8,906 Referee: Lee Swabey

Exeter City v Bristol Rovers

1 October 2022 (2022-10-01) 11	Exeter City	2–2	Bristol Rovers	Exeter
15:00 BST	Key  37' Sweeney  77' Brown 72' (pen.) Nombe 81'	Report	Evans  15' Finley  33' Marquis 62' Loft 90+2'	Stadium: St James Park Attendance: 7,816 Referee: Declan Bourne

Bristol Rovers v Cambridge United

8 October 2022 (2022-10-08) 12	Bristol Rovers	2–1	Cambridge United	Horfield
15:00 BST	Taylor 17' (o.g.) Belshaw  34' Coburn  47' 56' Collins  53' Loft  86'	Report	Digby  26' Ironside 35' (pen.) Smith  39'	Stadium: Memorial Stadium Attendance: 9,009 Referee: Ben Toner

Milton Keynes Dons v Bristol Rovers

11 October 2022 (2022-10-11) 13	Milton Keynes Dons	0–1	Bristol Rovers	Denbigh
19:45 BST	Harvie  16' Jules  63' Robson  87'	Report	Collins  15' Thomas  33' Evans 76' (pen.)	Stadium: Stadium MK Attendance: 6,466 Referee: Scott Oldham

Cheltenham Town v Bristol Rovers

15 October 2022 (2022-10-15) 14	Cheltenham Town	1–4	Bristol Rovers	Cheltenham
15:00 BST	Sercombe 54'	Report	Collins 15', 45+2' Evans 23' Thomas 42' Gibson  71'	Stadium: Whaddon Road Attendance: 5,145 Referee: Samuel Barrott

Bristol Rovers v Plymouth Argyle

22 October 2022 (2022-10-22) 15	Bristol Rovers	2–2	Plymouth Argyle	Horfield
15:00 BST	Loft  37' Coburn 47' Collins 57'	Report	Azaz 14' Houghton  23' Randell  31' 45+2' Galloway  69' Lonwijk  90+1'	Stadium: Memorial Stadium Attendance: 9,258 Referee: Christopher Pollard

Sheffield Wednesday v Bristol Rovers

26 October 2022 (2022-10-26) 16	Sheffield Wednesday	1–1	Bristol Rovers	Owlerton, Sheffield
20:00 BST	Ihiekwe  36' Smith 45+3'	Report	Rossiter  39' Coburn 60'	Stadium: Hillsborough Stadium Attendance: 22,006 Referee: Oliver Langford

Derby County v Bristol Rovers

29 October 2022 (2022-10-29) 17	Derby County	4–2	Bristol Rovers	Derby
15:00 BST	McGoldrick 5', 24', 40'  59' Collins 12' Hourihane  34' Roberts  72' Wildsmith  90'	Report	Gordon  23' Thomas 35' Evans 45+3' (pen.)	Stadium: Pride Park Stadium Attendance: 27,841 Referee: Martin Coy

Bristol Rovers v Fleetwood Town

12 November 2022 (2022-11-12) 18	Bristol Rovers	2–2	Fleetwood Town	Horfield
15:00 GMT	Coburn 57' Gordon  68' Collins  75' 80' Belshaw  90+1' Rossiter  90+4'	Report	Rooney 14', 90+9' Lynch  68' Batty  73'	Stadium: Memorial Stadium Attendance: 8,829 Referee: Bobby Madden

Bristol Rovers v Peterborough United

19 November 2022 (2022-11-19) 19	Bristol Rovers	1–0	Peterborough United	Horfield
15:00 GMT	Thomas  51' Sinclair 53'	Report	Edwards  75'	Stadium: Memorial Stadium Attendance: 8,635 Referee: Peter Wright

Bolton Wanderers v Bristol Rovers

2 December 2022 (2022-12-02) 20	Bolton Wanderers	1–1	Bristol Rovers	Horwich
19:45 GMT	Thomason  24' Charles 90+4'	Report	Coburn 2' Clarke  67' Gibson  88' Finley  90+6'	Stadium: University of Bolton Stadium Attendance: 16,786 Referee: Robert Lewis

Bristol Rovers v Port Vale

10 December 2022 (2022-12-10) 21	Bristol Rovers	1–0	Port Vale	Horfield
15:00 GMT	Coutts  43' Collins 87'	Report	Politic  63' Butterworth  85'	Stadium: Memorial Stadium Attendance: 8,264 Referee: Carl Brook

Charlton Athletic v Bristol Rovers

17 December 2022 (2022-12-17) 22	Charlton Athletic	1–2	Bristol Rovers	Charlton
15:00 GMT	Inniss 20'	Report	Evans  29' Coutts  47' Marquis 61', 72'	Stadium: The Valley Attendance: 12,340 Referee: Sam Allison

Wycombe Wanderers v Bristol Rovers

26 December 2022 (2022-12-26) 23	Wycombe Wanderers	2–1	Bristol Rovers	High Wycombe
15:00 GMT	Obita  13' Wheeler 22' Grimmer  35' Wing 48'  66'	Report	Coburn 4' Thomas  8' Gibson  45+2'	Stadium: Adams Park Attendance: 6,664 Referee: Sunny Sukhvir Gill

Bristol Rovers v Exeter City

29 December 2022 (2022-12-29) 24	Bristol Rovers	3–4	Exeter City	Horfield
19:45 GMT	Collins  25' 57' Coburn 64' Sinclair 74'	Report	Nombe 13', 90+2'  90+2' Diabate  40' Caprice  45' Collins 45+2'  72' Brown  59' Sparkes  68' Dieng 85'	Stadium: Memorial Stadium Attendance: 9,735 Referee: Simon Mather

Bristol Rovers v Cheltenham Town

1 January 2023 (2023-01-01) 25	Bristol Rovers	2–1	Cheltenham Town	Horfield
15:00 GMT	Collins 25' Coburn 39' Loft  90+7'	Report	May 48' Ferry  79'	Stadium: Memorial Stadium Attendance: 9,649 Referee: Ollie Yates

Cambridge United v Bristol Rovers

7 January 2023 (2023-01-07) 26	Cambridge United	1–2	Bristol Rovers	Cambridge
15:00 GMT	Smith 5' Seddon  41' Digby  48' Lankester  89'	Report	Connolly  12' Loft  14' Coburn 21' Sinclair 29' Coutts  56' Marquis  90+1'	Stadium: Abbey Stadium Attendance: 5,703 Referee: Thomas Parsons

Accrington Stanley v Bristol Rovers

14 January 2023 (2023-01-14) 27	Accrington Stanley	2–0	Bristol Rovers	Accrington
15:00 GMT	Coyle  38' Leigh 51' Rodgers  55' Astley 79' Martin  86' Hamilton  89'	Report	Sinclair  26' Finley  90+4'	Stadium: Wham Stadium Attendance: 2,510 Referee: Tom Nield

Bristol Rovers v Wycombe Wanderers

21 January 2023 (2023-01-21)	Bristol Rovers	Postponed	Wycombe Wanderers	Horfield
15:00 GMT		Report		Stadium: Memorial Stadium
Note: Match postponed on Friday 20 January following a pitch inspection on account of the freezing conditions.[60]

Morecambe v Bristol Rovers

28 January 2023 (2023-01-28) 28	Morecambe	5–1	Bristol Rovers	Morecambe
15:00 GMT	Crowley 20' Gibson  45+2' Connolly 47' (o.g.) Love 49' Stockton 62' Mayor 88'  90+5'	Report	Connolly  42' Collins 90' McCormick  90+3'	Stadium: Mazuma Stadium Attendance: 4,259 Referee: Will Finnie

Bristol Rovers v Milton Keynes Dons

4 February 2023 (2023-02-04) 29	Bristol Rovers	0–2	Milton Keynes Dons	Horfield
15:00 GMT	Coutts  18' Finley  58'	Report	Eisa 2' (pen.) Devoy  45+2' Maghoma  68' Leko  76' Johnson  76' Dean 90+1'  90+4'	Stadium: Memorial Stadium Attendance: 8,429 Referee: Carl Boyeson

Lincoln City v Bristol Rovers

11 February 2023 (2023-02-11) 30	Lincoln City	1–0	Bristol Rovers	Lincoln
15:00 GMT	Poole 14'	Report	McCormick  25' Loft  42' Gibbons  68' Quansah  88'	Stadium: Sincil Bank Attendance: 8,025 Referee: Tom Reeves

Bristol Rovers v Ipswich Town

14 February 2023 (2023-02-14) 31	Bristol Rovers	0–0	Ipswich Town	Horfield
19:45 GMT		Report	Clarke  86'	Stadium: Memorial Stadium Attendance: 8,542 Referee: Paul Howard

Bristol Rovers v Burton Albion

18 February 2023 (2023-02-18) 32	Bristol Rovers	1–2	Burton Albion	Horfield
15:00 GMT	Marquis 9'	Report	McCann  11' Moon  36' Kirk 44' Winnall 55' Powell  63'	Stadium: Memorial Stadium Attendance: 8,164 Referee: Christopher Pollard

Oxford United v Bristol Rovers

25 February 2023 (2023-02-25) 33	Oxford United	0–3	Bristol Rovers	Littlemore, Oxford
15:00 GMT	Bate  37' Brannagan  67'	Report	Sinclair 22' (pen.) Collins 28'  40' Quansah  55' Hoole 75'	Stadium: Kassam Stadium Attendance: 8,437 Referee: Charles Breakspear

Bristol Rovers v Barnsley

4 March 2023 (2023-03-04) 34	Bristol Rovers	0–0	Barnsley	Horfield
15:00 GMT	Finley  10' Marquis  12' Gordon  89'	Report	Russell  37' Andersen  40'	Stadium: Memorial Stadium Attendance: 8,816 Referee: Thomas Parsons

Forest Green Rovers v Bristol Rovers

11 March 2023 (2023-03-11) 35	Forest Green Rovers	1–3	Bristol Rovers	Nailsworth
15:00 GMT	Savage 12' Bernard  81'	Report	Marquis 19', 61'  69' Sinclair 26' Bogarde  54' McCormick  81'	Stadium: The New Lawn Attendance: 4,788 Referee: Scott Oldham

Bristol Rovers v Wycombe Wanderers

14 March 2023 (2023-03-14) 36	Bristol Rovers	0–2	Wycombe Wanderers	Horfield
15:00 GMT	Bogarde  71'	Report	Hanlan 16' De Barr  42' Campbell 62' Scowen  80'	Stadium: Memorial Stadium Attendance: 8,533 Referee: Rebecca Welch

Bristol Rovers v Portsmouth

18 March 2023 (2023-03-18) 37	Bristol Rovers	0–2	Portsmouth	Horfield
15:00 GMT	Whelan  20' Ward  36' Macdonald  68' Quansah  89'	Report	Bishop 18', 69' (pen.) Tunnicliffe  77' Morrell  90'	Stadium: Memorial Stadium Attendance: 9,448 Referee: James Bell

Shrewsbury Town v Bristol Rovers

25 March 2023 (2023-03-25)	Shrewsbury Town	Postponed	Bristol Rovers	Shrewsbury
15:00 GMT				Stadium: New Meadow
Note: Fixture was postponed due to Bristol Rovers receiving three international call-ups.[61]

Plymouth Argyle v Bristol Rovers

1 April 2023 (2023-04-01)	Plymouth Argyle	Postponed	Bristol Rovers	Plymouth
15:00 BST				Stadium: Home Park
Note: Fixture was postponed due to Plymouth reaching the 2023 EFL Trophy Final.[62]

Bristol Rovers v Charlton Athletic

7 April 2023 (2023-04-07) 38	Bristol Rovers	1–0	Charlton Athletic	Horfield
15:00 BST	Marquis 71' (pen.)	Report		Stadium: Memorial Stadium Attendance: 9,613 Referee: Simon Mather

Fleetwood Town v Bristol Rovers

10 April 2023 (2023-04-10) 39	Fleetwood Town	1–2	Bristol Rovers	Fleetwood
15:00 BST	Stockley 22' Warrington  27' Wiredu  48' Rooney  55'	Report	Collins  21' Gibson 56' G. Ward 66'	Stadium: Highbury Stadium Attendance: 3,792 Referee: Samuel Barrott

Bristol Rovers v Derby County

15 April 2023 (2023-04-15) 40	Bristol Rovers	1–1	Derby County	Horfield
15:00 BST	Evans 90+5' (pen.)	Report	McGoldrick 4' Cashin  50' Wildsmith  60' Forsyth  68' Dobbin  90+1' White  90+3' Roberts  90+5'	Stadium: Memorial Stadium Attendance: 9,388 (1,293 away fans) Referee: Ollie Yates

Bristol Rovers v Sheffield Wednesday

18 April 2023 (2023-04-18) 41	Bristol Rovers	1–2	Sheffield Wednesday	Horfield
19:45 BST	Collins 46'	Report	Smith  15' Bannan 28' Famewo 41' Vaulks  52' Palmer  88'	Stadium: Memorial Stadium Attendance: 8,724 Referee: Josh Smith

Port Vale v Bristol Rovers

22 April 2023 (2023-04-22) 42	Port Vale	2–0	Bristol Rovers	Burslem
15:00 BST	Harrison 22' Pett 29' Forrester  64' Proctor  74'	Report	Ward  34' Finley  74'	Stadium: Vale Park Attendance: 7,669 Referee: Sunny Sukhvir Gill

Plymouth Argyle v Bristol Rovers

25 April 2023 (2023-04-25) 43	Plymouth Argyle	2–0	Bristol Rovers	Plymouth
15:00 BST	Ennis 51' Gillesphey 56' Matete  81'	Report	Evans  13'  26' Loft  86'	Stadium: Home Park Attendance: 16,254 Referee: Craig Hicks

Peterborough United v Bristol Rovers

29 April 2023 (2023-04-29) 44	Peterborough United	0–0	Bristol Rovers	Peterborough
15:00 BST	Norburn  34' Butler  51' Taylor  90+1'	Report	Gibbons  44' Bogarde  45+3' Finley  45+4' Loft  51' Balcombe  81'	Stadium: London Road Stadium Attendance: 9,494 Referee: Darren Drysdale

Shrewsbury Town v Bristol Rovers

2 May 2023 (2023-05-02) 45	Shrewsbury Town	2–1	Bristol Rovers	Shrewsbury
19:45 BST	Leahy 3' Dunkley  23' Shipley  36' Street 53' Winchester  61' Phillips  65'	Report	Hoole  59' Coburn 70' Collins  82'	Stadium: New Meadow Attendance: 5,949 Referee: Lee Swabey

Bristol Rovers v Bolton Wanderers

7 May 2023 (2023-05-07) 46	Bristol Rovers	2–3	Bolton Wanderers	Horfield
12:00 BST	Hoole 28' Marquis 85' Connolly  90+3'	Report	Sheehan  11' Shoretire 24' Thomason  52' Nlundulu 70'  90+3' Morley 77'	Stadium: Memorial Stadium Attendance: 10,086 Referee: Will Finnie

FA Cup

Main article: 2022–23 FA Cup

The draw for the first round was made on 17 October 2022 by Alan Smith and Dion Dublin.^[63] The draw for the second round was made on 7 November 2022 by Jermaine Beckford and Mickey Thomas.^[64]

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

Bristol Rovers v Rochdale

5 November 2022 (2022-11-05) First round	Bristol Rovers	1–0	Rochdale	Horfield
15:00 GMT	Sinclair 65' Gibbons  69'	Report	John  14' Odoh  63'	Stadium: Memorial Stadium Attendance: 4,679 Referee: Will Finnie

Bristol Rovers v Boreham Wood

27 November 2022 (2022-11-27) Second round	Bristol Rovers	0–2	Boreham Wood	Horfield
14:00 GMT	Clarke  85'	Report	Evans 18' Stephens 30' Brunt  37' Payne  69' Marsh  90'	Stadium: Memorial Stadium Attendance: 4,769 Referee: Samuel Barrott

EFL Cup

Main article: 2022–23 EFL Cup

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

Crawley Town v Bristol Rovers

9 August 2022 (2022-08-09) First round	Crawley Town	1–0	Bristol Rovers	Crawley
19:45 BST	Nichols 73'	Report	Evans  45+1' Loft  89'	Stadium: Broadfield Stadium Attendance: 1,860 Referee: David Rock

EFL Trophy

Main article: 2022–23 EFL Trophy

On 20 June 2022, the Gas were drawn in a group with Plymouth Argyle and Swindon Town, the final group place being taken by one of the invited clubs,^[65] later confirmed to be Crystal Palace U21.^[66] In the second round, Rovers were drawn away to Colchester United.^[67]

Pos	Div	Team v t e	Pld	W	PW	PL	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	L1	Plymouth Argyle	3	2	1	0	0	5	2	+3	8	Advance to Round 2
2	L1	Bristol Rovers	3	2	0	1	0	6	1	+5	7
3	ACA	Crystal Palace U21	3	1	0	0	2	2	3	−1	3
4	L2	Swindon Town	3	0	0	0	3	1	8	−7	0

Source: EFL.com

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

Plymouth Argyle v Bristol Rovers

30 August 2022 Group stage	Plymouth Argyle	1–1 (4–3 p)	Bristol Rovers	Plymouth
19:00 BST	Whittaker  37' Hardie 58' (pen.)	Report	Loft 50' Saunders  60' Rossiter  89'	Stadium: Home Park Attendance: 2,298 Referee: Carl Brook
	Penalties
	Azaz Randell Gillesphey Houghton Ennis		Collins Evans Greenslade McCormick Jones

Bristol Rovers v Crystal Palace U21

4 October 2022 Group stage	Bristol Rovers	2–0	Crystal Palace U21	Horfield
19:00 BST	Kilgour 45+2' Saunders  55' Clarke  64' 73' Loft  75' Whelan  85'	Report	Ozoh  27' Balmer  84' Phillips  87'	Stadium: Memorial Stadium Attendance: 1,058 Referee: James Oldham

Bristol Rovers v Swindon Town

18 October 2022 Group stage	Bristol Rovers	3–0	Swindon Town	Horfield
19:00 BST	Loft 63' Anderson 76' McCormick 83'	Report	Brennan  15'  32' Aguiar  44' Reed  48' Minturn  53' Lavinier  73'	Stadium: Memorial Stadium Attendance: 1,700 Referee: David Rock

Colchester United v Bristol Rovers

23 November 2022 (2022-11-23) Second round	Colchester United	1–2	Bristol Rovers	Colchester
19:30 GMT	Sears 83'	Report	Connolly 53' Saunders 90+5'	Stadium: JobServe Community Stadium Attendance: 669 Referee: Thomas Kirk

Bristol Rovers v Milton Keynes Dons

13 December 2022 (2022-12-13) Third round	Bristol Rovers	4–1	Milton Keynes Dons	Horfield
19:30 GMT	Hoole 33' Marquis 54', 66' Saunders 71' Kilgour  77' McCormick  82'	Report	Eisa 79' (pen.)	Stadium: Memorial Stadium Attendance: 864 Referee: Declan Bourne

Bristol Rovers v Plymouth Argyle

10 January 2023 (2023-01-10) Quarter-final	Bristol Rovers	0–2	Plymouth Argyle	Horfield
19:45 GMT	Loft  85' Thomas  90+5'	Report	Waine 24' Hardie 32' Lonwijk  77' Ennis  88'	Stadium: Memorial Stadium Attendance: 3,742 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 2023

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	ENG	James Belshaw	42	0	38+0	0	2+0	0	1+0	0	0+1	0
2	DF	WAL	James Connolly	36	2	24+6	1	2+0	0	1+0	0	3+0	1
3	DF	SCO	Lewis Gordon	45	0	37+2	0	2+0	0	1+0	0	3+0	0
4	MF	ENG	Josh Grant	1	0	0+1	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
5 †	DF	ENG	Alfie Kilgour	12	1	3+5	0	0+0	0	1+0	0	2+1	1
5	DF	ENG	Jarell Quansah *	16	0	15+1	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
6	MF	ENG	Sam Finley	43	0	32+6	0	1+1	0	1+0	0	1+1	0
7	MF	ENG	Scott Sinclair	33	6	21+9	5	2+0	1	0+0	0	0+1	0
8	MF	ENG	Grant Ward	19	1	17+2	1	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
8 †	MF	ENG	Zain Westbrooke	3	0	1+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	2+0	0
9	FW	ENG	John Marquis	42	11	18+18	9	0+0	0	1+0	0	5+0	2
10	FW	WAL	Aaron Collins	53	16	44+2	16	2+0	0	1+0	0	2+2	0
11 †	FW	BUL	Sylvester Jasper *	8	0	0+6	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	2+0	0
11	DF	ENG	Calum Macdonald	4	0	1+3	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
14	MF	ENG	Jordan Rossiter	21	0	14+3	0	1+0	0	0+0	0	3+0	0
15	MF	SCO	Paul Coutts	25	0	17+5	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	2+1	0
17	DF	ENG	Lewis Gibson *	33	1	28+3	1	1+0	0	0+0	0	0+1	0
18	FW	ENG	Ryan Loft	40	6	17+16	4	1+0	0	1+0	0	3+2	2
19	MF	ENG	Harry Anderson	29	1	12+15	0	0+0	0	1+0	0	1+0	1
20	DF	IRL	Trevor Clarke	15	1	5+4	0	0+2	0	0+0	0	4+0	1
21	MF	ENG	Antony Evans	51	5	33+10	5	2+0	0	1+0	0	3+2	0
22	MF	NED	Lamare Bogarde *	18	0	15+3	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
22 †	FW	ENG	Harvey Saunders	20	2	2+10	0	0+2	0	0+1	0	2+3	2
23	MF	ENG	Luke McCormick	30	1	9+13	0	1+1	0	0+0	0	5+1	1
25	MF	IRL	Glenn Whelan	18	0	3+9	0	1+1	0	0+1	0	3+0	0
27	FW	ENG	Harvey Greenslade	1	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+1	0
28	DF	ENG	James Gibbons	34	0	18+10	0	1+1	0	0+0	0	3+1	0
30	DF	WAL	Luca Hoole	44	3	28+9	2	0+0	0	1+0	0	6+0	1
31	GK	ENG	Jed Ward	1	0	1+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
32	GK	FIN	Anssi Jaakkola	6	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	6+0	0
34	MF	ENG	Jerry Lawrence	3	0	0+1	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	2+0	0
35	GK	ENG	Ellery Balcombe *	8	0	7+1	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
37 †	DF	ENG	Bobby Thomas *	26	3	19+0	3	2+0	0	0+0	0	4+1	0
40	FW	ENG	Josh Coburn *	40	10	27+8	10	1+0	0	0+0	0	2+2	0
44	MF	ENG	Ryan Jones	2	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+1	0	0+1	0

Goals Record

As of match played 7 May 2023

Rank	No.	Nat.	Po.	Name	League One	FA Cup	League Cup	League Trophy	Total
1	10		CF	Aaron Collins	16	0	0	0	16
2	9		CF	John Marquis	9	0	0	2	11
3	40		CF	Josh Coburn	10	0	0	0	10
4	7		LW	Scott Sinclair	5	1	0	0	6
	18		CF	Ryan Loft	4	0	0	2	6
6	21		AM	Antony Evans	5	0	0	0	5
7	30		RB	Luca Hoole	2	0	0	1	3
	37		CB	Bobby Thomas	3	0	0	0	3
9	2		CB	James Connolly	1	0	0	1	2
	22		CF	Harvey Saunders	0	0	0	2	2
11	5		CB	Alfie Kilgour	0	0	0	1	1
	8		CM	Grant Ward	1	0	0	0	1
	17		CB	Lewis Gibson	1	0	0	0	1
	19		RW	Harry Anderson	0	0	0	1	1
	20		LB	Trevor Clarke	0	0	0	1	1
	23		AM	Luke McCormick	0	0	0	1	1
	N/A			Own Goals	1	0	0	0	1
Total					58	1	0	12	71

Disciplinary record

As of match played 7 May 2023

Rank	No.	Nat.	Po.	Name	League One			FA Cup			League Cup			League Trophy			Total
1	18		CF	Ryan Loft	7	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	2	0	0	10	0	1
2	6		CM	Sam Finley	10	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	10	0	0
3	10		CF	Aaron Collins	7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	7	0	0	0
	21		AM	Antony Evans	5	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	6	1	0
5	15		DM	Paul Coutts	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6	0	0
	37		CB	Bobby Thomas	4	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	5	1	0
7	23		CM	Luke McCormick	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	5	0	0
8	2		CB	James Connolly	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	0	0
	9		CF	John Marquis	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	0	0
	14		CM	Jordan Rossiter	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	4	0	0
	17		CB	Lewis Gibson	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	0	0
12	3		LB	Lewis Gordon	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0
	5		CB	Jarell Quansah	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	1
	20		LB	Trevor Clarke	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	3	0	0
	22		DM	Lamare Bogarde	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0
	22		CF	Harvey Saunders	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	3	0	0
	25		DM	Glenn Whelan	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	0	1
	28		RB	James Gibbons	2	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0
19	1		GK	James Belshaw	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0
	5		CB	Alfie Kilgour	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	2
	8		CM	Grant Ward	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0
	30		RB	Luca Hoole	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0
23	4		DM	Josh Grant	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
	11		LB	Calum Macdonald	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
	35		GK	Ellery Balcombe	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
	40		CF	Josh Coburn	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
Total					85	2	3	2	0	0	2	0	0	8	0	2	97	2	5