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2024–25 Bristol Rovers F.C. season

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Bristol Rovers
2024–25 season
OwnerHussain Al-Saeed
CEOTom Gorringe
ManagerMatt Taylor
(until 16 December)[1]
David Horseman
(interim basis)[1]
Iñigo Calderón
(from 26 December)[2]
StadiumMemorial Stadium
League One21st
FA CupThird round
EFL CupFirst round
EFL TrophyGroup stage
Top goalscorerLeague: Ruel Sotiriou (6)
All: Isaac Hutchinson
Ruel Sotiriou (both 6)
Highest home attendance9,508 vs. Exeter City
(12 April 2025)
Lowest home attendance1,257 vs. Exeter City
(29 October 2024, EFL Trophy Group Stage)
Average home league attendance7,880
2025–26 →

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

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As of 3 February 2025
No. Name Position Nationality Date of birth (Age) Previous club Date signed Fee Contract end
Goalkeepers
31 Jed Ward GK England (2003-05-20) 20 May 2003 (age 21) Academy 1 July 2023 Trainee 30 June 2028
35 Matt Hall GK England (2003-04-24) 24 April 2003 (age 22) Southampton 26 July 2023 Free 30 June 2025
36 Myles Roberts GK England (2001-12-09) 9 December 2001 (age 23) Watford 3 February 2025 Loan 30 June 2025
Defenders
2 Joel Senior RB England (1999-06-24) 24 June 1999 (age 25) Morecambe 1 July 2024 Free 30 June 2026
3 Lino Sousa LB England (2005-01-19) 19 January 2005 (age 20) Aston Villa 14 August 2024 Loan 30 June 2025
4 Taylor Moore CB England (1997-05-12) 12 May 1997 (age 27) Valenciennes 1 July 2024 Free 30 June 2027
5 James Wilson CB Wales (1989-02-26) 26 February 1989 (age 36) Plymouth Argyle 1 July 2023 Free 30 June 2025
6 Clinton Mola LB England (2001-03-15) 15 March 2001 (age 24) Reading 1 July 2024 Free 30 June 2027
17 Connor Taylor CB England (2001-10-25) 25 October 2001 (age 23) Stoke City 3 August 2023 £300,000 30 June 2026
25 Sil Swinkels CB Netherlands (2004-01-06) 6 January 2004 (age 21) Aston Villa 3 February 2025 Loan 30 June 2025
32 Jack Hunt RB England (1990-12-06) 6 December 1990 (age 34) Sheffield Wednesday 17 August 2023 Free 30 June 2025
Midfielders
8 Grant Ward CM England (1994-12-05) 5 December 1994 (age 30) Blackpool 27 January 2023 Free 30 June 2025
14 Romaine Sawyers CM Saint Kitts and Nevis (1991-11-02) 2 November 1991 (age 33) AFC Wimbledon 8 January 2025 Free 30 June 2025
19 Isaac Hutchinson AM England (2000-04-10) 10 April 2000 (age 25) Walsall 20 June 2024 Undisclosed 30 June 2027
22 Kamil Conteh DM Sierra Leone (2002-12-26) 26 December 2002 (age 22) Grimsby Town 26 January 2024 £300,000 30 June 2027
26 Matt Butcher DM England (1997-05-14) 14 May 1997 (age 27) Wycombe Wanderers 30 January 2025 Loan 30 June 2025
29 Jamie Lindsay CM Scotland (1995-10-11) 11 October 1995 (age 29) Rotherham United 12 July 2024 Free 30 June 2027
34 Jerry Lawrence CM England (2005-03-05) 5 March 2005 (age 20) Academy 1 July 2023 Trainee 30 June 2025
Forwards
7 Scott Sinclair LW England (1989-03-25) 25 March 1989 (age 36) Preston North End 18 October 2022 Free 30 June 2025
9 Promise Omochere RW Republic of Ireland (2000-10-18) 18 October 2000 (age 24) Fleetwood Town 19 July 2024 £500,000 30 June 2027
10 Ruel Sotiriou CF Cyprus (2000-08-24) 24 August 2000 (age 24) Leyton Orient 26 June 2024 Undisclosed 30 June 2027
11 Luke Thomas RW England (1999-02-19) 19 February 1999 (age 26) Barnsley 1 July 2023 Free 30 June 2026
18 Chris Martin CF Scotland (1988-11-04) 4 November 1988 (age 36) Queens Park Rangers 26 September 2023 Free 30 June 2025
21 Micah Anthony LW England (2004-03-26) 26 March 2004 (age 21) Queens Park Rangers 1 July 2024 Free 30 June 2026
24 Gatlin O'Donkor CF England (2004-10-14) 14 October 2004 (age 20) Oxford United 30 August 2024 Loan 30 June 2025
28 Shaq Forde CF England (2004-05-05) 5 May 2004 (age 20) Watford 30 August 2024 Undisclosed 30 June 2027
30 Michael Reindorf CF England (2005-05-10) 10 May 2005 (age 19) Cardiff City 3 February 2025 Loan 30 June 2025
Out on loan
15 Dan Ellison CB England (2005-03-30) 30 March 2005 (age 20) Chippenham Town 27 June 2024 £10,000 30 June 2026
23 Luke McCormick AM England (1999-01-21) 21 January 1999 (age 26) AFC Wimbledon 24 August 2022 Undisclosed 30 June 2025
27 Bryant Bilongo LB England (2001-09-15) 15 September 2001 (age 23) Middlesbrough 28 June 2024 Undisclosed 30 June 2026

Transfers

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In

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Date Pos Player From Fee Ref
24 June 2024 AM  Isaac Hutchinson (ENG)  Walsall (ENG) Undisclosed [3]
26 June 2024 CF  Ruel Sotiriou (CYP)  Leyton Orient (ENG) Undisclosed[a] [4]
27 June 2024 CB  Dan Ellison (ENG)  Chippenham Town (ENG) Undisclosed [5]
28 June 2024 LB  Bryant Bilongo (ENG)  Middlesbrough (ENG) Undisclosed [6]
1 July 2024[b] LB  Clinton Mola (ENG)  Reading (ENG) Free [7]
1 July 2024[c] CB  Taylor Moore (ENG)  Valenciennes (FRA) Free [8]
1 July 2024[d] RB  Joel Senior (ENG)  Morecambe (ENG) Free [9]
12 July 2024 CM  Jamie Lindsay (SCO)  Rotherham United (ENG) Free [10]
19 July 2024 RW  Promise Omochere (IRL)  Fleetwood Town (ENG) Undisclosed [11]
9 August 2024 LW  Micah Anthony (ENG)  Queens Park Rangers (ENG) Free [12]
30 August 2024 CF  Shaq Forde (ENG)  Watford (ENG) Undisclosed [13]
8 January 2025 CM  Romaine Sawyers (SKN)  AFC Wimbledon (ENG) Free [14]
  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

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Date Pos. Player To Fee Ref.
4 July 2024 CM  Antony Evans (ENG)  Huddersfield Town (ENG) Undisclosed [15]
1 August 2024 CB  James Connolly (WAL)  Crewe Alexandra (ENG) Undisclosed [16]

Loaned in

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Date Pos Player From Date until Ref
5 July 2024 CB  Michael Forbes (NIR)  West Ham United (ENG) 3 January 2025[a] [17][18]
10 July 2024 GK  Josh Griffiths (ENG)  West Bromwich Albion (ENG) 3 February 2025[b] [20]
3 August 2024 CM  Jake Garrett (ENG)  Blackburn Rovers (ENG) 3 January 2025[c] [21][18]
14 August 2024 LB  Lino Sousa (ENG)  Aston Villa (ENG) End of Season [22]
30 August 2024 CF  Gatlin O'Donkor (ENG)  Oxford United (ENG) End of Season [23]
30 January 2025 CM  Matt Butcher (ENG)  Wycombe Wanderers (ENG) End of Season [24]
3 February 2025 CF  Michael Reindorf (ENG)  Cardiff City (WAL) End of Season [25]
GK  Myles Roberts (ENG)  Watford (ENG) End of Season [26]
CB  Sil Swinkels (NED)  Aston Villa (ENG) End of Season [27]
  1. ^ Forbes was recalled on 3 January 2025
  2. ^ On 3 February, Griffiths was recalled back to his parent club West Brom[19]
  3. ^ Garrett was recalled from his loan spell on 3 January 2025

Loaned out

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Date Pos. Player To Date until Ref.
31 July 2024 GK  Jed Ward (ENG)  Forest Green Rovers (ENG) 3 February 2025[a] [29]
30 August 2024 SS  Jevani Brown (JAM)  Notts County (ENG) 18 January 2025[b] [31]
16 September 2024 LB  Charlie White (ENG)  Poole Town (ENG) October 2024 [32]
20 September 2024 CF  Taelan Savage (ENG)  Shepton Mallet (ENG) 20 October 2024 [33]
27 September 2024 CB  Dan Ellison (ENG)  Aldershot Town (ENG) End of season[c] [36]
CM  Jerry Lawrence (ENG)  Yate Town (ENG) 27 October 2024 [37]
CF  Ollie Dewsbury (WAL)
21 October 2024 CM  Kofi Shaw (ENG)  Yeovil Town (ENG) 18 February 2025[d][e] [39]
5 November 2024 LW  Micah Anthony (ENG)  Bath City (ENG) 5 December 2024 [40]
CM  Jerry Lawrence (ENG)
8 November 2024 LB  Charlie White (ENG)  Yate Town (ENG) 8 December 2024 [41]
13 December 2024 CF  Taelan Savage (ENG)  Cribbs (ENG) 13 January 2025 [42]
CB  Jay Sutherland (ENG)
20 December 2024 CM  Brooklyn Leipus (LTU)  Didcot Town (ENG) 20 January 2025 [43]
15 January 2025 LB  Bryant Bilongo (ENG)  Harrogate Town (ENG) End of season [44]
17 January 2025 CM  Jerry Lawrence (ENG)  Hungerford Town (ENG) 17 February 2025 [45]
 Luke McCormick (ENG)  Forest Green Rovers (ENG) End of season [46]
20 January 2025 CF  Ollie Dewsbury (ENG)  Taunton Town (ENG) 20 February 2025 [47]
14 February 2025 CM  Max Edwards-Stryjewski (WAL)  Cribbs (ENG) 14 March 2025 [48]
6 March 2025 CM  Charlie Moody (ENG)  Frome Town (ENG) 6 April 2025 [49]
7 March 2025 LB  Charlie White (ENG)  Cribbs (ENG) 7 April 2025 [50]
  1. ^ On 3 February 2025, Ward was recalled from his loan[28]
  2. ^ On 18 January, Brown was recalled back from his loan at Notts County[30]
  3. ^ On 10 January 2025, Ellison's loan was extended until the end of the season[34][35]
  4. ^ On 10 January 2025, Shaw's loan was extended until the end of the season[35]
  5. ^ On 18 February 2025, Shaw was recalled.[38]

Released

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Date Pos. Player Subsequent club Join date Ref.
30 June 2024 CM  Sam Finley (ENG)  Tranmere Rovers (ENG) 1 July 2024 [51][52]
30 June 2024 RB  James Gibbons (ENG)  Cambridge United (ENG) 1 July 2024 [51][53]
30 June 2024 LB  Lewis Gordon (SCO)  Chesterfield (ENG) 1 July 2024 [51][54]
30 June 2024 CF  Harvey Greenslade (ENG)  Yeovil Town (ENG) 1 July 2024 [51][55]
30 June 2024 CM  Ryan Jones (ENG)  Aldershot Town (ENG) 1 July 2024 [51][56]
30 June 2024 RB  Luca Hoole (WAL)  Shrewsbury Town (ENG)[a] 16 July 2024 [57]
30 June 2024 CF  John Marquis (ENG)  Shrewsbury Town (ENG) 19 July 2024 [51][58]
30 June 2024 DM  Jordan Rossiter (ENG)  Shrewsbury Town (ENG) 30 July 2024 [59][60]
30 June 2024 DM  Josh Grant (ENG)  Wealdstone (ENG) 15 November 2024 [51][61]
  1. ^ Compensation package was agreed

Pre-season and friendlies

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On 7 April, Bristol Rovers announced a pre-season training camp in Portugal, with two friendly matches planned, opponents being announced on 16 July.[62][63] On 31 May, the club announced their first three pre-season friendlies, against Melksham Town, Bath City and Yeovil Town.[64] Six days later, a home friendly versus Plymouth Argyle was confirmed.[65] On 25 June, it was confirmed that Cardiff City would visit during pre-season.[66] Two matches during the Portugal training camp were later announced, against Bromley and Portimonense.[67]

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

5 July 2024 (2024-07-05) Friendly Melksham Town 2–4 Bristol Rovers Melksham
19:30 BST
  • Stroud 58'
  • Graham 60' (pen.)
Report
Stadium: Oakfield Stadium
Attendance: 903
13 July 2024 (2024-07-13) Friendly Bath City 0–1 Bristol Rovers Twerton
15:00 BST Report
Stadium: Twerton Park
Attendance: 1,908
Referee: Stacey Pearson
16 July 2024 (2024-07-16) Friendly Yeovil Town 0–3 Bristol Rovers Yeovil
19:00 BST Report
Stadium: Huish Park
Attendance: 1,715
23 July 2024 Friendly Bristol Rovers 1–2 Bromley Parchal, Portugal
11:00 WEST Report Stadium: Estádio Municipal Bela Vista
27 July 2024 Friendly Bristol Rovers 2–0 Portimonense Parchal, Portugal
11:00 WEST
Report Stadium: Estádio Municipal Bela Vista
30 July 2024 (2024-07-30) Friendly Bristol Rovers 2–1 Plymouth Argyle Horfield
19:00 BST
Report
Stadium: Memorial Stadium
Attendance: 3,266
3 August 2024 Friendly Bristol Rovers 0–2 Cardiff City Horfield
15:00 BST Report
Stadium: Memorial Stadium
Attendance: 3,251

Competitions

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League One

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League table

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
20 Burton Albion 44 11 13 20 47 62 −15 46
21 Crawley Town 45 11 10 24 55 82 −27 43 Relegation to EFL League Two
22 Bristol Rovers 45 12 7 26 43 72 −29 43
23 Cambridge United (R) 45 9 11 25 44 71 −27 38
24 Shrewsbury Town (R) 45 8 9 28 40 77 −37 33
Updated to match(es) played on 26 April 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[68]
(R) Relegated

Results summary

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Overall Home Away
Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts W D L GF GA GD W D L GF GA GD
45 12 7 26 43 72  −29 43 9 4 10 31 33  −2 3 3 16 12 39  −27

Last updated: 26 April 2025.
Source: Soccerway

Results by round

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Round123456789101213141516171111818212223242527282930263323143334353619237383940414243444546
GroundHAAHAHAHHAAHAHHAHAAHAAHAHAAHHHAAHAHHAAHHAHAHHA
ResultWDLWLLLLWWLWLDDWLLLDLLLWWLLWDWLLLDWWLLLLLLDLL
Position98149914192118181815161614131415201919202020181819181917181920202017202020202021212121
Updated to match(es) played on 26 April 2025. Source: Soccerway
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss; P = Postponed
Notes:

Matches

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On 26 June, the League One fixtures were announced.[69]

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

10 August 2024 1 Bristol Rovers 1–0 Northampton Town Horfield
17:30 BST
Report
Stadium: Memorial Stadium
Attendance: 8,529
Referee: Alex Chilowicz
17 August 2024 2 Rotherham United 0–0 Bristol Rovers Rotherham
15:00 BST
Report
Stadium: New York Stadium
Attendance: 9,414
Referee: Neil Hair
24 August 2024 3 Stockport County 2–0 Bristol Rovers Edgeley
12:30 BST
Report
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.[70]
31 August 2024 4 Bristol Rovers 2–0 Cambridge United Horfield
15:00 BST
Report
Stadium: Memorial Stadium
Attendance: 7,893
Referee: Craig Hicks
7 September 2024 5 Barnsley 2–1 Bristol Rovers Barnsley
15:00 BST
Report Stadium: Oakwell
Attendance: 11,196
Referee: Edward Duckworth
14 September 2024 6 Bristol Rovers 0–4 Wigan Athletic Horfield
15:00 BST
Report
Stadium: Memorial Stadium
Attendance: 7,925
Referee: Scott Jackson
21 September 2024 7 Peterborough United 3–2 Bristol Rovers Peterborough
15:00 BST
Report
Stadium: London Road Stadium
Attendance: 8,006
Referee: Farai Hallam
28 September 2024 8 Bristol Rovers 1–2 Wycombe Wanderers Horfield
15:00 BST
Report
Stadium: Memorial Stadium
Attendance: 7,814
Referee: Martin Woods
1 October 2024 9 Bristol Rovers 3–2 Charlton Athletic Horfield
19:45 BST
Report
Stadium: Memorial Stadium
Attendance: 6,638
Referee: David Rock
5 October 2024 10 Burton Albion 1–3 Bristol Rovers Burton upon Trent
15:00 BST
Report
Stadium: Pirelli Stadium
Attendance: 2,832
Referee: Alan Young
19 October 2024 12 Huddersfield Town 3–1 Bristol Rovers Huddersfield
15:00 BST
Report
Stadium: John Smith's Stadium
Attendance: 18,179
Referee: Dean Whitestone
22 October 2024 13 Bristol Rovers 1–0 Shrewsbury Town Horfield
19:45 BST
Report
Stadium: Memorial Stadium
Attendance: 6,361
Referee: Scott Simpson
26 October 2024 14 Reading 1–0 Bristol Rovers Reading
12:30 BST
Report
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.[71]
9 November 2024 15 Bristol Rovers 1–1 Lincoln City Horfield
15:00 GMT
Report
Stadium: Memorial Stadium
Attendance: 7,262
Referee: Dale Baines
16 November 2024 16 Bristol Rovers 0–0 Crawley Town Horfield
15:00 GMT
Report
Stadium: Memorial Stadium
Attendance: 7,411
Referee: Sam Allison
23 November 2024 17 Mansfield Town 0–1 Bristol Rovers Mansfield
15:00 GMT
Report
Stadium: Field Mill
Attendance: 7,357
Referee: Carl Brook
26 November 2024 11[72] Bristol Rovers 0–2 Blackpool Horfield
19:45 GMT
Report
Stadium: Memorial Stadium
Attendance: 6,342
Referee: Thomas Parsons
3 December 2024 18 Leyton Orient 3–0 Bristol Rovers Leyton
19:45 GMT
Report
Stadium: Brisbane Road
Attendance: 7,422
Referee: Jamie Linington
14 December 2024 20 Birmingham City 2–0 Bristol Rovers Bordesley
15:00 GMT Report Stadium: St Andrew's
Attendance: 26,459
Referee: Seb Stockbridge
21 December 2024 21 Bristol Rovers 1–1 Wrexham Horfield
12:30 GMT
Report
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.[71]
26 December 2024 22 Exeter City 3–1 Bristol Rovers Exeter
15:00 GMT
Report
Stadium: St James Park
Attendance: 8,192 (1,042 away)
Referee: Tom Reeves
29 December 2024 23 Stevenage 3–0 Bristol Rovers Stevenage
15:00 GMT
Report
Stadium: Broadhall Way
Attendance: 3,768
Referee: Edward Duckworth
1 January 2025 24 Bristol Rovers 2–3 Leyton Orient Horfield
15:00 GMT
Report
Stadium: Memorial Stadium
Attendance: 7,887
Referee: Alan Young
4 January 2025 25 Cambridge United 0–1 Bristol Rovers Cambridge
12:30 GMT
Report
Stadium: Abbey Stadium
Attendance: 6,467
Referee: Sam Mulhall
Note: Fixture was initially scheduled for a 15:00 kick-off, but was moved for live Sky Sports broadcast.[71]
18 January 2025 27 Bristol Rovers 3–1 Barnsley Horfield
15:00 GMT
Report
Stadium: Memorial Stadium
Attendance: 7,638
Referee: Martin Woods
25 January 2025 28 Wigan Athletic 2–0 Bristol Rovers Wigan
15:00 GMT
Report
Stadium: Brick Community Stadium
Attendance: 10,112
Referee: Scott Jackson
28 January 2025 29 Charlton Athletic 2–0 Bristol Rovers Charlton
19:45 GMT
Report
Stadium: The Valley
Attendance: 11,149
Referee: Farai Hallam
2 February 2025 30 Bristol Rovers 3–1 Peterborough United Horfield
15:00 GMT
Report
Stadium: Memorial Stadium
Attendance: 7,461
Referee: Ruebyn Ricardo
Note: Fixture was initially scheduled for 1 February, but was moved for live Sky Sports broadcasting.[73]
11 February 2025 26[74] Bristol Rovers 1–1 Stockport County Horfield
19:45 GMT
Report
Stadium: Memorial Stadium
Attendance: 6,643
Referee: David Rock
Note: Fixture was initially scheduled for 11 January, but was rearranged due to both club's involvement in the FA Cup.
15 February 2025 32 Bristol Rovers 3–1 Burton Albion Horfield
15:00 GMT
Report
Stadium: Memorial Stadium
Attendance: 7,938
Referee: Thomas Kirk
18 February 2025 31 Wycombe Wanderers 2–0 Bristol Rovers High Wycombe
19:45 GMT
Report
Stadium: Adams Park
Note: Fixture was initially scheduled for 8 February, but was rearranged due to Wycombe's involements in the FA Cup.[75]
22 February 2025 33 Northampton Town 2–1 Bristol Rovers Northampton
15:00 GMT
Report
Stadium: Sixfields Stadium
Attendance: 6,996
Referee: Matthew Russell
1 March 2025 34 Bristol Rovers 2–3 Rotherham United Horfield
15:00 GMT
Report
Stadium: Memorial Stadium
Attendance: 7,799
Referee: Edward Duckworth
4 March 2025 35 Shrewsbury Town 0–0 Bristol Rovers Shrewsbury
19:45 GMT
Report
Stadium: New Meadow
Attendance: 5,257
Referee: Simon Mather
8 March 2025 36 Bristol Rovers 1–0 Huddersfield Town Horfield
15:00 GMT
Report
Stadium: Memorial Stadium
Attendance: 7,705
Referee: Tom Reeves
11 March 2025 19[74] Bristol Rovers 3–2 Bolton Wanderers Horfield
19:45 GMT
Report
Stadium: Memorial Stadium
Attendance: 7,644
Referee: Carl Brook
Note: Fixture was originally scheduled for 7 December, but was postponed due to Storm Darragh.[76]
15 March 2025 37 Lincoln City 5–0 Bristol Rovers Lincoln
15:00 GMT
Report
Stadium: Sincil Bank
Attendance: 8,506
Referee: Paul Howard
22 March 2025 38 Crawley Town 1–0 Bristol Rovers Crawley
15:00 GMT
Report
Stadium: Broadfield Stadium
Attendance: 4,421
Referee: Thomas Parsons
29 March 2025 39 Bristol Rovers 1–2 Mansfield Town Horfield
15:00 BST
Report
Stadium: Memorial Stadium
Attendance: 9,067
Referee: Scott Tallis
1 April 2025 40 Bristol Rovers 1–2 Birmingham City Horfield
20:00 BST
Report
Stadium: Memorial Stadium
Attendance: 8,088
Referee: Oliver Yates
Note: Fixture was initially scheduled for a 19:45 kick-off, but was moved for live Sky Sports broadcasting.[77]
5 April 2025 41 Bolton Wanderers 1–0 Bristol Rovers Horwich
15:00 BST
Report
Stadium: Toughsheet Community Stadium
Attendance: 22,422
Referee: Anthony Backhouse
12 April 2025 42 Bristol Rovers 1–2 Exeter City Horfield
15:00 BST
Report
Stadium: Memorial Stadium
Attendance: 9,508
Referee: Matthew Russell
18 April 2025 43 Wrexham 1–1 Bristol Rovers Wrexham
15:00 BST
Report
Stadium: Racecourse Ground
Attendance: 12,740
Referee: Martin Coy
21 April 2025 44 Bristol Rovers 0–1 Stevenage Horfield
15:00 BST
Report
Stadium: Memorial Stadium
Attendance: 9,192
Referee: Leigh Doughty
26 April 2025 45 Bristol Rovers 0–2 Reading Horfield
12:30 BST
Report
Stadium: Memorial Stadium
Attendance: 9,035
Referee: Simon Mather
Note: Fixture was initially scheduled for a 15:00 kick-off, but was moved for live Sky Sports broadcasting.[78]
3 May 2025 46 Blackpool v Bristol Rovers Blackpool
15:00 BST Stadium: Bloomfield Road

FA Cup

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The draw for the First Round was made on 14 October 2024.[79] The draw for the Second Round was made on 3 November 2024.[80] The draw for the Third Round was made on 2 December 2024.[81][82]

2 November 2024 First round Bristol Rovers 3–1 (a.e.t.) Weston-super-Mare Horfield
15:00 GMT
Report
  • Pope Yellow card 50'
  • Bastin 64'
  • Coulson Yellow card 73'
  • Chamberlain Yellow card 90+3'
  • Kadji Yellow card 94'
  • McCootie Yellow card 105'
  • Avery Yellow card 120'
Stadium: Memorial Stadium
Attendance: 6,898
Referee: Ollie Yates
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
12 January 2025 Third round Ipswich Town 3–0 Bristol Rovers Ipswich
15:00 GMT
Report
Stadium: Portman Road
Attendance: 27,678
Referee: Oliver Langford

EFL Cup

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On 27 June, the draw for the first round was made, with Bristol Rovers being drawn away against Cardiff City.[83]

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

13 August 2024 First round Cardiff City 2–0 Bristol Rovers Cardiff
19:45 BST
Report
Stadium: Cardiff City Stadium
Attendance: 5,718
Referee: Charles Breakspear

EFL Trophy

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In the group stage, Bristol Rovers were drawn into Southern Group G alongside Exeter City, Swindon Town and Tottenham Hotspur U21.[84][85]

Pos Div Team 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
Source: EFL
20 August 2024 Group stage Bristol Rovers 3–3
(5–6 p)
Tottenham Hotspur U21 Horfield
19:00 BST
Stadium: Memorial Stadium
Attendance: 1,584
Referee: James Oldham
Penalties
8 October 2024 Group stage Swindon Town 4–0 Bristol Rovers Swindon
19:00 BST
Report
Stadium: County Ground
Attendance: 1,306
Referee: Sam Mulhall
29 October 2024 Group stage Bristol Rovers 2–3 Exeter City Horfield
19:00 GMT
Report
Stadium: Memorial Stadium
Attendance: 1,257
Referee: Matthew Russell

Statistics

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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.

Appearances and goals

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As of match played 26 April 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
2 DF England ENG Joel Senior 23 0 6+13 0 1+1 0 1+0 0 1+0 0
3 DF England ENG Lino Sousa 28 0 14+10 0 1+0 0 0+0 0 3+0 0
4 DF England ENG Taylor Moore 37 1 24+8 1 3+0 0 0+0 0 1+1 0
5 DF Wales WAL James Wilson 48 2 45+0 2 1+1 0 0+0 0 0+1 0
6 DF England ENG Clinton Mola 36 1 28+5 1 2+0 0 1+0 0 0+0 0
7 FW England ENG Scott Sinclair 45 3 20+22 3 1+1 0 1+0 0 0+0 0
8 MF England ENG Grant Ward 38 2 22+13 1 1+2 1 0+0 0 0+0 0
9 FW Republic of Ireland IRL Promise Omochere 24 4 16+6 4 0+0 0 1+0 0 0+1 0
10 FW Cyprus CYP Ruel Sotiriou 44 6 32+6 6 2+1 0 0+1 0 0+2 0
11 FW England ENG Luke Thomas 39 2 20+14 2 0+2 0 1+0 0 2+0 0
14 MF Saint Kitts and Nevis SKN Romaine Sawyers 13 1 9+3 1 1+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
17 DF England ENG Connor Taylor 47 3 37+4 1 2+0 1 1+0 0 3+0 1
18 FW England ENG Chris Martin 28 5 16+7 5 2+1 0 0+0 0 2+0 0
19 MF England ENG Isaac Hutchinson 42 6 21+15 4 2+1 0 0+0 0 3+0 2
21 FW England ENG Micah Anthony 3 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+1 0 1+1 0
22 MF Sierra Leone SLE Kamil Conteh 22 0 18+1 0 2+0 0 0+1 0 0+0 0
23 MF England ENG Luke McCormick 25 3 8+11 2 1+1 0 1+0 0 3+0 1
24 FW England ENG Gatlin O'Donkor 30 3 13+14 3 1+1 0 0+0 0 1+0 0
25 DF Netherlands NED Sil Swinkels 13 2 9+4 2 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
26 MF England ENG Matt Butcher 17 0 16+1 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
27 DF England ENG Bryant Bilongo 18 1 11+3 1 0+1 0 0+1 0 2+0 0
28 FW England ENG Shaq Forde 34 2 14+17 2 2+0 0 0+0 0 0+1 0
29 MF Scotland SCO Jamie Lindsay 32 3 18+9 2 2+1 1 1+0 0 1+0 0
30 FW England ENG Michael Reindorf 3 0 0+3 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
31 GK England ENG Jed Ward 17 0 17+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
32 DF England ENG Jack Hunt 21 0 16+4 0 1+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
35 GK England ENG Matt Hall 2 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 2+0 0
37 MF England ENG Kofi Shaw 17 1 11+3 0 0+0 0 0+1 0 2+0 1
43 FW Wales WAL Ollie Dewsbury 6 0 0+5 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+1 0
Player(s) who featured whilst on loan but returned to parent club on loan during the season:
1 GK England ENG Josh Griffiths 33 0 28+0 0 3+0 0 1+0 0 1+0 0
14 MF England ENG Jake Garrett 11 0 3+4 0 0+0 0 1+0 0 3+0 0
25 DF Northern Ireland NIR Michael Forbes 12 0 2+5 0 1+1 0 1+0 0 2+0 0

Goals Record

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As of match played 18 April 2025
Rank No. Nat. Po. Name League One FA Cup League Cup League Trophy Total
1 10 Cyprus CF Ruel Sotiriou 6 0 0 0 6
19 England CM Isaac Hutchinson 4 0 0 2 6
3 18 Scotland CF Chris Martin 5 0 0 0 5
4 9 Republic of Ireland CF Promise Omochere 4 0 0 0 4
5 7 England LW Scott Sinclair 3 0 0 0 3
17 England CB Connor Taylor 1 1 0 1 3
23 England CM Luke McCormick 2 0 0 1 3
24 England CF Gatlin O'Donkor 3 0 0 0 3
29 Scotland CM Jamie Lindsay 2 1 0 0 3
10 5 Wales CB James Wilson 2 0 0 0 2
8 England CM Grant Ward 1 1 0 0 2
11 England RW Luke Thomas 2 0 0 0 2
25 Netherlands CB Sil Swinkels 2 0 0 0 2
28 England RW Shaq Forde 2 0 0 0 2
15 4 England CB Taylor Moore 1 0 0 0 1
6 England CB Clinton Mola 1 0 0 0 1
14 Saint Kitts and Nevis CM Romaine Sawyers 1 0 0 0 1
27 England LB Bryant Bilongo 1 0 0 0 1
37 England CM Kofi Shaw 0 0 0 1 1
Total 43 3 0 5 51

Disciplinary record

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As of match played 26 April 2025
Rank No. Nat. Po. Name League One FA Cup League Cup League Trophy Total
Yellow card Yellow card Yellow-red card Red card Yellow card Yellow card Yellow-red card Red card Yellow card Yellow card Yellow-red card Red card Yellow card Yellow card Yellow-red card Red card Yellow card Yellow card Yellow-red card Red card
1 5 Wales CB James Wilson 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 9 0 0
2 4 England CB Taylor Moore 7 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 0 1
3 10 Cyprus CF Ruel Sotiriou 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 0 0
4 11 England RW Luke Thomas 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 0 0
22 Sierra Leone CM Kamil Conteh 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 0 0
28 England RW Shaq Forde 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 4 1 1
29 Scotland CM Jamie Lindsay 5 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 1 0
8 6 England CB Clinton Mola 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 0
18 Scotland CF Chris Martin 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 0
10 17 England CB Connor Taylor 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0
11 8 England CM Grant Ward 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0
19 England CM Isaac Hutchinson 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 3 0 0
23 England CM Luke McCormick 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 3 0 0
14 2 England RB Joel Senior 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 0
9 Republic of Ireland CF Promise Omochere 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0
14 Saint Kitts and Nevis CM Romaine Sawyers 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0
24 England CF Gatlin O'Donkor 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0
25 Northern Ireland CB Michael Forbes 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 0
25 Netherlands CB Sil Swinkels 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0
26 England CM Matt Butcher 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0
32 England RB Jack Hunt 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0
22 1 England GK Josh Griffiths 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
3 England LB Lino Sousa 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
7 England LW Scott Sinclair 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
14 England CM Jake Garrett 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
21 England LW Micah Anthony 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
27 England LB Bryant Bilongo 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0
31 England GK Jed Ward 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
37 England CM Kofi Shaw 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
Total 81 2 2 2 0 0 1 0 0 6 0 0 90 2 2

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