2011–12 Bristol Rovers F.C. season

Bristol Rovers

2011–12 season
Chairman	Nick Higgs
Manager	Paul Buckle (sacked 3 January 2012) Shaun North (caretaker until 18 January 2012) Mark McGhee
Stadium	Memorial Stadium
League Two	13th
FA Cup	3rd Round (Eliminated by Aston Villa)
League Cup	2nd Round (Eliminated by Leyton Orient)
Football League Trophy	2nd Round (Eliminated by Wycombe Wanderers)
Top goalscorer	League: Matt Harrold - 16 All: Matt Harrold - 18
Highest home attendance	10,883 (vs. Aston Villa) 7 January 2012)
Lowest home attendance	3,787 (vs. Corby Town) 12 November 2011)
Average home league attendance	6,035
Home colours Away colours
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During 2011 and 2012, Bristol Rovers Football Club participated in League Two, the fourth level of English football. It was 129th season of football played by Bristol Rovers, and their 85th in the Football League. The previous saw Bristol Rovers end a four-year tenure in League One. Despite initial optimism of an instant return, the campaign proved disappointing as Rovers struggled for much of the season under new manager Paul Buckle before being replaced by Mark McGhee who brought about an upturn in fortunes to finish 13th.

The 2011-12 campaign saw Bristol Rovers play Burton Albion, Crawley Town and Morecambe for the first time, and featured a number of local matches against the likes of Cheltenham Town, Plymouth Argyle, Swindon Town, and Torquay United.

Season events

May

• 20 May 2011 - Bristol Rovers announce that 17 players will be released at the end of their contracts at the end of June. Striker Will Hoskins is transferred to Brighton & Hove Albion for an undisclosed fee.
• 30 May 2011 - Paul Buckle is appointed manager of Bristol Rovers, after leaving the manager position of Torquay United.

June

• 6 June 2011 - Bristol Rovers sign midfielder Matthew Gill and goalkeeper Scott Bevan.
• 7 June 2011 - Bristol Rovers sign midfielder Craig Stanley from Morecambe.
• 9 June 2011 - Bristol Rovers announce plans to move to a new 20,000 capacity stadium to be based on UWE's Frenchay campus
• 11 June 2011 - Bristol Rovers defender Danny Coles leaves transferred to westcountry rivals Exeter City.
• 15 June 2011 - Bristol Rovers sign defender Adam Virgo after he rejected a new contract at Yeovil Town.
• 16 June 2011 - Bristol Rovers sign Matt Harrold from Shrewsbury Town F.C. for an undisclosed fee. Former QPR defender Lee Brown signs on a two-year deal.
• 18 June 2011 - Bristol Rovers sign Mustapha Carayol for an undisclosed fee from Lincoln City.
• 23 June 2011 - Bristol Rovers sign 22-year-old defender Michael Smith from Ballymena United in Northern Ireland.
• 29 June 2011 - Bristol Rovers complete signing of 25-year-old goalkeeper Lance Cronin and striker Scott McGleish. Dominic Blizzard departs after having his contract terminated.
• 30 June 2011 - Harry Pell left the club after rejecting Bristol Rovers' offer of a new contract.

July

• 5 July 2011 - Chris Zebroski joins Bristol Rovers for an undisclosed fee from fellow South West outfit Torquay United.
• 6 July 2011 - Bristol Rovers sign former Bristol City and Charlton Athletic player Joe Anyinsah.
• 11 July 2011 - Bristol Rovers sign striker Kayne McLaggon and re-sign Leicester City defender Cian Bolger on a six-month loan deal.
• 19 July 2011 - Defender Michael Boateng joins Bristol Rovers on a one-year deal after impressing on trial.

August

• 1 August 2011 - Matt Gill is appointed captain of Bristol Rovers whilst Adam Virgo as vice captain.
• 6 August 2011 - Bristol Rovers begin the new season with a 3-2 win away to Football League new boys AFC Wimbledon live on Sky Sports. 11 players made their debuts with Byron Anthony the only non-debutant to start while Chris Lines and Jo Kuffour came off the bench.
• 10 August 2011 - The League Cup match against Watford was postponed after a police request. This came as a result of ongoing rioting in Bristol and across England.
• 12 August 2011 - Bristol Rovers sell Chris Lines to South Yorkshire team Sheffield Wednesday for a fee believed to be in the region of £50,000.
• 13 August 2011 - Torquay United, Paul Buckle's former club, beat Bristol Rovers 2-1 on the first home game of the season.
• 23 August 2011 - Bristol Rovers progress through to the League cup second round after a 4-2 penalties win over Championship side Watford.
• 26 August 2011 - Defender Danny Woodards joins Bristol Rovers signing a one-year deal.
• 30 August 2011 - League One side Leyton Orient knock Bristol Rovers out of the League Cup following a 3-2 win for the London side.
• 31 August 2011 - Ben Swallow joined Bath City on a three-month loan deal.

September

• 6 September 2011 - Bristol Rovers lose in the Johnstone's Paint Trophy first round to Wycombe Wanderers.
• 9 September 2011 - Charlie Clough joined Bath City on a month-long loan.
• 23 September 2011 - Bristol Rovers sign Oliver Norburn on a months loan from Leicester City.
• 30 September 2011 - Jo Kuffour is loaned to Gillingham for three months.

October

• 7 October 2011 - Bristol Rovers sign Wycombe striker Scott Rendell on loan for one month.
• 11 October 2011 - Charlie Clough had his loan at Bath City extended by another month.
• 20 October 2011 - Kayne McLaggon and Michael Boateng joined Tonbridge Angels on loan, while Charlie Reece joined Gloucester City also on loan.
• 25 October 2011 - Oliver Norburn's loan with Bristol Rovers was extended until the end of 2011.

November

• 9 November 2011 - Bristol Rovers sign central midfielder Andy Dorman on loan.
• 12 November 2011 - Bristol Rovers progress through to the second round of the FA Cup with a 3-1 win against Corby Town.
• 14 November 2011 - Charlie Clough had his Bath City extended for a third straight month.
• 16 November 2011 - Ben Swallow was recalled from his Bath City loan.

December

• 4 December 2011 - Bristol Rovers hammer AFC Totton 6-1 in the FA Cup second round match screened live on ITV.
• 20 December 2011 - Former captain and caretaker manager Stuart Campbell was released by Bristol Rovers. Michael Boateng joined Sutton United on loan for one month.

January

• 1 January 2012 - Goalkeeper Michael Poke and defender Aaron Downes joined Bristol Rovers on month long loan deals from Brighton & Hove Albion and Chesterfield respectively. Cian Bolger's loan was extended for another month.
• 3 January 2012 - Manager Paul Buckle was sacked as manager of Bristol Rovers with the club 19th in League Two. Buckle left the club having won just six league games out of 24 and winless since October in the league.
• 6 January 2012 - Bristol Rovers extend Andy Dorman's loan for another month.
• 7 January 2012 - Aston Villa beat Bristol Rovers 3-1 in the third round of the FA Cup in a match broadcast live on ESPN.
• 12 January 2012 - Jo Kuffour left Bristol Rovers on a permanent basis, joining Gillingham.
• 18 January 2012 - Bristol Rovers appointed Mark McGhee as the club's new manager on a two-and-a-half-year contract.
• 27 January 2012 - Aaron Downes, Andy Dorman and Cian Bolger all had their loans at Bristol Rovers extended until the end of the season. Goalkeeper Michael Poke has his loan extended by a further month.
• 30 January 2012 - Bristol Rovers signed Stoke City midfielder Matthew Lund on a month long loan. Charlie Reece joined Tamworth on loan for one month.
• 31 January 2012 - Bristol Rovers terminate Ben Swallow's contract. Jim Paterson joined Bristol Rovers until the end of the season.

February

• 9 February 2012 - Tom Parkes joined Bristol Rovers on a month's loan from Leicester City.
• 17 February 2012 - Byron Anthony joined Hereford United on loan for one month.
• 20 February 2012 - Bristol Rovers goalkeeper Lance Cronin rejoined his former club Ebbsfleet United on loan for a month.
• 24 February 2012 - Michael Poke's loan at Bristol Rovers was extended for a third and final month.
• 28 February 2012 - Bristol Rovers extend the loan of Matthew Lund from Stoke City until the end of April.

March

• 1 March 2012 - Striker Scott McGleish joined Barnet on loan for one month.
• 9 March 2012 - Planning permission for Bristol Rovers' new stadium, UWE Stadium, was submitted. Charlie Clough joined AFC Telford on loan for one month.
• 20 March 2012 - Byron Anthony's loan at Hereford United was extended to the end of the season.
• 26 March 2012 - Ollie Clarke joined Clevedon Town on loan for the remainder of the season.

April

• 5 April 2012 - Scott McGleish's loan with Barnet was extended for the rest of the season.
• 14 April 2012 - Bristol Rovers hammer Burton Albion 7-1, the first time Rovers have scored 7 past anyone since 1973. It was also manager Mark McGhee's biggest victory of his managerial career so far.
• 27 April 2012 - Youngsters Eliot Richards and Ollie Clarke sign contracts extensions at Bristol Rovers of two years and one year respectively.

May

• 4 May 2012 - Conor Gough signed for Bristol Rovers on an emergency seven day loan from Charlton Athletic. Rovers had already agreed to sign Gough permanently in the summer.
• 5 May 2012 - Bristol Rovers' season finished on a disappointing note, losing 4-0 to Dagenham & Redbridge. They finished 13th in the league table having picked up 57 points.

First team

As of 5 May 2012.

No.	Name	Nationality	Position	Date Of Birth (Age)	Previous Club	Notes
Goalkeepers
1	Scott Bevan		GK	(1979-09-19) 19 September 1979	Torquay United
20	Conor Gough		GK	(1993-08-09) 9 August 1993	On loan from Charlton Athletic
25	Lance Cronin		GK	(1985-09-11) 11 September 1985	Gillingham
38	Matt Macey		GK		Youth team graduate
Defenders
2	Michael Smith		DF	(1988-09-04) 4 September 1988	Ballymena United
3	Gary Sawyer		DF	(1985-07-05) 5 July 1985	Plymouth Argyle
4	Danny Woodards		DF	(1983-10-08) 8 October 1983	Milton Keynes Dons
5	Cian Bolger		DF	(1992-03-12) 12 March 1992	On loan from Leicester City
14	Lee Brown		DF	(1990-08-10) 10 August 1990	Queens Park Rangers
15	Byron Anthony		DF	(1984-09-20) 20 September 1984	Cardiff City	On loan at Hereford United
17	Jim Paterson		DF	(1979-09-25) 25 September 1979	Shamrock Rovers
19	Adam Virgo		DF	(1983-01-25) 25 January 1983	Yeovil Town	Vice Captain
22	Charlie Clough		DF	(1990-09-04) 4 September 1990	Youth team graduate
30	Michael Boateng		DF	(1991-08-17) 17 August 1991	Carshalton Athletic
33	Aaron Downes		DF	(1985-05-15) 15 May 1985	On loan from Chesterfield
37	Tom Parkes		DF	(1992-01-15) 15 January 1992	On loan from Leicester City
Midfielders
6	Craig Stanley		MF	(1983-03-03) 3 March 1983	Morecambe
8	Matt Gill		MF	(1980-08-30) 30 August 1980	Norwich City	Captain
11	Mustapha Carayol		MF	(1989-06-10) 10 June 1989	Lincoln City
16	Joe Anyinsah		MF	(1984-10-08) 8 October 1984	Charlton Athletic
21	Wayne Brown		MF	(1988-08-06) 6 August 1988	Fulham
23	Matthew Lund		MF	(1990-11-21) 21 November 1990	On loan from Stoke City
24	Ollie Clarke		MF	(1992-06-29) 29 June 1992	Youth team graduate	On loan at Clevedon Town
29	Darren Jefferies		MF	(1993-10-17) 17 October 1993	Youth team graduate
31	Shaquille Hunter		MF	(1995-08-29) 29 August 1995	Youth team graduate
34	Andy Dorman		MF	(1982-05-01) 1 May 1982	On loan from Crystal Palace
35	Jordan Goddard		MF		Youth team graduate
Strikers
9	Matt Harrold		FW	(1984-07-25) 25 July 1984	Shrewsbury Town
10	Scott McGleish		FW	(1974-02-10) 10 February 1974	Leyton Orient	On loan at Barnet
18	Eliot Richards		FW	(1991-09-10) 10 September 1991	Youth team graduate
26	Chris Zebroski		FW	(1986-10-29) 29 October 1986	Torquay United
27	Kayne McLaggon		FW	(1990-09-21) 21 September 1990	Salisbury City
28	Lamar Powell		FW	(1993-09-03) 3 September 1993	Youth team graduate
32	Mitch Harding		FW		Youth team graduate

Squad statistics

Appearances, goals and cards

As of 5 May 2012.

No.	Pos.	Name	League		FA Cup		League Cup		JP Trophy		Total		Discipline
			Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
1	GK	Scott Bevan	38	0	2	0	2	0	1	0	41	0	0	0
2	DF	Michael Smith	20	0	0	0	2	0	1	0	24	0	0	0
3	DF	Gary Sawyer	24	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	27	0	1	0
4	DF	Danny Woodards	39	1	3	1	1	0	1	0	44	2	4	0
5	DF	Cian Bolger	39	2	2	0	1	0	0	0	42	2	11	1
6	MF	Craig Stanley	33	1	2	0	2	0	1	0	39	1	7	0
8	MF	Matthew Gill	33	0	0	0	2	0	1	0	36	0	6	0
9	FW	Matt Harrold	40	16	2	0	1	1	1	1	44	18	6	0
10	FW	Scott McGleish	27	7	2	2	2	0	1	0	31	9	1	0
11	MF	Mustapha Carayol	31	4	3	2	2	0	0	0	35	6	7	0
14	DF	Lee Brown	41	7	3	0	2	0	1	0	47	7	3	0
15	DF	Byron Anthony	16	1	1	1	2	0	1	0	20	2	4	0
16	MF	Joe Anyinsah	31	4	2	1	0	0	0	0	32	5	2	0
17	DF	Jim Paterson	17	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	17	1	2	0
18	FW	Eliot Richards	32	7	3	2	1	1	1	0	37	10	4	0
19	DF	Adam Virgo	9	1	0	0	2	0	0	0	11	1	1	0
20	GK	Conor Gough	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0
21	MF	Wayne Brown	12	0	0	0	2	0	1	0	15	0	1	0
22	MF	Charlie Clough	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
23	MF	Matthew Lund	13	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	13	2	3	0
24	MF	Ollie Clarke	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
25	GK	Lance Cronin	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0
26	FW	Chris Zebroski	39	3	3	1	2	1	0	0	44	5	13	0
27	FW	Kayne McLaggon	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0
28	FW	Lamar Powell	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
29	MF	Darren Jefferies	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0
30	DF	Michael Boateng	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0
31	MF	Shaquille Hunter	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
32	DF	Mitch Harding	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0
33	MF	Aaron Downes	8	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	9	0	1	0
34	MF	Andy Dorman	25	2	3	0	0	0	0	0	28	2	4	0
35	MF	Jordan Goddard	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0
37	DF	Tom Parkes	14	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	14	0	1	1
Players appeared for Bristol Rovers who have left:
—	MF	Chris Lines	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0
—	FW	Scott Rendell	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	0	0	0
—	MF	Stuart Campbell	11	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	13	0	2	0
—	MF	Oliver Norburn	5	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	6	0	0	0
—	FW	Jo Kuffour	5	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	6	1	0	0
—	MF	Ben Swallow	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1
—	GK	Michael Poke	8	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	9	0	1	0

Updated to games played on 5 May 2012.
Source: Soccerbase

Apps = Appearances made; Goals = Goals scored.

Competitions

Overall

Competition	Started round	Current position / round	Final position / round	First match	Last match
Football League Two	—	—	13th	6 August 2011	5 May 2012
Football League Cup	1st round	—	2nd Round	23 August 2011	30 August 2011
Football League Trophy	1st round	—	1st round	6 September 2011	6 September 2011
FA Cup	1st round	—	3rd round	12 November 2011	7 January 2012

Last updated: 5 May 2012
Source: Competitions

League Two

Standings

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
11	Aldershot Town	46	19	9	18	54	52	+2	66
12	Port Vale	46	20	9	17	68	60	+8	59
13	Bristol Rovers	46	15	12	19	60	70	−10	57
14	Accrington Stanley	46	14	15	17	54	66	−12	57
15	Morecambe	46	14	14	18	63	57	+6	56

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	15	12	19	60	70	−10	57	10	6	7	37	29	+8	5	6	12	23	41	−18

Last updated: 5 May 2012.
Source: [1]

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	A	H	H	A	H	A	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	A	A	H	A	H	A	A	H	A	H	A	H	A
Result	W	L	W	D	D	L	D	W	L	W	L	L	W	L	L	W	L	L	D	D	L	L	L	L	W	D	W	W	W	L	D	W	D	L	D	W	D	W	L	D	D	L	W	L	W	L
Position	2	11	7	8	10	14	16	12	16	12	15	17	14	14	16	15	16	17	18	18	18	18	19	19	17	18	17	16	15	15	16	16	16	16	16	14	15	14	14	14	14	15	14	15	12	13

Last updated: 5 May 2012.
Source: []
Ground: A = Away; H = Home. Result: D = Draw; L = Loss; W = Win; P = Postponed.

Scores Overview

Opposition	Home Score	Away Score	Double
Accrington Stanley	5-1	1-2	6-3
AFC Wimbledon	1-0	3-2	4-2
Aldershot Town	0-1	0-1	0-2
Barnet	0-2	0-2	0-4
Bradford City	2-1	2-2	4-3
Burton Albion	7-1	1-2	8-3
Cheltenham Town	1-3	2-0	3-3
Crawley Town	0-0	1-4	1-4
Crewe Alexandra	2-5	0-3	2-8
Dagenham & Redbridge	2-0	0-4	2-4
Gillingham	2-2	1-4	3-6
Hereford United	0-0	2-1	2-1
Macclesfield Town	0-0	0-0	0-0
Morecambe	2-1	3-2	5-3
Northampton Town	2-1	2-3	4-4
Oxford United	0-0	0-3	0-3
Plymouth Argyle	2-3	1-1	3-4
Port Vale	0-3	0-1	0-4
Rotherham United	5-2	1-0	6-2
Shrewsbury Town	1-0	0-1	1-1
Southend United	1-0	1-1	2-1
Swindon Town	1-1	0-0	1-1
Torquay United	1-2	2-2	3-4

Matches

      Won       Drawn       Lost       Postponed

League Two

See also: 2011–12 Football League Two

August

AFC Wimbledon v Bristol Rovers

6 August 2011 Game 1	AFC Wimbledon	2 – 3	Bristol Rovers	Kingsmeadow
12:45	Stuart  39' Ademeno  68'	Report	McGleish  17' Harrold  20' Virgo  85' (pen.)	Attendance: 4,629

Bristol Rovers v Torquay United

13 August 2011 Game 2	Bristol Rovers	1 – 2	Torquay United	Memorial Stadium
15:00	Anthony  56'	Report	Atieno  11' Howe  15' (pen.)	Attendance: 8,427

Bristol Rovers v Northampton Town

16 August 2011 Game 3	Bristol Rovers	2 – 1	Northampton Town	Memorial Stadium
19:45	Kuffour  29' Harrold  75'	Report	Akinfenwa  64'	Attendance: 5,812

Macclesfield Town v Bristol Rovers

20 August 2011 Game 4	Macclesfield Town	0 – 0	Bristol Rovers	Moss Rose
15:00		Report		Attendance: 1,865

Bristol Rovers v Hereford United

27 August 2011 Game 5	Bristol Rovers	0 – 0	Hereford United	Memorial Stadium
15:00		Report		Attendance: 6,342

September

Crawley Town v Bristol Rovers

3 September 2011 Game 6	Crawley Town	4 – 1	Bristol Rovers	Broadfield Stadium
15:00	Barnett  14', 84' Smith  28' Tubbs  74'	Report	L. Brown  80'	Attendance: 3,693

Bradford City v Bristol Rovers

10 September 2011 Game 7	Bradford City	2 – 2	Bristol Rovers	Valley Parade
15:00	Flynn  64' (pen.)  90+3' (pen.)	Report	Harrold  40' Richards  79'	Attendance: 10,023

Bristol Rovers v Shrewsbury Town

13 September 2011 Game 8	Bristol Rovers	1 – 0	Shrewsbury Town	Memorial Stadium
19:45	Zebroski  19'	Report		Attendance: 5,065

Bristol Rovers v Aldershot Town

17 September 2011 Game 9	Bristol Rovers	0 – 1	Aldershot Town	Memorial Stadium
15:00		Report	Rodman  36'	Attendance: 5,640

Morecambe v Bristol Rovers

24 September 2011 Game 10	Morecambe	2 – 3	Bristol Rovers	Globe Arena
15:00	Price  57' Ellison  65'	Report	Bolger  27' Anyinsah  65' McGleish  72'	Attendance: 2,583

October

Bristol Rovers v Cheltenham Town

1 October 2011 Game 11	Bristol Rovers	1 – 3	Cheltenham Town	Memorial Stadium
15:00	L. Brown  57'	Report	Mohamed  36' Summerfield  43' Spencer  48'	Attendance: 6,108

Oxford United v Bristol Rovers

8 October 2011 Game 12	Oxford United	3 – 0	Bristol Rovers	Kassam Stadium
15:00	Constable  16', 84' Leven  32' (pen.)	Report		Attendance: 9,291

Bristol Rovers v Rotherham United

14 October 2011 Game 13	Bristol Rovers	5 – 2	Rotherham United	Memorial Stadium
19:45	McGleish  10', 29' (pen.) Bolger  32' L. Brown  58' Anyinsah  88'	Report	Taylor  37' Schofield  53'	Attendance: 5,395

Burton Albion v Bristol Rovers

22 October 2011 Game 14	Burton Albion	2 – 1	Bristol Rovers	Pirelli Stadium
15:00	Taylor  27' Kee  35'	Report	Harrold  14'	Attendance: 3,094

Bristol Rovers v Port Vale

25 October 2011 Game 15	Bristol Rovers	0 – 3	Port Vale	Memorial Stadium
19:45		Report	Richards  19' Loft  37' Rigg  85'	Attendance: 5,444

Bristol Rovers v Dagenham & Redbridge

29 October 2011 Game 16	Bristol Rovers	2 – 0	Dagenham & Redbridge	Memorial Stadium
15:00	Anyinsah  50' Harrold  90' (pen.)	Report		Attendance: 5,475

November

Accrington Stanley v Bristol Rovers

5 November 2011 Game 17	Accrington Stanley	2 – 1	Bristol Rovers	Crown Ground
15:00	Evans  16' Long  30'	Report	Anyinsah  47'	Attendance: 1,643

Bristol Rovers v Barnet

19 November 2011 Game 18	Bristol Rovers	0 – 2	Barnet	Memorial Stadium
15:00		Report	McLeod  19' Byrne  90+8'	Attendance: 5,024

Southend United v Bristol Rovers

26 November 2011 Game 19	Southend United	1 – 1	Bristol Rovers	Roots Hall
15:00	Harris  66'	Report	Harrold  77'	Attendance: 6,237

December

Bristol Rovers v Swindon Town

10 December 2011 Game 20	Bristol Rovers	1 – 1	Swindon Town	Memorial Stadium
15:00	Woodards  88'	Report	Caddis  37'	Attendance: 7,726

Gillingham v Bristol Rovers

17 December 2011 Game 21	Gillingham	4 – 1	Bristol Rovers	Priestfield Stadium
15:00	Montrose  8' Kedwell  45+5' (pen.), 73' (pen.) Jackman  68'	Report	Carayol  52'	Attendance: 7,750

Bristol Rovers v Plymouth Argyle

26 December 2011 Game 22	Bristol Rovers	2 – 3	Plymouth Argyle	Memorial Stadium
12:00	Harrold  30' (pen.), 32'	Report	Feeney  52' Chadwick  79' Hemmings  90+3'	Attendance: 8,090

Bristol Rovers v Crewe Alexandra

31 December 2011 Game 23	Bristol Rovers	2 – 5	Crewe Alexandra	Memorial Stadium
15:00	Harrold  9' McGleish  48'	Report	Leitch-Smith  2' Bolger  27' (o.g.) Powell  33', 90+3' Artell  44'	Attendance: 5,037

January

Barnet v Bristol Rovers

2 January 2012 Game 24	Barnet	2 – 0	Bristol Rovers	Underhill Stadium
15:00	McLoed  69' Kamdjo  80'	Report		Attendance: 2,537

Hereford United v Bristol Rovers

10 January 2012 Game 25	Hereford United	1 – 2	Bristol Rovers	Edgar Street
19:45	Facey  49'	Report	L. Brown  9' McGleish  72'	Attendance: 2,411

Bristol Rovers v Crawley Town

14 January 2012 Game 26	Bristol Rovers	0 – 0	Crawley Town	Memorial Stadium
15:00		Report		Attendance: 5,082

Cheltenham Town v Bristol Rovers

21 January 2012 Game 27	Cheltenham Town	0 – 2	Bristol Rovers	Whaddon Road
15:00		Report	Zebroski  60' Richards  63'	Attendance: 5,288

Bristol Rovers v Bradford City

28 January 2012 Game 28	Bristol Rovers	2 – 1	Bradford City	Memorial Stadium
15:00	L Brown  6' Richards  55'	Report	Davies  72'	Attendance: 6,164

February

Aldershot Town v Bristol Rovers

4 February 2012	Aldershot Town	P – P	Bristol Rovers	The Recreation Ground
15:00		Postponed due to a frozen pitch.

Bristol Rovers v Morecambe

11 February 2012 Game 29	Bristol Rovers	2 – 1	Morecambe	Memorial Stadium
15:00	L Brown  57' McGleish  75' (pen)	Report	Ellison  88'	Attendance: 5,381

Shrewsbury Town v Bristol Rovers

14 February 2012 Game 30	Shrewsbury Town	1 – 0	Bristol Rovers	New Meadow
19:45	Collins  86'	Report		Attendance: 4,928

Bristol Rovers v Oxford United

18 February 2012 Game 31	Bristol Rovers	0 – 0	Oxford United	Memorial Stadium
15:00		Report		Attendance: 6,512

Rotherham United v Bristol Rovers

25 February 2012 Game 32	Rotherham United	0 – 1	Bristol Rovers	Don Valley Stadium
15:00		Report	Dorman  90+2'	Attendance: 3,937

March

Bristol Rovers v Macclesfield Town

4 March 2012 Game 33	Bristol Rovers	0 – 0	Macclesfield Town	Memorial Stadium
15:00		Report		Attendance: 5,420

Northampton Town v Bristol Rovers

6 March 2012 Game 34	Northampton Town	3 – 2	Bristol Rovers	Sixfields Stadium
19:45	Akinfenwa  2', 10' Langmead  20'	Report	Stanley  66' L. Brown  86' (pen)	Attendance: 4,028

Torquay United v Bristol Rovers

10 March 2012 Game 35	Torquay United	2 – 2	Bristol Rovers	Plainmoor
15:00	Mansell  72', 90'	Report	Harrold  45+2' Zebroski  69'	Attendance: 3,920

Bristol Rovers v AFC Wimbledon

17 March 2012 Game 36	Bristol Rovers	1 – 0	AFC Wimbledon	Memorial Stadium
15:00	Carayol  11'	Report		Attendance: 5,828

Plymouth Argyle v Bristol Rovers

20 March 2012 Game 37	Plymouth Argyle	1 – 1	Bristol Rovers	Home Park
19:45	Blanchard  84'	Report	Harrold  14'	Attendance: 7,531

Bristol Rovers v Southend United

24 March 2012 Game 38	Bristol Rovers	1 – 0	Southend United	Memorial Stadium
15:00	Harrold  86' (pen)	Report		Attendance: 6,258

Aldershot Town v Bristol Rovers

27 March 2012 Game 39	Aldershot Town	1 – 0	Bristol Rovers	The Recreation Ground
19:45	Vincenti  43'	Report		Attendance: 2,870

Swindon Town v Bristol Rovers

31 March 2012 Game 40	Swindon Town	0 – 0	Bristol Rovers	County Ground
15:00		Report		Attendance: 9,645

April

Bristol Rovers v Gillingham

6 April 2012 Game 41	Bristol Rovers	2 – 2	Gillingham	Memorial Stadium
15:00	Richards  59' Carayol  80'	Report	Whelpdale  56' Oli  90'	Attendance: 6,160

Crewe Alexandra v Bristol Rovers

9 April 2012 Game 42	Crewe Alexandra	3 – 0	Bristol Rovers	Alexandra Stadium
15:00	Leitch-Smith  2' Mellor  6' Davis  49' (pen.)	Report		Attendance: 4,139

Bristol Rovers v Burton Albion

14 April 2012 Game 43	Bristol Rovers	7 – 1	Burton Albion	Memorial Stadium
15:00	Carayol  42' Richards  46', 76', 81' Harrold  61' (pen.), 75' Paterson  65'	Report	Zola  54'	Attendance: 5,353

Port Vale v Bristol Rovers

21 April 2012 Game 44	Port Vale	1 – 0	Bristol Rovers	Vale Park
15:00	Richards  23'	Report		Attendance: 4,066

Bristol Rovers v Accrington Stanley

28 April 2012 Game 45	Bristol Rovers	5 – 1	Accrington Stanley	Memorial Stadium
15:00	Harrold  11', 22' Dorman  29' Lund  58', 78'	Report	McIntyre  38'	Attendance: 7,073

May

Dagenham & Redbridge v Bristol Rovers

5 May 2012 Game 46	Dagenham & Redbridge	4 – 0	Bristol Rovers	Victoria Road
15:00	Woodall  24', 54', 81' Green  64'	Report		Attendance: 2,377

FA Cup

See also: 2011–12 FA Cup

Bristol Rovers v Corby Town

12 November 2011 First Round	Bristol Rovers	3 – 1	Corby Town	Memorial Stadium
15:00	McGleish  26' (pen) Carayol  74' Zebroski  90'	Report	Reynolds  62'	Attendance: 3,787 Referee: Andy Davies

AFC Totton v Bristol Rovers

4 December 2011 Second Round	AFC Totton	1 – 6	Bristol Rovers	Testwood Stadium
12:30	Sherborne  71'	Report	Anyinsah  8' Carayol  10' Woodards  13' Anthony  64' Richards  72'  90+2'	Attendance: 2,236 Referee: Andy Woolmer

Bristol Rovers v Aston Villa

7 January 2012 Third Round	Bristol Rovers	1 – 3	Aston Villa	Memorial Stadium
17:30	McGleish  90'	Report	Albrighton  35' Agbonlahor  64' Clark  78'	Attendance: 10,883 Referee: Howard Webb

Football League Cup

See also: 2011–12 Football League Cup

Bristol Rovers v Watford

10 August 2011 First Round	Bristol Rovers	P – P	Watford	Memorial Stadium
19:45		Postponed at the request of the police.

Bristol Rovers v Watford

23 August 2011 First Round	Bristol Rovers	1 – 1 (a.e.t.) (4 - 2 p)	Watford	Memorial Stadium
19:45	Harrold  5'		Sordell  2'	Attendance: 4,432
		Penalties
	Kuffour McGleish Virgo Brown Carayol		Eustace Sordell Mariappa Dickinson

Leyton Orient v Bristol Rovers

30 August 2011 Second Round	Leyton Orient	3 – 2	Bristol Rovers	Matchroom Stadium
19:45	Mooney  18' Chorley  23' (pen.) Dawson  90+4'		Zebroski  69' Richards  90+1'	Attendance: 1,881

Football League Trophy

See also: 2011–12 Football League Trophy

Wycombe Wanderers v Bristol Rovers

6 September 2011 First Round	Wycombe Wanderers	3 – 1	Bristol Rovers	Adams Park
	Beavon  9', 57', 76'		Harrold  58'	Attendance: 771

Pre-Season Friendlies

Mangotsfield United v Bristol Rovers

6 July 2011	Mangotsfield United	1 – 5	Bristol Rovers	Mangotsfield
20:00 GMT	Knighton  39'	Report	L Brown  29' McGleish  43' Richards  68' Swallow  71', 84'	Stadium: Cossham Street Stadium Attendance: 1,169

Bath City v Bristol Rovers

8 July 2011	Bath City	0 - 2	Bristol Rovers	Bath
19:45 GMT			Anyinsah  6' Brown  61'	Stadium: Twerton Park Attendance: 1,200

Salisbury City v Bristol Rovers

11 July 2011	Salisbury City	2 – 5	Bristol Rovers	Salisbury
19:45 GMT	Sawyer  77' Wright  90'		Bolger  29', 30' Anyinsah  38' McGleish  47' Zebroski  66'	Stadium: Raymond McEnhill Stadium Attendance: 603

Bristol Rovers v Inverness Caledonian Thistle

14 July 2011	Bristol Rovers	2 – 2	Inverness Caledonian Thistle	Bath
19:45 GMT	McGleish  26' (pen.) McLaggon  72'	Report	Ross  50', 80'	Stadium: Twerton Park Attendance: 841

Bristol Rovers v Burnley

19 July 2011	Bristol Rovers	2 – 0	Burnley	Bristol
19:45	Harrold  23' Richards  64'	Report		Stadium: Memorial Stadium Attendance: 2,500

Weston-super-Mare v Bristol Rovers

21 July 2011	Weston-super-Mare	0 – 2	Bristol Rovers	Weston-super-Mare
		Report	Lines  14' McLaggon  32'	Stadium: Woodspring Stadium

Bristol Rovers v Reading

26 July 2011	Bristol Rovers	1 – 2	Reading	Bristol
19:45	Kuffour  3'	Report	Robson-Kanu  63' Obita  80'	Stadium: Memorial Stadium Attendance: 3,309

Gloucester City v Bristol Rovers

30 July 2011	Gloucester City	2 – 3	Bristol Rovers	Cheltenham
	Mann  10' Edwards  45'	Report	Virgo  8' Anthony  23' McGleish  75'	Stadium: Whaddon Road Attendance: 425

Bitton v Bristol Rovers

1 August 2011	Bitton	2 – 1	Bristol Rovers	Bitton
	Jones  15' Clark  17'	Report	Richards	Stadium: The Recreation Ground

Transfers

In

Date	Name	From	Fee
6 June 2011	Scott Bevan	Torquay United	Free
6 June 2011	Matt Gill	Norwich City	Free
7 June 2011	Craig Stanley	Morecambe	Free
15 June 2011	Adam Virgo	Yeovil Town	Free
16 June 2011	Matt Harrold	Shrewsbury Town	Undisclosed
16 June 2011	Lee Brown	QPR	Free
18 June 2011	Mustapha Carayol	Lincoln City	Undisclosed
23 June 2011	Michael Smith	Ballymena United
29 June 2011	Lance Cronin	Gillingham	Free
29 June 2011	Scott McGleish	Leyton Orient	Free
4 July 2011	Chris Zebroski	Torquay United	Undisclosed
6 July 2011	Joe Anyinsah	Charlton Athletic	Free
11 July 2011	Cian Bolger	Leicester City	Loan
11 July 2011	Kayne McLaggon	Salisbury City	Free
19 July 2011	Michael Boateng	Carshalton Athletic	Free
26 August 2011	Danny Woodards	Milton Keynes Dons	Free
23 September 2011	Oliver Norburn	Leicester City	Loan
7 October 2011	Scott Rendell	Wycombe Wanderers	Loan
9 November 2011	Andy Dorman	Crystal Palace	Loan
1 January 2012	Aaron Downes	Chesterfield F.C.	Loan
1 January 2012	Michael Poke	Brighton & Hove Albion	Loan
30 January 2012	Matthew Lund	Stoke City	Loan
31 January 2012	Jim Paterson	Shamrock Rovers	Free
9 February 2012	Tom Parkes	Leicester City	Loan

Out

Date	Name	To	Fee
20 May 2011	Will Hoskins	Brighton & Hove Albion	Undisclosed
11 June 2011	Danny Coles	Exeter City	Free
29 June 2011	Dominic Blizzard	Yeovil Town	Free
30 June 2011	Carl Regan	Shrewsbury Town	Free
29 June 2011	Darryl Duffy	Cheltenham Town	Free
30 June 2011	Jeff Hughes	Notts County	Free
30 June 2011	Mike Green	Eastleigh	Free
30 June 2011	Jean-Paul Kalala	Southend United	Free
30 June 2011	Gavin Williams	Yeovil Town	Free
30 June 2011	Jerel Ifil	Kettering Town	Free
30 June 2011	Harry Pell	Hereford United	Free
30 June 2011	Ashley Bowle	Unattached	Free
30 June 2011	Sam Butler	Unattached	Free
30 June 2011	Jack Camm	Unattached	Free
30 June 2011	Alex Hoyle	Unattached	Free
30 June 2011	Robbi Maggs	Unattached	Free
30 June 2011	Lewis Parker	Unattached	Free
30 June 2011	Tyrone Rhoden	Unattached	Free
30 June 2011	Jordan Tillson	Unattached	Free
30 June 2011	Tom Seery	Unattached	Free
11 August 2011	Chris Lines	Sheffield Wednesday	£50,000
31 August 2011	Ben Swallow	Bath City	Loan
9 September 2011	Charlie Clough	Bath City	Loan
30 September 2011	Jo Kuffour	Gillingham	Loan
20 October 2011	Kayne McLaggon	Tonbridge Angels	Loan
20 October 2011	Michael Boateng	Tonbridge Angels	Loan
20 October 2011	Charlie Reece	Gloucester City	Loan
20 December 2011	Stuart Campbell	Tampa Bay Rowdies	Free
20 December 2011	Michael Boateng	Sutton United	Loan
12 January 2012	Jo Kuffour	Gillingham	Undisclosed
30 January 2012	Charlie Reece	Tamworth	Loan
31 January 2012	Ben Swallow	York City	Free
17 February 2012	Byron Anthony	Hereford United	Loan
20 February 2012	Lance Cronin	Ebbsfleet United	Loan
1 March 2012	Scott McGleish	Barnet	Loan

Awards

End of Season Awards	Winner
Supporters Club Player of the Year	Danny Woodards
Young Player of the Year	Eliot Richards
Alan Lacock Youth Team Player of the Year	Mitch Harding
Goal of the Season	Mustapha Carayol vs Burton Albion

See also

• 2011–12 in English football
• 2011–12 Football League Two
• List of Bristol Rovers F.C. seasons

External links

• Bristol Rovers F.C.
• Bristol Evening Post
• Soccerbase: Results · Stats · Transfers