2015–16 Bristol Rovers F.C. season

The 2015–16 season was the 133rd season in Bristol Rovers' history and their 88th in the Football League. Rovers returned to the Football League after an absence of just one season following their promotion from the Conference Premier via the play-offs.

Bristol Rovers F.C.
2015–16 season
ChairmanNick Higgs (until 19 February 2016)
Steve Hamer (from 19 February 2016)
ManagerDarrell Clarke
StadiumMemorial Stadium
League Two3rd (promoted)
FA CupFirst round proper (Eliminated by Chesham United)
League CupFirst round (Eliminated by Birmingham City)
League TrophyQuarter-finals (Eliminated by Southend United)
Top goalscorerLeague: Matty Taylor (27)
All: Matty Taylor (28)
Highest home attendance11,130 (vs. Dagenham & Redbridge, 7 May 2016)
Lowest home attendance5,819 (vs. Stevenage, 24 November 2015)
Average home league attendance8,096
← 2014–15

For the second successive season, Rovers were promoted, the first time the club had achieved back to back promotions in its history. On a dramatic final day of the season in which Rovers required a win and other results to go in their favour, a 92nd-minute winner against Dagenham & Redbridge from Lee Brown sparked wild celebrations at the Memorial Stadium as the club returned to the third tier of English football for the first time in five years. Striker Matty Taylor ended the season as the top goalscorer in the top four divisions of the English football league system with 27 goals.

Season events

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Pre-season

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June

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July

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August

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September

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November

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December

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  • 8 December 2015 – Rovers striker Matty Taylor was named PFA Fans' Player of the Month for November.[33]

January

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February

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  • 19 February 2016 – Rovers were acquired by the Jordanian Al-Qadi family, founders of the Arab Jordan Investment Bank,[40] taking a 92% shareholding in the club.[41] As part of the deal, Wael al-Qadi became President of the club while former Swansea City chairman Steve Hamer took up the same role with Rovers.[42] Existing chairman Nick Higgs along with board members Barry Bradshaw, Chris Jelf, Colin Sexstone and Ed Ware all stood down from the board of directors with all expect Sexstone becoming Life Vice Presidents.[41]

March

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April

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  • 8 April 2016 – Rovers manager Darrell Clarke was awarded League Two Manager of the Month for March.[44] Clarke had led the side to six wins out of seven during the month. Striker Matty Taylor won League Two Player of the Month for March.[45] Taylor scored eight goals in the month's seven games including a hat-trick against Hartlepool United.
  • 14 April 2016Lee Brown signed a contract extension at Rovers which will take him into a sixth season at the club.[46]
  • 15 April 2016Wales under-21 international Tom Lockyer extended his contract with Rovers.[47] DriBuild were confirmed as next season's home shirt sponsors with Powersystems UK sponsoring the away shirt.[48]

First team

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As of game played on 7 May 2016
No. Name Position Nationality Place of Birth Date of Birth Club caps Club goals Int. caps Int. goals Previous club Notes
Goalkeepers
1 Steve Mildenhall GK   Swindon 13 May 1979 123 0 0 0 Millwall
22 Kieran Preston GK   Glasgow 4 October 1996 0 0 0 0 Youth team graduate On loan at Rushall Olympic
25 Will Puddy GK   Warminster 4 October 1987 16 0 0 0 Salisbury City
Defenders
2 Daniel Leadbitter RB   Newcastle upon Tyne 7 October 1990 57 1 0 0 Hereford United
3 Lee Brown LB   London 10 August 1990 211 20 0 0 Queens Park Rangers
4 Tom Lockyer CB/RB   Cardiff 3 December 1994 132 2 0 0 Youth team graduate
5 Mark McChrystal CB   Derry 26 June 1984 110 0 0 0 Tranmere Rovers Club captain
6 Tom Parkes CB   Sutton-in-Ashfield 15 January 1992 175 7 0 0 Leicester City
15 James Clarke RB/CB   Aylesbury 17 November 1989 37 0 0 0 Woking
19 Danny Greenslade LB   Belper 23 September 1996 0 0 0 0 Youth team graduate
26 Tyler Lyttle RB   12 November 1996 1 0 0 0 Youth team graduate
32 Alfie Kilgour CB   Bath 0 0 0 0 Youth team graduate
Midfielders
7 Lee Mansell CM   Gloucester 23 September 1982 72 7 0 0 Torquay United Vice captain
8 Ollie Clarke CM   Bristol 29 June 1992 99 8 0 0 Youth team graduate
11 Jake Gosling RM/LM     Oxford 11 August 1993 41 3 11 2 Exeter City
14 Chris Lines CM   Bristol 30 November 1985 209 21 0 0 Port Vale Vice captain
16 Liam Lawrence RM/LM     Retford 14 December 1981 12 1 15 2 Shrewsbury Town
18 Dominic Thomas CM   London 23 November 1995 0 0 0 0 Youth team graduate
21 Cristian Montaño RM/LM   Cali 11 December 1991 28 2 0 0 América de Cali
23 Billy Bodin LM/CF     Swindon 24 March 1992 38 13 0 0 Northampton Town
24 Stuart Sinclair CM   Houghton Conquest 9 November 1987 57 4 0 0 Salisbury City
27 Ryan Broom RM   Newport 4 September 1996 1 0 0 0 Youth team graduate
28 Jay Malpas CM   Bristol 25 May 1997 0 0 0 0 Youth team graduate
Forwards
9 Ellis Harrison CF/LM   Newport 29 January 1994 104 24 0 0 Youth team graduate
10 Matty Taylor CF   30 March 1990 91 45 0 0 Forest Green Rovers
17 Jermaine Easter CF   Cardiff 15 January 1982 47 8 12 0 Millwall
20 Jamie Lucas CF   Pontypridd 6 December 1995 2 0 0 0 Youth team graduate On loan at Boreham Wood
29 Oli McBurnie CF     Leeds 4 June 1996 5 0 0 0 On loan from Swansea City
30 Rory Gaffney CF   Tuam 23 October 1989 24 8 0 0 Cambridge United
33 Rory Fallon CF   Gisborne 20 March 1982 3 0 18 4 Scunthorpe United

Transfers

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Date Position Player Transferred from Fee Ref.
1 July 2015 RM Ryan Broom Youth team graduate [7]
1 July 2015 RB/CB James Clarke Free agent (previously with Woking) [2]
1 July 2015 CM Chris Lines Port Vale Undisclosed [9]
1 July 2015 RB Tyler Lyttle Youth team graduate [7]
1 July 2015 CM Jay Malpas Youth team graduate [7]
2 July 2015 RM/LM Cristian Montaño Free agent (previously with América de Cali) [10]
31 July 2015 LM/CF Billy Bodin Free agent (previously with Northampton Town) [14]
7 January 2015 RM/LM Liam Lawrence Shrewsbury Town Free transfer [35]
14 January 2015 CF Rory Gaffney Cambridge United Undisclosed [36]
28 January 2015 CF Rory Fallon Free agent (previously with Scunthorpe United) [39]

Loans in

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Date Position Player Loaned from End date Ref.
4 August 2015 RM Jeffrey Monakana Brighton & Hove Albion 7 September 2015 [15]
14 August 2015 GK Aaron Chapman Chesterfield 10 September 2015 [18]
11 September 2015 GK Lee Nicholls Wigan Athletic 12 December 2015 [24]
23 November 2015 CF Paris Cowan-Hall Millwall 21 December 2015[50] [29]
26 November 2015 CF Rory Gaffney Cambridge United 4 January 2016 [31]
7 March 2016 CF Oli McBurnie Swansea City 30 June 2016 [43]
Date Position Player Transferred to Fee Ref.
30 June 2015 LM Ángelo Balanta Carlisle United[a] Free transfer [8]
30 June 2015 RM Abdulai Bell-Baggie Stockport County[b] Free transfer [5]
30 June 2015 LM Andy Monkhouse Grimsby Town[c] Free transfer [4]
30 June 2015 CB Neal Trotman Released [10]
5 January 2016 CF Nathan Blissett Torquay United[d] Free transfer [34]
  1. ^ Following Balanta's release on 22 June 2015, he later agreed to join Carlisle United on 30 June 2015.[51]
  2. ^ Following Bell-Baggie's release on 17 June 2015, he later joined Stockport County on 1 July 2015.[52]
  3. ^ Following Monkhouse's release on 17 June 2015, he later agree to join Grimsby Town on 24 June 2015.[53]
  4. ^ Following Blissett's release on 5 January 2016, he later agree to join Torquay United on 14 January 2016.[54]

Loans out

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Date Position Player Loaned to End date Ref.
7 August 2015 FW Jamie Lucas Boreham Wood 4 September 2015 [16]
14 August 2015 MF Ryan Broom Taunton Town 14 October 2015 [19]
20 August 2015 MF Dominic Thomas Paulton Rovers 26 September 2015 [20]
21 August 2015 FW Nathan Blissett Tranmere Rovers 19 September 2015 [21]
1 October 2015 FW Jamie Lucas Boreham Wood 29 October 2015 [55]
1 October 2015 GK Kieran Preston Mangotsfield United 29 October 2015 [55]
26 November 2015 CF Nathan Blissett Lincoln City 4 January 2016 [32]
23 December 2015 RB Tyler Lyttle Nuneaton Town 5 April 2016[56][57] [58]
4 January 2016 LB Danny Greenslade Bath City 6 April 2016[59][60] [61]
15 January 2016 FW Jamie Lucas Boreham Wood 30 June 2016 [56]
18 January 2016 FW Ellis Harrison Hartlepool United 20 February 2016 [38]
26 February 2016 MF Jake Gosling Newport County 30 March 2016 [62]
26 February 2016 GK Kieran Preston Rushall Olympic 30 June 2016[63] [62]
28 February 2016 MF Jay Malpas Chippenham Town 24 March 2016 [64]

Squad statistics

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Appearances, goals and cards

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No. Pos. Name League FA Cup League Cup League Trophy Total Discipline
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals    
1 GK   Steve Mildenhall 25(1) 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 26(1) 0 0 0
2 DF   Daniel Leadbitter 28(5) 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 31(5) 0 4 0
3 DF   Lee Brown 46 6 1 0 1 0 2 0 50 6 8 0
4 DF   Tom Lockyer 42(1) 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 44(1) 0 7 0
5 DF   Mark McChrystal 20(1) 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 22(1) 0 5 0
6 DF   Tom Parkes 29(2) 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 32(2) 0 5 0
7 MF   Lee Mansell 28 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 29 2 2 0
8 MF   Ollie Clarke 23(11) 2 0 0 1 0 0(1) 0 24(12) 2 2 0
9 FW   Ellis Harrison 10(20) 7 1 0 1 1 0 0 12(20) 8 6 0
10 FW   Matty Taylor 38(8) 27 1 0 0(1) 0 2 1 41(9) 28 3 0
11 MF   Jake Gosling 8(10) 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 11(10) 0 1 0
14 MF   Chris Lines 30(3) 0 0(1) 0 0 0 2 0 32(4) 0 4 0
15 DF   James Clarke 36(1) 0 0(1) 0 1 0 1 0 37(2) 0 4 0
16 MF   Liam Lawrence 8(4) 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 8(4) 1 1 0
17 FW   Jermaine Easter 21(21) 7 0(1) 0 1 0 2 1 24(22) 8 2 0
21 MF   Cristian Montaño 12(16) 2 0 0 0(1) 0 1(1) 0 13(18) 2 1 0
23 MF   Billy Bodin 26(12) 13 1 0 0 0 2 0 29(12) 13 0 0
24 MF   Stuart Sinclair 30 2 1 0 1 0 2 0 34 2 3 0
25 GK   Will Puddy 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
26 DF   Tyler Lyttle 1 0 0 0 0 0 0(1) 0 1(1) 0 0 0
27 MF   Ryan Broom 0(1) 0 0 0 0(1) 0 0 0 0(2) 0 0 0
29 FW   Oli McBurnie 0(5) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0(5) 0 2 0
30 FW   Rory Gaffney 23(1) 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 23(1) 8 2 0
33 FW   Rory Fallon 0(3) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0(3) 0 0 0
Players to have appeared for Bristol Rovers who are currently on loan elsewhere:
20 FW   Jamie Lucas 0(1) 0 0 0 0 0 0(1) 0 0(2) 0 0 0
Players to have appeared for Bristol Rovers who have left:
29 MF   Jeffrey Monakana 0(3) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0(3) 0 0 0
30 GK   Aaron Chapman 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 0
31 GK   Lee Nicholls 15 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 18 0 1 0
29 FW   Paris Cowan-Hall 2(1) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2(1) 0 0 0
16 FW   Nathan Blissett 0(2) 0 0 0 0 0 0(1) 0 0(3) 0 0 0

Disciplinary record

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Name L2 FAC FLC FLT Total
                   
Lee Brown 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 0
Tom Lockyer 6 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 7 0
Ellis Harrison 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 0
Tom Parkes 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0
Mark McChrystal 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 5 0
Chris Lines 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0
Daniel Leadbitter 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0
James Clarke 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 4 0
Stuart Sinclair 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0
Matty Taylor 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0
Jermaine Easter 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
Rory Gaffney 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
Ollie Clarke 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
Lee Mansell 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
Oli McBurnie 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
Lee Nicholls 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
Jake Gosling 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
Cristian Montaño 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
Liam Lawrence 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0


Competitions

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Summary

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As of game played on 7 May 2016
Games played 50 (46 League Two, 1 FA Cup, 1 League Cup, 2 Football League Trophy)
Games won 27 (26 League Two, 0 FA Cup, 0 League Cup, 1 Football League Trophy)
Games drawn 7 (7 League Two, 0 FA Cup, 0 League Cup, 0 Football League Trophy)
Games lost 16 (13 League Two, 1 FA Cup, 1 League Cup, 1 Football League Trophy)
Win % 54%
Goals scored 80 (77 League Two, 0 FA Cup, 1 League Cup, 2 Football League Trophy)
Goals conceded 50 (46 League Two, 1 FA Cup, 2 League Cup, 1 Football League Trophy)
Goal difference +30 (+31 League Two, −1 FA Cup, −1 League Cup, +1 Football League Trophy)
Yellow cards 67 (62 League Two, 2 FA Cup, 0 League Cup, 2 Football League Trophy)
Red cards 0 (0 League Two, 0 FA Cup, 0 League Cup, 0 Football League Trophy)
Worst discipline Lee Brown (8 x  )
Biggest win 3 – 0 (vs. Hartlepool United, 29 September 2015, vs. Wycombe Wanderers, 1 December 2015, vs. Dagenham & Redbridge, 19 December 2015, vs. Cambridge United, 25 March 2016, vs. Crawley Town, 2 April 2016)
4 – 1 (vs. Hartlepool United, 1 March 2016, vs. Newport County, 19 March 2016, vs. York City, 30 April 2016)
Heaviest defeat 1 – 4 (vs. Newport County, 24 October 2015)
Highest scoring match 4 – 3 (vs. Morecambe, 3 October 2015)
Most appearances 50 (Lee Brown & Matty Taylor)
Top scorer Matty Taylor (28)
Most assists Chris Lines (8)

Note: Games which are level after extra-time and are decided by a penalty shoot-out are listed as draws. Bristol Rovers score listed first where applicable.

Overall

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Competition Started round Current
position / round
Final
position / round
First match Last match
League Two 3rd 8 August 2015 7 May 2016
FA Cup 1st round 1st round 8 November 2015
League Cup 1st round 1st round 11 August 2015
League Trophy 2nd round Quarter-finals 6 October 2015 11 November 2015

Updated to match played 7 May 2016
Source: Competitions

League Two

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League table

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
1 Northampton Town (C, P) 46 29 12 5 82 46 +36 99 Promotion to EFL League One
2 Oxford United (P) 46 24 14 8 84 41 +43 86
3 Bristol Rovers (P) 46 26 7 13 77 46 +31 85
4 Accrington Stanley 46 24 13 9 74 48 +26 85 Qualification for League Two play-offs[a]
5 Plymouth Argyle 46 24 9 13 72 46 +26 81
Updated to match(es) played on 7 May 2016. Source: BBC Sport
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted
Notes:
  1. ^ Four teams play for one spot and promotion to Football League One.

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
46 26 7 13 77 46  +31 85 15 2 6 41 21  +20 11 5 7 36 25  +11

Last updated: 7 May 2016.
Source: [65]

Results by round

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Round12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728293031323334353637383940414243444546
GroundHAAHAHHAHAAAHHAHAHAHHAAHHAAHAAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHAH
ResultLWWWLLLDLWWWDLWWLLDWWWDWWLWDLLWLWWWWWWLWDWDWWW
Position17108471015151714121111139812131210875655444861066543353435443
Updated to match(es) played on 7 May 2016. Source: [66]
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Scores overview

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Bristol Rovers score given first.

Opposition Home score Away score Double Points Agg.
Accrington Stanley 0–1 0 – 1 No 0 0–2
AFC Wimbledon 3–1 0 – 0 No 4 3–1
Barnet 3–1 0 – 1 No 3 3–2
Cambridge United 3–0 2 – 1 Yes 6 5–1
Carlisle United 2–0 2 – 3 No 3 4–3
Crawley Town 3–0 1 – 2 No 3 4–2
Dagenham & Redbridge 2–1 3 – 0 Yes 6 5–1
Exeter City 3–1 1 – 1 No 4 4–2
Hartlepool United 4–1 3 – 0 Yes 6 7–1
Leyton Orient 2–1 0 – 1 No 3 2–2
Luton Town 2–0 1 – 0 Yes 6 3–0
Mansfield Town 1–0 2 – 1 Yes 6 3–1
Morecambe 2–1 4 – 3 Yes 6 6–4
Newport County 1–4 4 – 1 No 3 5–5
Northampton Town 0–1 2 – 2 No 1 2–3
Notts County 0–0 2 – 0 No 4 2–0
Oxford United 0–1 2 – 1 No 3 2–2
Plymouth Argyle 1–1 1 – 1 No 2 2–2
Portsmouth 1–2 1 – 3 No 0 2–5
Stevenage 1–2 0 – 0 No 1 1–2
Wycombe Wanderers 3–0 0 – 1 No 3 3–1
Yeovil Town 2–1 1 – 0 Yes 6 3–1
York City 2–1 4 – 1 Yes 6 6–2

Matches

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  Won   Drawn   Lost   Postponed

Pre-season friendlies

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On 26 May 2015, Rovers announced their initial pre-season fixtures against Salisbury, Cirencester Town, Arsenal U21s and Reading in addition to a testimonial fixture against West Bromwich Albion for long serving, retiring physiotherapist and former player Phil Kite.[67] Further friendlies against Cheltenham Town,[68] Mangotsfield United[69] and Sutton United[70] were later added, all away from home.

11 July 2015 (2015-07-11) Salisbury 1–4 Bristol Rovers Raymond McEnhill Stadium
14:00 BST Coulson   89' Report Lucas   12', 57'
Blissett   52', 90'
Attendance: 1,068 (386)
Referee: Brendan Malone
12 July 2015 (2015-07-12) Sutton United 1–2 Bristol Rovers Gander Green Lane
13:00 BST Collins   83' Report Lines   15'
Broom   80'
Attendance: 658
14 July 2015 (2015-07-14) Cirencester Town 0–7 Bristol Rovers Corinium Stadium
19:45 BST Report Bodin   7', 16', 41'
Lucas   33' (pen.), 59', 81' (pen.)
Broom   61'
Attendance: 201
Referee: Adam Matthews
15 July 2015 (2015-07-15) Mangotsfield United 0–2 Bristol Rovers Cossham Street
19:45 BST Report Blissett   31', 60' Referee: Mark Dadds
18 July 2015 (2015-07-18) Bristol Rovers 0–1 Arsenal U21s Memorial Stadium
15:00 BST Report Mavididi   5' Attendance: 2,093 (150)
Referee: Kevin Johnson
21 July 2015 (2015-07-21) Bristol Rovers 0–2 Reading Memorial Stadium
19:45 BST Report Samuel   39'
Blackman   65'
Attendance: 1,880 (264)
25 July 2015 (2015-07-25) Cheltenham Town 2–1 Bristol Rovers Whaddon Road
15:00 BST Waters   7', 40' Report Lockyer   10' Attendance: 1,100
Referee: Mark Pottage
31 July 2015 (2015-07-31) Bristol Rovers 0–4 West Bromwich Albion Memorial Stadium
19:30 BST Report Lambert   23', 47'
Gardner   34'
Anichebe   78'
Attendance: 4,068 (308)
Referee: Lee Probert

League Two

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On 17 June 2015, the Football League revealed the fixtures for the forthcoming season. Rovers' first fixture was against Northampton Town at the Memorial Stadium followed, a week later by a trip to Huish Park to face Yeovil Town. The traditional Boxing Day fixture saw Rovers' travel to AFC Wimbledon while the final game of the season saw Dagenham & Redbridge visit the Mem.[71]

August

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8 August 2015 (2015-08-08) 1 Bristol Rovers 0–1 Northampton Town Memorial Stadium
15:00 BST Sinclair   6' Report Adams   25'
O'Toole   49'
Attendance: 8,712 (574)
Referee: Mark Heywood
15 August 2015 (2015-08-15) 2 Yeovil Town 0–1 Bristol Rovers Huish Park
15:00 BST Dolan   17'   65' Report Harrison   88' Attendance: 5,895 (2,038)
Referee: Brendan Malone
18 August 2015 (2015-08-18) 3 Luton Town 0–1 Bristol Rovers Kenilworth Road
19:45 BST Wilkinson   16'
McCourt   55'
Report Harrison   76'
Sinclair   90+4'
Leadbitter   90+5'
Attendance: 8,061 (553)
Referee: Trevor Kettle
22 August 2015 (2015-08-22) 4 Bristol Rovers 3–1 Barnet Memorial Stadium
15:00 BST Brown   2',   82'
Easter   77'
Lockyer   83'
Taylor   87'
Report Batt   66'
Weston   85'
Attendance: 7,107 (199)
Referee: Ross Joyce
29 August 2015 (2015-08-29) 5 Leyton Orient 2–0 Bristol Rovers Brisbane Road
15:00 BST Pritchard   12'
James   23',   28'
Simpson   45+2'
Report Attendance: 5,777 (1,023)
Referee: Darren Drysdale

September

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6 September 2015 (2015-09-06) 6 Bristol Rovers 0–1 Oxford United Memorial Stadium
12:15 BST O. Clarke   17'[72] Report Dunkley   40'
Sercombe   45+2'   59'
Hylton   47'
Taylor   54'
Roofe   62'
Attendance: 7,038 (633)
Referee: James Linington
12 September 2015 (2015-09-12) 7 Bristol Rovers 0–1 Accrington Stanley Memorial Stadium
15:00 BST Parkes   30' Report Kee   68'
Procter   85'
Buxton   89'
Attendance: 6,351 (48)
Referee: Kevin Johnson
19 September 2015 (2015-09-19) 8 Plymouth Argyle 1–1 Bristol Rovers Home Park
15:00 BST McHugh   49'
Sawyer   60'
Nelson   76'
Jervis   85'
McCormick   90+1'
Cox   90+4'
Report Harrison   76',   90+1' (pen.) Attendance: 10,633 (1,587)
Referee: Chris Sarginson
26 September 2015 (2015-09-26) 9 Bristol Rovers 1–2 Portsmouth Memorial Stadium
15:00 BST Lines   26'
Easter   48'
Gosling   62'
Lockyer   90+2'
Report Stockley   14',   71'
Evans   29'
Chaplin   60'
Attendance: 8,555 (1,188)
Referee: Jeremy Simpson
29 September 2015 (2015-09-29) 10 Hartlepool United 0–3 Bristol Rovers Victoria Park
19:45 BST Harrison   23'
Boyce   82'
Halliday   88'
Report Taylor   32'
McCrystal   45'
Bodin   64'
Easter   78'
Harrison   82'
Attendance: 3,788 (190)
Referee: Darren Handley

October

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3 October 2015 (2015-10-03) 11 Morecambe 3–4 Bristol Rovers Globe Arena
15:00 BST Miller   43'
Barkhuizen   60'
Mullin   87' (pen.)
Fleming   90+6'
Report Mansell   28'
Bodin   47'
Taylor   58'
Harrison   80' (pen.)
Nicholls   90+2'
Attendance: 1,712 (386)
Referee: Andrew Madley
10 October 2015 (2015-10-10) Bristol Rovers P–P Wycombe Wanderers Memorial Stadium
15:00 BST Postponed due to international call-ups[73]
17 October 2015 (2015-10-17) 12 Mansfield Town 1–2 Bristol Rovers Field Mill
15:00 BST Benning   44'
Jensen   59'
Pearce   60'
Hunt   62'   77'
Tafazolli   81'
Report Easter   15',   45+3'[74]
Lines   35'
Harrison   63'
Taylor   90+8'
Attendance: 4,196 (847)
Referee: Mark Haywood
20 October 2015 (2015-10-20) 13 Bristol Rovers 0–0 Notts County Memorial Stadium
19:45 BST Report Aborah   50'
Amevor   86'
Attendance: 6,743 (148)
Referee: Steve Martin
24 October 2015 (2015-10-24) 14 Bristol Rovers 1–4 Newport County Memorial Stadium
15:00 BST Bodin   15' Report Parkes   13' (o.g.)
Ansah   52', 57'
O'Sullivan   75'
Elito   82'
Attendance: 7,442 (518)
Referee: Nick Kinseley
30 October 2015 (2015-10-30) 15 Cambridge United 1–2 Bristol Rovers Abbey Stadium
19:45 GMT Corr   33' Report Harrison   66'
J. Clarke   80'
Taylor   82'
Attendance: 5,115 (562)
Referee: Brendan Malone

November

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14 November 2015 (2015-11-14) 16 Bristol Rovers 2–0 Carlisle United Memorial Stadium
15:00 GMT Sinclair   9'
Brown   52'
McChrystal   55'
Taylor   66', 87'
Report Attendance: 6,423 (353)
Referee: Mark Brown
21 November 2015 (2015-11-21) 17 Crawley Town 2–1 Bristol Rovers Broadfield Stadium
15:00 GMT Murphy   9', 10'
Smith   17'
Yorwerth   62'
Report Brown   43'
Lockyer   82'
Taylor   87' (pen.)
Attendance: 2,612 (836)
Referee: Trevor Kettle
24 November 2015 (2015-11-24) 18 Bristol Rovers 1–2 Stevenage Memorial Stadium
19:45 GMT Taylor   33' Report Kennedy   4'
Whelpdale   60'
Lee   80'
Franks   90+2'
Attendance: 5,819 (101)
Referee: Graham Salisbury
28 November 2015 (2015-11-28) 19 Exeter City 1–1 Bristol Rovers St James Park
15:00 GMT Moore-Taylor   64'
Reid   90+4'
Report Taylor   64'
O. Clarke   79'
Sinclair   83'
Attendance: 5,548 (1,559)
Referee: Phil Gibbs

December

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1 December 2015 (2015-12-01) 20 Bristol Rovers 3–0 Wycombe Wanderers Memorial Stadium
19:45 GMT Taylor   60', 62', 72' Report Amadi-Holloway   77' Attendance: 6,136 (255)
Referee: Brendan Malone
12 December 2015 (2015-12-12) 21 Bristol Rovers 2–1 York City Memorial Stadium
15:00 GMT Taylor   45+1',   90+1'
Easter   71'
Report Ilesanmi   17'
Oliver   41'
Flinders   66'
O'Connor   73'
Attendance: 6,916 (170)
Referee: Ben Toner
19 December 2015 (2015-12-19) 22 Dagenham & Redbridge 0–3 Bristol Rovers Victoria Road
15:00 GMT Dikamona   65' Report Brown   33'
Gaffney   82',   83'
Bodin   90+5'
Attendance: 1,820 (603)
Referee: Charles Breakspear
26 December 2015 (2015-12-26) 23 AFC Wimbledon 0–0 Bristol Rovers Kingsmeadow
15:00 GMT Robinson   4'
Reeves   60'
Taylor   76'
Report Leadbitter   83' Attendance: 4,668 (806)
Referee: Keith Hill
28 December 2015 (2015-12-28) 24 Bristol Rovers 2–1 Leyton Orient Memorial Stadium
15:00 GMT Gaffney   31', 53'
Sinclair   63'
Parkes   65'
Leadbitter   89'
Report Simpson   45+1'
McAnuff   63'
Attendance: 9,836 (487)
Referee: Kevin Johnson

January

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2 January 2016 (2016-01-02) 25 Bristol Rovers 2–0 Luton Town Memorial Stadium
15:00 GMT Gaffney   60', 72'
Taylor   66'
Report Hall   10'
Cuthbert   15'
Howells   43'
McCourt   84'
Attendance: 9,131 (707)
Referee: Lee Swabey
9 January 2016 (2016-01-09) 26 Barnet 1–0 Bristol Rovers The Hive Stadium
15:00 GMT Hoyte   5'
Yiadom   59'
Report Lockyer   60' Attendance: 2,770 (1,262)
Referee: Michael Bull
17 January 2016 (2016-01-17) 27 Oxford United 1–2 Bristol Rovers Kassam Stadium
15:00 GMT Roofe   46'
Maguire   74'
Slocombe   88'
Report Taylor   52'
J. Clarke   70'
Harrison   88' (pen.)
Attendance: 9,492 (2,359)
Referee: Nick Kinseley
23 January 2016 (2016-01-23) 28 Bristol Rovers 1–1 Plymouth Argyle Memorial Stadium
15:00 GMT Parkes   10'
Bodin   79'
Report Simpson   88'
Mellor   90+3'
Attendance: 10,190 (1,285)
Referee: Oliver Langford
30 January 2016 (2016-01-30) 29 Accrington Stanley 1–0 Bristol Rovers Crown Ground
15:00 GMT McConville   69' Report Attendance: 2,027 (543)
Referee: Mark Haywood

February

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6 February 2016 (2016-02-06) Bristol Rovers P–P AFC Wimbledon Memorial Stadium
15:00 GMT Postponed due to a waterlogged pitch[75] Referee: Ben Toner
13 February 2016 (2016-02-13) 30 Portsmouth 3–1 Bristol Rovers Fratton Park
15:00 GMT Evans   19'
Smith   45+3'
McNulty   77'
Report Easter   25'
Brown   39',   90+1'
Montaño   85'
Lockyer   90+3'
Attendance: 17,808 (2,863)
Referee: Trevor Kettle
20 February 2016 (2016-02-20) 31 Bristol Rovers 2–1 Morecambe Memorial Stadium
15:00 GMT Brown   58'
Gaffney   68'
Bodin   78'
Report Devitt   12' (pen.)
Fleming   80'
Attendance: 7,400 (92)
Referee: Darren England
27 February 2016 (2016-02-27) 32 Wycombe Wanderers 1–0 Bristol Rovers Adams Park
15:00 GMT O'Nein   85' Report Lawrence   52'
Gaffney   70'
J. Clarke   84'
Attendance: 4,759 (1,629)
Referee: Chris Sarginson

March

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1 March 2016 (2016-03-01) 33 Bristol Rovers 4–1 Hartlepool United Memorial Stadium
19:45 GMT Taylor   10', 38', 56'
Gaffney   31'
McChrystal  72'
Report Featherstone   27'
Paynter   52'
Carroll   53'
Walker   82'
Attendance: 6,634 (87)
Referee: Lee Swabey
5 March 2016 (2016-03-05) 34 Notts County 0–2 Bristol Rovers Meadow Lane
15:00 GMT Audel   40' Report Montaño   43'
Brown   50'
Attendance: 5,052 (1,108)
Referee: Tim Robinson
8 March 2016 (2016-03-08) 35 Bristol Rovers 3–1 AFC Wimbledon Memorial Stadium
19:45 GMT Easter   28'
O. Clarke   38'
Taylor   78'
Report Meades   52',   59'
Reeves   74'
Akinfenwa   90+1'
Attendance: 7,778 (303)
Referee: Ben Toner
12 March 2016 (2016-03-12) 36 Bristol Rovers 1–0 Mansfield Town Memorial Stadium
15:00 GMT Taylor   61'
Mansell   77'
Brown   90+2'
Harrison   90+3'
McBurnie   90+3'
Report Lambe   40'
Tafazolli   59'
Benning   66'
Shearer   90+3'
Attendance: 7,847 (241)
Referee: Dean Whitestone
19 March 2016 (2016-03-19) 37 Newport County 1–4 Bristol Rovers Rodney Parade
12:30 GMT Rodman   2'
Byrne   73'
Jones   87'
Report Clarke   15'
Montaño   55'
Taylor   61'
Harrison   85',   87'
Attendance: 3,663 (1,042)
Referee: Graham Salisbury
24 March 2016 (2016-03-24) 38 Bristol Rovers 3–0 Cambridge United Memorial Stadium
15:00 GMT Bodin   9', 18'
Taylor   73'
Report Berry   46'
Spencer   50'
Attendance: 10,262
Referee: Stephen Martin
28 March 2016 (2016-03-28) 39 Carlisle United 3–2 Bristol Rovers Brunton Park
15:00 BST Stacey   11'
Wyke   49'
Kennedy   85'
Ibehre   90'
Ellis   90'
Report Bodin   27'
Parkes   51'
Taylor   57'
Lines   72'
Attendance: 4,718 (651)
Referee: Darren England

April

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2 April 2016 (2016-04-02) 40 Bristol Rovers 3–0 Crawley Town Memorial Stadium
15:00 BST Lines   13'
Taylor   53', 79'
Lawrence   75'
Report Yorwerth   40'
Della-Verde   64'
Fenelon   68'
Sutherland   72'
Attendance: 8,250 (99)
Referee: Fred Graham
9 April 2016 (2016-04-09) 41 Northampton Town 2–2 Bristol Rovers Sixfields Stadium
15:00 BST Adams   23',   37'
Hoskins   49'
Marquis   81'
Report Taylor   76'
Leadbitter   79'
Harrison   88'
Attendance: 7,579 (925)
Referee: Tony Harrington
16 April 2016 (2016-04-16) 42 Bristol Rovers 2–1 Yeovil Town Memorial Stadium
15:00 BST Gaffney   42'
Taylor   77'
McBurnie   90+2'
Report Lita   73',   74'
Laird   90+1'
Attendance: 10,264 (926)
Referee: Paul Tierney
19 April 2016 (2016-04-19) 43 Stevenage 0–0 Bristol Rovers Broadhall Way
19:45 BST Tonge   59'
Franks   78'
Parrett   90'
Report Clarke   57' Attendance: 3,836 (1,327)
Referee: Andrew Madley
23 April 2016 (2016-04-23) 44 Bristol Rovers 3–1 Exeter City Memorial Stadium
15:00 BST Bodin   13'
Brown   45+4',   78'
Taylor   69'
Lockyer   72'
Report Brown   45+2'
Taylor   48'
Stockley   73'
Attendance: 10,254 (893)
Referee: Nigel Miller
30 April 2016 (2016-04-30) 45 York City 1–4 Bristol Rovers Bootham Crescent
15:00 BST Berrett   24'
Penn   39'
Galbraith   40'
McEvoy   81'
Report Bodin   19', 71'
Easter   80'
Mansell   88'
Attendance: 4,525 (2,000)
Referee: Darren Handley
7 May 2016 (2016-05-07) 46 Bristol Rovers 2–1 Dagenham & Redbridge Memorial Stadium
15:00 BST Bodin   15'
Brown   90+2',   90+3'
Report Cash   12' Attendance: 11,130 (291)
Referee: Stuart Attwell

FA Cup

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On 26 October 2015, the first round draw was made. Rovers were drawn at home to Southern League Premier side Chesham United[76] whom they lost to 1–0.

8 November 2015 (2015-11-08) First round Bristol Rovers 0–1 Chesham United Memorial Stadium
14:00 GMT Mansell   25'
Lockyer   28'
Report Blake   42',   77'
Little   70'
Attendance: 5,181 (577)
Referee: Andy Davies

Football League Cup

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On 16 June 2015, the first round draw was made, Rovers were drawn at home against Championship side Birmingham City,[77] who they lost to 2–1.

11 August 2015 (2015-08-11) First round Bristol Rovers 1–2 Birmingham City Memorial Stadium
19:45 BST Harrison   65' Report Davis   45'
Maghoma   57'
Shinnie   68'
Novak   90+6'
Attendance: 5,650 (1,150)
Referee: Andy Davies

Football League Trophy

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On 3 August 2015, Rovers were awarded a bye in the first round.[78] On 5 September 2015, Rovers were drawn at home against fellow League Two side Wycombe Wanderers,[79] whom they defeated 2–0. On 10 October 2015, Rovers were drawn away to League One side Southend United in the quarter-final[80] and were defeated 1–0.

6 October 2015 (2015-10-06) Second round Bristol Rovers 2–0 Wycombe Wanderers Memorial Stadium
19:45 BST Taylor   4'
Easter   11'
Report Attendance: 3,243 (123)
Referee: Oliver Langford
11 November 2015 (2015-11-11) Quarter-final Southend United 1–0 Bristol Rovers Roots Hall
19:45 GMT White   11'
Barrett   31'
Atkinson   45'
Payne   89'
Pigott   90+3'
Report J. Clarke   62'
McChrystal   66'
Attendance: 3,495 (181)
Referee: Andy Woolmer

Gloucestershire Senior Cup

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Rovers' entered in the first round of the Gloucestershire Senior Cup where they faced holders Cirencester Town, whom they defeated 5–2. They then met Mangotsfield United in the quarter-final, winning 4–1. Their semi-final was against Forest Green Rovers whom they lost to 4–3. Rovers generally fielded a team of non-regular first-team and youth squad players in the competition.

8 September 2015 (2015-09-08) First round Cirencester Town 2–5 Bristol Rovers Corinium Stadium
19:30 BST Knight   17'
Parsons   68'
Report Montaño   9', 54'
Bodin   12', 58'
Davies   78'
Attendance: 30
Referee: Alexander Emery
19 January 2016 (2016-01-19) Quarter-final Mangotsfield United 1–4 Bristol Rovers Cossham Street
19:45 GMT Bament   79' Report Broom   3', 26' (pen.)
Mehew   36'
Malpas   41'
Referee: Robert Cockle
12 April 2016 (2016-04-12) Semi-final Bristol Rovers 3–4 Forest Green Rovers Memorial Stadium
19:00 BST Williams   27', 40'
Moore   
Report Davies   52', 64'
Mehew   86'
Referee: Simon Shaw

See also

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