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Bristol Rovers
2020–21 season
PresidentWael al-Qadi
ManagerBen Garner
StadiumMemorial Stadium
League OnePreseason
FA CupFirst round
EFL CupFirst round
EFL TrophyGroup stage

The 2020–21 Bristol Rovers F.C. season is the club's 138th season in their history and the fourth consecutive season in EFL League One, Along with League One, the club will also participate in the FA Cup, EFL Cup and EFL Trophy.

The season covers the period from 1 July 2020 to 30 June 2021.

Transfers

Transfers in

Date Pos. Nat. Name From Fee Ref.
18 July 2020 CB England Josh Grant England Chelsea Free transfer [1]
20 July 2020 CB England Jack Baldwin England Sunderland Free transfer [2]
21 July 2020 CB Germany Max Ehmer England Gillingham Free transfer [3]
22 July 2020 LW Scotland Sam Nicholson United States Colorado Rapids Free transfer [4]
29 July 2020 CF Kenya Jonah Ayunga England Havant & Waterlooville Undisclosed [5]
3 August 2020 CM England Zain Westbrooke England Coventry City Undisclosed [6]

Loans in

Date from Pos. Nat. Name From Date until Ref.
8 August 2020 AM England Jayden Mitchell-Lawson England Derby County 30 June 2021 [7]

Transfers out

Date Pos. Nat. Name To Fee Ref.
1 July 2020 DF England Josh Bailey Unattached Released [8]
1 July 2020 CM England Ollie Clarke England Mansfield Town Free transfer [9]
1 July 2020 CM Wales Lewis Clutton Unattached Released [8]
1 July 2020 CB England Tony Craig England Crawley Town Released [8][10]
1 July 2020 LB England Tareiq Holmes-Dennis Unattached Released [8]
1 July 2020 CF England Rhys Kavanagh Unattached Released [8]
1 July 2020 CM England Samuel Matthews England Crawley Town Released [8][11]
1 July 2020 DF Wales Ben Morgan Unattached Released [8]
1 July 2020 CF England Tom Nichols Unattached Released [8]
1 July 2020 CF Scotland Gavin Reilly England Carlisle United Released [8][12]
1 July 2020 CM England Liam Sercombe England Cheltenham Town Released [8][13]
1 July 2020 CM England Theo Widdrington Unattached Released [8]
16 July 2020 RB England Harry Hodges England Dorchester Town Free transfer [14]
28 July 2020 CB Wales Rollin Menayese England Mansfield Town Undisclosed [15]
3 August 2020 CM England Luke Russe England Chippenham Town Free transfer [16]

Pre-season

Rovers announced their first pre-season game on 7 August 2020 that would see the first-team play the following day in a behind closed doors friendly against Bristol Manor Farm.[17] They later announced a second fixture against Exeter City.[18]

8 August 2020 (2020-08-08) Friendly Bristol Manor Farm 0–4 Bristol Rovers Bristol
12:00 BST Report Clarke-Harris 5'
Walker 19', 44'
Tomlinson 64'		 Stadium: The Creek
Attendance: N/A
15 August 2020 (2020-08-15) Friendly Bristol Rovers v Exeter City Horfield
14:00 BST Stadium: Memorial Stadium
Attendance: N/A

Competitions

EFL League One

Main article: 2020–21 EFL League One

League table

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
17 Shrewsbury Town 46 13 15 18 50 57 −7 54
18 Plymouth Argyle 46 14 11 21 53 80 −27 53
19 AFC Wimbledon 46 12 15 19 54 70 −16 51
20 Wigan Athletic 46 13 9 24 54 77 −23 48
21 Rochdale (R) 46 11 14 21 61 78 −17 47 Relegation to EFL League Two
22 Northampton Town (R) 46 11 12 23 41 67 −26 45
23 Swindon Town (R) 46 13 4 29 55 89 −34 43
24 Bristol Rovers (R) 46 10 8 28 40 70 −30 38
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[19]
(R) Relegated

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
0 0 0 0 0 0  0 0 0 0 0 0 0  0 0 0 0 0 0  0

Last updated: pre-season.
Source: BBC

Results by matchday

Matchday1
Ground
Result
Position
Updated to match(es) played on pre-season. Source: 11v11 for league tables and fixtures
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

  Win   Draw   Loss   Postponed

FA Cup

Main article: 2020–21 FA Cup

  Win   Draw   Loss

EFL Cup

Main article: 2020–21 EFL Cup

  Win   Draw   Loss

EFL Trophy

Main article: 2020–21 EFL Trophy

  Win   Draw   Loss

References

  1. ^ "Josh Grant Joins the Gas". Bristol Rovers F.C. 18 July 2020. Retrieved 18 July 2020.
  2. ^ "Jack Baldwin Signs". Bristol Rovers F.C. 20 July 2020. Retrieved 20 July 2020.
  3. ^ "Max Ehmer Completes Move to the Gas!". Bristol Rovers F.C. 21 July 2020. Retrieved 21 July 2020.
  4. ^ "Sam Nicholson Joins Rovers!". Bristol Rovers F.C. 22 July 2020. Retrieved 22 July 2020.
  5. ^ "Jonah Ayunga Joins the Gas!". Bristol Rovers F.C. 29 July 2020. Retrieved 29 July 2020.
  6. ^ "Zain Westbrooke seals move to the Gas!". Bristol Rovers F.C. 3 August 2020. Retrieved 3 August 2020.
  7. ^ "Jayden Mitchell-Lawson Returns to the Gas on Loan!". Bristol Rovers F.C. 8 August 2020. Retrieved 8 August 2020.
  8. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k "Retained List Announced". Bristol Rovers F.C. 15 June 2020. Retrieved 15 June 2020.
  9. ^ "Tenacious midfielder pens Stags' deal". Mansfield Town F.C. 1 July 2020. Retrieved 1 July 2020.
  10. ^ "Tony Craig Joins Yems' Reds". Crawley Town F.C. 1 August 2020. Retrieved 1 August 2020.
  11. ^ "Matthews Joins Yems' Reds". Crawley Town F.C. 18 June 2020. Retrieved 18 June 2020.
  12. ^ "CONTRACT: Gretna-born forward joins United". www.carlisleunited.co.uk. 4 August 2020. Retrieved 4 August 2020.
  13. ^ "Cheltenham sign midfielder Sercombe". BBC. 4 August 2020. Retrieved 4 August 2020.
  14. ^ "Defender Harry Hodges joins The Magpies". Dorchester Town F.C. 16 July 2020. Retrieved 16 July 2020.
  15. ^ "Rollin Menayese Completes Switch to Mansfield Town". Bristol Rovers F.C. 28 July 2020. Retrieved 28 July 2020.
  16. ^ "Luke Russe departs for Chippenham Town". Bristol Rovers F.C. 3 August 2020. Retrieved 3 August 2020.
  17. ^ "First Pre-Season Fixture Confirmed". www.bristolrovers.co.uk. 7 August 2020. Retrieved 7 August 2020.
  18. ^ "Pre-Season Fixture Confirmed". www.bristolrovers.co.uk. 13 August 2020. Retrieved 13 August 2020.
  19. ^ "EFL Regulations Section 3 – The League; subsection 9 – Method of Determining League Positions". EFL. Retrieved 30 July 2019.
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