141st season in existence of Bristol Rovers FC
Bristol Rovers 2023–24 football season
The 2023–24 season is the 141st season in the history of Bristol Rovers and their second consecutive season in League One . The club are participating in League One , the FA Cup , the EFL Cup , and the 2023–24 EFL Trophy .
Current squad
As of 28 March 2024
Transfers
In
Out
Loaned in
^ Bogarde was recalled from his season-long loan deal on 4 January 2024
^ Woods returned to his parent club on 10 January 2024
Loaned out
^ Ward's season-long loan deal was ended early when he was recalled on 14 November 2023
^ Connolly was recalled from his season-long loan deal on 3 January 2024
^ On 8 January, Jones' loan at Bromley was extended until the end of season.
^ Although an emergency one-week loan deal, Belshaw remained with the club until 14 December 2023
^ On 22 December, Belshaw's loan at Harrogate was extended for a further seven days.
^ On 5 January, Belshaw's loan at Harrogate was extended for an additional seven days.
Preseason and friendlies
On 27 June, Rovers revealed their pre-season schedule, with matches against Melksham Town , Eastleigh , Brentford B , Swansea City and Chesterfield .[ 55]
Win
Draw
Loss
Fixtures
Competitions
Overall record
Competition
Starting round
Final position
Record
Pld
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
Win %
League One
Matchday 1
46
16
9
21
52
68
−16
0 34.78
FA Cup
First round
4
2
1
1
13
8
+5
0 50.00
EFL Cup
First round
First round
1
0
0
1
0
2
−2
00 0.00
EFL Trophy
Group stage
4
2
0
2
7
6
+1
0 50.00
Total
55
20
10
25
72
84
−12
0 36.36
Last updated: 27 April 2024
Source: Soccerway
League One
League table
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
[ 61] Notes:
^ On 19 May 2023, Wigan Athletic were deducted four points for failing to pay players and staff on time following previous EFL rules breaches in the 2022–23 season.[ 56] Another four-point deduction was applied on 26 May, after the club's owners missed a deadline to deposit an amount equalling 125% of its monthly wage bill.[ 57]
^ On 16 August 2023, Reading were deducted one point for failing to pay players on time and in full on three occasions in the 2022–23 season.[ 58] Another 3-point deduction was applied on 13 September, for failing to deposit wages on time.[ 59] Another 2-point deduction was applied on 27 February, due to late HMRC payments.[ 60]
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
16
9
21
52
68
−16
57
8
6
9
27
29
−2
8
3
12
25
39
−14
Last updated: 27 April 2024.
Source: Soccerway
Results by round
Round 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 9 10 11 12 14 15 16 71 17 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 28 29 132 30 31 183 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 41 42 43 405 44 274 45 46 Ground A H A A H H A H A H A A H H A A A H H A A H H A A H H H A H H A A H A H A A A H H H A H H A Result D D W L L D W W L W L L D W D W L D D W L W W L L L L W W L L W L W W L D L L D L L W W L L Position 10 15 9 14 17 17 13 12 15 11 13 17 16 13 12 10 11 11 13 11 12 10 9 10 11 12 13 11 10 10 12 10 12 12 11 12 11 13 14 14 15 16 15 14 15 15
Updated to match(es) played on 27 April 2024. Source:
Soccerway A = Away;
H = Home;
W = Win;
D = Draw;
L = Loss;
P = PostponedNotes:
1 Matchday 7 (vs Reading ) was postponed due to the international call-ups.
2 Matchday 13 (vs Exeter City ) was postponed due to the international call-ups.
3 Matchday 18 (vs Fleetwood Town ) was postponed due to the international call-ups.
4 Matchday 27 (vs Cambridge United ) was postponed due to both Rovers and Cambridge still being involved in the FA Cup.
5 Matchday 40 (vs Reading ) was postponed due to the international call-ups.
Matches
Win
Draw
Loss
Fixtures
The league fixtures were released on 22 June 2023.[ 62]
FA Cup
Win
Draw
Loss
Fixtures
The draw for the First Round was made on 15 October 2023.[ 71]
EFL Cup
The draw for the First Round was made on 22 June 2023.[ 73]
Win
Draw
Loss
Fixtures
EFL Trophy
Win
Draw
Loss
Fixtures
The draw for the group stage was made on 21 June 2023,[ 74] with the invited club being drawn the following day.[ 75] After finishing second in the group, they were drawn away to Crawley Town in the second round.[ 76]
Updated to match(es) played on 14 November 2023. Source:
EFL.com
Win
Draw
Loss
Fixtures
Statistics
Players with squad numbers struck through and marked † left the club during the playing season.
Players with names in italics and marked * were on loan from another club for the whole of their season with Bristol Rovers.
As of match played 27 April 2024
Goals Record
As of match played 16 April 2024
Disciplinary record
As of match played 27 April 2024
References
The Club Grounds Rivalries Players
National teams
League competitions
Level 1 Levels 2–4 Levels 5–6 Levels 7–8 Levels 9–10
Combined Counties League (Premier North , Premier South , One )
Eastern Counties League (Premier , One North , One South )
Essex Senior League (level 9 only)
Hellenic League (Premier , One )
Midland League (Premier , One )
Northern Counties East League (Premier , One )
Northern League (One , Two )
North West Counties League (Premier , One North , One South )
Southern Combination League (Premier , One )
Southern Counties East League (Premier , One )
South West Peninsula League (Premier East , Premier West - level 10 only )
Spartan South Midlands League (Premier , One )
United Counties League (Premier North , Premier South , One )
Wessex League (Premier , One )
Western League (Premier , One )
Cup competitions
Youth competitions