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 byAston Villa)
League Cup	2nd round (Eliminated byLeyton Orient)
Football League Trophy	2nd round (Eliminated byWycombe 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 inLeague Two, the fourth level of English football. It was 129th season of football played byBristol Rovers, and their 85th in the Football League. The previous sawBristol 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 managerPaul Buckle before being replaced byMark McGhee who brought about an upturn in fortunes to finish 13th.

The 2011–12 campaign sawBristol Rovers playBurton Albion,Crawley Town andMorecambe for the first time,^[1] and featured a number of local matches against the likes ofCheltenham Town,Plymouth Argyle,Swindon Town, andTorquay United.

• 20 May 2011 –Bristol Rovers announce that 17 players will be released at the end of their contracts at the end of June.^[2] StrikerWill Hoskins is transferred toBrighton & Hove Albion for an undisclosed fee.^[3]
• 30 May 2011 –Paul Buckle is appointed manager ofBristol Rovers, after leaving the manager position ofTorquay United.^[4]

• 6 June 2011 –Bristol Rovers sign midfielderMatthew Gill and goalkeeperScott Bevan.^[5]
• 7 June 2011 –Bristol Rovers sign midfielderCraig Stanley fromMorecambe.^[6]
• 9 June 2011 –Bristol Rovers announce plans to move to a new20,000 capacity stadium to be based onUWE's Frenchay campus^[7]
• 11 June 2011 –Bristol Rovers defender Danny Coles leaves transferred to westcountry rivalsExeter City.^[8]
• 15 June 2011 –Bristol Rovers sign defenderAdam Virgo after he rejected a new contract atYeovil Town.^[9]
• 16 June 2011 –Bristol Rovers signMatt Harrold fromShrewsbury Town F.C. for an undisclosed fee.^[10] FormerQPR defenderLee Brown signs on a two-year deal.^[11]
• 18 June 2011 –Bristol Rovers signMustapha Carayol for an undisclosed fee fromLincoln City.^[12]
• 23 June 2011 –Bristol Rovers sign 22-year-old defender Michael Smith fromBallymena United in Northern Ireland.^[13]
• 29 June 2011 –Bristol Rovers complete signing of 25-year-old goalkeeperLance Cronin and strikerScott McGleish.^[14]Dominic Blizzard departs after having his contract terminated.^[15]
• 30 June 2011 –Harry Pell left the club after rejectingBristol Rovers'offer of a new contract.^[16]

• 5 July 2011 –Chris Zebroski joinsBristol Rovers for an undisclosed fee from fellow South West outfit Torquay United.^[17]
• 6 July 2011 –Bristol Rovers sign formerBristol City andCharlton Athletic playerJoe Anyinsah.^[18]
• 11 July 2011 –Bristol Rovers sign strikerKayne McLaggon and re-sign Leicester City defenderCian Bolger on a six-month loan deal.^[19]
• 19 July 2011 – DefenderMichael Boateng joinsBristol Rovers on a one-year deal after impressing on trial.^[20]

• 1 August 2011 –Matt Gill is appointed captain ofBristol Rovers whilstAdam Virgo as vice captain.^[21]
• 6 August 2011 –Bristol Rovers begin the new season with a 3–2 win away toFootball League new boysAFC Wimbledon live onSky Sports.^[22] 11 players made their debuts withByron Anthony the only non-debutant to start whileChris Lines andJo Kuffour came off the bench.^[23]
• 10 August 2011 – TheLeague Cup match againstWatford was postponed after a police request.^[24] This came as a result of ongoingrioting inBristol and acrossEngland.
• 12 August 2011 –Bristol Rovers sellChris Lines to South Yorkshire teamSheffield Wednesday for a fee believed to be in the region of £50,000.^[25]
• 13 August 2011 –Torquay United,Paul Buckle's former club, beatBristol Rovers 2–1 on the first home game of the season.^[26]
• 23 August 2011 –Bristol Rovers progress through to theLeague cup second round after a 4–2 penalties win overChampionship sideWatford.^[27]
• 26 August 2011 – DefenderDanny Woodards joinsBristol Rovers signing a one-year deal.^[28]
• 30 August 2011 –League One sideLeyton Orient knockBristol Rovers out of theLeague Cup following a 3–2 win for the London side.^[29]
• 31 August 2011 –Ben Swallow joinedBath City on a three-month loan deal.^[30]

• 6 September 2011 –Bristol Rovers lose in theJohnstone's Paint Trophy first round toWycombe Wanderers.^[31]
• 9 September 2011 –Charlie Clough joinedBath City on a month-long loan.^[32]
• 23 September 2011 –Bristol Rovers signOliver Norburn on a months loan fromLeicester City.^[33]
• 30 September 2011 –Jo Kuffour is loaned toGillingham for three months.^[34]

• 7 October 2011 –Bristol Rovers sign Wycombe strikerScott Rendell on loan for one month.^[35]
• 11 October 2011 –Charlie Clough had his loan atBath City extended by another month.^[36]
• 20 October 2011 –Kayne McLaggon andMichael Boateng joinedTonbridge Angels on loan, whileCharlie Reece joinedGloucester City also on loan.^[37]
• 25 October 2011 –Oliver Norburn's loan withBristol Rovers was extended until the end of 2011.^[38]

• 9 November 2011 –Bristol Rovers sign central midfielderAndy Dorman on loan.^[39]
• 12 November 2011 –Bristol Rovers progress through to the second round of theFA Cup with a 3–1 win againstCorby Town.^[40]
• 14 November 2011 –Charlie Clough had hisBath City extended for a third straight month.^[41]
• 16 November 2011 –Ben Swallow was recalled from hisBath City loan.^[42]

• 4 December 2011 –Bristol Rovers hammerAFC Totton 6–1 in theFA Cup second-round match screened live onITV.^[43]
• 20 December 2011 – Former captain and caretaker managerStuart Campbell was released byBristol Rovers.^[44]Michael Boateng joinedSutton United on loan for one month.^[45]

• 1 January 2012 – GoalkeeperMichael Poke and defenderAaron Downes joinedBristol Rovers on month long loan deals fromBrighton & Hove Albion andChesterfield respectively.Cian Bolger's loan was extended for another month.^[46]
• 3 January 2012 – ManagerPaul Buckle was sacked as manager ofBristol Rovers with the club 19th inLeague Two. Buckle left the club having won just six league games out of 24 and winless since October in the league.^[47]
• 6 January 2012 –Bristol Rovers extendAndy Dorman's loan for another month.^[48]
• 7 January 2012 –Aston Villa beatBristol Rovers 3–1 in the third round of theFA Cup in a match broadcast live onESPN.^[49]
• 12 January 2012 –Jo Kuffour leftBristol Rovers on a permanent basis, joiningGillingham.^[50]
• 18 January 2012 –Bristol Rovers appointedMark McGhee as the club's new manager on a two-and-a-half-year contract.^[51]
• 27 January 2012 –Aaron Downes,Andy Dorman andCian Bolger all had their loans atBristol Rovers extended until the end of the season. GoalkeeperMichael Poke has his loan extended by a further month.^[52]
• 30 January 2012 –Bristol Rovers signedStoke City midfielderMatthew Lund on a monthlong loan.^[53]Charlie Reece joinedTamworth on loan for one month.^[54]
• 31 January 2012 –Bristol Rovers terminateBen Swallow's contract.^[55]Jim Paterson joinedBristol Rovers until the end of the season.^[56]

• 9 February 2012 –Tom Parkes joinedBristol Rovers on a month's loan fromLeicester City.^[57]
• 17 February 2012 –Byron Anthony joinedHereford United on loan for one month.^[58]
• 20 February 2012 –Bristol Rovers goalkeeperLance Cronin rejoined his former clubEbbsfleet United on loan for a month.^[59]
• 24 February 2012 –Michael Poke's loan atBristol Rovers was extended for a third and final month.^[60]
• 28 February 2012 –Bristol Rovers extend the loan ofMatthew Lund fromStoke City until the end of April.^[61]

• 1 March 2012 – StrikerScott McGleish joinedBarnet on loan for one month.^[62]
• 9 March 2012 – Planning permission forBristol Rovers'new stadium,UWE Stadium, was submitted.^[63]Charlie Clough joinedAFC Telford United on loan for one month.^[64]
• 20 March 2012 –Byron Anthony's loan atHereford United was extended to the end of the season.^[65]
• 26 March 2012 –Ollie Clarke joinedClevedon Town on loan for the remainder of the season.^[66]

• 5 April 2012 –Scott McGleish's loan withBarnet was extended for the rest of the season.^[67]
• 14 April 2012 –Bristol Rovers hammerBurton Albion 7–1, the first time Rovers have scored 7 past anyone since 1973. It was also managerMark McGhee's biggest victory of his managerial career so far.^[68]
• 27 April 2012 – YoungstersEliot Richards andOllie Clarke sign contracts extensions atBristol Rovers of two years and one year respectively.^[69]

• 4 May 2012 –Conor Gough signed forBristol Rovers on an emergency seven-day loan fromCharlton Athletic. Rovers had already agreed to sign Gough permanently in the summer.^[70]
• 5 May 2012 –Bristol Rovers'season finished on a disappointing note, losing 4–0 toDagenham & Redbridge. They finished 13th in the league table having picked up 57 points.

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 (aged 32)	Torquay United
20	Conor Gough		GK	(1993-08-09)9 August 1993 (aged 18)	On loan fromCharlton Athletic
25	Lance Cronin		GK	(1985-09-11)11 September 1985 (aged 26)	Gillingham
38	Matt Macey		GK	(1994-09-09)9 September 1994 (aged 17)	Youth team graduate
Defenders
2	Michael Smith		DF	(1988-09-04)4 September 1988 (aged 23)	Ballymena United
3	Gary Sawyer		DF	(1985-07-05)5 July 1985 (aged 26)	Plymouth Argyle
4	Danny Woodards		DF	(1983-10-08)8 October 1983 (aged 28)	Milton Keynes Dons
5	Cian Bolger		DF	(1992-03-12)12 March 1992 (aged 20)	On loan fromLeicester City
14	Lee Brown		DF	(1990-08-10)10 August 1990 (aged 21)	Queens Park Rangers
15	Byron Anthony		DF	(1984-09-20)20 September 1984 (aged 27)	Cardiff City	On loan atHereford United
17	Jim Paterson		DF	(1979-09-25)25 September 1979 (aged 32)	Shamrock Rovers
19	Adam Virgo		DF	(1983-01-25)25 January 1983 (aged 29)	Yeovil Town	Vice Captain
22	Charlie Clough		DF	(1990-09-04)4 September 1990 (aged 21)	Youth team graduate
30	Michael Boateng		DF	(1991-08-17)17 August 1991 (aged 20)	Carshalton Athletic
33	Aaron Downes		DF	(1985-05-15)15 May 1985 (aged 27)	On loan fromChesterfield
37	Tom Parkes		DF	(1992-01-15)15 January 1992 (aged 20)	On loan fromLeicester City
Midfielders
6	Craig Stanley		MF	(1983-03-03)3 March 1983 (aged 29)	Morecambe
8	Matt Gill		MF	(1980-08-30)30 August 1980 (aged 31)	Norwich City	Captain
11	Mustapha Carayol		MF	(1989-06-10)10 June 1989 (aged 23)	Lincoln City
16	Joe Anyinsah		MF	(1984-10-08)8 October 1984 (aged 27)	Charlton Athletic
21	Wayne Brown		MF	(1988-08-06)6 August 1988 (aged 23)	Fulham
23	Matthew Lund		MF	(1990-11-21)21 November 1990 (aged 21)	On loan fromStoke City
24	Ollie Clarke		MF	(1992-06-29)29 June 1992 (aged 20)	Youth team graduate	On loan atClevedon Town
29	Darren Jefferies		MF	(1993-10-17)17 October 1993 (aged 18)	Youth team graduate
31	Shaquille Hunter		MF	(1995-08-29)29 August 1995 (aged 16)	Youth team graduate
34	Andy Dorman		MF	(1982-05-01)1 May 1982 (aged 30)	On loan fromCrystal Palace
35	Jordan Goddard		MF	(1993-09-09)9 September 1993 (aged 18)	Youth team graduate
Strikers
9	Matt Harrold		FW	(1984-07-25)25 July 1984 (aged 27)	Shrewsbury Town
10	Scott McGleish		FW	(1974-02-10)10 February 1974 (aged 38)	Leyton Orient	On loan atBarnet
18	Eliot Richards		FW	(1991-09-10)10 September 1991 (aged 20)	Youth team graduate
26	Chris Zebroski		FW	(1986-10-29)29 October 1986 (aged 25)	Torquay United
27	Kayne McLaggon		FW	(1990-09-21)21 September 1990 (aged 21)	Salisbury City
28	Lamar Powell		FW	(1993-09-03)3 September 1993 (aged 18)	Youth team graduate
32	Mitch Harding		FW	(1994-01-27)27 January 1994 (aged 18)	Youth team graduate

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 match played 5 May 2012
Source:Competitions

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AFC Wimbledon v Bristol Rovers

6 August 2011Game 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 vTorquay United

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

Bristol Rovers vNorthampton Town

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

Crawley Town v Bristol Rovers

3 September 2011Game 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 2011Game 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 vShrewsbury Town

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

Bristol Rovers vAldershot Town

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

Morecambe v Bristol Rovers

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

Bristol Rovers vCheltenham Town

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

Bristol Rovers vRotherham United

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

Bristol Rovers vPort Vale

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

Bristol Rovers vDagenham & Redbridge

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

Accrington Stanley v Bristol Rovers

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

Bristol Rovers vBarnet

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

Bristol Rovers vSwindon Town

10 December 2011Game 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 2011Game 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 vPlymouth Argyle

26 December 2011Game 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 vCrewe Alexandra

31 December 2011Game 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

Barnet v Bristol Rovers

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

Cheltenham Town v Bristol Rovers

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

Bristol Rovers vBradford City

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

Bristol Rovers vMorecambe

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

Rotherham United v Bristol Rovers

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

Northampton Town v Bristol Rovers

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

Bristol Rovers vAFC Wimbledon

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

Plymouth Argyle v Bristol Rovers

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

Bristol Rovers vSouthend United

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

Bristol Rovers vGillingham

6 April 2012Game 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 2012Game 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 vBurton Albion

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

Bristol Rovers vAccrington Stanley

28 April 2012Game 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

Dagenham & Redbridge v Bristol Rovers

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

Bristol Rovers vCorby Town

12 November 2011First 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 vBristol Rovers

4 December 2011Second 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 vAston Villa

7 January 2012Third 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

Bristol Rovers vWatford

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

Leyton Orient vBristol Rovers

30 August 2011Second 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

Wycombe Wanderers v Bristol Rovers

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

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 vInverness 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 vBurnley

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 vReading

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

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