2014–15 Bristol Rovers F.C. season

Bristol Rovers

2014–15 season
Chairman	Nick Higgs
Manager	Darrell Clarke
Stadium	Memorial Stadium
Conference Premier	2nd (promoted via play-offs)
FA Cup	First Round (eliminated by Tranmere Rovers)
FA Trophy	First Round (eliminated by Bath City)
Top goalscorer	League: Matty Taylor (20) All: Matty Taylor (21)
Highest home attendance	11,085 (vs. Alfreton Town, 25 April 2015)
Lowest home attendance	4,861 (vs. Nuneaton Town, 16 September 2014)
Average home league attendance	6,793
Home colours Away colours Third colours

The 2014–15 season was the 132nd season in Bristol Rovers' history and first in the Conference Premier, the fifth tier of English football, following their relegation from Football League Two on the final day of the previous season.

During the course of the season, they met A.F.C. Telford United, Alfreton Town, Altrincham, Braintree Town, Chester, Dover Athletic, Eastleigh, F.C. Halifax Town, Forest Green Rovers, Gateshead, Nuneaton Town and Woking for the first time in a competitive fixture. They also played Southport for the first time since 1974 and Welling United for the first time since their only meeting in 1999. Rovers' first ever appearance in the FA Trophy saw them play former landlords Bath City for the first time in a competitive fixture since 1995. As well as this, they played their first game at Barnet's Hive Stadium.

Rovers' season came to a triumphant end at Wembley Stadium as they defeated Grimsby Town 5–3 on penalties in the play-off Final, in the process becoming the first side since Carlisle United in 2005 to secure an immediate return to the Football League. Rovers' regular season saw them come agonisingly close to winning automatic promotion, ending the season just one point short of champions Barnet.

Season events

Pre-season

March

• 18 March 2014 – Ollie Clarke agreed a contract extension at Rovers, committing to the club until 2016.

April

• 9 April 2014 – Second year scholars Danny Greenslade, Dominic Thomas and Aaron Ward-Baptiste agreed their first professional deals.
• 11 April 2014 – Avonmouth based safety equipment retailer Arco were announced as Rovers' new home shirt sponsors. Water cooler supplier Office Beverages, based in Yate, were drawn as the club's new away shirt sponsors.

May

• 20 May 2014 – Youth team forward Donovan Wilson signed a one-year professional contract with Rovers.
• 30 May 2014 – John-Joe O'Toole activated his release clause with Rovers.

June

• 6 June 2014 – Rovers agreed a deal with former Salisbury City striker Jamie White. White had formerly worked under manager Darrell Clarke at the Wiltshire club.
• 16 June 2014 – Former Forest Green Rovers forward Matty Taylor signed for Rovers.
• 19 June 2014 – Lee Brown agreed a new deal with Rovers.
• 24 June 2014 – Gibraltar international Jake Gosling joined Rovers.
• 26 June 2014 – Midfielder Lee Mansell joined Rovers from fellow Conference Premier new boys Torquay United.
• 27 June 2014 – Striker Matt Harrold left Rovers for League One side Crawley Town.
• 30 June 2014 – Salisbury City midfielder Stuart Sinclair joined Rovers.

July

• 1 July 2014 – Winger Alefe Santos rejected a new contract with Rovers and elected to sign for Championship side Derby County with the fee to be decided by tribunal. Marcus Stewart was promoted to the role of assistant manager.
• 21 July 2014 – Experienced winger Andy Monkhouse signed for Rovers following his release from League Two side Hartlepool United.
• 25 July 2014 – Defender Michael Smith joined League One side Peterborough United for an undisclosed six figure sum. Smith had previously submitted a transfer request on 14 July after Peterborough's initial bid was turned down.
• 27 July 2014 – Former Hereford United defender Daniel Leadbitter joined Rovers.

August

• 7 August 2014 – Defender Neal Trotman joined on an undisclosed short-term deal.
• 8 August 2014 – Rovers youngsters Danny Greenslade and Dominic Thomas joined Mangotsfield United on a months loan and Jamie Lucas joined Conference South side Weston-super-Mare on loan, also for one month.
• 11 August 2014 – Goalkeeper Will Puddy joined on non-contract terms to cover the absence of Kieran Preston who was called up to the Scotland under-19 squad.
• 15 August 2014 – Winger Dave Martin joined Rovers on loan until January from Luton Town.
• 18 August 2014 – Former chairman Geoff Dunford resigned from the club's board of directors, bringing an end to his 30-year association with the club.
• 22 August 2014 – Rovers signed forward Adam Cunnington from Cambridge United on loan for three months.

September

• 8 September 2014 – Rovers signed winger Ángelo Balanta after his release from Premier League side Queens Park Rangers the previous summer.
• 30 September 2014 – Striker Ryan Brunt joined League Two side York City on a month-long emergency loan deal.

October

• 4 October 2014 – Rovers manager Darrell Clarke was awarded the Football Conference manager of the month for September. Rovers picked up 16 points from 21 available, winning five games in a row bookended by defeat to Braintree Town and a draw with Eastleigh.

November

• 6 November 2014 – Fulham midfielder Lyle Della-Verde signed for Rovers on a month's loan.
• 8 November 2014 – Rovers' participation in the FA Cup was ended by a 1–0 defeat to League One side Tranmere Rovers.
• 17 November 2014 – Striker Jamie White agreed to a mutual termination of his contract with Rovers in order to join Conference South side Sutton United.
• 20 November 2014 – Rovers signed strikers Bradley Goldberg and Nathan Blissett on loan from Dagenham & Redbridge and Kidderminster Harriers respectively. Blissett, who had scored against Rovers five days before, will sign a permanent deal in January.
• 27 November 2014 – Alex Wall joined Rovers on loan from Luton Town until January. Defender Pierce Mitchell and forwards Ryan Brunt, Jamie Lucas and Donovan Wilson were loaned out to Weston-super-Mare, Stevenage, Gloucester City and Wolverhampton Wanderers respectively. Wilson's move will become permanent in January.

December

• 2 December 2014 – Lyle Della-Verde's loan was extended by a further month.
• 5 December 2014 – Notts County goalkeeper Fabian Spiess joined on an emergency loan following injuries to both Steve Mildenhall and Will Puddy. Young forward Aaron Ward-Baptiste was loaned to Taunton Town.
• 8 December 2014 – Less than one week after having his loan extended, Lyle Della-Verde returned to parent club Fulham having suffered an ankle ligament injury in the recent fixture with Wrexham.
• 13 December 2014 – Rovers participation in the FA Trophy ends in a humiliating 2–0 home defeat to Bath City.

January

• 9 January 2015 – Darrell Clarke was named the Football Conference manager of the month for December, the second time he received the award during the season. Rovers began the month with successive 0 – 0 draws away to Wrexham and Welling United followed by wins against Gateshead at home and Torquay United away before ending the year with an impressive 4 – 0 home win against Macclesfield Town.
• 12 January 2015 – Former Welsh international striker Jermaine Easter signed for Rovers.
• 13 January 2015 – Leicester City winger Adam Dawson joined on loan for one month with an option to extend the deal until the end of the season.
• 20 January 2015 – Striker Ryan Brunt left Rovers, having his contract cancelled by mutual consent.

February

• 2 February 2015 – Midfielder Josh Wakefield joined Rovers on a month's loan from Championship side A.F.C. Bournemouth.

March

• 6 March 2015 – Rovers manager Darrell Clarke was named the Football Conference manager of the month for February, his third such award of the season. Clarke had led Rovers to five wins out of five during February as they overhauled long time leaders Barnet to lead the table by two points going into their final nine games. Young forward Jamie Lucas won the Conference South player of the month for February while on loan at Weston-super-Mare.
• 9 March 2015 – Midfielder Chris Lines re-joined Rovers on loan from Port Vale until the end of the season. Lines had previously played for the club between 2002–11.
• 26 March 2015 – Winger Abdulai Bell-Baggie joined Rovers on a deal to the end of the season.

April

• 25 April 2015 – Rovers' final regular season fixture saw them hammer Alfreton Town 7–0, a result which saw the Derbyshire side relegated to the National League North, in front of a Conference Premier regular season record attendance of 11,085. The result equaled Rovers' biggest ever league win and was the club's biggest margin of victory in 51 years.

May

• 3 May 2015 – Rovers book their fourth trip to Wembley Stadium with a 3–0 aggregate win over local rivals Forest Green Rovers in the play-off semi—finals, exactly a year on from suffering relegation to the Conference Premier.
• 17 May 2015 – Rovers win promotion back to League Two, beating Grimsby Town 5–3 on penalties at Wembley Stadium.

First team

As of game played on 17 May 2015

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	98	0	0	0	Millwall
22	Kieran Preston	GK			4 October 1996	0	0	0	0	Youth team graduate
25	Will Puddy	GK		Warminster	4 October 1987	18	0	0	0	Salisbury City
Defenders
2	Daniel Leadbitter	RB		Newcastle upon Tyne	7 October 1990	24	1	0	0	Hereford United
3	Lee Brown	LB		London	10 August 1990	168	14	0	0	Queens Park Rangers
4	Tom Lockyer	CB/RB		Cardiff	3 December 1994	92	2	0	0	Youth team graduate
5	Mark McChrystal	CB		Derry	26 June 1984	92	0	0	0	Tranmere Rovers	Club captain
6	Tom Parkes	CB		Sutton-in-Ashfield	15 January 1992	147	6	0	0	Leicester City
15	Neal Trotman	CB		Manchester	11 March 1987	19	0	0	0	Plymouth Argyle
19	Danny Greenslade	LB		Belper	23 September 1996	0	0	0	0	Youth team graduate
26	Pierce Mitchell	RB/CB			4 May 1996	0	0	0	0	Bristol City	On loan at Weston-super-Mare
Midfielders
7	Lee Mansell	CM		Gloucester	23 September 1982	47	5	0	0	Torquay United	Vice captain
8	Ollie Clarke	CM		Bristol	29 June 1992	67	6	0	0	Youth team graduate
11	Jake Gosling	RM/LM		Oxford	11 August 1993	26	3	5	1	Exeter City
14	Chris Lines	CM		Bristol	30 November 1985	179	22	0	0	On loan from Port Vale
18	Dominic Thomas	CM				1	0	0	0	Youth team graduate
23	Andy Monkhouse	LM/FW		Leeds	23 October 1980	42	8	0	0	Hartlepool United
24	Stuart Sinclair	CM			9 November 1987	27	2	0	0	Salisbury City
29	Ángelo Balanta	LM		Santiago de Cali	1 July 1990	18	1	0	0	Queens Park Rangers
30	Abdulai Bell-Baggie	RM/LM			28 April 1992	0	0	4	0	Tranmere Rovers
Forwards
10	Matty Taylor	CF			30 March 1990	48	20	0	0	Forest Green Rovers
16	Jermaine Easter	CF		Cardiff	15 January 1982	6	1	12	0	Millwall
17	Ellis Harrison	CF/LM		Newport	29 January 1994	76	18	0	0	Youth team graduate
20	Jamie Lucas	CF		Pontypridd	6 December 1995	1	0	0	0	Youth team graduate
21	Aaron Ward-Baptiste	CF				0	0	0	0	Youth team graduate	On loan at Taunton Town
27	Nathan Blissett	CF			29 June 1990	25	5	0	0	Kidderminster Harriers

Transfers

In

Date	Player	Position	Transferred from	Fee
1 July 2014	Jake Gosling	MF	Free Agent (previously with Exeter City)
	Danny Greenslade	DF	Youth team graduate
	Lee Mansell	MF	Free Agent (previously with Torquay United)
	Stuart Sinclair	MF	Free Agent (previously with Salisbury City)
	Matty Taylor	FW	Free Agent (previously with Forest Green Rovers)
	Dominic Thomas	MF	Youth team graduate
	Aaron Ward-Baptiste	FW	Youth team graduate
	Jamie White	FW	Free Agent (previously with Salisbury City)
21 July 2014	Andy Monkhouse	MF	Free Agent (previously with Hartlepool United)
27 July 2014	Daniel Leadbitter	DF	Free Agent (previously with Hereford United)
7 August 2014	Neal Trotman	DF	Free Agent (previously with Plymouth Argyle)
11 August 2014	Will Puddy	GK	Free Agent (previously with Salisbury City)
8 September 2014	Ángelo Balanta	MF	Free Agent (previously with Queens Park Rangers)
1 January 2015	Nathan Blissett	FW	Kidderminster Harriers	Undisclosed
12 January 2015	Jermaine Easter	FW	Free Agent (previously with Millwall)
26 March 2015	Abdulai Bell-Baggie	MF	Free Agent (previously with Tranmere Rovers)

Loans in

Date	Player	Position	Transferred from	Duration
15 August 2014	Dave Martin	MF	Luton Town	Five months
22 August 2014	Adam Cunnington	FW	Cambridge United	Three months
6 November 2014	Lyle Della-Verde	MF	Fulham	One Month
20 November 2014	Bradley Goldberg	FW	Dagenham & Redbridge	Two Months
	Nathan Blissett	FW	Kidderminster Harriers	One Month
27 November 2014	Alex Wall	FW	Luton Town	One Month
5 December 2014	Fabian Spiess	GK	Notts County	One Month
13 January 2015	Adam Dawson	MF	Leicester City	Three Months
2 February 2015	Josh Wakefield	MF	A.F.C. Bournemouth	One Month
9 March 2015	Chris Lines	MF	Port Vale	Two Months

Out

Date	Player	Position	Transferred to	Fee
30 June 2014	Fabian Broghammer	MF	Released (later joined SV Wiesbaden 1899)
	David Clarkson	FW	Released (later joined Dundee)
	Seanan Clucas	MF	Released (later joined Linfield)
	Steven Gillespie	FW	Released (later joined Altrincham)
	Jordan Goddard	MF	Released (later joined Leamington)
	Conor Gough	GK	Released (later joined Grays Athletic)
	Mitch Harding	FW	Released
	Matt Harrold	FW	Crawley Town	Free
	Pat Keary	DF	Released (later joined Bath City)
	John-Joe O'Toole	MF	Northampton Town	Free
	Jim Paterson	DF	Released (later joined Forfar Athletic)
	Eliot Richards	FW	Released (later joined Tranmere Rovers)
	Josh Southway	DF	Released
	Danny Woodards	DF	Released (later joined Tranmere Rovers)
1 July 2014	Alefe Santos	MF	Derby County	Tribunal
25 July 2014	Michael Smith	DF	Peterborough United	Undisclosed
17 November 2014	Jamie White	FW	Sutton United	Free
1 January 2015	Donovan Wilson	FW	Wolverhampton Wanderers	£50,000
20 January 2015	Ryan Brunt	FW	Released (later joined Plymouth Argyle)

Loans out

Date	Player	Position	Transferred to	Duration
8 August 2014	Danny Greenslade	DF	Mangotsfield United	One Month
	Dominic Thomas	MF	Mangotsfield United	One Month
	Jamie Lucas	FW	Weston-super-Mare	Three Months
29 August 2014	Pierce Mitchell	DF	Weston-super-Mare	One Month
1 October 2014	Ryan Brunt	FW	York City	One Month
15 October 2014	Pierce Mitchell	DF	Bath City	One Month
27 November 2014	Pierce Mitchell	DF	Weston-super-Mare	One Month
	Jamie Lucas	FW	Gloucester City	One Month
	Ryan Brunt	FW	Stevenage	One Month
	Donovan Wilson	FW	Wolverhampton Wanderers	One Month
5 December 2014	Aaron Ward-Baptiste	FW	Taunton Town	Two Months
12 December 2014	Danny Greenslade	DF	Truro City	Three Months
13 February 2015	Jamie Lucas	FW	Weston-super-Mare	One Month
25 March 2015	Dominic Thomas	MF	Yate Town	One Month

Squad statistics

Appearances, goals and cards

No.	Pos.	Name	League		FA Cup		FA Trophy		Total		Discipline
			Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
1	GK	Steve Mildenhall	29(1)	0	2	0	0	0	31(1)	0	0	1
2	DF	Daniel Leadbitter	20(4)	1	0	0	1	0	21(4)	1	1	1
3	DF	Lee Brown	46	2	2	0	1	0	49	2	0	0
4	DF	Tom Lockyer	47	1	2	0	0	0	49	1	7	0
5	DF	Mark McChrystal	31(5)	0	1(1)	0	0	0	32(6)	0	6	0
6	DF	Tom Parkes	48(1)	4	2	0	1	0	51(1)	4	5	0
7	MF	Lee Mansell	47	5	2	1	0	0	49	6	11	0
8	MF	Ollie Clarke	15(14)	4	1	0	1	0	17(14)	4	5	1
10	FW	Matty Taylor	44(4)	20	2	1	1	0	47(4)	21	5	0
11	MF	Jake Gosling	18(8)	3	2	0	0(1)	0	20(9)	3	2	0
14	MF	Chris Lines	11	1	0	0	0	0	11	1	0	0
15	DF	Neal Trotman	17(2)	1	1	0	1	0	19(2)	1	2	0
16	FW	Jermaine Easter	4(2)	1	0	0	0	0	4(2)	1	0	0
17	FW	Ellis Harrison	9(28)	14	1(1)	3	0	0	10(29)	17	2	1
23	MF	Andy Monkhouse	39(3)	8	1	2	0	0	40(3)	10	4	1
24	MF	Stuart Sinclair	24(3)	2	1	0	1	0	26(3)	2	2	1
25	GK	Will Puddy	17(1)	0	0	0	0	0	17(1)	0	0	0
27	FW	Nathan Blissett	18(7)	5	0	0	1	0	19(7)	5	6	0
29	MF	Ángelo Balanta	3(14)	1	0	0	1	0	4(14)	1	0	0
Players to have appeared for Bristol Rovers who are currently on loan elsewhere:
18	MF	Dominic Thomas	0	0	0(1)	0	0	0	0(1)	0	0	0
Players to have appeared for Bristol Rovers who have left:
—	FW	Adam Cunnington	12(3)	3	0(1)	0	0	0	12(4)	3	0	0
—	FW	Jamie White	5(6)	0	0(1)	0	0	0	5(7)	0	0	0
—	MF	Lyle Della-Verde	4(2)	0	0(1)	0	0	0	4(3)	0	0	0
—	FW	Alex Wall	2(3)	0	0	0	0(1)	0	2(4)	0	0	0
—	GK	Fabian Spiess	3	0	0	0	1	0	4	0	0	0
—	MF	Dave Martin	13(4)	0	1	0	1	0	15(4)	0	2	0
—	FW	Bradley Goldberg	1(5)	0	0	0	0(1)	0	1(6)	0	0	0
—	FW	Ryan Brunt	4(2)	0	1	0	0	0	5(2)	0	1	0
—	MF	Adam Dawson	8(4)	0	0	0	0	0	8(4)	0	2	0

Goal scorers

Rank	Name	Conf. Prem.	FA Cup	FA Trophy	Total
1	Matty Taylor	20	1	0	21
2	Ellis Harrison	14	3	0	17
3	Andy Monkhouse	8	2	0	10
4	Lee Mansell	5	1	0	6
5	Nathan Blissett	5	0	0	5
6	Ollie Clarke	4	0	0	4
	Tom Parkes	4	0	0	4
8	Adam Cunnington	3	0	0	3
	Jake Gosling	3	0	0	3
10	Stuart Sinclair	2	0	0	2
	Lee Brown	2	0	0	2
12	Daniel Leadbitter	1	0	0	1
	Ángelo Balanta	1	0	0	1
	Neal Trotman	1	0	0	1
	Tom Lockyer	1	0	0	1
	Jermaine Easter	1	0	0	1
	Chris Lines	1	0	0	1
	Own goals	1	0	0	1

Penalties

Date	Penalty Taker	Scored	Opponent	Competition
13 September	Lee Brown	No	Lincoln City	Conference Premier
7 October	Matty Taylor	Yes	Dartford	Conference Premier
11 October	Matty Taylor	Yes	Aldershot Town	Conference Premier
29 November	Matty Taylor	Yes	Welling United	Conference Premier
28 December	Ellis Harrison	Yes	Macclesfield Town	Conference Premier
1 January	Matty Taylor	Yes	Torquay United	Conference Premier
14 February	Matty Taylor	No	Grimsby Town	Conference Premier
24 February	Matty Taylor	Yes	Braintree Town	Conference Premier

Disciplinary record

Name	Conference Premier		FA Cup		FA Trophy		Total
Ollie Clarke	5	1	0	0	0	0	5	1
Andy Monkhouse	4	1	0	0	0	0	4	1
Stuart Sinclair	2	1	0	0	0	0	2	1
Ellis Harrison	2	1	0	0	0	0	2	1
Daniel Leadbitter	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	1
Steve Mildenhall	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1
Lee Mansell	11	0	0	0	0	0	11	0
Tom Lockyer	7	0	0	0	0	0	7	0
Nathan Blissett	6	0	0	0	0	0	6	0
Mark McChrystal	6	0	0	0	0	0	6	0
Matty Taylor	6	0	0	0	0	0	6	0
Tom Parkes	5	0	0	0	0	0	5	0
Dave Martin	2	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
Neal Trotman	2	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
Jake Gosling	2	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
Adam Dawson	2	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
Ryan Brunt	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
Will Puddy	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0

Suspensions served

Player	Reason	Opponents Missed
Stuart Sinclair	vs. Altrincham (A)	A.F.C. Telford United (H)
Steve Mildenhall	vs. Eastleigh (A)	Dover Athletic (H)
Ollie Clarke	vs. Eastleigh (A)	Dover Athletic (H)
Tom Lockyer	5 x (before 30 November)	Forest Green Rovers (H)
Daniel Leadbitter	vs. Forest Green Rovers (H)	Dorchester Town (FAC, A) A.F.C. Telford United (A) Tranmere Rovers (FAC, A)
Andy Monkhouse	vs. A.F.C. Telford United (A)	Tranmere Rovers (FAC, A) Alfreton Town (A) Kidderminster Harriers (H)
Lee Mansell	10 x	Aldershot Town (H) Macclesfield Town (A)
Ellis Harrison	vs. Forest Green Rovers (P.O. A)	Forest Green Rovers (P.O. H)

Competitions

Summary

As of game played on 17 May 2015

Games played	52 (46 Conference Premier, 3 Conference Premier Play-offs, 2 FA Cup, 1 FA Trophy)
Games won	28 (25 Conference Premier, 2 Conference Premier Play-offs, 1 FA Cup, 0 FA Trophy)
Games drawn	17 (16 Conference Premier, 1 Conference Premier Play-offs, 0 FA Cup, 0 FA Trophy)
Games lost	7 (5 Conference Premier, 0 Conference Premier Play-offs, 1 FA Cup, 1 FA Trophy)
Win %	53.84%
Goals scored	84 (73 Conference Premier, 4 Conference Premier Play-offs, 7 FA Cup, 0 FA Trophy)
Goals conceded	39 (34 Conference Premier, 1 Conference Premier Play-offs, 2 FA Cup, 2 FA Trophy)
Goal difference	+45 (+39 Conference Premier, +3 Conference Premier Play-offs, +5 FA Cup, −2 FA Trophy)
Yellow cards	64 (60 Conference Premier, 4 Conference Premier Play-offs, 0 FA Cup, 0 FA Trophy)
Red cards	6 (5 Conference Premier, 1 Conference Premier Play-offs, 0 FA Cup, 0 FA Trophy)
Worst discipline	Ollie Clarke (5 x , 1 x )
Biggest win	7 – 0 vs. Alfreton Town, 25 April 2015 (Conference Premier)
Heaviest defeat	0 – 2 vs. Barnet, 12 August 2014 (Conference Premier), 0 – 2 vs. Braintree Town, 6 September 2014 (Conference Premier), 0 – 2 vs. Bath City, 13 December 2014 (FA Trophy)
Highest scoring match	7 – 1 vs. Dorchester Town, 25 October 2014 (FA Cup)
Most appearances	51 (Tom Parkes)
Top scorer	Matty Taylor (21)

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

Overall

Competition	Started round	Current position / round	Final position / round	First match	Last match
Conference Premier	—	—	2nd	9 August 2014	25 April 2015
FA Cup	Fourth Round Qualifying	—	First Round	25 October 2014	8 November 2014
FA Trophy	First Round	—	First Round	13 December 2014

Updated to match played 25 April 2015
Source: Competitions

Conference Premier

Bristol Rovers

A.F.C. Telford United

Aldershot Town

Alfreton Town

Altrincham

Barnet

Braintree Town

Chester

Dartford

Dover Athletic

Eastleigh

Gateshead

Grimsby Town

F.C. Halifax Town

Forest Green Rovers

Kidderminster Harriers

Lincoln City

Macclesfield Town

Nuneaton Town

Southport

Torquay United

Welling United

Woking

Wrexham

Locations of Bristol Rovers' 2014–15 Conference Premier opponents

Main article: 2014–15 Football Conference

League table

2014–15 Football Conference

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	25	16	5	73	34	+39	91	17	4	2	47	14	+33	8	12	3	26	20	+6

Last updated: 25 April 2015.
Source:

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	H	A	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	H	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	A	H	A	H	H	A	A	H	A	H	H	A	A	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H
Result	D	L	L	W	D	W	L	W	W	W	W	W	D	D	W	D	L	W	D	D	D	W	W	D	D	W	W	W	D	W	D	D	W	W	W	W	W	L	D	W	D	W	W	W	D	W
Position	12	17	19	15	16	15	15	15	12	10	7	4	6	6	4	4	6	4	4	4	6	4	3	3	2	3	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	1	1	1	2	1	2	1	2	2	2	2

Updated to match(es) played on 25 April 2015. Source:
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Scores overview

Bristol Rovers score given first.

Opposition	Home score	Away score	Double	Point	Agg.
A.F.C. Telford United	1–0	1–0	Yes	6	2–0
Aldershot Town	3–1	2–2	No	4	5–3
Alfreton Town	7–0	0–0	No	4	7–0
Altrincham	1–0	1–2	No	3	2–2
Barnet	2–1	0–2	No	3	2–3
Braintree Town	2–1	0–2	No	3	2–3
Chester	5–1	2–2	No	4	7–3
Dartford	1–0	2–2	No	4	3–2
Dover Athletic	1–1	1–1	No	2	2–2
Eastleigh	1–2	1–1	No	1	2–3
Gateshead	3–2	1–0	Yes	6	4–2
Grimsby Town	0–0	1–0	No	4	1–0
F.C. Halifax Town	2–1	2–2	No	4	4–3
Forest Green Rovers	0–1	1–1	No	1	1–2
Kidderminster Harriers	1–1	3–0	No	4	4–1
Lincoln City	2–0	3–2	Yes	6	5–2
Macclesfield Town	4–0	0–0	No	4	4–0
Nuneaton Town	3–1	2–0	Yes	6	5–1
Southport	2–0	1–0	Yes	6	3–0
Torquay United	1–1	2–1	No	4	3–2
Welling United	2–0	0–0	No	4	2–0
Woking	2–0	0–0	No	4	2–0
Wrexham	1–0	0–0	No	4	1–0

Matches

  Won   Drawn   Lost   Postponed

Pre-season friendlies

Cirencester Town v Bristol Rovers XI

8 July 2014 (2014-07-08)	Cirencester Town	1–1	Bristol Rovers XI	Corinium Stadium
19:45	Williams  78'	Report	D'Ath  59'

Cheltenham Town v Bristol Rovers

15 July 2014 (2014-07-15)	Cheltenham Town	1–0	Bristol Rovers	Abbey Business Stadium
19:45	Harrison  75'	Report		Attendance: 767

Bath City v Bristol Rovers

19 July 2014 (2014-07-19)	Bath City	1–0	Bristol Rovers	Mayday Trust Park
15:00	Keary  81'	Report		Attendance: 837

Yeovil Town v Bristol Rovers

22 July 2014 (2014-07-22)	Yeovil Town	2–0	Bristol Rovers	Huish Park
19:45	Leitch-Smith  47', 55'	Report		Attendance: 1,498

Mangotsfield United v Bristol Rovers XI

23 July 2014 (2014-07-23)	Mangotsfield United	1–1	Bristol Rovers XI	Cossham Street
19:45	McNab  14'	Report	Thomas  39'

Gloucester City v Bristol Rovers

26 July 2014 (2014-07-26)	Gloucester City	3–4	Bristol Rovers	Abbey Business Stadium
15:00	Chamberlain  48' Griffin  55' Williams  64'	Report	White  49' Parkes  59' Sinclair  60' Lockyer  73'	Attendance: 421

Cribbs v Bristol Rovers XI

29 July 2014 (2014-07-29)	Cribbs	1–1	Bristol Rovers XI	The Lawns
19:45	Graffagnino  36'	Report	Lucas  75'

Bristol Rovers v Coventry City

1 August 2014 (2014-08-01)	Bristol Rovers	1–2	Coventry City	Memorial Stadium
19:45	Taylor  41'	Report	Swanson  65' Phillips  68'	Attendance: 1,821

Conference Premier

Main article: 2014–15 Football Conference

August

Bristol Rovers v Grimsby Town

9 August 2014 (2014-08-09) 1	Bristol Rovers	0–0	Grimsby Town	Memorial Stadium
12:45		Report		Attendance: 7,019 Referee: Simon Bennett

Barnet v Bristol Rovers

12 August 2014 (2014-08-12) 2	Barnet	2–0	Bristol Rovers	The Hive Stadium
19:45	Akinde  22' MacDonald  43'	Report		Attendance: 2,027 Referee: Robert Whitton

Altrincham v Bristol Rovers

16 August 2014 (2014-08-16) 3	Altrincham	2–1	Bristol Rovers	Moss Lane
15:00	Reeves  18' McChrystal  65' (o.g.)	Report	Mansell  76' Sinclair  90'	Attendance: 1,463 Referee: Ross Joyce

Bristol Rovers v A.F.C. Telford United

23 August 2014 (2014-08-23) 4	Bristol Rovers	1–0	A.F.C. Telford United	Memorial Stadium
15:00	Clarke  55'	Report		Attendance: 5,450 Referee: Jeff Muschik

Forest Green Rovers v Bristol Rovers

25 August 2014 (2014-08-25) 5	Forest Green Rovers	1–1	Bristol Rovers	The New Lawn
13:00	Parkin  68'	Report	Monkhouse  55'	Attendance: 3,781 Referee: Steven Rushton

Bristol Rovers v F.C. Halifax Town

30 August 2014 (2014-08-30) 6	Bristol Rovers	2–1	F.C. Halifax Town	Memorial Stadium
15:00	Cunnington  27' Harrison  90'	Report	Boden  62'	Attendance: 5,394 Referee: Brett Huxtable

September

Braintree Town v Bristol Rovers

6 September 2014 (2014-09-06) 7	Braintree Town	2–0	Bristol Rovers	Cressing Road
15:00	Davis  31' (pen.) Sparkes  59'	Report		Attendance: 1,621 Referee: Daniel Cook

Bristol Rovers v Wrexham

9 September 2014 (2014-09-09) 8	Bristol Rovers	1–0	Wrexham	Memorial Stadium
19:45	Monkhouse  34'	Report	Carrington  64'	Attendance: 5,082 Referee: Lee Swabey

Lincoln City v Bristol Rovers

13 September 2014 (2014-09-13) 9	Lincoln City	2–3	Bristol Rovers	Sincil Bank
15:00	Newton  37' Burrow  45'	Report	Sinclair  13' Leadbitter  22' Harrison  90'	Attendance: 2,933 Referee: Ben Toner

Bristol Rovers v Nuneaton Town

16 September 2014 (2014-09-16) 10	Bristol Rovers	3–1	Nuneaton Town	Memorial Stadium
19:45	Parkes  2' Taylor  48' Gosling  78'	Report	Dean  68'	Attendance: 4,861 Referee: Craig Hicks

Bristol Rovers v Woking

20 September 2014 (2014-09-20) 11	Bristol Rovers	2–0	Woking	Memorial Stadium
15:00	Cunnington  3' Mansell  86'	Report		Attendance: 6,028 Referee: Adam Bromley

Southport v Bristol Rovers

27 September 2014 (2014-09-27) 12	Southport	0–1	Bristol Rovers	Merseyrail Community Stadium
15:00		Report	Gosling  13'	Attendance: 1,202 Referee: Robert Jones

Eastleigh v Bristol Rovers

30 September 2014 (2014-09-30) 13	Eastleigh	1–1	Bristol Rovers	Silverlake Stadium
19:45	Collins  33'	Report	Mildenhall Clarke  52'  90+3'  90+4'	Attendance: 2,621 Referee: Colin Lymer

October

Bristol Rovers v Dover Athletic

4 October 2014 (2014-10-04) 14	Bristol Rovers	1–1	Dover Athletic	Memorial Stadium
15:00	Cunnington  35'	Report	Murphy  90'	Attendance: 6,162 Referee: Wayne Barratt

Bristol Rovers v Dartford

7 October 2014 (2014-10-07) 15	Bristol Rovers	1–0	Dartford	Memorial Stadium
19:45	Taylor  37' (pen.)	Report		Attendance: 5,112 Referee: Adam Hopkins

Aldershot Town v Bristol Rovers

11 October 2014 (2014-10-11) 16	Aldershot Town	2–2	Bristol Rovers	Electrical Services Stadium
15:00	Williams  16' (pen.) Roberts  77'  62'  90+1'	Report	Monkhouse  42' Taylor  68' (pen.)	Attendance: 3,466 Referee: Robert Whitton

Bristol Rovers v Forest Green Rovers

18 October 2014 (2014-10-18) 17	Bristol Rovers	0–1	Forest Green Rovers	Memorial Stadium
15:00	Leadbitter  59'	Report	Coles  15'	Attendance: 7,014 Referee: Lee Swabey

November

A.F.C. Telford United v Bristol Rovers

1 November 2014 (2014-11-01) 18	A.F.C. Telford United	0–1	Bristol Rovers	New Bucks Head
15:00		Report	Clarke  50' Monkhouse  87'	Attendance: 2,860 Referee: Ryan Johnson

Alfreton Town v Bristol Rovers

11 November 2014 (2014-11-11) 19	Alfreton Town	0–0	Bristol Rovers	Impact Arena
19:45		Report		Attendance: 880 Referee: Richard Wigglesworth

Bristol Rovers v Kidderminster Harriers

15 November 2014 (2014-11-15) 20	Bristol Rovers	1–1	Kidderminster Harriers	Memorial Stadium
15:00	Taylor  83'	Report	Blissett  67'	Attendance: 5,848 Referee: Brett Huxtable

Chester v Bristol Rovers

22 November 2014 (2014-11-22) 21	Chester	2–2	Bristol Rovers	Deva Stadium
15:00	Oates  68' Hughes  70'	Report	Blissett  51' Parkes  58'	Attendance: 2,936 Referee: Karl Evans

Bristol Rovers v Barnet

25 November 2014 (2014-11-25) 22	Bristol Rovers	2–1	Barnet	Memorial Stadium
19:45	Taylor  4' Balanta  90+3'	Report	Luisma  37'	Attendance: 6,012 Referee: Nick Kinseley

Bristol Rovers v Welling United

29 November 2014 (2014-11-29) 23	Bristol Rovers	2–0	Welling United	Memorial Stadium
15:00	Blissett  53' Taylor  73' (pen.)	Report	Gallagher  62'	Attendance: 5,791 Referee: Steven Rushton

December

Wrexham v Bristol Rovers

2 December 2014 (2014-12-02) 24	Wrexham	0–0	Bristol Rovers	Glyndŵr University Racecourse Stadium
19:45	Evans  45+7'	Report		Attendance: 2,608 Referee: Ross Joyce

Welling United v Bristol Rovers

6 December 2014 (2014-12-06) 25	Welling United	0–0	Bristol Rovers	Park View Road
15:00		Report		Attendance: 1,176 Referee: Colin Lymer

Bristol Rovers v Gateshead

19 December 2014 (2014-12-19) 26	Bristol Rovers	3–2	Gateshead	Memorial Stadium
19:45	Clarke  59' Mansell  69' Sinclair  72'	Report	Pattison  18' Rodman  62'	Attendance: 5,367 Referee: Brett Huxtable

Torquay United v Bristol Rovers

26 December 2014 (2014-12-26) 27	Torquay United	1–2	Bristol Rovers	Plainmoor
15:00	Spiess  33' (o.g.)	Report	Taylor  8' Trotman  31'	Attendance: 3,755 Referee: Adam Bromley

Bristol Rovers v Macclesfield

28 December 2014 (2014-12-28) 28	Bristol Rovers	4–0	Macclesfield	Memorial Stadium
15:00	Monkhouse  44' Blissett  65' Taylor  76' Harrison  83' (pen.)	Report		Attendance: 6,943 Referee: Robert Whitton

January

Bristol Rovers v Torquay United

1 January 2015 (2015-01-01) 29	Bristol Rovers	1–1	Torquay United	Memorial Stadium
15:00	Taylor  83' (pen.)	Report	Ofori-Acheampong  10' MacDonald  71'  82'	Attendance: 8,044 Referee: Simon Bennett

Nuneaton Town v Bristol Rovers

4 January 2015 (2015-01-04) 30	Nuneaton Town	0–2	Bristol Rovers	Liberty Way
15:00		Report	Mansell  40' Blissett  49'	Attendance: 1,661 Referee: Jason Whiteley

Woking v Bristol Rovers

17 January 2015 (2015-01-17) 31	Woking	0–0	Bristol Rovers	Kingfield Stadium
15:00		Report		Attendance: 3,853 Referee: David Rock

Bristol Rovers v Braintree Town

24 January 2015 (2015-01-24)	Bristol Rovers	P – P	Braintree Town	Memorial Stadium
15:00		Postponed due to Braintree Town's ongoing FA Trophy commitments

Dartford v Bristol Rovers

31 January 2015 (2015-01-31) 32	Dartford	2–2	Bristol Rovers	Princes Park
15:00	Mildenhall  32' (o.g.) Hayes  79'	Report	Taylor  28' Harrison  77'	Attendance: 1,832 Referee: John Brooks

February

Bristol Rovers v Lincoln City

7 February 2015 (2015-02-07) 33	Bristol Rovers	2–0	Lincoln City	Memorial Stadium
15:00	Brown  36' Blissett  40'	Report		Attendance: 6,528 Referee: Lee Swabey

Grimsby Town v Bristol Rovers

14 February 2015 (2015-02-14) 34	Grimsby Town	0–1	Bristol Rovers	Blundell Park
15:00		Report	Lockyer  67'	Attendance: 4,073 Referee: Darren England

Bristol Rovers v Altrincham

21 February 2015 (2015-02-21) 35	Bristol Rovers	1–0	Altrincham	Memorial Stadium
15:00	Parkes  45'	Report		Attendance: 6,765 Referee: Brett Huxtable

Bristol Rovers v Braintree Town

24 February 2015 (2015-02-24) 36	Bristol Rovers	2–1	Braintree Town	Memorial Stadium
19:45	Taylor  31' (pen.) Harrison  83'	Report	Paine  29' Akinola  38'	Attendance: 6,471 Referee: Dean Treleaven

Gateshead v Bristol Rovers

28 February 2015 (2015-02-28) 37	Gateshead	0–1	Bristol Rovers	Gateshead International Stadium
15:00		Report	Harrison  71'	Attendance: 1,668 Referee: Ian Hussin

March

Bristol Rovers v Eastleigh

7 March 2015 (2015-03-07) 38	Bristol Rovers	1–2	Eastleigh	Memorial Stadium
15:00	Taylor  79'	Report	Green  7' Midson  63'	Attendance: 7,371 Referee: Steven Rushton

F.C. Halifax Town v Bristol Rovers

14 March 2015 (2015-03-14) 39	F.C. Halifax Town	2–2	Bristol Rovers	The Shay
15:00	Maynard  25' Roberts  39'	Report	Brown  83' Harrison  89'	Attendance: 2,248 Referee: Darren England

Bristol Rovers v Aldershot Town

20 March 2015 (2015-03-20) 40	Bristol Rovers	3–1	Aldershot Town	Memorial Stadium
19:45	Easter  13' Monkhouse  59' Taylor  61'	Report	Williams  32'	Attendance: 7,416 Referee: Ben Toner

Macclesfield v Bristol Rovers

28 March 2015 (2015-03-28) 41	Macclesfield	0–0	Bristol Rovers	Moss Rose
12:30		Report		Attendance: 2,591 Referee: Martin Coy

April

Bristol Rovers v Chester

3 April 2015 (2015-04-03) 42	Bristol Rovers	5–1	Chester	Memorial Stadium
15:00	Taylor  15' Henegan  26' (o.g.) Monkhouse  33', 83' Harrison  88'	Report	McBurnie  60'	Attendance: 8,455 Referee: Robert Whitton

Kidderminster Harriers v Bristol Rovers

6 April 2015 (2015-04-06) 43	Kidderminster Harriers	0–3	Bristol Rovers	Aggborough
15:00		Report	Harrison  50', 83' Taylor  90+1'	Attendance: 4,229 Referee: Simon Bennett

Bristol Rovers v Southport

11 April 2015 (2015-04-11) 44	Bristol Rovers	2–0	Southport	Memorial Stadium
15:00	Harrison  11' Taylor  50'	Report		Attendance: 8,251 Referee: John Brooks

Dover Athletic v Bristol Rovers

18 April 2015 (2015-04-18) 45	Dover Athletic	1–1	Bristol Rovers	Crabble Athletic Ground
15:00	Modeste  88'	Report	Harrison  64'	Attendance: 2,351 Referee: Craig Hicks

Bristol Rovers v Alfreton Town

25 April 2015 (2015-04-25) 46	Bristol Rovers	7–0	Alfreton Town	Memorial Stadium
17:15	Gosling  20' Harrison  29' Taylor  45', 48' Mansell  79' Monkhouse  82' Parkes  90+4'	Report		Attendance: 11,085 Referee: Ben Toner

Play-offs

Forest Green Rovers v Bristol Rovers

29 April 2015 (2015-04-29) Semi-Final First leg	Forest Green Rovers	0–1	Bristol Rovers	The New Lawn
19:45		Report	Taylor  17' Harrison  65'  77'	Attendance: 3,336 Referee: Lee Swabey

Bristol Rovers v Forest Green Rovers

3 May 2015 (2015-05-03) Semi-Final Second leg	Bristol Rovers	2–0 (3–0 agg.)	Forest Green Rovers	Memorial Stadium
12:45	Lines  24' Taylor  88'	Report		Attendance: 10,563 Referee: Darren England

Bristol Rovers v Grimsby Town

17 May 2015 (2015-05-17) Final	Bristol Rovers	1–1 (a.e.t.) (5–3 p)	Grimsby Town	Wembley Stadium
14:00	Harrison  29'	Report	John-Lewis  2'	Attendance: 47,029 Referee: Ross Joyce
	Penalties
	Lines Taylor Brown Balanta Mansell		Disley John-Lewis Pittman Clay

FA Cup

Main article: 2014–15 FA Cup

Dorchester Town v Bristol Rovers

13 October 2014 (2014-10-13) 4th Round Qualifying	Dorchester Town	1–7	Bristol Rovers	The Avenue Stadium
15:00	Walker  49'	Report	Monkhouse  17', 85' Taylor  19' Mansell  47' Harrison  57', 79', 90+2'	Attendance: 1,909 Referee: Dean Treleaven

Tranmere Rovers v Bristol Rovers

8 November 2014 (2014-11-08) 1st Round	Tranmere Rovers	1–0	Bristol Rovers	Prenton Park
15:00	Power  54' (pen.) Donnelly  62'	Report		Attendance: 3,559 Referee: Darren England

FA Trophy

Main article: 2014–15 FA Trophy

Bristol Rovers v Bath City

13 December 2014 (2014-12-13) 1st Round	Bristol Rovers	0–2	Bath City	Memorial Stadium
15:00		Report	Spiess  70' (o.g.) Artus  72'	Attendance: 3,505 Referee: Adam Hopkins

See also

• 2014–15 in English football
• 2014–15 Football Conference Premier
• List of Bristol Rovers F.C. seasons

External links

• Bristol Rovers F.C.
• Bristol Post
• BBC Sport
• Sky Sports
• Soccerbase: Results · Stats · Transfers

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