2024–25 Bristol Rovers F.C. season

The 2024–25 season is the 142nd season in the history of Bristol Rovers Football Club and their third consecutive season in League One. In addition to the domestic league, the club would also participate in the FA Cup, the EFL Cup, and the EFL Trophy.

Bristol Rovers
2024–25 season
OwnerHussain Al-Saeed
CEOTom Gorrings
ManagerMatt Taylor[1]
StadiumMemorial Stadium

Transfers

In
Date Pos Player From Fee Ref
24 June 2024AM Isaac Hutchinson WalsallUndisclosed[2]
26 June 2024CF Ruel Sotiriou Leyton OrientUndisclosed[lower-alpha 1][3]
1 July 2024[lower-alpha 2]LB Clinton Mola ReadingFree[4]
  1. Although Sotiriou was out of contract, an undisclosed fee was agreed to avoid a compensation committee hearing
  2. Transfer was announced on 25 June, and would become official on July 1 once his Reading contract expired

Out
Date Pos Player To Fee Ref

Loaned in
Date Pos Player From Date until Ref

Loaned out
Date Pos Player To Date until Ref

Released / Out of Contract
Date Pos. Player Subsequent club Join date Ref.
30 June 2024CM Sam Finley Tranmere Rovers1 July 2024[5][6]
30 June 2024RB James Gibbons Cambridge United1 July 2024[5][7]
30 June 2024LB Lewis Gordon Chesterfield1 July 2024[5][8]
30 June 2024CF Harvey Greenslade Yeovil Town1 July 2024[5][9]
30 June 2024DM Josh Grant[5]
30 June 2024CM Ryan Jones[5]
30 June 2024CF John Marquis[5]

Pre-season and friendlies

On 7 April, Bristol Rovers announced a pre-season training camp in Portugal, with two friendly matches planned.[10] On 31 May, the club announced their first three pre-season friendlies, against Melksham Town, Bath City and Yeovil Town.[11] Six days later, a home friendly versus Plymouth Argyle was confirmed.[12] On 25 June, it was confirmed that Cardiff City would visit during pre-season.[13]

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

5 July 2024 (2024-07-05) Friendly Melksham Town v Bristol Rovers Melksham
19:30 BST Stadium: Oakfield Stadium
13 July 2024 (2024-07-13) Friendly Bath City v Bristol Rovers Twerton
15:00 BST Stadium: Twerton Park
16 July 2024 (2024-07-16) Friendly Yeovil Town v Bristol Rovers Yeovil
19:00 BST Stadium: Huish Park
23 July 2024 Friendly Bristol Rovers v TBC TBC, Portugal
TBC CET Stadium: TBC
27 July 2024 Friendly Bristol Rovers v TBC TBC, Portugal
TBC CET Stadium: TBC
30 July 2024 (2024-07-30) Friendly Bristol Rovers v Plymouth Argyle Horfield
19:00 BST Stadium: Memorial Stadium
3 August 2024 Friendly Bristol Rovers v Cardiff City Horfield
15:00 BST Stadium: Memorial Stadium

Competitions

League One
Main article: 2024–25 EFL League One

League table
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
2 Birmingham City 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Promotion to EFL Championship
3 Blackpool 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Qualification for League One play-offs
4 Bolton Wanderers 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
5 Bristol Rovers 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
6 Burton Albion 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
7 Cambridge United 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
8 Charlton Athletic 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
First match(es) will be played: 10 August 2024. 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[14]

Results summary
OverallHomeAway
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsWDLGFGAGDWDLGFGAGD
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: Soccerway

Matches

On 26 June, the League One fixtures were announced.[15]

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

10 August 2024 1 Bristol Rovers v Northampton Town Horfield
17:30 BST Stadium: Memorial Stadium

FA Cup
Main article: 2024–25 FA Cup

EFL Cup
Main article: 2024–25 EFL Cup

EFL Trophy
Main article: 2024–25 EFL Trophy

In the group stage, Bristol Rovers were drawn into Southern Group G alongside Exeter City, Swindon Town and a TBC Category One Academy Side.[16]


Statistics

Appearances and goals
As of pre-season

List includes all first team players and any other matchday squad players

No. Pos Nat Player TotalLeague OneFA CupEFL CupEFL Trophy
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Goalkeepers
— GK  ENG Matt Hall 000+000+000+000+00
— GK  ENG Jed Ward 000+000+000+000+00
Defenders
— DF  WAL James Connolly 000+000+000+000+00
— DF  ENG Jack Hunt 000+000+000+000+00
— DF  ENG Clinton Mola 000+000+000+000+00
— DF  ENG Connor Taylor 000+000+000+000+00
— DF  WAL James Wilson 000+000+000+000+00
Midfielders
— MF  SLE Kamil Conteh 000+000+000+000+00
— MF  ENG Antony Evans 000+000+000+000+00
— MF  ENG Isaac Hutchinson 000+000+000+000+00
— MF  ENG Jerry Lawrence 000+000+000+000+00
— MF  ENG Luke McCormick 000+000+000+000+00
— MF  ENG Kofi Shaw 000+000+000+000+00
— MF  ENG Grant Ward 000+000+000+000+00
Forwards
— FW  JAM Jevani Brown 000+000+000+000+00
— FW  ENG Chris Martin 000+000+000+000+00
— FW  CYP Ruel Sotiriou 000+000+000+000+00
— FW  ENG Luke Thomas 000+000+000+000+00

References
  1. "Matt Taylor Announced as Bristol Rovers Manager". www.bristolrovers.co.uk. 1 December 2023. Retrieved 1 December 2023.
  2. "Bristol Rovers Sign Midfielder Isaac Hutchinson". www.bristolrovers.co.uk. 24 June 2024. Retrieved 24 June 2024.
  3. "Bristol Rovers sign striker Ruel Sotiriou". www.bristolrovers.co.uk. 26 June 2024. Retrieved 26 June 2024.
  4. "Clinton Mola joins Bristol Rovers". www.bristolrovers.co.uk. 25 June 2024. Retrieved 25 June 2024.
  5. "Bristol Rovers issue 2023/24 Retained List". www.bristolrovers.co.uk. 1 May 2024. Retrieved 1 May 2024.
  6. "Tranmere Rovers sign Sam Finley on two-year contract". Tranmere Rovers FC. 4 June 2024. Retrieved 4 June 2024.
  7. "Gibbons rejoins on two-year deal". www.cambridgeunited.com. 25 June 2024. Retrieved 25 June 2024.
  8. "Defender joins Spireites". chesterfield-fc.co.uk. 31 May 2024. Retrieved 31 May 2024.
  9. "Harvey Greenslade joins the Glovers". www.ytfc.net. 29 May 2024. Retrieved 29 May 2024.
  10. "Rovers set for Portugal pre-season camp | Hotel packages available now!". Bristol Rovers FC. 7 April 2024. Retrieved 9 April 2024.
  11. "Melksham, Bath and Yeovil pre-season fixtures confirmed". www.bristolrovers.co.uk. 31 May 2024. Retrieved 31 May 2024.
  12. "Rovers set for Plymouth Argyle pre-season test". Bristol Rovers FC. 6 June 2024. Retrieved 6 June 2024.
  13. "Rovers To Face Cardiff City In Final Pre-Season Fixture". Bristol Rovers FC. 25 June 2024. Retrieved 25 June 2024.
  14. "EFL Regulations Section 3 – The League; subsection 9 – Method of Determining League Positions". EFL. Retrieved 8 April 2022.
  15. "Birmingham start League One campaign against Reading". British Broadcasting Corporation. 26 June 2024. Retrieved 26 June 2024.
  16. "Under-21 teams and Group Stage draw confirmed for 2024/25 Bristol Street Motors Trophy". English Football League. 24 June 2024. Retrieved 24 June 2024.
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