2012–13 Bristol Rovers F.C. season explained

Season:	2012–13
Manager:	Mark McGhee (until 15 December) John Ward (from 17 December)
Chrtitle:	Chairman
League Result:	14th
Cup1 Result:	First round (Eliminated by Sheffield United)
Cup2 Result:	First round (Eliminated by Ipswich Town)
Cup3 Result:	First round (Eliminated by Yeovil Town)
League Topscorer:	Tom Eaves – 7
Season Topscorer:	Two Players – 7
Highest Attendance:	8,646 (vs. Rotherham United 19 February 2013)
Lowest Attendance:	2,810 (vs. Yeovil Town 4 September 2012)
Average Attendance:	6,105
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Nextseason:	2013–14

The 2012–13 season was the 130th season in Bristol Rovers' history and their 86th in the Football League. Rovers once again competed in League Two, the lowest level of the Football League, after finishing 13th in the 2011–12 season.

Bristol Rovers met Fleetwood Town for the first time in their history after their promotion from the Conference National. They also played at Rotherham United's New York Stadium and Chesterfield's Proact Stadium for the first time.

Having been bottom of League Two and real contenders to be relegated out of The Football League at the midway point in the season, they went on to win 12 of the final 23 games to steer well clear of the relegation zone and even, briefly, became contenders to reach the play-offs. In the end, Rovers finished 14th, nine points from both the play-offs and relegation zone. The upturn in form coincided with the return of John Ward to the managerial position at Rovers, replacing Mark McGhee who was sacked in December.

Season events

May

– Goalkeeper Conor Gough joined Rovers from Charlton Athletic on a two-year contract.^[1]
– Ellis Harrison, Mitch Harding, Jordan Goddard and Ross Staley were all awarded professional contracts.^[2]
– Defender Gary Sawyer signed a two-year contract with League One side Leyton Orient after rejecting Rovers' offer of a new deal.^[3]
– Rovers announced that 10 players would be released upon completion of their contracts at the end of June.^[4] Among them was Byron Anthony who had been with the club since 2006.
– Jim Paterson agreed a new one-year deal at Rovers.^[5]

June

– Danny Woodards verbally agreed a new contract with Rovers.^[6]
– Young winger Shaquille Hunter agreed to sign his first professional contract with Bristol Rovers^[7] despite rumoured interest from Manchester City, Liverpool and Fulham.^[8]

July

– Craig Stanley's contract at Rovers was terminated by mutual consent.^[9]
– Goalkeeping coach Carl Emberson left for Luton Town joining up with former boss Paul Buckle as assistant manager.^[10]
– Midfielder Oliver Norburn rejoins Rovers, signing a one-year contract.^[11] Wayne Brown signed a new six-month contract.^[12]
– Northern Ireland Under-21 international Seanan Clucas signed for Rovers on a one-year contract.^[13]
– Youth Team Coach Jamie Fullarton left Rovers to take up a youth coaching role at Crystal Palace.^[14]
– Defender Lee Brown signed a contract extension that would keep him at the club until 2014.^[15]
– Planning permission for Rovers' proposed 21,700 all seater stadium in Frenchay was approved by South Gloucestershire Council with councillors voting 11 to 1 in favour.^[16] ^[17]
– Former Rovers striker Marcus Stewart rejoined the club as Youth Development Coach.^[18]
– Stoke City midfielder Matthew Lund rejoined Rovers on a six-month loan deal.^[19]
– Rovers agree to sign Faroese international defender Rógvi Baldvinsson from Ålgård FK for an undisclosed fee.^[20] Former Bristol City striker David Clarkson agreed a two-year deal with Rovers.^[21]
– Scotland international defender Garry Kenneth agreed a three-year deal with Rovers.^[22]

August

– Winger Mustapha Carayol left for Championship side Middlesbrough for an undisclosed fee believed to be around £300,000.^[23]
– Chris Zebroski left Rovers after one season, joining fellow League Two side Cheltenham Town.^[24]
– Rógvi Baldvinsson announced that he was to return to Norway and not joining Rovers, citing personal reasons.^[25] ^[26] ^[27]
– German midfielder Fabian Broghammer signed for Rovers after playing a number of pre-season games while on trial.^[28]
– Chelsea goalkeeper Sam Walker joined on loan until January.^[29] Rovers are knocked out of the League Cup in the first round by Ipswich Town.^[30]
– Rovers agreed the permanent signing of defender Tom Parkes from Leicester City.^[31]
– Former England goalkeeper Dave Beasant joined Rovers as part-time goalkeeping coach.^[32]
– Rovers submit an official complaint to the Football League over the circumstances which led to the match with Wycombe Wanderers being abandoned after 66 minutes with Rovers leading 3–1.^[33]
– Defender Cian Bolger joined Rovers on loan until January from Leicester City.^[34] Bolger had previously played for Rovers on loan in the past two seasons.

September

– Yeovil Town knock Rovers out of the Football League Trophy in the first round.^[35]
– Fulham goalkeeper Neil Etheridge joins Rovers on a one-month loan deal.^[36]
– Striker Tom Eaves joins Rovers on loan from Bolton Wanderers for three months.^[37] Former Scotland international Derek Riordan signed on a short-term deal until Christmas.^[38] Riordan is currently on bail and is due to go on trial on 9 October over an alleged assault in an Edinburgh nightclub.^[39]

October

– Midfielder Jordan Goddard and forward Mitch Harding join Gloucester City on loan for one month.^[40]
– Neil Etheridge's loan from Fulham was extended to 20 December.^[41]
– Jordan Goddard & Mitch Harding extend their loan deals with Gloucester City for another month.^[42]

November

– Tom Curtis is appointed Director of the Youth Academy at Rovers, leaving his job as head coach of the Antigua and Barbuda national team in the process.^[43]
– Sheffield United come from behind to beat Rovers 2–1 in the FA Cup first round.^[44] The result meant that Rovers had failed to win a single cup game this season. However, all three cup matches were against higher division sides.
– On loan goalkeeper Neil Etheridge was recalled by parent club Fulham.^[45]
– Guy Branston joined on a month-long loan deal from Aldershot Town.^[46]

December

– Midfielder Wayne Brown rejected a contract extension,^[47] opting to re-join Finnish side TPS.^[48]
– Manager Mark McGhee was relieved of his duties following the 4–1 away defeat to York City. It followed a run of 10 games with only one win and one draw leaving the club 23rd in League Two.^[49]
– Former Bristol City, Cheltenham Town, Carlisle United and Colchester United manager John Ward was appointed Bristol Rovers manager for the second time, initially until the end of the season with a view to a contract extension upon its completion.^[50] His first spell in charge was between 1993 and 1996 and included a trip to Wembley Stadium in the 1995 Second Division Play-Off Final.
– Derek Riordan was officially released by Rovers on completion of his contract after new manager John Ward confirmed he had returned to Scotland on Christmas Eve.^[51]
– Rovers agreed one-month loan deals with Queens Park Rangers and Colchester United for Tom Hitchcock and John-Joe O'Toole starting 1 January.^[52] Rovers also signed goalkeeper Steve Mildenhall from Millwall on an emergency loan^[53] which would be extended "as soon as possible".^[54]

January

– Defender Mark McChrystal joined on a short-term deal from Tranmere Rovers^[55] after having a bid for Cian Bolger turned down by Leicester City.^[56]
– Plans to build a Sainsbury's store on the Memorial Stadium site were approved. This allowed Rovers to proceed with plans to build the proposed UWE Stadium.^[57]
– Port Vale defender Clayton McDonald joined on an emergency loan.^[58]
– Stoke City forward Ryan Brunt joined Rovers on a two-and-a-half-year deal.^[59]

February

– Defender Tom Parkes was named League Two Player of the Month for January by the Football League.^[60] Manager John Ward was nominated for January's League Two Manager of the Month but lost out to Martin Allen^[61] manager of Gillingham, the only side to score any points against Rovers in January.
– French striker Oumare Tounkara signed for Rovers on a deal until the end of the season.^[62]

March

– Stuart Naylor was appointed new full-time goalkeeping coach until the end of the season, replacing Dave Beasant who was previously in the role part-time.^[63]

April

– Defender Michael Smith signed a new two-year deal with Rovers.^[64]
– Striker Matt Harrold agreed a new one-year deal at Rovers with the option of a further year extension.^[65]
– John Ward agreed to a new one year rolling contract.^[66] Eurocams were announced as new home shirt sponsors and Highspec Travel Services as new away shirt sponsors.^[67] Second year scholars Josh Southway and Pat Keary signed one year contracts while first year scholar Jamie Lucas signed a two-year contract.^[68]
– Assistant manager Shaun North left Rovers with immediate effect, development coach Marcus Stewart took over the role for the final game of the season.^[69] Alefein Santos signed his first professional deal with Rovers.^[70]
– Jim Paterson signed a one-year contract extension having triggered a clause in his previous contract.^[71]
– Rovers finish the season in 14th place on 60 points.
– It was confirmed that winger Joe Anyinsah would be released upon completion of his contract.^[72]
– Defender Mark McChrystal agreed a two-year contract with Rovers.^[73]

First team

As of 27 April 2013.

No.	Name	Club apps.	Club goals	Int. caps	Int. goals	Previous Club	Notes
Goalkeepers
1	Scott Bevan	37	0	0	0	Torquay United
20	Conor Gough	2	0	0	0	Charlton Athletic
Defenders
2	Michael Smith	58	1	0	0	Ballymena United
3	Jim Paterson	43	1	0	0	Shamrock Rovers
4	Danny Woodards	61	3	0	0	Milton Keynes Dons
5	Garry Kenneth	18	1	2	0	Dundee United	Vice Captain
6	Tom Parkes	54	1	0	0	Leicester City	Vice Captain
14	Lee Brown	81	10	0	0	Queens Park Rangers
19	Adam Virgo	19	1	0	0	Yeovil Town	Vice Captain
29	Mark McChrystal	21	0	0	0	Tranmere Rovers
30	Tom Lockyer	4	0	0	0	Youth team graduate
Midfielders
8	Matt Gill	44	0	0	0	Norwich City	Club Captain
11	Fabian Broghammer	36	3	0	0	FC Bayern Alzenau
15	Oliver Norburn	40	3	0	0	Leicester City
16	Joe Anyinsah	62	8	0	0	Charlton Athletic
22	Ross Staley	0	0	0	0	Youth team graduate
23	Jordan Goddard	0	0	0	0	Youth team graduate
24	Ollie Clarke	6	0	0	0	Youth team graduate
25	Seanan Clucas	19	0	0	0	Preston North End
31	Shaquille Hunter	0	0	0	0	Youth team graduate
33	Alefein Santos	1	0	0	0	Youth team graduate
Forwards
7	David Clarkson	26	6	2	1	Bristol City
9	Matt Harrold	46	18	0	0	Shrewsbury Town
10	Eliot Richards	90	14	0	0	Youth team graduate
17	Ellis Harrison	14	3	0	0	Youth team graduate
18	Mitch Harding	6	0	0	0	Youth team graduate
26	Ryan Brunt	18	5	0	0	Stoke City
34	Oumare Tounkara	9	2	0	0	Red Star

Transfers

In

Date	Player	Position	Transferred from	Fee
1 July 2012	Conor Gough	GK	Charlton Athletic	Free
4 July 2012	Oliver Norburn	MF	Leicester City	Free
5 July 2012	Seanan Clucas	MF	Preston North End	Free
26 July 2012	Matthew Lund	MF	Stoke City	Loan
27 July 2012	David Clarkson	FW	Bristol City	Free
30 July 2012	Garry Kenneth	DF	Dundee United	Free
12 August 2012	Fabian Broghammer	MF	FC Bayern Alzenau	Free
14 August 2012	Sam Walker	GK	Chelsea	Loan
20 August 2012	Tom Parkes	DF	Leicester City	Undisclosed
31 August 2012	Cian Bolger	DF	Leicester City	Loan
20 September 2012	Neil Etheridge	GK	Fulham	Loan
27 September 2012	Tom Eaves	FW	Bolton Wanderers	Loan
27 September 2012	Derek Riordan	FW	St Johnstone	Free
22 November 2012	Guy Branston	DF	Aldershot Town	Loan
1 January 2013	Tom Hitchcock	FW	Queens Park Rangers	Loan
1 January 2013	John-Joe O'Toole	MF	Colchester United	Loan
1 January 2013	Steve Mildenhall	GK	Millwall	Loan
3 January 2013	Mark McChrystal	DF	Tranmere Rovers	Free
21 January 2013	Clayton McDonald	DF	Port Vale	Loan
23 January 2013	Ryan Brunt	FW	Stoke City	Free
28 February 2013	Oumare Tounkara	FW	Red Star	Free

Out

Date	Player	Position	Transferred to	Fee
30 June 2012	Gary Sawyer	DF	Leyton Orient	Free
30 June 2012	Byron Anthony	DF	Hereford United	Free
30 June 2012	Scott McGleish	FW	Whitehawk	Free
30 June 2012	Charlie Reece	MF	Worcester City	Free
30 June 2012	Charlie Clough	DF	Dorchester Town	Free
30 June 2012	Lance Cronin	GK	Macclesfield Town	Free
30 June 2012	Michael Boateng	DF	Bromley	Free
30 June 2012	Kayne McLaggon	FW	Weston-super-Mare	Free
30 June 2012	Darren Jefferies	MF	Frome Town	Free
30 June 2012	Lamar Powell	FW	Bath City	Free
30 June 2012	James Dale	MF		Released
2 July 2012	Craig Stanley	MF	Aldershot Town	Free
1 August 2012	Mustapha Carayol	MF	Middlesbrough	Undisclosed
2 August 2012	Chris Zebroski	FW	Cheltenham Town	Undisclosed
1 October 2012	Mitch Harding	FW	Gloucester City	Loan
1 October 2012	Jordan Goddard	MF	Gloucester City	Loan
27 December 2012	Derek Riordan	FW		Released
1 January 2013	Wayne Brown	MF	Turun Palloseura	Free

Squad statistics

Appearances, goals and cards

As of 27 April 2013

No.	Pos.	Name	League		FA Cup		League Cup		League Trophy		Total		Discipline
No.	Pos.	Name	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
2	DF	Michael Smith	38	1	1	0	1	1	1	0	41	2	4	0
3	DF	Jim Paterson	26	0	1	0	1	0	1	0	29	0	2	0
4	DF	Danny Woodards	22	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	22	2	2	0
5	DF	Garry Kenneth	18	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	19	1	4	1
6	DF	Tom Parkes	40	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	41	1	12	1
7	FW	David Clarkson	26	6	1	1	1	0	1	0	29	7	2	0
8	MF	Matthew Gill	11	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	13	0	2	0
9	FW	Matt Harrold	6	2	0	0	1	0	0	0	7	2	1	0
10	FW	Eliot Richards	40	6	1	0	0	0	1	0	42	6	4	1
11	MF	Fabian Broghammer	36	3	1	0	0	0	1	0	38	3	2	0
14	DF	Lee Brown	39	3	1	0	1	0	1	0	42	3	2	0
15	MF	Oliver Norburn	35	3	1	0	1	0	0	0	37	3	3	1
16	MF	Joe Anyinsah	31	4	0	0	1	0	0	0	32	4	3	0
17	FW	Ellis Harrison	13	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	13	3	3	0
18	FW	Mitch Harding	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	0	0	0
19	DF	Adam Virgo	10	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	12	0	2	0
20	GK	Conor Gough	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0
24	MF	Ollie Clarke	5	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	6	0	0	0
25	MF	Seanan Clucas	19	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	21	0	4	0
26	FW	Ryan Brunt	18	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	18	5	4	0
29	DF	Mark McChrystal	21	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	21	0	0	0
30	DF	Tom Lockyer	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	0	0	0
33	MF	Alefein Santos	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0
34	FW	Oumare Tounkara	9	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	9	2	1	0
Players to have appeared for Bristol Rovers who have left:
—	GK	Neil Etheridge	12	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	12	0	0	0
—	FW	Derek Riordan	11	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	12	0	0	0
—	FW	Tom Eaves	16	7	1	0	0	0	0	0	17	7	1	0
—	DF	Guy Branston	4	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	1	0	0
—	MF	Wayne Brown	18	0	1	0	1	0	1	0	21	0	2	1
—	MF	Matthew Lund	18	2	1	0	1	0	0	0	20	2	6	1
—	DF	Cian Bolger	3	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	4	0	1	0
—	GK	Sam Walker	11	0	1	0	1	0	1	0	14	0	0	0
—	MF	John-Joe O'Toole	18	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	18	3	6	0
—	DF	Clayton McDonald	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6	0	0	0
—	GK	Steve Mildenhall	22	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	22	0	0	0
—	FW	Tom Hitchcock	17	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	17	3	3	0

Top scorers

Name	League	FA Cup	League Cup	Total
Tom Eaves	7	0	0	7
David Clarkson	6	1	0	7
Eliot Richards	6	0	0	6
Ryan Brunt	5	0	0	5
Joe Anyinsah	4	0	0	4
Fabian Broghammer	3	0	0	3
Oliver Norburn	3	0	0	3
Lee Brown	3	0	0	3
Ellis Harrison	3	0	0	3
John-Joe O'Toole	3	0	0	3
Tom Hitchcock	3	0	0	3
Michael Smith	1	0	1	2
Matthew Lund	2	0	0	2
Danny Woodards	2	0	0	2
Oumare Tounkara	2	0	0	2
Matt Harrold	2	0	0	2
Guy Branston	1	0	0	1
Garry Kenneth	1	0	0	1
Tom Parkes	1	0	0	1

End-of-season awards

Competitions

League Two

Results by round

Scores Overview

Bristol Rovers score given first.

width=40%	Opposition	width=20%	Home Score	width=20%	Away Score	width=20%	Double
Accrington Stanley	0–1	0–1	0–2
AFC Wimbledon	1–0	1–3	2–3
Aldershot Town	2–2	2–2	4–4
Barnet	2–1	1–1	3–2
Bradford City	3–3	1–4	4–7
Burton Albion	3–0	1–1	4–1
Cheltenham Town	0–1	1–1	1–2
Chesterfield	3–2	0–2	3–4
Dagenham & Redbridge	0–1	4–2	4–3
Exeter City	2–0	2–1	4–1
Fleetwood Town	0–0	3–0	3–0
Gillingham	0–2	0–4	0–6
Morecambe	0–3	1–1	1–4
Northampton Town	3–1	0–1	3–2
Oxford United	0–2	2–0	2–2
Plymouth Argyle	2–1	1–1	3–2
Port Vale	2–0	0–4	2–4
Rochdale	2–1	1–2	3–3
Rotherham United	1–2	3–1	4–3
Southend United	2–3	0–0	2–3
Torquay United	3–2	3–3	6–5
Wycombe Wanderers	1–0	0–2	1–2
York City	0–0	1–4	1–4

Matches

League Two

See also: 2012–13 Football League Two.

April

League Cup

See also: 2012–13 Football League Cup.

Football League Trophy

FA Cup

External links

Notes and References

News: ROVERS SIGN YOUNG CHARLTON KEEPER . Bristol Rovers Official Website . bristolrovers.co.uk . 2 May 2012 . 2 May 2012 . dead . https://archive.today/20120630225013/http://www.bristolrovers.co.uk/page/LatestNews/0,,10328~2756937,00.html . 30 June 2012 .
News: DECISION TIME . Bristol Rovers Official Website . bristolrovers.co.uk . 4 May 2012 . 4 May 2012.
News: FIRST DEPARTURE CONFIRMED . Bristol Rovers Official Website . bristolrovers.co.uk . 13 May 2012 . 13 May 2012.
News: ROVERS ANNOUNCE RETAINED LIST . Bristol Rovers Official Website . bristolrovers.co.uk . 17 May 2012 . 17 May 2012.
News: PATERSON SIGNS A NEW CONTRACT . Bristol Rovers Official Website . bristolrovers.co.uk . 22 May 2012 . 22 May 2012.
News: WOODARDS SIGNALS HIS INTENTIONS TO STAY . Bristol Rovers Official Website . bristolrovers.co.uk . 12 June 2012 . 21 June 2012.
News: HUNTER SIGNS FIRST PRO CONTRACT . Bristol Rovers Official Website . bristolrovers.co.uk . 18 June 2012 . 21 June 2012.
News: Hunter turns down Premier League big boys to sign for Bristol Rovers . https://archive.today/20130505102726/http://www.talksport.co.uk/sports-news/football/football-league/league-two/120619/hunter-turns-down-premier-league-big-boys-sign-bristol-rovers-174 . dead . 5 May 2013 . Warren Haughton . talksport.co.uk . 18 June 2012 . 21 June 2012 .
News: STANLEY LEAVES . Bristol Rovers Official Website . bristolrovers.co.uk . 2 July 2012 . 2 July 2012.
News: EMBERSON LEAVES . Bristol Rovers Official Website . bristolrovers.co.uk . 3 July 2012 . 3 July 2012.
News: OLLIE RETURNS . Bristol Rovers Official Website . bristolrovers.co.uk . 4 July 2012 . 4 July 2012.
News: WAYNE'S RETURN . Bristol Rovers Official Website . bristolrovers.co.uk . 4 July 2012 . 4 July 2012.
News: ANOTHER NEW SIGNING . Bristol Rovers Official Website . bristolrovers.co.uk . 5 July 2012 . 5 July 2012.
News: JAMIE OFF TO PALACE . Bristol Rovers Official Website . bristolrovers.co.uk . 16 July 2012 . 16 July 2012.
News: LEE BROWN SIGNS CONTRACT EXTENSION . Bristol Rovers Official Website . bristolrovers.co.uk . 18 July 2012 . 18 July 2012.
News: STADIUM APPROVED . Bristol Rovers Official Website . bristolrovers.co.uk . 19 July 2012 . 19 July 2012.
News: Councillors approve stadium plans . South Gloucestershire Council . southglos.gov.uk . 18 January 2013 . 14 September 2017 .
News: MARCUS STEWART JOINS THE COACHING TEAM . Bristol Rovers Official Website . bristolrovers.co.uk . 21 July 2012 . 21 July 2012.
News: LUND SIGNS NEW LOAN DEAL . Bristol Rovers Official Website . bristolrovers.co.uk . 26 July 2012 . 26 July 2012.
News: ROVERS AGREE TERMS WITH BALDVINSSON . Bristol Rovers Official Website . bristolrovers.co.uk . 27 July 2012 . 27 July 2012.
News: CLARKSON SET TO SIGN . Bristol Rovers Official Website . bristolrovers.co.uk . 27 July 2012 . 27 July 2012.
News: ROVERS AGREE TERMS WITH GARRY KENNETH . Bristol Rovers Official Website . bristolrovers.co.uk . 30 July 2012 . 30 July 2012.
News: MUZZY LEAVES . Bristol Rovers Official Website . bristolrovers.co.uk . 1 August 2012 . 1 August 2012.
News: Zebroski Signs . Cheltenham Town Official Website . ctfc.com . 2 August 2012 . 2 August 2012.
News: @rogvi_baldvins . Rógvi Baldvinsson . twitter.com . 11 August 2012 . 12 August 2012.
News: @rogvi_baldvins . Rógvi Baldvinsson . twitter.com . 11 August 2012 . 12 August 2012.
News: ROGVI LEAVES . Bristol Rovers Official Website . bristolrovers.co.uk . 13 August 2012 . 13 August 2012.
News: FABIAN'S DEAL . Bristol Rovers Official Website . bristolrovers.co.uk . 12 August 2012 . 13 August 2012.
News: WALKER JOINS ON LOAN . Bristol Rovers Official Website . bristolrovers.co.uk . 14 August 2012 . 14 August 2012.
News: IPSWICH MATCH REPORT . Bristol Rovers Official Website . bristolrovers.co.uk . 14 August 2012 . 17 August 2012.
News: PARKES SET TO JOIN . Bristol Rovers Official Website . bristolrovers.co.uk . 20 August 2012 . 20 August 2012.
News: Dave Beasant handed Bristol Rovers coaching role . BBC Sport . BBC Sport/sport . 23 August 2012 . 24 August 2012.
News: Bristol Rovers complain over Wycombe Wanderers call-off . BBC Sport . BBC Sport/sport . 30 August 2012 . 31 August 2012.
News: BOLGER'S BACK . Bristol Rovers Official Website . bristolrovers.co.uk . 31 August 2012 . 31 August 2012.
News: Bristol Rovers 0–3 Yeovil Town . BBC Sport . BBC Sport/sport . 4 September 2012 . 4 September 2012.
News: Etheridge Loan Deal . Fulham Football Club . fulhamfc.com . 20 September 2012 . 20 September 2012.
News: EAVES JOINS ON LOAN . Bristol Rovers Official Website . bristolrovers.co.uk . 27 September 2012 . 27 September 2012.
News: DEREK RIORDAN SIGNS FOR ROVERS . Bristol Rovers Official Website . bristolrovers.co.uk . 27 September 2012 . 27 September 2012.
News: SPL player Derek Riordan to go on trial over Picture House 'assault' . BBC News . BBC Sport/news . 14 September 2012 . 27 September 2012.
News: GODDARD AND HARDING OUT ON LOAN . Bristol Rovers Official Website . bristolrovers.co.uk . 1 October 2012 . 1 October 2012.
News: Etheridge Extends Loan . Fulham Football Club . fulhamfc.com . 23 October 2012 . 4 November 2012.
News: GODDARD & HARDING EXTEND THEIR LOAN . Bristol Rovers Official Website . bristolrovers.co.uk . 30 October 2012 . 4 November 2012.
News: ROVERS APPOINT NEW DIRECTOR OF ACADEMY . Bristol Rovers Official Website . bristolrovers.co.uk . 1 November 2012 . 5 November 2012.
News: ROVERS OUT OF THE CUP . Bristol Rovers Official Website . bristolrovers.co.uk . 3 November 2012 . 4 November 2012.
News: ETHERIDGE RECALLED . Bristol Rovers Official Website . bristolrovers.co.uk . 21 November 2012 . 21 November 2012.
News: BRANSTON SIGNS ON LOAN . Bristol Rovers Official Website . bristolrovers.co.uk . 22 November 2012 . 22 November 2012.
News: WAYNE BROWN TO LEAVE THE CLUB . Bristol Rovers Official Website . bristolrovers.co.uk . 13 December 2012 . 13 December 2012.
News: WAYNE BROWN PALAA TPS:N KESKIKENTÄLLE . TPS Official Website . fc.tps.fi/ . 13 December 2012 . 13 December 2012 . https://archive.today/20130213074844/http://fc.tps.fi/wayne_brown_palaa_tps_n.2311.html . 13 February 2013 . dead . dmy-all .
News: McGHEE RELIEVED OF DUTIES . Bristol Rovers Official Website . bristolrovers.co.uk . 15 December 2012 . 15 December 2012.
News: JOHN WARD APPOINTED AS NEW MANAGER . Bristol Rovers Official Website . bristolrovers.co.uk . 17 December 2012 . 17 December 2012.
News: WARD ON LOANS AND ALDERSHOT . Bristol Rovers Official Website . bristolrovers.co.uk . 24 December 2012 . 27 December 2012.
News: Bristol Rovers sign Tom Hitchcock and John-Joe O'Toole . BBC Sport . BBC Sport/sport . 31 December 2012 . 31 December 2012.
News: Breaking News: Bristol Rovers set to confirm signing of Steve Mildenhall from Millwall . This is Bristol . thisisbristol.co.uk . 31 December 2012 . 31 December 2012 . https://web.archive.org/web/20130102223218/http://www.thisisbristol.co.uk/Breaking-News-Bristol-Rovers-set-confirm-signing/story-17724897-detail/story.html . 2 January 2013 . dead . dmy-all .
News: Bristol Rovers Official Twitter . @Official_BRFC . twitter.com . 31 December 2012 . 31 December 2012.
News: Bristol Rovers Official Twitter . @Official_BRFC . twitter.com . 3 January 2013 . 3 January 2013.
News: Leicester City have turned down a bid from Bristol Rovers for Cian Bolger . Sky Sports . skysports.com . 3 January 2013 . 3 January 2013.
News: SAINSBURY'S APPROVED . Bristol Rovers Official Website . bristolrovers.co.uk . 16 January 2013 . 21 January 2013.
News: ROVERS SIGN McDONALD ON LOAN . Bristol Rovers Official Website . bristolrovers.co.uk . 21 January 2013 . 21 January 2013.
News: BRUNT JOINS ROVERS . Bristol Rovers Official Website . bristolrovers.co.uk . 23 January 2013 . 23 January 2013.
News: Parkes named Player of the Month . The Football League . football-league.co.uk . 15 February 2013 . 15 February 2013 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20130511090122/http://www.football-league.co.uk/league2/news/20130215/parkes-named-player-of-the-month_2293326_3069560 . 11 May 2013 .
News: Allen named Manager of the Month . The Football League . football-league.co.uk . 15 February 2013 . 15 February 2013 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20140220232557/http://www.football-league.co.uk/league2/news/20130215/allen-named-manager-of-the-month_2293326_3069178 . 20 February 2014 .
News: TOUNKARA SIGNS UNTIL END OF THE SEASON . Bristol Rovers Official Website . bristolrovers.co.uk . 28 February 2013 . 28 February 2013.
News: Bristol Rovers offer Stuart Naylor coaching role until the end of the season . Bristol Post . thisisbristol.co.uk . 28 March 2013 . 28 March 2013 . https://archive.today/20130505122826/http://www.thisisbristol.co.uk/story-18545405-detail/story.html . 5 May 2013 . dead . dmy-all .
News: Michael Smith: Bristol Rovers defender signs two-year deal . BBC Sport . BBC Sport/sport . 16 April 2013 . 16 April 2013.
News: NEW DEAL FOR MATT . Bristol Rovers Official Website . bristolrovers.co.uk. 17 April 2013 . 17 April 2013.
News: WARD AGREES NEW CONTRACT . Bristol Rovers Official Website . bristolrovers.co.uk. 19 April 2013 . 19 April 2013.
News: EUROCAMS NEW HOME SHIRT SPONSORS . Bristol Rovers Official Website . bristolrovers.co.uk. 19 April 2013 . 19 April 2013.
News: THREE SCHOLARS SIGN PRO CONTRACTS . Bristol Rovers Official Website . bristolrovers.co.uk. 19 April 2013 . 19 April 2013.
News: SHAUN NORTH LEAVES THE CLUB . Bristol Rovers Official Website . bristolrovers.co.uk. 23 April 2013 . 23 April 2013.
News: SANTOS SIGNS PRO CONTRACT . Bristol Rovers Official Website . bristolrovers.co.uk. 23 April 2013 . 23 April 2013.
News: ONE YEAR DEAL FOR PATERSON . Bristol Rovers Official Website . bristolrovers.co.uk. 25 April 2013 . 25 April 2013.
News: NO DEAL FOR JOE . Bristol Rovers Official Website . bristolrovers.co.uk. 29 April 2013 . 29 April 2013.
News: McCHRYSTAL SIGNS NEW CONTRACT . Bristol Rovers Official Website . bristolrovers.co.uk. 30 April 2013 . 30 April 2013.