2013–14 Bristol Rovers F.C. season explained

Club:	Bristol Rovers
Season:	2013–14
Manager:	John Ward (until 28 March 2014) Darrell Clarke (from 28 March 2014)
Chairman:	Nick Higgs
Stadium:	Memorial Stadium
League:	Football League Two
League Result:	23rd (relegated)
Cup1:	FA Cup
Cup1 Result:	Third round proper
Cup2:	Football League Cup
Cup2 Result:	First round
Cup3:	Football League Trophy
Cup3 Result:	First round South West section
League Topscorer:	John-Joe O'Toole (13)
Season Topscorer:	John-Joe O'Toole (15)
Highest Attendance:	10,594 (vs. Mansfield Town, 3 May 2014)
Lowest Attendance:	5,303 (vs. Fleetwood Town, 5 October 2013)
Average Attendance:	6,420
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Prevseason:	2012–13
Nextseason:	2014–15

The 2013–14 season was the 131st season in Bristol Rovers' history and their 87th in the Football League. For the third season in a row, Rovers competed in the basement division of the Football League, League Two, having finished 14th in the 2012–13 season.

During the season, Rovers played their first competitive fixture against Newport County since their reformation and their first against Portsmouth in 20 years. They also competed in the first competitive Bristol derby since 2007, losing to Bristol City in the first round of the Football League Trophy at Ashton Gate Stadium.

The season ultimately finished in disappointment as Rovers were relegated out of the Football League for the first time since their admission in 1920. Despite Rovers only ever occupying one of the two relegation places following the final game of the season, the threat of relegation surrounded the club for the entire season.

Season events

Pre-season

April

• – Defender Michael Smith signed a new two-year deal with Rovers.^[1]
• – Striker Matt Harrold agreed a new one-year deal at Rovers with the option of a further year extension.^[2]
• – John Ward agreed to a new one year rolling contract.^[3] Eurocams were announced as new home shirt sponsors and Highspec Travel Services as new away shirt sponsors.^[4] Second-year scholars Josh Southway and Pat Keary signed one-year contracts while first-year scholar Jamie Lucas signed a two-year contract.^[5]
• – Alefe Santos signed his first professional deal with Rovers.^[6]
• – Jim Paterson signed a one-year contract extension having triggered a clause in his previous contract.^[7]
• – It was confirmed that winger Joe Anyinsah would be released upon completion of his contract.^[8]
• – Defender Mark McChrystal agreed a two-year contract with Rovers.^[9]

May

• – Rovers retained list confirmed that Scott Bevan, Adam Virgo, Ross Staley and Oumare Tounkara would leave the club on completion of their contracts. A number of players were offered contract extensions.^[10]
• – Tom Lockyer agreed a two-year contract with Rovers, his first professional contract.^[11]
• – Midfielder Ollie Clarke signed a one-year contract extension.^[12]
• – Goalkeeper Steve Mildenhall agreed a two-year deal with Rovers with an option of a third year. Mildenhall had spent time on loan with Rovers during the previous season.^[13]

June

• – Midfielders Fabian Broghammer and Jordan Goddard agreed new one-year contracts.^{[14] [15]}
• – Winger Ellis Harrison agreed a three-year contract with Rovers.^[16]
• – Salisbury City manager Darrell Clarke was appointed as Rovers' new Assistant Manager, taking on the role vacated since Shaun North left the club in April.^[17] Seanan Clucas agreed a one-year contract extension.^[18]
• – Oliver Norburn signed a one-year contract extension.^[19]

July

• – John-Joe O'Toole re-joined Rovers on a permanent three-year contract for an undisclosed fee from Colchester United. O'Toole played a major part in Rovers' upturn in form the previous season.^[20]

August

• – For the second season in succession, Rovers are knocked out of the League Cup first round by Championship opposition, losing 3–1 at home to Watford.^[21]
• – Danny Woodards signed a new one-year deal with Rovers.^[22]

September

• – The first Bristol derby in over six years ends in defeat for Rovers, losing 2–1 to local rivals Bristol City in the Football League Trophy first round.^[23] The match, which was broadcast live on Sky Sports, was overshadowed by a post match pitch invasion by a number of supporters, leading to more than 60 arrests being made and three police officers injured.^{[24] [25]}
• – Rovers captain Tom Parkes agreed a one-year contract extension to keep him at the club until 2016.^[26]
• – Midfielder Andy Bond joined on a one-month loan deal from Colchester United.^[27]

October

• – Rovers sign defender Will Packwood and winger Alex Henshall on one-month loans from Birmingham City and Manchester City respectively.^[28]
• – Midfielder and former captain Matthew Gill joined former club Exeter City on loan until the end of 2013.^[29]
• – Former youth team Goalkeeper Matt Macey joined Arsenal.^[30] Though Macey was out of contract at Rovers, the club will receive a compensation fee believed to be around £100,000.^[31]
• – Striker Chris Beardsley joined on a one-month loan deal from Preston North End.^[32]

November

• – Jordan Goddard joined Gloucester City on loan for one month.^[33]
• – Will Packwood's loan from Birmingham City was extended by two further months.^[34]
• – Striker Chris Beardsley agreed a loan extension with Rovers, keeping him at the club until 5 January.^[35]

December

• – Defender Will Packwood was recalled by parent club Birmingham City.^[36]
• – Garry Kenneth's contract with Rovers was terminated by mutual consent.^[37]
• – Rovers' FA Cup second round replay with Crawley Town is abandoned after 75 minutes.^[38]
• – It was announced that midfielder and former club captain Matthew Gill's contract would be terminated to allow him to join Exeter City permanently.^[39]

January

• – Forward Chris Beardsley's loan from Preston North End was extended to the end of the season.^[40]
• – Defender Jim Paterson joined Celtic Nation on loan until the end of the season.^[41]
• – Rovers are eliminated from the FA Cup by Championship side Birmingham City in the third round.^[42]
• – Shaquille Hunter's agent confirmed that the winger's contract with Rovers was terminated just before Christmas following a series of disciplinary issues.^[43] Port Vale winger Kaid Mohamed joined Rovers on loan until the end of the season.^[44]

February

• – Steven Gillespie signed for Rovers until the end of the season, having been released from his Fleetwood Town contract in January.^[45]
• – Exeter City midfielder Alan Gow joined Rovers on loan for the remainder of the season with Rovers forward Eliot Richards moving in the opposite direction.^[46]

March

• – Tom Lockyer signed a contract extension, keeping him at Rovers until the summer of 2016.^[47]
• – Ollie Clarke agreed a contract extension at Rovers, committing to the club until 2016.^[48]
• – John Ward was replaced as manager by assistant Darrell Clarke. Ward became the club's new Director of Football.^[49]

April

• – Midfielder Oliver Norburn left Rovers by mutual consent.^[50]
• – Michael Smith and John-Joe O'Toole were selected in the 2013–14 PFA Team of the Year for League Two.^[51]

May

• – Rovers' final game of the season ended in a 1–0 defeat to Mansfield Town. Coupled with wins for Northampton Town and Wycombe Wanderers, the result meant that Rovers were relegated to the Conference Premier.^[52]
• – Rovers' retained list confirmed that 12 players, Fabian Broghammer, David Clarkson, Seanan Clucas, Steven Gillespie, Jordan Goddard, Conor Gough, Mitch Harding, Pat Keary, Jim Paterson, Eliot Richards, Josh Southway and Danny Woodards, were to be released on completion of their contracts. Ellis Harrison was placed on the transfer list. Lee Brown and Alefe Santos were offered new contracts and Michael Smith was offered a contract extension.^[53]
• – John Ward was sacked as the club's Director of Football, just 41 days after taking up the role.^[54]

First team

As of 3 May 2014.

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	68	0	0	0	Millwall
20	Conor Gough	GK		Ilford	9 August 1993	2	0	0	0	Charlton Athletic
Defenders
2	Michael Smith	RB		Ballyclare	4 September 1988	101	1	0	0	Ballymena United
3	Jim Paterson	LB		Bellshill	25 September 1979	43	1	0	0	Shamrock Rovers	On loan at Celtic Nation
4	Danny Woodards	RB		Forest Gate	8 October 1983	70	4	0	0	Milton Keynes Dons
6	Tom Parkes	CB		Sutton-in-Ashfield	15 January 1992	98	2	0	0	Leicester City	Club captain
14	Lee Brown	LB		Farnborough	10 August 1990	122	12	0	0	Queens Park Rangers
29	Mark McChrystal	CB		Derry	26 June 1984	56	0	0	0	Tranmere Rovers	Vice Captain
30	Tom Lockyer	CB		Cardiff	3 December 1994	45	1	0	0	Youth team graduate
34	Pat Keary	CB		Patchway	22 November 1992	1	0	0	0	Youth team graduate
35	Josh Southway	RB				0	0	0	0	Youth team graduate
Midfielders
11	Fabian Broghammer	LM		Heppenheim	14 January 1990	40	3	0	0	FC Bayern Alzenau
16	Alan Gow	AM		Clydebank	9 October 1982	4	0	0	0	On loan from Exeter City
17	Ellis Harrison	LM/FW		Newport	29 January 1994	39	4	0	0	Youth team graduate
21	Jake Green	CM		Keynsham	12 March 1994	0	0	0	0	Mansfield Town	On loan at Weymouth
23	Jordan Goddard	CM		Wolverhampton	22 March 1993	0	0	0	0	Youth team graduate	On loan at Gloucester City
24	Ollie Clarke	CM		Bristol	29 June 1992	38	2	0	0	Youth team graduate
25	Seanan Clucas	CM		Dungannon	8 November 1992	36	0	0	0	Preston North End
32	John-Joe O'Toole	CM		Harrow	30 September 1988	59	16	0	0	Colchester United
33	Alefe Santos	RM		São Paulo	1 March 1995	24	1	0	0	Youth team graduate
39	Kaid Mohamed	MF		Cardiff	23 July 1984	21	4	0	0	On loan from Port Vale
Forwards
7	David Clarkson	CF/CM		Bellshill	10 September 1985	60	12	2	1	Bristol City
8	Steven Gillespie	CF		Liverpool	4 June 1985	13	1	0	0	Fleetwood Town
9	Matt Harrold	CF		Leyton	25 July 1984	76	24	0	0	Shrewsbury Town
10	Eliot Richards	CF		New Tredegar	10 September 1991	115	25	0	0	Youth team graduate	On loan at Exeter City
18	Mitch Harding	CF		Weston-super-Mare	27 January 1994	17	0	0	0	Youth team graduate
19	Chris Beardsley	CF		Derby	28 February 1984	24	1	0	0	On loan from Preston North End
26	Ryan Brunt	CF		Birmingham	26 May 1993	29	5	0	0	Stoke City
36	Jamie Lucas	CF		Pontypridd	7 December 1995	1	0	0	0	Youth team graduate

Transfers

In

Date	Player	Position	Transferred from	Fee
1 July 2013	Steve Mildenhall	GK	Millwall	Free
1 July 2013	Pat Keary	DF	Youth team graduate
1 July 2013	Jamie Lucas	FW	Youth team graduate
1 July 2013	Josh Southway	DF	Youth team graduate
24 July 2013	John-Joe O'Toole	MF	Colchester United	Undisclosed
12 September 2013	Andy Bond	MF	Colchester United	Loan
17 October 2013	Will Packwood	DF	Birmingham City	Loan
17 October 2013	Alex Henshall	MF	Manchester City	Loan
31 October 2013	Chris Beardsley	FW	Preston North End	Loan
23 January 2014	Kaid Mohamed	MF	Port Vale	Loan
6 February 2014	Steven Gillespie	FW	Fleetwood Town	Free
8 February 2014	Alan Gow	MF	Exeter City	Loan

Out

Date	Player	Position	Transferred to	Fee
30 June 2013	Joe Anyinsah	FW	Wrexham	Free
30 June 2013	Scott Bevan	GK	Havant & Waterlooville	Free
30 June 2013	Ross Staley	MF	Yate Town	Free
30 June 2013	Oumare Tounkara	FW	Stevenage	Free
30 June 2013	Adam Virgo	DF	Retired
18 October 2013	Matthew Gill	MF	Exeter City	Loan
1 November 2013	Jordan Goddard	MF	Gloucester City	Loan
17 December 2013	Garry Kenneth	DF	Brechin City	Free
21 December 2013	Jake Green	MF	Weymouth	Loan
Late December 2013	Shaquille Hunter	MF	Mangotsfield United	Free
2 January 2014	Matthew Gill	MF	Exeter City	Free
9 January 2014	Jim Paterson	DF	Celtic Nation	Loan
16 January 2014	Jordan Goddard	MF	Gloucester City	Loan
8 January 2014	Eliot Richards	FW	Exeter City	Loan
4 April 2014	Oliver Norburn	MF	Plymouth Argyle	Free

Squad statistics

Appearances, goals and cards

No.	Pos.	Name	League		FA Cup		League Cup		League Trophy		Total		Discipline
			Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
1	GK	Steve Mildenhall	46	0	5	0	1	0	1	0	53	0	2	0
2	DF	Michael Smith	43	0	5	0	1	0	1	0	50	0	1	0
4	DF	Danny Woodards	6(3)	1	0(1)	0	0	0	0	0	6(4)	1	2	0
6	DF	Tom Parkes	44	1	5	0	1	0	1	0	51	1	8	0
7	FW	David Clarkson	28(6)	6	3(1)	0	1	0	1	0	33(7)	6	1	1
8	FW	Steven Gillespie	3(10)	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	3(10)	1	0	0
9	FW	Matt Harrold	22(8)	6	3(2)	1	0	0	1	0	26(10)	7	3	0
11	MF	Fabian Broghammer	1(3)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1(3)	0	0	0
14	DF	Lee Brown	41	2	5	0	1	0	1	0	48	1	3	0
16	MF	Alan Gow	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	0	0	0
17	MF	Ellis Harrison	9(16)	1	1(1)	0	1	0	1	0	12(17)	1	6	0
18	FW	Mitch Harding	5(6)	0	1	0	0(1)	0	0	0	6(7)	0	1	0
19	FW	Chris Beardsley	17(7)	1	2(2)	2	0	0	0	0	19(9)	3	2	1
24	MF	Ollie Clarke	28(3)	2	5	0	0	0	0	0	33(3)	2	2	0
25	MF	Seanan Clucas	11(6)	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	12(6)	0	2	0
26	FW	Ryan Brunt	8(2)	0	0(1)	0	0	0	0(1)	0	8(4)	0	2	0
29	DF	Mark McChrystal	35	0	2	0	1	0	1	1	39	1	4	0
30	DF	Tom Lockyer	38(3)	1	4	0	1	0	1	0	43(3)	1	7	0
32	MF	John-Joe O'Toole	41	13	3	2	1	0	1	0	46	15	12	1
33	MF	Alefe Santos	7(15)	1	1(1)	0	0(1)	0	0(1)	0	8(18)	1	1	0
34	DF	Pat Keary	0(1)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0(1)	0	0	0
36	FW	Jamie Lucas	0(1)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0(1)	0	0	0
39	MF	Kaid Mohamed	19(1)	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	19(1)	4	2	0
Players to have appeared for Bristol Rovers who are currently on loan:
10	FW	Eliot Richards	19(3)	2	5	2	1	1	0	0	25(3)	5	0	0
Players to have appeared for Bristol Rovers who have left:
—	MF	Andy Bond	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	0	0	0
—	MF	Matthew Gill	0(1)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0(1)	0	0	0
—	MF	Alex Henshall	1(1)	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1(1)	1	1	0
—	DF	Will Packwood	8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	8	0	1	0
—	MF	Shaquille Hunter	0(3)	0	0	0	0(1)	0	0	0	0(4)	0	0	0
—	MF	Oliver Norburn	15(1)	0	4	1	1	0	1	0	21(1)	1	1	0

Goal scorers

width=15		Name	League Two	FA Cup	League Cup	FL Trophy	Total
1	John-Joe O'Toole	13	2	0	0	15
2	Matt Harrold	6	1	0	0	7
3	David Clarkson	6	0	0	0	6
4	Eliot Richards	2	2	1	0	5
5	Kaid Mohamed	4	0	0	0	4
6	Chris Beardsley	1	2	0	0	3
7	Lee Brown	2	0	0	0	2
	Ollie Clarke	2	0	0	0	2
9	Tom Lockyer	1	0	0	0	1
	Alefe Santos	1	0	0	0	1
	Alex Henshall	1	0	0	0	1
	Tom Parkes	1	0	0	0	1
	Steven Gillespie	1	0	0	0	1
	Ellis Harrison	1	0	0	0	1
	Danny Woodards	1	0	0	0	1
	Oliver Norburn	0	1	0	0	1
	Mark McChrystal	0	0	0	1	1

Penalties

Date	Penalty Taker	Scored	Opponent	Competition
14 September	Matt Harrold		Dagenham & Redbridge	League Two
2 November	John-Joe O'Toole		Oxford United	League Two
16 November	John-Joe O'Toole		Bury	League Two
30 November	Matt Harrold		AFC Wimbledon	League Two
11 January	John-Joe O'Toole		Exeter City	League Two

Disciplinary record

Name	League Two		FA Cup		League Cup		FL Trophy		Total
John-Joe O'Toole	12	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	12	1
Chris Beardsley	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	1
David Clarkson	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	1
Tom Parkes	8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	8	0
Tom Lockyer	7	0	1*	0	0	0	0	0	8	0
Ellis Harrison	5	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	6	0
Mark McChrystal	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	0
Matt Harrold	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0
Lee Brown	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0
Ryan Brunt	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
Steve Mildenhall	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
Kaid Mohamed	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
Ollie Clarke	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
Danny Woodards	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
Seanan Clucas	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
Oliver Norburn	0	0	2*	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
Alefe Santos	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
Mitch Harding	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
Alex Henshall	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
Will Packwood	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
Michael Smith	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0

• Note: Both Tom Lockyer and Oliver Norburn were booked in the abandoned FA Cup match vs Crawley Town. Despite the match not being completed, their yellow cards still stand.

Suspensions served

Player	Reason	Opponents Missed
David Clarkson	vs. Wycombe Wanderers (H)	Accrington Stanley (A) Chesterfield (H) Oxford United (A)
John-Joe O'Toole	5 x (before 31 December)	York City (FA Cup, H)
Chris Beardsley	vs. Burton Albion (A)	Cheltenham Town (A) AFC Wimbledon (H) Crawley Town (FA Cup, H)
John-Joe O'Toole	vs. Burton Albion (A)	Cheltenham Town (A) AFC Wimbledon (H) Crawley Town (FA Cup, H)
Tom Lockyer	5 x (before 31 December)*	Portsmouth (H)
John-Joe O'Toole	10 x	Fleetwood Town (A) Morecambe (H)

• Note: Tom Lockyer's fifth yellow card came in the abandoned FA Cup match with Crawley Town. Despite the match not being completed, his yellow card and therefore suspension, still stand.

Competitions

League Two

Scores Overview

Bristol Rovers score given first.

Opposition	Home Score	Away Score
Accrington Stanley	0–1	1–2
AFC Wimbledon	3–0	0–0
Burton Albion	2–0	0–1
Bury	1–1	1–2
Cheltenham Town	1–0	0–0
Chesterfield	0–0	1–3
Dagenham & Redbridge	1–2	0–2
Exeter City	2–1	1–2
Fleetwood Town	1–3	1–3
Hartlepool United	2–2	0–4
Mansfield Town	0–1	1–1
Morecambe	1–0	1–2
Newport County	3–1	0–1
Northampton Town	1–0	0–0
Oxford United	1–1	1–0
Plymouth Argyle	2–1	0–1
Portsmouth	2–0	2–3
Rochdale	1–2	0–2
Scunthorpe United	0–0	1–1
Southend United	0–0	1–1
Torquay United	1–2	1–1
Wycombe Wanderers	0–1	2–1
York City	3–2	0–0

Matches

League Two

See also: 2013–14 Football League Two.

May

League Cup

See also: 2013–14 Football League Cup.

Football League Trophy

See also: 2013–14 Football League Trophy.

FA Cup

See also: 2013–14 FA Cup.

See also

• 2013–14 in English football
• 2013–14 Football League Two
• List of Bristol Rovers F.C. seasons

External links

• Bristol Rovers F.C.
• Bristol Post
• BBC Sport
• Sky Sports
• Soccerbase: ResultsStatsTransfers

Notes and References

1. News: Michael Smith: Bristol Rovers defender signs two-year deal . BBC Sport . bbc.co.uk/sport . 16 April 2013 . 16 April 2013.
2. News: NEW DEAL FOR MATT . Bristol Rovers Official Website . bristolrovers.co.uk. 17 April 2013 . 17 April 2013.
3. News: WARD AGREES NEW CONTRACT . Bristol Rovers Official Website . bristolrovers.co.uk. 19 April 2013 . 19 April 2013.
4. News: EUROCAMS NEW HOME SHIRT SPONSORS . Bristol Rovers Official Website . bristolrovers.co.uk. 19 April 2013 . 19 April 2013.
5. News: THREE SCHOLARS SIGN PRO CONTRACTS . Bristol Rovers Official Website . bristolrovers.co.uk. 19 April 2013 . 19 April 2013.
6. News: SANTOS SIGNS PRO CONTRACT . Bristol Rovers Official Website . bristolrovers.co.uk. 23 April 2013 . 23 April 2013.
7. News: ONE YEAR DEAL FOR PATERSON . Bristol Rovers Official Website . bristolrovers.co.uk. 25 April 2013 . 25 April 2013.
8. News: NO DEAL FOR JOE . Bristol Rovers Official Website . bristolrovers.co.uk. 29 April 2013 . 29 April 2013.
9. News: McCHRYSTAL SIGNS NEW CONTRACT . Bristol Rovers Official Website . bristolrovers.co.uk. 30 April 2013 . 30 April 2013.
10. News: ROVERS ANNOUNCE RETAINED LIST . Bristol Rovers Official Website . bristolrovers.co.uk. 9 May 2013 . 9 May 2013.
11. News: TOM LOCKYER SIGNS . Bristol Rovers Official Website . bristolrovers.co.uk. 13 May 2013 . 13 May 2013.
12. News: CLARKE SIGNS NEW CONTRACT . Bristol Rovers Official Website . bristolrovers.co.uk. 20 May 2013 . 21 May 2013.
13. News: MILDENHALL SIGNS . Bristol Rovers Official Website . bristolrovers.co.uk. 30 May 2013 . 30 May 2013.
14. News: Fabian Broghammer to stay at Bristol Rovers next season . BBC Sport . bbc.co.uk/sport . 5 June 2013 . 5 June 2013.
15. News: GODDARD SIGNS NEW DEAL . Bristol Rovers Official Website . bristolrovers.co.uk. 5 June 2013 . 5 June 2013.
16. News: HARRISON SIGNS NEW CONTRACT . Bristol Rovers Official Website . bristolrovers.co.uk. 12 June 2013 . 12 June 2013.
17. News: ROVERS APPOINT ASSISTANT MANAGER . Bristol Rovers Official Website . bristolrovers.co.uk. 14 June 2013 . 14 June 2013.
18. News: CLUCAS SIGNS CONTRACT EXTENSION . Bristol Rovers Official Website . bristolrovers.co.uk. 14 June 2013 . 14 June 2013.
19. News: NORBURN SIGNS HIS CONTRACT EXTENSION . Bristol Rovers Official Website . bristolrovers.co.uk. 24 June 2013 . 24 June 2013.
20. News: O'TOOLE ON BOARD . Bristol Rovers Official Website . bristolrovers.co.uk. 24 July 2013 . 24 July 2013.
21. News: ROVERS OUT OF THE CAPITAL ONE CUP . Bristol Rovers Official Website . bristolrovers.co.uk. 6 August 2013 . 7 August 2013.
22. News: WOODARDS SIGNS NEW CONTRACT . Bristol Rovers Official Website . bristolrovers.co.uk. 10 August 2013 . 10 August 2013.
23. News: DEFEAT AT THE GATE . Bristol Rovers Official Website . bristolrovers.co.uk. 4 September 2013 . 5 September 2013.
24. Web site: Bristol police injured in City v Rovers pitch invasion . bbc.co.uk . 5 September 2013 . 5 September 2013.
25. Web site: Bristol football derby: 31 charged following disorder . bbc.co.uk . 27 November 2013 . 31 October 2013.
26. News: PARKES AGREES CONTRACT EXTENSION . Bristol Rovers Official Website . bristolrovers.co.uk. 11 September 2013 . 11 September 2013.
27. News: ANDY BOND SIGNS ON LOAN . Bristol Rovers Official Website . bristolrovers.co.uk. 12 September 2013 . 12 September 2013.
28. News: ROVERS SIGN HENSHALL & PACKWOOD ON LOAN . Bristol Rovers Official Website . bristolrovers.co.uk. 17 October 2013 . 17 October 2013.
29. News: MATT GILL JOINS EXETER ON LOAN . Bristol Rovers Official Website . bristolrovers.co.uk. 18 October 2013 . 18 October 2013.
30. News: MATT MACEY JOINS ARSENAL . Bristol Rovers Official Website . bristolrovers.co.uk. 23 October 2013 . 25 October 2013.
31. News: Arsenal beat Everton to sign goalkeeper Matt Macey from Bristol Rovers . . metro.co.uk. 23 October 2013 . 25 October 2013.
32. News: CHRIS BEARDSLEY JOINS ON LOAN . Bristol Rovers Official Website . bristolrovers.co.uk. 31 October 2013 . 31 October 2013.
33. News: GODDARD RETURNS TO GLOS CITY . Bristol Rovers Official Website . bristolrovers.co.uk . 1 November 2013 . 1 November 2013.
34. News: Packwood extends Pirates stay . . skysports.co.uk . 13 November 2013 . 16 November 2013.
35. News: BEARDSLEY EXTENDS HIS LOAN . Bristol Rovers Official Website . bristolrovers.co.uk . 22 November 2013 . 22 November 2013.
36. News: PACKWOOD RECALLED . Bristol Rovers Official Website . bristolrovers.co.uk . 11 December 2013 . 11 December 2013.
37. News: KENNETH LEAVES . Bristol Rovers Official Website . bristolrovers.co.uk . 17 December 2013 . 17 December 2013.
38. News: FA Cup: Crawley Town v Bristol Rovers abandoned . . bbc.co.uk/sport . 18 December 2013 . 18 December 2013.
39. News: GILL TO JOIN EXETER ON A PERMANENT BASIS . Bristol Rovers Official Website . bristolrovers.co.uk . 24 December 2013 . 24 December 2013.
40. News: CHRIS BEARDSLEY EXTENDS HIS LOAN . Bristol Rovers Official Website . bristolrovers.co.uk . 6 January 2014 . 6 January 2014.
41. News: PATERSON GOES OUT ON LOAN . Bristol Rovers Official Website . bristolrovers.co.uk . 9 January 2014 . 10 January 2014.
42. News: CUP DEFEAT AT ST ANDREWS . Bristol Rovers Official Website . bristolrovers.co.uk . 14 January 2014 . 15 January 2014.
43. News: Teenager Shaquille Hunter parts company with Bristol Rovers . . bristolpost.co.uk . 23 January 2014 . 23 January 2014 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140128092829/http://www.bristolpost.co.uk/Teenager-Shaquille-Hunter-parts-company-Bristol/story-20482832-detail/story.html . 28 January 2014 . dead . dmy-all .
44. News: KAID MOHAMED JOINS ROVERS ON LOAN . Bristol Rovers Official Website . bristolrovers.co.uk . 23 January 2014 . 23 January 2014.
45. News: STEVEN GILLESPIE SIGNS SHORT TERM DEAL . Bristol Rovers Official Website . bristolrovers.co.uk . 6 February 2014 . 6 February 2014.
46. News: ALAN GOW JOINS ON LOAN . Bristol Rovers Official Website . bristolrovers.co.uk . 7 February 2014 . 7 February 2014.
47. News: TOM LOCKYER SIGNS CONTRACT EXTENSION . Bristol Rovers Official Website . bristolrovers.co.uk . 17 March 2014 . 18 March 2014.
48. News: OLLIE CLARKE SIGNS CONTRACT EXTENSION . Bristol Rovers Official Website . bristolrovers.co.uk . 18 March 2014 . 18 March 2014.
49. News: JOHN WARD BECOMES DIRECTOR OF FOOTBALL . Bristol Rovers Official Website . bristolrovers.co.uk . 28 March 2014 . 28 March 2014.
50. News: OLIVER NORBURN LEAVES BRISTOL ROVERS . Bristol Rovers Official Website . bristolrovers.co.uk . 4 April 2014 . 4 April 2014 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20140627191516/http://www.bristolrovers.co.uk/news/article/norburn-leaves-1466864.aspx . 27 June 2014 . dmy .
51. News: League Two: Four Chesterfield players in PFA Team of the Year . . skysports.com . 27 April 2014 . 28 April 2014.
52. News: ROVERS RELEGATED . Bristol Rovers Official Website . bristolrovers.co.uk . 3 May 2014 . 3 May 2014.
53. News: RETAINED LIST . Bristol Rovers Official Website . bristolrovers.co.uk . 6 May 2014 . 6 May 2014.
54. News: JOHN WARD SACKED FROM BRISTOL ROVERS . Bristol Rovers Official Website . bristolrovers.co.uk . 8 May 2014 . 8 May 2014.