2015–16 Bristol Rovers F.C. season explained

Club:	Bristol Rovers F.C.
Season:	2015–16
Chairman:	(until 19 February 2016) (from 19 February 2016)
Stadium:	Memorial Stadium
League:	League Two
League Result:	3rd (promoted)
Cup1:	FA Cup
Cup1 Result:	First round proper (Eliminated by Chesham United)
Cup2:	League Cup
Cup2 Result:	First round (Eliminated by Birmingham City)
Cup3:	League Trophy
Cup3 Result:	Quarter-finals (Eliminated by Southend United)
League Topscorer:	Matty Taylor (27)
Season Topscorer:	Matty Taylor (28)
Highest Attendance:	11,130 (vs. Dagenham & Redbridge, 7 May 2016)
Lowest Attendance:	5,819 (vs. Stevenage, 24 November 2015)
Average Attendance:	8,096
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Prevseason:	2014–15
Nextseason:	2016–17

The 2015–16 season was the 133rd season in Bristol Rovers' history and their 88th in the Football League. Rovers returned to the Football League after an absence of just one season following their promotion from the Conference Premier via the play-offs.

For the second successive season, Rovers were promoted, the first time the club had achieved back to back promotions in its history. On a dramatic final day of the season in which Rovers required a win and other results to go in their favour, a 92nd-minute winner against Dagenham & Redbridge from Lee Brown sparked wild celebrations at the Memorial Stadium as the club returned to the third tier of English football for the first time in five years. Striker Matty Taylor ended the season as the top goalscorer in the top four divisions of the English football league system with 27 goals.

Season events

Pre-season

June

• – Popular midfielder Stuart Sinclair signed a new contract with Rovers.^[1]
• – Former Woking defender James Clarke joined Rovers on a one-year deal.^[2]
• – Full back Daniel Leadbitter signed a contract extension with Rovers,^[3] while wingers Andy Monkhouse^[4] and Abdulai Bell-Baggie^[5] left the club.
• – Gibraltar international Jake Gosling agreed a contract extension with Rovers.^[6] Academy players Ryan Broom, Tyler Lyttle, Jay Malpas and Kieran Preston signed professional contracts.^[7]
• – Ángelo Balanta rejected a new short-term deal with Rovers and left the club.^[8]
• – Chris Lines agreed a permanent transfer from Port Vale.^[9] Lines had previously played for Rovers, his boyhood club, between 2002–11 and on loan the previous season.

July

• – Former West Ham United winger Cristian Montaño signed for Rovers.^[10] Goalkeeper Will Puddy agreed a contract extension.^[11] Defender Neal Trotman rejected the opportunity to return to Rovers for pre-season and was therefore released.
• – Youngsters Jamie Lucas and Danny Greenslade agreed contract extensions.^[12]
• – Manager Darrell Clarke agreed a new contract with Rovers.^[13]
• – Billy Bodin signed a short-term deal with Rovers.^[14]

August

• – Winger Jeffrey Monakana signed on a month-long loan from Brighton & Hove Albion.^[15]
• – Jamie Lucas joins Boreham Wood on a month-long loan.^[16]
• – Rovers were eliminated from the League Cup first round, losing 2–1 to Championship side Birmingham City.^[17]
• – Chesterfield goalkeeper Aaron Chapman joined Rovers on a month-long loan.^[18] Rovers midfielder Ryan Broom joined Taunton Town on loan for one month.^[19]
• – Young midfielder Dominic Thomas joined Paulton Rovers on a month-long loan.^[20]
• – Striker Nathan Blissett joined National League side Tranmere Rovers on loan for one month.^[21]

September

• – Defender Adam Drury joined Rovers on a non-contract basis.^[22]
• – Adam Drury left Rovers just six days after joining, with the club citing "personal reasons".^[23]
• – Wigan Athletic goalkeeper Lee Nicholls joined Rovers on a three-month loan deal.^[24]
• – Colin Sexstone joined Rovers as a non-executive director.^[25] Sexstone had previously been a director at Gloucestershire CCC, Bristol City and Plymouth Argyle.^[26]

November

• – Rovers suffered a humiliating defeat in the first round proper of the FA Cup, losing 1–0 at home to Chesham United of the Southern League Premier.^[27]
• – Rovers are knocked out of their final cup competition, losing 1–0 away to League One side Southend United in the Football League Trophy.^[28]
• – Millwall forward Paris Cowan-Hall joined Rovers on a month-long loan.^[29] Winger Billy Bodin agreed a contract extension to the end of the season.^[30]
• – Rovers sign Cambridge United forward Rory Gaffney on loan until January^[31] while Nathan Blissett left for Lincoln City, also on loan with a view to becoming dead.^[32]

December

• – Rovers striker Matty Taylor was named PFA Fans' Player of the Month for November.^[33]

January

• – Nathan Blissett left Rovers by mutual consent.^[34]
• – Experienced midfielder Liam Lawrence joined Rovers from League One side Shrewsbury Town on a contract to the end of the season.^[35]
• – Rory Gaffney returned to the club from Cambridge United after his successful loan spell, joining on a permanent contract for an undisclosed fee.^[36]
• – Defender Tom Lockyer was awarded The Football League Young Player of the Month for December.^[37]
• – Forward Ellis Harrison joined Hartlepool United on a monthlong loan.^[38]
• – Experienced forward Rory Fallon joined Rovers on non-contract terms.^[39]

February

• – Rovers were acquired by the Jordanian Al-Qadi family, founders of the Arab Jordan Investment Bank,^[40] taking a 92% shareholding in the club.^[41] As part of the deal, Wael al-Qadi became President of the club while former Swansea City chairman Steve Hamer took up the same role with Rovers.^[42] Existing chairman Nick Higgs along with board members Barry Bradshaw, Chris Jelf, Colin Sexstone and Ed Ware all stood down from the board of directors with all expect Sexstone becoming Life Vice Presidents.

March

• – Swansea City forward Oli McBurnie joined Rovers on loan until the end of the season.^[43]

April

• – Rovers manager Darrell Clarke was awarded League Two Manager of the Month for March.^[44] Clarke had led the side to six wins out of seven during the month. Striker Matty Taylor won League Two Player of the Month for March.^[45] Taylor scored eight goals in the month's seven games including a hat-trick against Hartlepool United.
• – Lee Brown signed a contract extension at Rovers which will take him into a sixth season at the club.^[46]
• – Wales under-21 international Tom Lockyer extended his contract with Rovers.^[47] DriBuild were confirmed as next season's home shirt sponsors with Powersystems UK sponsoring the away shirt.^[48]

May

• – On the final day of the season, Rovers beat Dagenham & Redbridge 2–1 to secure promotion to League One.^[49]

First team

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	123	0	0	0	Millwall
22	Kieran Preston	GK		Glasgow	4 October 1996	0	0	0	0	Youth team graduate	On loan at Rushall Olympic
25	Will Puddy	GK		Warminster	4 October 1987	16	0	0	0	Salisbury City
Defenders
2	Daniel Leadbitter	RB		Newcastle upon Tyne	7 October 1990	57	1	0	0	Hereford United
3	Lee Brown	LB		London	10 August 1990	211	20	0	0	Queens Park Rangers
4	Tom Lockyer	CB/RB		Cardiff	3 December 1994	132	2	0	0	Youth team graduate
5	Mark McChrystal	CB		Derry	26 June 1984	110	0	0	0	Tranmere Rovers	Club captain
6	Tom Parkes	CB		Sutton-in-Ashfield	15 January 1992	175	7	0	0	Leicester City
15	James Clarke	RB/CB		Aylesbury	17 November 1989	37	0	0	0	Woking
19	Danny Greenslade	LB		Belper	23 September 1996	0	0	0	0	Youth team graduate
26	Tyler Lyttle	RB			12 November 1996	1	0	0	0	Youth team graduate
32	Alfie Kilgour	CB		Bath		0	0	0	0	Youth team graduate
Midfielders
7	Lee Mansell	CM		Gloucester	23 September 1982	72	7	0	0	Torquay United	Vice captain
8	Ollie Clarke	CM		Bristol	29 June 1992	99	8	0	0	Youth team graduate
11	Jake Gosling	RM/LM		Oxford	11 August 1993	41	3	11	2	Exeter City
14	Chris Lines	CM		Bristol	30 November 1985	209	21	0	0	Port Vale	Vice captain
16	Liam Lawrence	RM/LM		Retford	14 December 1981	12	1	15	2	Shrewsbury Town
18	Dominic Thomas	CM		London	23 November 1995	0	0	0	0	Youth team graduate
21	Cristian Montaño	RM/LM		Cali	11 December 1991	28	2	0	0	América de Cali
23	Billy Bodin	LM/CF		Swindon	24 March 1992	38	13	0	0	Northampton Town
24	Stuart Sinclair	CM		Houghton Conquest	9 November 1987	57	4	0	0	Salisbury City
27	Ryan Broom	RM		Newport	4 September 1996	1	0	0	0	Youth team graduate
28	Jay Malpas	CM		Bristol	25 May 1997	0	0	0	0	Youth team graduate
Forwards
9	Ellis Harrison	CF/LM		Newport	29 January 1994	104	24	0	0	Youth team graduate
10	Matty Taylor	CF			30 March 1990	91	45	0	0	Forest Green Rovers
17	Jermaine Easter	CF		Cardiff	15 January 1982	47	8	12	0	Millwall
20	Jamie Lucas	CF		Pontypridd	6 December 1995	2	0	0	0	Youth team graduate	On loan at Boreham Wood
29	Oli McBurnie	CF		Leeds	4 June 1996	5	0	0	0	On loan from Swansea City
30	Rory Gaffney	CF		Tuam	23 October 1989	24	8	0	0	Cambridge United
33	Rory Fallon	CF		Gisborne	20 March 1982	3	0	18	4	Scunthorpe United

Transfers

In

Date	Position	Player	Transferred from	Fee	Ref.
1 July 2015			Youth team graduate
1 July 2015			Free agent (previously with Woking)
1 July 2015				Undisclosed
1 July 2015			Youth team graduate
1 July 2015		Jay Malpas	Youth team graduate
2 July 2015			Free agent (previously with América de Cali)
31 July 2015			Free agent (previously with Northampton Town)
7 January 2015				Free transfer
14 January 2015				Undisclosed
28 January 2015			Free agent (previously with Scunthorpe United)

Loans in

Date	Position	Player	Loaned from	End date	Ref.
4 August 2015				7 September 2015
14 August 2015				10 September 2015
11 September 2015				12 December 2015
23 November 2015				21 December 2015^[50]
26 November 2015				4 January 2016
7 March 2016				30 June 2016

Out

Date	Position	Player	Transferred to	Fee	Ref.
30 June 2015				Free transfer
30 June 2015				Free transfer
30 June 2015				Free transfer
30 June 2015			Released
5 January 2016				Free transfer

Loans out

Date	Position	Player	Loaned to	End date	Ref.
7 August 2015				4 September 2015
14 August 2015				14 October 2015
20 August 2015				26 September 2015
21 August 2015				19 September 2015
1 October 2015				29 October 2015	^[51]
1 October 2015		Kieran Preston		29 October 2015
26 November 2015				4 January 2016
23 December 2015				5 April 2016^[52] ^[53]	^[54]
4 January 2016		Danny Greenslade		6 April 2016^[55] ^[56]	^[57]
15 January 2016				30 June 2016
18 January 2016				20 February 2016
26 February 2016				30 March 2016	^[58]
26 February 2016		Kieran Preston		30 June 2016^[59]
28 February 2016		Jay Malpas		24 March 2016	^[60]

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	25(1)	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	26(1)	0	0	0
2	DF	Daniel Leadbitter	28(5)	0	1	0	1	0	1	0	31(5)	0	4	0
3	DF	Lee Brown	46	6	1	0	1	0	2	0	50	6	8	0
4	DF	Tom Lockyer	42(1)	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	44(1)	0	7	0
5	DF	Mark McChrystal	20(1)	0	1	0	0	0	2	0	22(1)	0	5	0
6	DF	Tom Parkes	29(2)	0	0	0	1	0	2	0	32(2)	0	5	0
7	MF	Lee Mansell	28	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	29	2	2	0
8	MF	Ollie Clarke	23(11)	2	0	0	1	0	0(1)	0	24(12)	2	2	0
9	FW	Ellis Harrison	10(20)	7	1	0	1	1	0	0	12(20)	8	6	0
10	FW	Matty Taylor	38(8)	27	1	0	0(1)	0	2	1	41(9)	28	3	0
11	MF	Jake Gosling	8(10)	0	1	0	1	0	1	0	11(10)	0	1	0
14	MF	Chris Lines	30(3)	0	0(1)	0	0	0	2	0	32(4)	0	4	0
15	DF	James Clarke	36(1)	0	0(1)	0	1	0	1	0	37(2)	0	4	0
16	MF	Liam Lawrence	8(4)	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	8(4)	1	1	0
17	FW	Jermaine Easter	21(21)	7	0(1)	0	1	0	2	1	24(22)	8	2	0
21	MF	Cristian Montaño	12(16)	2	0	0	0(1)	0	1(1)	0	13(18)	2	1	0
23	MF	Billy Bodin	26(12)	13	1	0	0	0	2	0	29(12)	13	0	0
24	MF	Stuart Sinclair	30	2	1	0	1	0	2	0	34	2	3	0
25	GK	Will Puddy	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0
26	DF	Tyler Lyttle	1	0	0	0	0	0	0(1)	0	1(1)	0	0	0
27	MF	Ryan Broom	0(1)	0	0	0	0(1)	0	0	0	0(2)	0	0	0
29	FW	Oli McBurnie	0(5)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0(5)	0	2	0
30	FW	Rory Gaffney	23(1)	8	0	0	0	0	0	0	23(1)	8	2	0
33	FW	Rory Fallon	0(3)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0(3)	0	0	0
Players to have appeared for Bristol Rovers who are currently on loan elsewhere:
20	FW	Jamie Lucas	0(1)	0	0	0	0	0	0(1)	0	0(2)	0	0	0
Players to have appeared for Bristol Rovers who have left:
29	MF	Jeffrey Monakana	0(3)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0(3)	0	0	0
30	GK	Aaron Chapman	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	0	0	0
31	GK	Lee Nicholls	15	0	1	0	0	0	2	0	18	0	1	0
29	FW	Paris Cowan-Hall	2(1)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2(1)	0	0	0
16	FW	Nathan Blissett	0(2)	0	0	0	0	0	0(1)	0	0(3)	0	0	0

Goal scorers

width=15		Name					Total
1	Matty Taylor	27	0	0	1	28
2	Billy Bodin	13	0	0	0	13
3	Rory Gaffney	8	0	0	0	8
	Ellis Harrison	7	0	1	0	8
	Jermaine Easter	7	0	0	1	8
6	Lee Brown	6	0	0	0	6
7	Stuart Sinclair	2	0	0	0	2
	Cristian Montaño	2	0	0	0	2
	Ollie Clarke	2	0	0	0	2
	Lee Mansell	2	0	0	0	2
11	Liam Lawrence	1	0	0	0	1

Penalties

Date	Penalty Taker	Scored	Opponent	Competition
19 September	Ellis Harrison		Plymouth Argyle	League Two
3 October	Ellis Harrison		Morecambe	League Two
21 November		Matty Taylor		Crawley Town	League Two
17 January		Ellis Harrison		Oxford United	League Two

Disciplinary record

Name									Total
	9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	8	0
	6	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	7	0
	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6	0
	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	0
	4	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	5	0
	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	0
	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	0
	3	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	4	0
	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0
	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0
	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0

Competitions

Summary

Games played	50 (46 League Two, 1 FA Cup, 1 League Cup, 2 Football League Trophy)
Games won	27 (26 League Two, 0 FA Cup, 0 League Cup, 1 Football League Trophy)
Games drawn	7 (7 League Two, 0 FA Cup, 0 League Cup, 0 Football League Trophy)
Games lost	16 (13 League Two, 1 FA Cup, 1 League Cup, 1 Football League Trophy)
Win %	54%
Goals scored	80 (77 League Two, 0 FA Cup, 1 League Cup, 2 Football League Trophy)
Goals conceded	50 (46 League Two, 1 FA Cup, 2 League Cup, 1 Football League Trophy)
Goal difference	+30 (+31 League Two, −1 FA Cup, −1 League Cup, +1 Football League Trophy)
Yellow cards	67 (62 League Two, 2 FA Cup, 0 League Cup, 2 Football League Trophy)
Red cards	0 (0 League Two, 0 FA Cup, 0 League Cup, 0 Football League Trophy)
Worst discipline	Lee Brown (8 x)
Biggest win	3 – 0 (vs. Hartlepool United, 29 September 2015, vs. Wycombe Wanderers, 1 December 2015, vs. Dagenham & Redbridge, 19 December 2015, vs. Cambridge United, 25 March 2016, vs. Crawley Town, 2 April 2016) 4 – 1 (vs. Hartlepool United, 1 March 2016, vs. Newport County, 19 March 2016, vs. York City, 30 April 2016)
Heaviest defeat	1 – 4 (vs. Newport County, 24 October 2015)
Highest scoring match	4 – 3 (vs. Morecambe, 3 October 2015)
Most appearances	50 (Lee Brown & Matty Taylor)
Top scorer	Matty Taylor (28)
Most assists	Chris Lines (8)

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

League Two

See main article: article and 2015–16 Football League Two.

Results summary

Scores overview

Bristol Rovers score given first.

Opposition	Home score	Away score	Double	Points
Accrington Stanley	0–1	0 – 1		0	0–2
AFC Wimbledon	3–1	0 – 0		4	3–1
Barnet	3–1	0 – 1		3	3–2
Cambridge United	3–0	2 – 1		6	5–1
Carlisle United	2–0	2 – 3		3	4–3
Crawley Town	3–0	1 – 2		3	4–2
Dagenham & Redbridge	2–1	3 – 0		6	5–1
Exeter City	3–1	1 – 1		4	4–2
Hartlepool United	4–1	3 – 0		6	7–1
Leyton Orient	2–1	0 – 1		3	2–2
Luton Town	2–0	1 – 0		6	3–0
Mansfield Town	1–0	2 – 1		6	3–1
Morecambe	2–1	4 – 3		6	6–4
Newport County	1–4	4 – 1		3	5–5
Northampton Town	0–1	2 – 2		1	2–3
Notts County	0–0	2 – 0		4	2–0
Oxford United	0–1	2 – 1		3	2–2
Plymouth Argyle	1–1	1 – 1		2	2–2
Portsmouth	1–2	1 – 3		0	2–5
Stevenage	1–2	0 – 0		1	1–2
Wycombe Wanderers	3–0	0 – 1		3	3–1
Yeovil Town	2–1	1 – 0		6	3–1
York City	2–1	4 – 1		6	6–2

Matches

Pre-season friendlies

On 26 May 2015, Rovers announced their initial pre-season fixtures against Salisbury, Cirencester Town, Arsenal U21s and Reading in addition to a testimonial fixture against West Bromwich Albion for long serving, retiring physiotherapist and former player Phil Kite.^[61] Further friendlies against Cheltenham Town,^[62] Mangotsfield United^[63] and Sutton United^[64] were later added, all away from home.

League Two

On 17 June 2015, the Football League revealed the fixtures for the forthcoming season. Rovers' first fixture was against Northampton Town at the Memorial Stadium followed, a week later by a trip to Huish Park to face Yeovil Town. The traditional Boxing Day fixture saw Rovers' travel to AFC Wimbledon while the final game of the season saw Dagenham & Redbridge visit the Mem.^[65]

May

FA Cup

On 26 October 2015, the first round draw was made. Rovers were drawn at home to Southern League Premier side Chesham United^[66] whom they lost to 1–0.

Football League Cup

On 16 June 2015, the first round draw was made, Rovers were drawn at home against Championship side Birmingham City,^[67] who they lost to 2–1.

Football League Trophy

On 3 August 2015, Rovers were awarded a bye in the first round.^[68] On 5 September 2015, Rovers were drawn at home against fellow League Two side Wycombe Wanderers,^[69] whom they defeated 2–0. On 10 October 2015, Rovers were drawn away to League One side Southend United in the quarter-final^[70] and were defeated 1–0.

Gloucestershire Senior Cup

Rovers' entered in the first round of the Gloucestershire Senior Cup where they faced holders Cirencester Town, whom they defeated 5–2. They then met Mangotsfield United in the quarter-final, winning 4–1. Their semi-final was against Forest Green Rovers whom they lost to 4–3. Rovers generally fielded a team of non-regular first-team and youth squad players in the competition.

See also

• 2015–16 in English football
• 2015–16 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: SINCLAIR SET TO SIGN NEW DEAL . Bristol Rovers Official Website . bristolrovers.co.uk. 1 June 2015 . 1 June 2015.
2. News: Bristol Rovers sign Woking defender James Clarke . Get Surrey . getsurrey.co.uk . 11 June 2015 . 11 June 2015.
3. News: DANIEL LEADBITTER SIGNS A NEW DEAL . Bristol Rovers Official Website . bristolrovers.co.uk. 17 June 2015 . 17 June 2015.
4. News: ANDY MONKHOUSE LEAVES THE CLUB . Bristol Rovers Official Website . bristolrovers.co.uk. 17 June 2015 . 17 June 2015.
5. News: BAGGIE LEAVES ROVERS . Bristol Rovers Official Website . bristolrovers.co.uk. 17 June 2015 . 17 June 2015.
6. News: JAKE GOSLING SET TO SIGN . Bristol Rovers Official Website . bristolrovers.co.uk. 19 June 2015 . 20 June 2015.
7. News: ACADEMY SCHOLARS GIVEN PROFESSIONAL CONTRACTS . Bristol Rovers Official Website . bristolrovers.co.uk. 19 June 2015 . 20 June 2015.
8. News: BALANTA TURNS DOWN SHORT-TERM DEAL . Bristol Rovers Official Website . bristolrovers.co.uk. 22 June 2015 . 22 June 2015.
9. News: Chris Lines Agrees To Sign . Bristol Rovers FC . 30 June 2015.
10. News: BRISTOL ROVERS: Pirates sign former West Ham and Oldham winger Cristian Montano . Bristol Post . 2 July 2015 . 5 January 2016 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150812042126/http://www.bristolpost.co.uk/BRISTOL-ROVERS-B/story-26821141-detail/story.html . 12 August 2015 . dead . dmy-all .
11. News: WILL PUDDY SIGNS A NEW CONTRACT . Bristol Rovers FC . 2 July 2015.
12. News: NEW DEALS FOR LUCAS & GREENSLADE . Bristol Rovers FC . 7 July 2015.
13. News: DARRELL'S NEW DEAL . Bristol Rovers FC . 22 July 2015.
14. News: ROVERS SIGN BILLY BODIN . Bristol Rovers FC . 31 August 2015.
15. News: NEW SIGNING: Jeffrey Monakana . Bristol Rovers F.C. . 4 August 2015 . 4 August 2015.
16. News: Jamie Lucas Joins Boreham Wood On Loan . Bristol Rovers FC . 7 August 2016 . 7 August 2015.
17. News: ROVERS LOSE IN CAPITAL ONE CUP FIRST ROUND . Bristol Rovers FC . 11 August 2016 . 11 August 2015.
18. News: ROVERS SIGN AARON CHAPMAN ON LOAN . Bristol Rovers FC . 14 August 2016 . 14 August 2015.
19. News: Taunton Town FC news . Taunton Town FC . 14 August 2015 . 11 September 2015 . https://web.archive.org/web/20151011063845/http://www.tauntontown.com/news.asp . 11 October 2015 . dead .
20. News: Dominic Thomas Joins Paulton On Loan . Bristol Rovers FC . 20 August 2015 . 20 August 2015.
21. News: Blissett Joins Tranmere On Loan . Bristol Rovers FC . 21 August 2015 . 21 August 2015.
22. News: ADAM DRURY JOINS THE CLUB . Bristol Rovers FC . 1 September 2015 . 1 September 2015.
23. News: Adam Drury: Bristol Rovers player released after a week . . 7 September 2015 . 7 September 2015.
24. News: Lee Nicholls: Bristol Rovers sign Wigan Athletic keeper on loan . . 11 September 2015 . 11 September 2015.
25. News: COLIN SEXSTONE JOINS THE BOARD . Bristol Rovers FC . 17 September 2015 . 17 September 2015.
26. News: BRISTOL ROVERS: Former Bristol City chairman joins board of directors at Memorial Stadium . . 17 September 2015 . 17 September 2015 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150921034744/http://www.bristolpost.co.uk/BRISTOL-ROVERS-Fomer-Bristol-City-chairman-set/story-27812223-detail/story.html . 21 September 2015 . dead . dmy-all .
27. News: Bristol Rovers 0–1 Chesham United . BBC Sport . 8 November 2015 . 8 November 2015.
28. News: ROVERS DUMPED OUT OF JPT . Bristol Rovers FC . 11 November 2015 . 15 November 2015.
29. News: ROVERS SIGN PARIS COWAN-HALL ON LOAN . Bristol Rovers FC . 23 November 2015 . 23 November 2015.
30. News: A MESSAGE FROM THE CHAIRMAN . Bristol Rovers FC . 23 November 2015 . 23 November 2015.
31. News: RORY GAFFNEY JOINS ON LOAN . Bristol Rovers FC . 24 November 2015 . 28 November 2015.
32. News: NATHAN BLISSETT LEAVES ON LOAN . Bristol Rovers FC . 24 November 2015 . 28 November 2015.
33. News: Bristol Rovers' Matty Taylor named PFA Fans' Player of the Month for November . Sky Sports . 8 December 2015 . 8 December 2015.
34. News: NATHAN BLISSETT LEAVES THE CLUB . Bristol Rovers F.C. . 5 January 2016 . 5 January 2016.
35. News: LIAM LAWRENCE SIGNS FOR THE CLUB . Bristol Rovers F.C. . 7 January 2016.
36. News: SIGNING: RORY GAFFNEY BECOMES A ROVERS PLAYER . Bristol Rovers F.C. . 14 January 2016.
37. News: Tom Lockyer named Football League Young Player of the Month . The Football League . 17 January 2016.
38. News: Harrison Joins Pools On A Month's Loan . Hartlepool United F.C. . 17 January 2016 . 17 January 2016 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160117215129/http://www.hartlepoolunited.co.uk/news/article/hartlepool-sign-ellis-harrison-on-loan-from-bristol-rovers-2906662.aspx . 17 January 2016 . dead .
39. News: ROVERS SIGN RORY FALLON ON NON-CONTRACT TERMS . Bristol Rovers F.C. . 28 January 2016.
40. News: BRISTOL ROVERS TAKEOVER: Who are the Al-Qadi family? . Bristol Post . 19 February 2016 . 19 February 2016 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160221224950/http://www.bristolpost.co.uk/BRISTOL-ROVERS-TAKEOVER-Al-Qadi-family/story-28768771-detail/story.html . 21 February 2016 . dead . dmy-all .
41. News: A STATEMENT FROM NICK HIGGS . Bristol Rovers F.C. . 19 February 2016.
42. News: NEW OWNERS FOR BRISTOL ROVERS . Bristol Rovers F.C. . 19 February 2016.
43. News: SCOTTISH U-21 INTERNATIONAL JOINS ROVERS ON LOAN . Bristol Rovers F.C. . 7 March 2016.
44. News: Darrell Clarke named Sky Bet League 2 Manager of the Month . The Football League . 8 April 2016.
45. News: Matty Taylor named Sky Bet League 2 Player of the Month . The Football League . 8 April 2016.
46. News: NEW DEAL FOR LEE BROWN . Bristol Rovers F.C. . 14 April 2016.
47. News: TOM LOCKYER SIGNS A NEW DEAL WITH THE CLUB . Bristol Rovers F.C. . 15 April 2016.
48. News: 1883 SPONSORS DRAW A SUCCESS . Bristol Rovers F.C. . 15 April 2016.
49. News: Bristol Rovers 2–1 Dagenham: Lee Brown goal sends Rovers up . Sky Sports . 7 May 2016.
50. News: COWAN-HALL RETURNS TO MILLWALL . Bristol Rovers FC . 21 December 2015.
51. News: LUCAS AND PRESTON OUT ON LOAN . Bristol Rovers FC . 1 October 2015.
52. News: LOAN DEALS FOR LUCAS AND LYTTLE . Bristol Rovers FC . 15 January 2016.
53. News: Loanee Recalled . Nuneaton Town FC . 5 April 2016.
54. News: TYLER LYTTLE GOES OUT ON LOAN . Bristol Rovers FC . 23 December 2015.
55. News: Loan player updates . Bath City F.C. . 29 January 2016 . 2016-02-02 . https://web.archive.org/web/20170316024422/http://bathcityfc.com/news14.htm#2901 . 2017-03-16 . dead .
56. News: Greenslade loan extended to third month . Bath City F.C. . 2 March 2016 . 2016-02-02 . https://web.archive.org/web/20170316024422/http://bathcityfc.com/news14.htm#0303 . 2017-03-16 . dead .
57. News: Bristol Rovers defender Danny Greenslade joins Bath City on a one-month loan deal . Bath Chronicle . 4 January 2016 .
58. News: TWO PLAYERS LEAVE ON LOAN . Bristol Rovers F.C. . 26 February 2016.
59. News: Final ins and outs ready for Workington . Rushall Olympic F.C. . 26 March 2016 .
60. News: Chippenham Town manager Mark Collier hopes Whitehead and Malpas signings are right on time . Wiltshire Times . 29 February 2016.
61. News: Bristol Rovers Pre-Season Fixtures . Bristol Rovers Official Website . 26 May 2015.
62. News: Rovers To Play Cheltenham In Pre-Season . Bristol Rovers Official Website . 2 June 2015.
63. News: Mangotsfield To Host Rovers In July . Bristol Rovers FC . 3 June 2015.
64. News: ROVERS TO TAKE ON SUTTON UNITED IN PRE-SEASON . Bristol Rovers Official Website . 12 June 2015.
65. News: BRISTOL ROVERS 2015/16 FIXTURE LIST: All the Pirates' games at the Mem and away this season . . 17 June 2015 . 17 June 2015 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150617213638/http://www.bristolpost.co.uk/BRISTOL-ROVERS-Football-LEAGUE-fixtures/story-26713170-detail/story.html . 17 June 2015 . dead . dmy-all .
66. News: ROVERS TO FACE CHESHAM UNITED IN FA CUP . Bristol Rovers F.C. . 26 October 2015.
67. News: Capital One Cup 2015/16 Round 1 Draw . Capital One Cup . 16 June 2015 . 2015-06-16 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150617124706/http://www.capitalonecup.co.uk/news/article/capital-one-cup-201516-round-1-draw-2494383.aspx . 2015-06-17 . dead .
68. News: ROVERS HANDED FIRST ROUND BYE . Bristol Rovers F.C. . 3 August 2015.
69. News: ROVERS TO FACE WYCOMBE WANDERERS IN THE JPT . Bristol Rovers F.C. . 5 September 2015.
70. News: ROVERS TO PLAY SOUTHEND UNITED IN THE JPT . Bristol Rovers F.C. . 10 October 2015.