The 2013–14 season was the 131st season in Bristol Rovers' history and their 87th in the
Football League
The English Football League (EFL) is a league of professional football clubs from England and Wales. Founded in 1888 as the Football League, the league is the oldest such competition in the world. It was the top-level football league in Engla ...
. For the third season in a row, Rovers competed in the basement division of the Football League,
League Two
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, 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
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Portsmouth is the most dens ...
in 20 years. They also competed in the first competitive
Bristol derby
The Bristol derby is the name given to football matches played between Bristol City and Bristol Rovers (a "local derby"). The fans of each club both consider the other to be their main rivals, leading to a heated atmosphere at these matches. The ...
since 2007, losing to
Bristol City
Bristol City Football Club is a professional football club based in Bristol, England, which compete in the , the second tier of English football. They have played their home games at Ashton Gate since moving from St John's Lane in 1904. The ...
in the first round of the
Football League Trophy
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at
Ashton Gate Stadium.
The season ultimately finished in disappointment as Rovers were relegated out of the
Football League
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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.
* – Striker
Matt Harrold
Matthew James Harrold (born 24 July 1984) is a former English professional footballer who played as a forward and is currently first team coach for club Leyton Orient.
Harrold has had numerous previous clubs including Wycombe Wanderers, South ...
agreed a new one-year deal at Rovers with the option of a further year extension.
* –
John Ward agreed to a new one year rolling contract. Eurocams were announced as new home shirt sponsors and Highspec Travel Services as new away shirt sponsors. Second-year scholars Josh Southway and
Pat Keary signed one-year contracts while first-year scholar
Jamie Lucas signed a two-year contract.
* –
Alefe Santos signed his first professional deal with Rovers.
* –
Jim Paterson signed a one-year contract extension having triggered a clause in his previous contract.
* – It was confirmed that winger
Joe Anyinsah
Joseph Greene Anyinsah (born 8 October 1984 in Bristol) is an English footballer who plays as a striker who last played for Hayes and Yeading.
Career
Bristol City and Preston North End
Anyinsah started his career at Bristol City making his d ...
would be released upon completion of his contract.
* – Defender
Mark McChrystal
Mark Thomas McChrystal (born 26 June 1984) is a Northern Irish former professional footballer and coach. Born in Derry, he was a left-footed defender, he has in the past also captained the Northern Ireland under-21 side. He is currently a first- ...
agreed a two-year contract with Rovers.
May
* – Rovers retained list confirmed that
Scott Bevan
Scott Anthony Bevan (born 19 September 1979) is a former professional footballer currently employed as the under-23s goalkeeping coach at Birmingham City.
Career Playing career
Bevan started his football career with Southampton as an associate ...
,
Adam Virgo
Adam John Virgo (born 25 January 1983) is a former professional footballer, who now works as a pundit and commentator.
Playing career
Early career
From the age of seven Virgo played for the St. Aubyns Preparatory School football team. At 13 h ...
, Ross Staley and
Oumare Tounkara
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Tounkara began his career at French club Sedan, before attracting transfer interest from Premier League club Sund ...
would leave the club on completion of their contracts. A number of players were offered contract extensions.
* –
Tom Lockyer
Thomas Alun Lockyer (born 3 December 1994) is a Welsh professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for club Luton Town and the Wales national team.
Club career Bristol Rovers
Lockyer was born and raised in Cardiff. He joined Cardiff ...
agreed a two-year contract with Rovers, his first professional contract.
* – Midfielder
Ollie Clarke
Oliver Anthony Clarke (born 29 June 1992) is an English professional association football, footballer who plays as a midfielder for EFL League Two, League Two club Mansfield Town F.C., Mansfield Town.
Career Bristol Rovers
After progressing thr ...
signed a one-year contract extension.
* – Goalkeeper
Steve Mildenhall
Stephen James Mildenhall (born 13 May 1978) is an English former professional footballer who is goalkeeping coach at Swindon Town.
As a player he was a goalkeeper, he made almost 500 appearances in the Football League and over 500 games in total ...
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.
June
* – Midfielders
Fabian Broghammer and
Jordan Goddard agreed new one-year contracts.
* – Winger
Ellis Harrison
Ellis Wade Harrison (born 29 January 1994) is a Welsh professional footballer who plays as a centre-forward for club Port Vale. He represented Wales at under-21 level, scoring three goals in fourteen games.
Harrison began his career at Bristol ...
agreed a three-year contract with Rovers.
* –
Salisbury City
Salisbury City Football Club was an English football club based in Salisbury, Wiltshire. They were formed in 1947 and played at The Raymond McEnhill Stadium. Salisbury had gained back-to-back promotions in recent years, first to the Conference S ...
manager
Darrell Clarke
Darrell James Clarke (born 16 December 1977) is an English professional football manager and former player who played in the English Football League. He is the manager of club Port Vale.
A box-to-box midfielder, Clarke began his career with ...
was appointed as Rovers' new
Assistant Manager
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Management includes the activities o ...
, taking on the role vacated since Shaun North left the club in April.
Seanan Clucas agreed a one-year contract extension.
* –
Oliver Norburn
Oliver Lewis Norburn (born 26 October 1992) is a professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for club Blackpool. Born in England, he plays for the Grenada national team. He made his debut for the team in 2021 and played at the 2021 CONCA ...
signed a one-year contract extension.
July
* –
John-Joe O'Toole
John Joseph O'Toole (born 30 September 1988) is an Irish professional footballer who currently plays as a defender for Mansfield Town. He has represented the Republic of Ireland at under-21 level.
Club career Watford
Born in Harrow, Greater ...
re-joined Rovers on a permanent three-year contract for an undisclosed fee from
Colchester United
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Founded in 1937, the club spent its earl ...
. O'Toole played a major part in Rovers' upturn in form the
previous season.
August
* – For the second season in succession, Rovers are knocked out of the
League Cup
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first round
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by
Championship
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Championship systems
Various forms of competition can be referred to by the term championship.
Title match system
In this system ...
opposition, losing 3–1 at home to
Watford
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Initially a small market town, the Grand Junction Canal encouraged the construction of paper-making mills, print works, a ...
.
* –
Danny Woodards
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signed a new one-year deal with Rovers.
September
* – The first
Bristol derby
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in over six years ends in defeat for Rovers, losing 2–1 to local rivals
Bristol City
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in the
Football League Trophy First Round. The match, which was broadcast live on
Sky Sports
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, was overshadowed by a post match
pitch invasion
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by a number of supporters, leading to more than 60 arrests being made and three police officers injured.
* – Rovers captain
Tom Parkes
Thomas Peter Wilson Parkes (born 15 January 1992) is an English professional footballer who plays as a defender for Livingston.
Club career Leicester City
Born in Sutton-in-Ashfield, Nottinghamshire, Parkes started his career at Leicester ...
agreed a one-year contract extension to keep him at the club until 2016.
* – Midfielder
Andy Bond joined on a one-month loan deal from
Colchester United
Colchester United Football Club is a professional association football club based in the city of Colchester, Essex, England. The team competes in , the fourth tier of the English football league system.
Founded in 1937, the club spent its earl ...
.
October
* – Rovers sign defender
Will Packwood
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Packwood joined the youth academy at English club Birmingham City in 2007 at the age of 14. He made h ...
and winger
Alex Henshall on one-month loans from
Birmingham City
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and
Manchester City
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respectively.
* – Midfielder and former captain
Matthew Gill
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joined former club
Exeter City
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on loan until the end of 2013.
* – Former youth team Goalkeeper
Matt Macey joined
Arsenal
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. Though Macey was out of contract at Rovers, the club will receive a compensation fee believed to be around £100,000.
* – Striker
Chris Beardsley
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Beardsley played youth football with Mickleover Sports and Derby Count ...
joined on a one-month loan deal from
Preston North End
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.
November
* –
Jordan Goddard joined
Gloucester City on loan for one month.
* –
Will Packwood
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Packwood joined the youth academy at English club Birmingham City in 2007 at the age of 14. He made h ...
's loan from
Birmingham City
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was extended by two further months.
* – Striker
Chris Beardsley
Christopher Kellan Beardsley (born 28 February 1984) is an English former professional footballer who played as a striker. He is the fitness coach at club Burton Albion.
Beardsley played youth football with Mickleover Sports and Derby Count ...
agreed a loan extension with Rovers, keeping him at the club until 5 January.
December
* – Defender
Will Packwood
William James Packwood (born May 21, 1993) is an American former professional soccer player who played as a defender or defensive midfielder.
Packwood joined the youth academy at English club Birmingham City in 2007 at the age of 14. He made h ...
was recalled by parent club
Birmingham City
Birmingham City Football Club is a professional football club based in Birmingham, England. Formed in 1875 as Small Heath Alliance, it was renamed Small Heath in 1888, Birmingham in 1905, and Birmingham City in 1943. Since 2011, the first te ...
.
* –
Garry Kenneth
Garry James Alexander Kenneth (born 21 June 1987) is a Scottish former footballer, who played as a centre back for Dundee United, Cowdenbeath, Bristol Rovers, Brechin City, Carnoustie Panmure, Adamstown Rosebud and Skonto Riga. He also represe ...
's contract with Rovers was terminated by mutual consent.
* – Rovers'
FA Cup
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second round replay with
Crawley Town
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is abandoned after 75 minutes.
* – It was announced that midfielder and former
club captain
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Matthew Gill
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's contract would be terminated to allow him to join
Exeter City
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permanently.
January
* – Forward
Chris Beardsley
Christopher Kellan Beardsley (born 28 February 1984) is an English former professional footballer who played as a striker. He is the fitness coach at club Burton Albion.
Beardsley played youth football with Mickleover Sports and Derby Count ...
's loan from
Preston North End
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was extended to the end of the season.
* – Defender
Jim Paterson joined
Celtic Nation
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on loan until the end of the season.
* – Rovers are eliminated from the
FA Cup
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by
Championship
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Championship systems
Various forms of competition can be referred to by the term championship.
Title match system
In this system ...
side
Birmingham City
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in the
third round
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* Hig ...
.
* –
Shaquille Hunter's agent confirmed that the winger's contract with Rovers was terminated just before Christmas following a series of disciplinary issues.
Port Vale
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winger
Kaid Mohamed
Kaid Yusef Mohamed ( ar, قائد يوسف محمد; born 23 July 1984) is a Welsh professional footballer who plays as a winger for club Carmarthen Town.
He spent the early part of his career in Welsh football with Ely Rangers, Cwmbrân ...
joined Rovers on loan until the end of the season.
February
* –
Steven Gillespie
Steven Gillespie (born 4 June 1985) is an English retired footballer who played as a striker.
Career
Early career
Born in Liverpool, Merseyside, Gillespie began his career as a trainee for Liverpool.
Gillespie began his career with Liverpool ...
signed for Rovers until the end of the season, having been released from his
Fleetwood Town
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contract in January.
* –
Exeter City
Exeter City Football Club is a professional association football club based in Exeter, Devon, England. The team play in , the third tier of the English football league system. Known as "the Grecians", the origin of their nickname is subject to ...
midfielder
Alan Gow
Alan Gow (born 9 October 1982) is a Scottish former footballer. As a player he played as either a striker or an attacking midfielder.
Gow started his senior career with his hometown club Clydebank, and continued with Airdrie United after th ...
joined Rovers on loan for the remainder of the season with Rovers forward
Eliot Richards moving in the opposite direction.
March
* –
Tom Lockyer
Thomas Alun Lockyer (born 3 December 1994) is a Welsh professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for club Luton Town and the Wales national team.
Club career Bristol Rovers
Lockyer was born and raised in Cardiff. He joined Cardiff ...
signed a contract extension, keeping him at Rovers until the summer of 2016.
* –
Ollie Clarke
Oliver Anthony Clarke (born 29 June 1992) is an English professional association football, footballer who plays as a midfielder for EFL League Two, League Two club Mansfield Town F.C., Mansfield Town.
Career Bristol Rovers
After progressing thr ...
agreed a contract extension at Rovers, committing to the club until 2016.
* –
John Ward was replaced as manager by assistant
Darrell Clarke
Darrell James Clarke (born 16 December 1977) is an English professional football manager and former player who played in the English Football League. He is the manager of club Port Vale.
A box-to-box midfielder, Clarke began his career with ...
. Ward became the club's new Director of Football.
April
* – Midfielder
Oliver Norburn
Oliver Lewis Norburn (born 26 October 1992) is a professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for club Blackpool. Born in England, he plays for the Grenada national team. He made his debut for the team in 2021 and played at the 2021 CONCA ...
left Rovers by mutual consent.
* –
Michael Smith and
John-Joe O'Toole
John Joseph O'Toole (born 30 September 1988) is an Irish professional footballer who currently plays as a defender for Mansfield Town. He has represented the Republic of Ireland at under-21 level.
Club career Watford
Born in Harrow, Greater ...
were selected in the 2013–14
PFA Team of the Year
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for
League Two
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.
May
* – Rovers' final game of the season ended in a 1–0 defeat to
Mansfield Town
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. Coupled with wins for
Northampton Town
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Founded in 1897, the club competed in the Midland ...
and
Wycombe Wanderers
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, the result meant that Rovers were relegated to the
Conference Premier
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.
* – Rovers' retained list confirmed that 12 players,
Fabian Broghammer,
David Clarkson,
Seanan Clucas,
Steven Gillespie
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Career
Early career
Born in Liverpool, Merseyside, Gillespie began his career as a trainee for Liverpool.
Gillespie began his career with Liverpool ...
,
Jordan Goddard,
Conor Gough,
Mitch Harding,
Pat Keary,
Jim Paterson,
Eliot Richards, Josh Southway and
Danny Woodards
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, were to be released on completion of their contracts.
Ellis Harrison
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Harrison began his career at Bristol ...
was placed on the transfer list.
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and
Alefe Santos were offered new contracts and
Michael Smith was offered a contract extension.
* –
John Ward was sacked as the club's
Director of Football
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, just 41 days after taking up the role.
First team
''As of 3 May 2014.''
Transfers
In
Out
Squad statistics
Appearances, goals and cards
Goal scorers
Penalties
Disciplinary record
*
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
*
Note: Tom Lockyer's fifth yellow card came in the abandoned FA Cup match with Crawley Town
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. Despite the match not being completed, his yellow card and therefore suspension, still stand.
Competitions
Overall
League Two
League table
Results summary
Results by round
Scores Overview
Bristol Rovers score given first.
Matches
Pre-season friendlies
League Two
August
September
October
November
December
January
February
March
April
May
League Cup
Football League Trophy
FA Cup
See also
*
2013–14 in English football
The 2013–14 season was the 134th season of competitive football in England.
Promotion and relegation
Preseason
Postseason
England national football team
2014 FIFA World Cup qualification
International friendlies
League tables
...
*
2013–14 Football League Two
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*
List of Bristol Rovers F.C. seasons
References
External links
Bristol Rovers F.C.Bristol PostBBC SportSky Sports* Soccerbase
Resultshttp://www.soccerbase.com/teams/team.sd?team_id=388&teamTabs=stats Stat
Transfers
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Bristol Rovers F.C. seasons
Bristol Rovers
Bristol Rovers Football Club are a professional football club in Bristol, England. They compete in League One, the third tier of the English football league system.
They play home matches at the Memorial Stadium in Horfield, they have been c ...