The 2020–21 Bristol Rovers F.C. season was the 138th edition in
Bristol Rovers F.C.
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 ...
history and the fourth consecutive season in
EFL League One
The English Football League One (often referred to as League One for short or Sky Bet League One for sponsorship purposes, and known as the Football League One from 2004 until 2016) is the second-highest division of the English Football Leag ...
, Along with League One, the club contested the FA Cup, EFL Cup and EFL Trophy.
The season covered the period from 1 July 2020 to 30 June 2021.
Transfers
Transfers in
Loans in
Loans out
Transfers out
Pre-season
Rovers announced their first pre-season game on 7 August 2020 that would see the first-team play the following day in a behind closed doors friendly against
Bristol Manor Farm. They later announced a second fixture against
Exeter City.
Competitions
EFL League One
League table
Results summary
Results by matchday
Matches
The 2020–21 season fixtures were released on 21 August.
FA Cup
The draw for the first round was made on Monday 26, October. The second round draw was revealed on Monday, 9 November by
Danny Cowley
Danny Cowley (born 22 October 1978) is an English professional football coach who was most recently manager of EFL League One side Portsmouth.
He has previously managed Concord Rangers, Braintree Town, Lincoln City, Huddersfield Town and P ...
. The third round draw was made on 30 November, with
Premier League and
EFL Championship
The English Football League Championship (often referred to as the Championship for short or the Sky Bet Championship for sponsorship purposes) is the highest division of the English Football League (EFL) and second-highest overall in the E ...
clubs all entering the competition.
EFL Cup
On 18 August 2020, the first round was drawn.
EFL Trophy
The regional group stage draw was confirmed on 18 August. The second round draw was made by
Matt Murray on 20 November, at
St Andrew's. The third round was made on 10 December 2020 by
Jon Parkin
Jonathan Parkin (born 30 December 1981) is an English former professional footballer who played as a striker.
While never making a Premier League appearance, Parkin played extensively in all Football League divisions, and (excluding loan spel ...
.
Statistics
:Players with squad numbers struck through and marked left the club during the playing season.
:Players with names ''in italics'' and marked * were
on loan
In sports, a loan involves a particular player being able to temporarily play for a club other than the one to which they are currently contracted. Loan deals may last from a few weeks to a full season, sometimes persisting for multiple seasons ...
from another club for the whole of their season with Bristol Rovers.
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Goals record
Disciplinary record
References
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