During 2008 and 2009, Bristol Rovers Football Club participated in

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, The 2008–09 season covers the period from 1 July 2008 to 30 June 2009. It marks the 126th year of

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played by Bristol Rovers F.C. and their 82nd season in

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Chronological list of events

This is a list of the significant events to occur at the club during the 2007–08 season, presented in chronological order. This list does not include transfers, which are listed in the

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section below, or match results, which are in the

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section. *14 July: Former player

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completed a transfer from

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ian side

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, earning Rovers an undisclosed amount of money from the sell-on clause agreed when he joined Forest. *5 August: Club chairman Ron Craig stepped down from his position, and was succeeded by Nick Higgs. Craig retained a position on the board of the football club. *11 August: Defender Danny Coles signed a two-year extension to his contract with the club. The new deal expires in the summer of 2012, and was agreed as a result of Rovers receiving a number of transfer bids for the player from

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. *23 August: Rovers stunned

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with a 6–1 demolition.

Match results

Legend

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Johnstone's Paint Trophy

Team kit

The team kit for the 2008–09 season is produced by

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. The main shirt sponsor is Cowlin Construction, a subsidiary of

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, and the secondary shirt sponsor is

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. The home shirt features the traditional blue and white quarters in a lighter shade of blue from the previous season to match the colour of the sponsor's logo, and the away kit is green with black trim.

Squad

Goalscorers

Discipline

Transfers

In

Seven players have been added to the Bristol Rovers squad since 1 July 2008, in addition to Jeff Hughes who signed at the end of the previous season. Four players were signed from other clubs –

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, who was signed from

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for a fee in the region of £100,000,

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, who was signed for free after having been released by

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who was signed from

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and Liam Harwood who was signed from Carshalton Athletic. Three Bristol Rovers youth players were also awarded their first professional contracts by the club – Ben Swallow, James Tyrell and Joe White, who is the son of former Rovers player Steve White.

Out

References

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