2018–19 Bristol Rovers F.C. season

The 2018–19 season is the 136th season in Bristol Rovers' history and their 91st in the English Football League. Rovers will compete in the third tier of English football, League One as well as three cup competitions, FA Cup, EFL Cup and EFL Trophy.

Bristol Rovers

2018–19 season
President	Wael al-Qadi
Chairman	Steve Hamer
Manager	Darrell Clarke (until 13 December)[1] Graham Coughlan (from 6 January)[2]
Stadium	Memorial Stadium
League One	15th
FA Cup	First round (Vs. Barnet)
EFL Cup	Second round (Vs. Queens Park Rangers)
EFL Trophy	Semi-final (Vs. Sunderland)
Highest home attendance	10,009 vs. Sunderland (23 February 2019)
Lowest home attendance	1,021 vs. West Ham United U21 (18 September 2018, EFL Trophy Group Stage)
Average home league attendance	8,320
Biggest win	4–0 vs. Blackpool (2 March 2019)
Biggest defeat	0–4 vs. Doncaster Rovers (8 December 2018)
Home colours Away colours

Transfers

Transfers in

Date from	Position	Nationality	Name	From	Fee	Ref.
1 July 2018	CM		Sam Matthews	AFC Bournemouth	Free transfer	[3]
1 July 2018	CM		Ed Upson	Milton Keynes Dons	Free transfer	[4]
2 July 2018	LW		Alex Rodman	Shrewsbury Town	Free transfer	[5]
2 July 2018	CM		Theo Widdrington	Portsmouth	Free transfer	[5]
3 July 2018	CF		Gavin Reilly	St Mirren	Free transfer	[6]
23 July 2018	LB		Tareiq Holmes-Dennis	Huddersfield Town	Undisclosed	[7]
9 August 2018	CF		Stefan Payne	Shrewsbury Town	Undisclosed	[8]
24 August 2018	CF		Deon Moore	Merstham	Undisclosed	[9]
31 January 2019	DM		Abu Ogogo	Coventry City	Free transfer	[10]
1 February 2019	CF		Jonson Clarke-Harris	Coventry City	Undisclosed	[11]

Transfers out

Date from	Position	Nationality	Name	To	Fee	Ref.
1 July 2018	RM		Ryan Broom	Cheltenham Town	Released	[12][13]
1 July 2018	LB		Lee Brown	Portsmouth	Mutual consent	[14][15]
1 July 2018	CB		Jonny Burn	Free agent	Released	[12]
1 July 2018	CF		Kenan Dünnwald	1. FC Kaan-Marienborn	Released	[16][17]
1 July 2018	CF		Rory Gaffney	Salford City	Undisclosed	[18]
1 July 2018	RW		Byron Moore	Bury	Released	[12][19]
23 July 2018	CF		Ellis Harrison	Ipswich Town	Undisclosed	[20]
7 September 2018	GK		Thom Jonkerman	FC Lienden	Free transfer	[21]
18 January 2019	CB		Tom Broadbent	Swindon Town	Undisclosed	[22]
25 January 2019	LB		Mohammad Baghdadi	Eintracht Norderstedt 03	Mutual consent	[23][24]

Loans in

Start date	Position	Nationality	Name	From	End date	Ref.
9 August 2018	CF		Alex Jakubiak	Watford	31 May 2019	[25]
27 August 2018	GK		Jack Bonham	Brentford	31 May 2019	[26]
29 August 2018	LB		Joe Martin	Stevenage	1 January 2019	[27]
29 January 2019	CB		Gabriel Osho	Reading	31 May 2019	[28]

Loans out

Start date	Position	Nationality	Name	To	End date	Ref.
8 August 2018	FW		Cameron Allen	Dorchester Town	September 2018	[29]
21 August 2018	GK		Sam Slocombe	Lincoln City	9 January 2019	[30]
31 August 2018	CF		Bernard Mensah	Lincoln City	20 January 2019	[31][32]
7 September 2018	DF		Josh Bailey	Dorchester Town	October 2018	[33]
26 October 2018	CF		Harry Warwick	Gloucester City	Work experience	[34]
2 November 2018	MF		Lewis Leigh-Gilchrist	Truro City	December 2018	[35]
7 November 2018	CB		Alfie Kilgour	Maidenhead United	6 January 2019	[36][37]
16 November 2018	CF		Cameron Allen	Tiverton Town	December 2018	[38]
16 November 2018	LB		Mohammad Baghdadi	Bath City	December 2018	[38]
16 November 2018	CF		Deon Moore	Bath City	December 2018	[38]
21 December 2018	CM		Theo Widdrington	Bognor Regis Town	January 2019	[39]
21 January 2019	RW		Bernard Mensah	Aldershot Town	31 May 2019	[32]
25 January 2019	MF		Luke Russe	Gloucester City	31 May 2019	[40][41]
31 January 2019	LW		Kyle Bennett	Swindon Town	31 May 2019	[42]
31 January 2019	DF		Ben Morgan	Salisbury	31 May 2019	[43]
31 January 2019	CF		Stefan Payne	Shrewsbury Town	31 May 2019	[44]
1 February 2019	CB		Rollin Menayese	Aldershot Town	31 May 2019	[45]
8 February 2019	CM		Theo Widdrington	Bognor Regis Town	31 May 2019	[46][47]
20 February 2019	GK		Alexis André Jr.	Yate Town	March 2019	[48]
21 March 2019	CM		Sam Matthews	Eastleigh	31 May 2019	[49]
28 March 2019	GK		Alexis André Jr.	Truro City	31 May 2019	[50]
28 March 2019	CF		Harry Warwick	Truro City	31 May 2019	[50]

Competitions

Pre-Season Friendlies

As of 12 June 2018, Bristol Rovers have announced four pre-season friendlies against Eerste Divisie side FC Eindhoven, Yeovil Town and Forest Green Rovers of EFL League Two, and newly promoted Southern League side Melksham Town.

Melksham Town v Bristol Rovers

14 July 2018 (2018-07-14) Friendly	Melksham Town	0–6	Bristol Rovers	Melksham
15:00 BST		Report	Kauppinen  3' Bennett  22', 42' Nichols  24' Harrison  55', 57'	Stadium: Oakfields Stadium

Yeovil Town v Bristol Rovers

17 July 2018 (2018-07-17) Friendly	Yeovil Town	1–1	Bristol Rovers	Yeovil
19:45 BST	Mugabi  57'	Report	Lockyer  27'	Stadium: Huish Park

Forest Green Rovers v Bristol Rovers

21 July 2018 (2018-07-21) Friendly	Forest Green Rovers	1–0	Bristol Rovers	Nailsworth
15:00 BST	Doidge  7' (pen.)	Report		Stadium: The New Lawn Attendance: 1,235

FC Eindhoven v Bristol Rovers

25 July 2018 (2018-07-25) Friendly	FC Eindhoven	0–2	Bristol Rovers	Leende
19:00 CEST		Report	Clarke  35' Bennett  88'	Stadium: DOSL Sports Park

Bristol Rovers v Exeter City

28 July 2018 (2018-07-28) Friendly	Bristol Rovers	0–4	Exeter City	Horfield
15:00 BST		Report	Forte Moxey Boateng Brown	Stadium: Memorial Stadium Attendance: 1,796

League One

League table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
13	Gillingham	46	15	10	21	61	72	−11	55
14	Accrington Stanley	46	14	13	19	51	67	−16	55
15	Bristol Rovers	46	13	15	18	47	50	−3	54
16	Rochdale	46	15	9	22	54	87	−33	54
17	Wycombe Wanderers	46	14	11	21	55	67	−12	53

Source: EFL Official Website
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored; 4) Head-to-head results [51]

Results summary

Overall								Home						Away
Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
46	13	15	18	47	50	−3	54	6	6	11	24	28	−4	7	9	7	23	22	+1

Last updated: 4 May 2019.
Source: BBC

Results by matchday

Matchday	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31	32	33	34	35	36	37	38	39	40	41	42	43	44	45	46
Ground	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	A	A	H	A	H	H	A	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	A	H	A	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H
Result	L	L	W	L	L	D	D	L	W	D	D	L	L	D	W	L	W	L	L	L	L	L	W	W	W	D	D	L	D	W	D	D	L	W	W	W	D	D	L	L	D	W	D	L	D	W
Position	15	21	16	19	20	21	20	22	17	18	18	21	21	20	19	20	20	21	21	21	21	23	22	20	19	19	20	22	23	20	19	19	21	21	19	16	14	15	15	16	16	14	14	16	16	15

Updated to match(es) played on 4 May 2019. Source: Statto.com
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

On 21 June 2018, the League One fixtures for the forthcoming season were announced.[52][53]

Peterborough United v Bristol Rovers

4 August 2018 (2018-08-04) 1	Peterborough United	2–1	Bristol Rovers	Peterborough
15:00 BST	Matt Godden  1' Mark O'Hara  26'	Report	Tom Lockyer  90+3'	Stadium: ABAX Stadium Attendance: 6,439 Referee: John Busby

Bristol Rovers v Accrington Stanley

11 August 2018 (2018-08-11) 2	Bristol Rovers	1–2	Accrington Stanley	Horfield
15:00 BST	Payne  83'	Report	McConville  6', 89'	Stadium: The Memorial Stadium Attendance: 8,683 Referee: Nick Kinseley

Wycombe Wanderers v Bristol Rovers

18 August 2018 3	Wycombe Wanderers	1–2	Bristol Rovers	High Wycombe
15:00 BST	Kashket  82'	Report	J Clarke  4' Craig  20'	Stadium: Adams Park Attendance: 4,858 Referee: Kevin Johnson

Bristol Rovers v Portsmouth

21 August 2018 (2018-08-21) 4	Bristol Rovers	1–2	Portsmouth	Horfield
19:45 BST	Lines  76' (pen.)  78'	Report	Evans  32' Curtis  87'	Stadium: The Memorial Stadium Attendance: 9,073 Referee: Graham Salisbury

Bristol Rovers v Southend United

25 August 2018 (2018-08-25) 5	Bristol Rovers	0–1	Southend United	Horfield
15:00 BST		Report	Hopper  40'	Stadium: The Memorial Stadium Attendance: 8,172 Referee: Ross Joyce

Shrewsbury Town v Bristol Rovers

1 September 2018 (2018-09-01) 6	Shrewsbury Town	1–1	Bristol Rovers	Shrewsbury
15:00 BST	Leadbitter  73' (o.g.)	Report	Payne  53' (pen.) Martin  20'  59'	Stadium: New Meadow Attendance: 5,759 Referee: Antony Coggins

Bristol Rovers v Plymouth Argyle

8 September 2018 (2018-09-08) 7	Bristol Rovers	0–0	Plymouth Argyle	Horfield
13:30 BST		Report		Stadium: Memorial Stadium Attendance: 9,006 Referee: Michael Salisbury

Luton Town v Bristol Rovers

15 September 2018 (2018-09-15) 8	Luton Town	1–0	Bristol Rovers	Luton
15:00 BST	Andrew Shinnie  62'	Report		Stadium: Kenilworth Road Attendance: 8,912 Referee: Robert Lewis

Bristol Rovers v Coventry City

22 September 2018 (2018-09-22) 9	Bristol Rovers	3–1	Coventry City	Horfield
15:00 BST	Reilly  7' Lockyer  19' O Clarke  23'	Report	Hyam  44'	Stadium: Memorial Stadium Attendance: 8,385 Referee: Thomas Bramall

Bradford City v Bristol Rovers

29 September 2018 (2018-09-29) 10	Bradford City	0–0	Bristol Rovers	Bradford
15:00 BST		Report		Stadium: Valley Parade Attendance: 15,916 Referee: Ollie Yates

Rochdale v Bristol Rovers

2 October 2018 (2018-10-02) 11	Rochdale	0–0	Bristol Rovers	Rochdale
19:45 BST	Norman  45+2'	Report		Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 2,301 Referee: Matt Donohue

Bristol Rovers v Walsall

6 October 2018 (2018-10-06) 12	Bristol Rovers	0–1	Walsall	Horfield
15:00 BST		Report	Leahy  8' Ginnelly  43' Morris  90+4'	Stadium: Memorial Stadium Attendance: 7,768 Referee: Lee Swabey

Burton Albion v Bristol Rovers

13 October 2018 (2018-10-13) 13	Burton Albion	1–0	Bristol Rovers	Burton upon Trent
19:45 BST	Fraser  40' Fox  90+1'	Report	Partington  31' O. Clarke  74'	Stadium: Pirelli Stadium Attendance: 3,171 Referee: Martin Coy

Bristol Rovers v Oxford United

20 October 2018 (2018-10-20) 14	Bristol Rovers	0–0	Oxford United	Horfield
15:00 BST	Craig  16' Lockyer  21' Jakubiak  45'	Report	Browne  26' Mackie  41'	Stadium: Memorial Stadium Attendance: 8,506 Referee: Tom Nield

Bristol Rovers v AFC Wimbledon

23 October 2018 (2018-10-23) 15	Bristol Rovers	2–0	AFC Wimbledon	Horfield
19:45 BST	Upson  35' Nightingale  53' (o.g.)	Report		Stadium: Memorial Stadium Attendance: 7,184 Referee: Andy Woolmer

Barnsley v Bristol Rovers

27 October 2018 (2018-10-27) 16	Barnsley	1–0	Bristol Rovers	Barnsley
15:00 BST	Mowatt  11',  45' Moncur  39' Davies  90'	Report	Kelly  79'	Stadium: Oakwell Attendance: 10,966 Referee: Anthony Backhouse

Blackpool v Bristol Rovers

3 November 2018 (2018-11-03) 17	Blackpool	0–3	Bristol Rovers	Blackpool
15:00 GMT		Report	O. Clarke  48',  85' Upson  70' Craig  77'	Stadium: Bloomfield Road Attendance: Trevor Kettle Referee: 3,227

Bristol Rovers v Scunthorpe United

17 November 2018 (2018-11-17) 18	Bristol Rovers	1–2	Scunthorpe United	Horfield
15:00 GMT	Sercombe  45+2'	Report	Novak  15' Lund  78'	Stadium: Memorial Stadium Attendance: 8,003 Referee: Lee Collins

Charlton Athletic v Bristol Rovers

24 November 2018 (2018-11-24) 19	Charlton Athletic	3–1	Bristol Rovers	Charlton
15:00 GMT	Ward  10' Aribo  45' Grant  90+4'	Report	Martin  30'	Stadium: The Valley Attendance: 10,328 Referee: Matthew Donohue

Bristol Rovers v Gillingham

27 November 2018 (2018-11-27) 20	Bristol Rovers	1–2	Gillingham	Horfield
19:45 GMT	Sercombe  87'	Report	List  8' Reilly  59'  70'	Stadium: Memorial Stadium Attendance: 6,983 Referee: Ollie Yates

Bristol Rovers v Doncaster Rovers

8 December 2018 (2018-12-08) 21	Bristol Rovers	0–4	Doncaster Rovers	Horfield
15:00 GMT		Report	John Marquis  10' Malik Wilks  43' 59' James Coppinger  45' Tom Anderson  54'	Stadium: Memorial Stadium Attendance: 7,356 Referee: John Busby

Sunderland v Bristol Rovers

15 December 2018 (2018-12-15) 22	Sunderland	2–1	Bristol Rovers	Sunderland
15:00 GMT	Matthews  45+1'  90+5' Maja  49' Honeyman  57' Gooch  83'	Report	Rodman  11' Upson  36' Kelly  84' Clarke  90+6'	Stadium: Stadium of Light Attendance: 28,971 Referee: Thomas Bramall

Bristol Rovers v Fleetwood Town

22 December 2018 (2018-12-22) 23	Bristol Rovers	2–1	Fleetwood Town	Horfield
15:00 GMT	O. Clarke  23' Reilly  36' Lines  90+3' J. Clarke  90+4',  90+6'	Report	Hunter  28',  41' Evans  43'  55' Holt  46' Madden  60' Marney  64' Wallace  80' Coyle  90+8'	Stadium: Memorial Stadium Attendance: 7,159 Referee: Brett Huxtable

Walsall v Bristol Rovers

26 December 2018 (2018-12-26) 24	Walsall	1–3	Bristol Rovers	Walsall
15:00 GMT	Gordon  45' Leahy  72'	Report	Lockyer  7' Rodman  10' Holmes-Dennis  40' Reilly  43' Holmes-Dennis  52'	Stadium: Bescot Stadium Attendance: 5069 Referee: Robert Lewis

Oxford United v Bristol Rovers

29 December 2018 (2018-12-29) 25	Oxford United	0–2	Bristol Rovers	Oxford
13:00 GMT		Report	Jakubiak  15', 63' Clarke  45+2' Kelly  83'	Stadium: Kassam Stadium Attendance: 8,135 Referee: Graham Salisbury

Bristol Rovers v Burton Albion

1 January 2019 (2019-01-01) 26	Bristol Rovers	0–0	Burton Albion	Horfield
15:00 GMT	Sinclair  47'	Report		Stadium: Memorial Stadium Attendance: 9,060 Referee: Scott Oldham

Accrington Stanley v Bristol Rovers

12 January 2019 (2019-01-12) 27	Accrington Stanley	0–0	Bristol Rovers	Accrington
15:00 GMT	Sykes  90+2'	Report	Clarke  89'	Stadium: Crown Ground Attendance: 2,246 Referee: Alan Young

Bristol Rovers v Wycombe Wanderers

19 January 2019 28	Bristol Rovers	0–1	Wycombe Wanderers	Horfield
15:00 GMT	Payne  22' Clarke  76' Rodman  90+1'	Report	Thompson  50' Jombati  57' Freeman  63'	Stadium: Memorial Stadium Attendance: 8,163 Referee: Ben Toner

Bristol Rovers v Peterborough United

29 January 2019 (2019-01-29) 29	Bristol Rovers	2–2	Peterborough United	Horfield
19:45 GMT	Nichols  8' (pen.) Clarke  43'	Report	Toney  37' Tomlin  56' Ward  90'	Stadium: Memorial Stadium Attendance: 6,851 Referee: Lee Collins

Southend United v Bristol Rovers

2 February 2019 (2019-02-02) 30	Southend United	1–2	Bristol Rovers	Southend-on-Sea
15:00 GMT	Turner  34' Cox  39' Hart  58' Yearwood  62'	Report	Sercombe  20' Reilly  32' Nichols  45+2' Clarke  74' Partington  85' Clarke-Harris  90+1'	Stadium: Roots Hall Attendance: 5,982 Referee: Oliver Yates

Bristol Rovers v Shrewsbury Town

9 February 2019 (2019-02-09) 31	Bristol Rovers	1–1	Shrewsbury Town	Horfield
15:00 GMT	Partington  19' Ogogo  24' Rodman  53'  68'	Report	Norburn  24' Whalley  36' Golbourne  68' Edwards  85'	Stadium: Memorial Stadium Attendance: 8,322 Referee: Peter Wright

Portsmouth v Bristol Rovers

19 February 2019 (2019-02-19) 32	Portsmouth	1-1	Bristol Rovers	Portsmouth
19:45 GMT	J.Clarke  58' (O.G.) Lowe  64' Brown  64'	Report	Clarke-Harris  37'	Stadium: Fratton Park Attendance: 17,880 Referee: Neil Hair

Bristol Rovers v Sunderland

23 February 2019 (2019-02-23) 33	Bristol Rovers	0–2	Sunderland	Horfield
15:00 GMT		Report	O'Nien  23'  25' James  49' McGeady  55' Dunne  70'	Stadium: Memorial Stadium Attendance: 10,009 Referee: James Linington

Bristol Rovers v Blackpool

2 March 2019 (2019-03-02) 34	Bristol Rovers	4–0	Blackpool	Horfield
15:00 GMT	Clarke-Harris  6', 37', 68' Nichols  18' Sercombe  90+1'	Report	Turton  15'	Stadium: Memorial Stadium Attendance: 8,496 Referee: Darren Drysdale

Scunthorpe United v Bristol Rovers

9 March 2019 (2019-03-09) 35	Scunthorpe United	0–1	Bristol Rovers	Scunthorpe
15:00 GMT	Sutton  42' McMahon  90'	Report	Clarke-Harris  35' Upson  70' Ogogo  87' Kelly  90' Craig  90+4'	Stadium: Glanford Park Attendance: 3,877 Referee: Trevor Kettle

Gillingham v Bristol Rovers

12 March 2019 (2019-03-12) 36	Gillingham	0–1	Bristol Rovers	Gillingham
19:45 GMT	Fuller  90+4'	Report	Clarke-Harris  57'	Stadium: Priestfield Stadium Attendance: 3,938 Referee: Christopher Sarginson

Bristol Rovers v Charlton Athletic

16 March 2019 (2019-03-16) 37	Bristol Rovers	0–0	Charlton Athletic	Horfield
15:00 GMT	Upson  83'	Report	Taylor  76'	Stadium: Memorial Stadium Attendance: 8,343 Referee: Dean Whitestone

Plymouth Argyle v Bristol Rovers

23 March 2019 (2019-03-23) 38	Plymouth Argyle	2–2	Bristol Rovers	Plymouth
15:00 GMT	Lameiras  51' Craig  75' (o.g.) Ness  88'	Report	Clarke-Harris  72' Reilly  90+1' Clarke  90+4'	Stadium: Home Park Attendance: 12,003 Referee: Roger East

Doncaster Rovers v Bristol Rovers

26 March 2019 (2019-03-26) 39	Doncaster Rovers	4–1	Bristol Rovers	Doncaster
19:45 GMT	Coppinger  3', 12' Wilks  31'  49' Sadlier  46'	Report	Clarke-Harris  66' (pen.) Holmes-Dennis  70' Upson  74' Clarke  90+4'	Stadium: Keepmoat Stadium Attendance: 6,907 Referee: Martin Coy

Bristol Rovers v Luton Town

30 March 2019 (2019-03-30) 40	Bristol Rovers	1–2	Luton Town	Horfield
15:00 GMT	Clarke-Harris  45+2' Sercombe  71'	Report	Collins  17' Berry  39'	Stadium: Memorial Stadium Attendance: 9,037 Referee: Charles Breakspear

Coventry City v Bristol Rovers

7 April 2019 (2019-04-07) 41	Coventry City	0–0	Bristol Rovers	Coventry
15:00 BST	Bakayoko  44'	Report	Clarke-Harris  38'	Stadium: Ricoh Arena Attendance: 12,664 Referee: Anthony Backhouse

Bristol Rovers v Bradford City

13 April 2019 (2019-04-13) 42	Bristol Rovers	3–2	Bradford City	Horfield
15:00 BST	Sercombe  31' Clarke-Harris  38', 90+3'  57' Upson  56' Ogogo  66' Clarke  72'	Report	O'Brien  16' Knight-Percival  90'	Stadium: Memorial Stadium Attendance: 8,418 Referee: Michael Salisbury

AFC Wimbledon v Bristol Rovers

19 April 2019 (2019-04-19) 43	AFC Wimbledon	1–1	Bristol Rovers	Kingston upon Thames
15:00 BST	Pigott  22' Nightingale  49'	Report	Lockyer  43' Clarke  47'  78'	Stadium: Kingsmeadow Attendance: 4,850 Referee: Graham Salisbury

Bristol Rovers v Rochdale

22 April 2019 (2019-04-22) 44	Bristol Rovers	0–1	Rochdale	Horfield
15:00 BST	Upson  22' Clarke  57'	Report	McNulty  14' Bunney  38' Williams  78' Hamilton  82' Done  85'	Stadium: Memorial Stadium Attendance: 8,516 Referee: Craig Hicks

Fleetwood Town v Bristol Rovers

27 April 2019 (2019-04-27) 45	Fleetwood Town	0–0	Bristol Rovers	Fleetwood
15:00 BST	Evans  81' Madden  81'	Report	Partington  45+1' Ogogo  69' Clarke  77' Lockyer  81' Bonham  81' Upson  87'	Stadium: Highbury Stadium Attendance: 3,488 Referee: Jarred Gillett

Bristol Rovers v Barnsley

4 May 2019 (2019-05-04) 46	Bristol Rovers	2–1	Barnsley	Horwich
17:30 BST	Rodman  71', 90+2' Upson  77'	Report	Moore  12' Lindsay  37'  44' Mowatt  56'	Stadium: Memorial Stadium Attendance: 9,859 Referee: Darren Drysdale

FA Cup

Main article: 2018–19 FA Cup

The first round draw was made live on BBC by Dennis Wise and Dion Dublin on 22 October.[54]

Barnet v Bristol Rovers

11 November 2018 (2018-11-11) First round	Barnet	1–1	Bristol Rovers	Canons Park
12:45 GMT	Robson  16'	Report	Sinclair  7' Lines  66' (pen.)	Stadium: The Hive Stadium Referee: Robert Lewis

Bristol Rovers v Barnet

21 November 2018 (2018-11-21) First round replay	Bristol Rovers	1–2	Barnet	Horfield
19:45 GMT	Nichols  62'	Report	Robson  75' Harrison  77'	Stadium: Memorial Stadium Attendance: 2,740 Referee: Lee Swabey

EFL Cup

Main article: 2018–19 EFL Cup

On 15 June 2018, the draw for the first round was made in Vietnam.[55] The second round draw was made from the Stadium of Light on 16 August.[56]

Bristol Rovers v Crawley Town

14 August 2018 (2018-08-14) First round	Bristol Rovers	2–1	Crawley Town	The Memorial Stadium
19:45 BST	Bennett  32' Clarke  84'	Report	Connolly  88' Poleon  85'  90+4'	Stadium: Memorial Stadium Attendance: 2,336 Referee: Lee Swabey

Queens Park Rangers v Bristol Rovers

28 August 2018 (2018-08-28) Second Round	Queens Park Rangers	3–1	Bristol Rovers	Shepherd's Bush, London
19:45 BST	Osayi-Samuel  4' Wszołek  18' Smith  64'	Report	Upson  87'	Stadium: Loftus Road Attendance: 5,007 Referee: Charles Breakspear

EFL Trophy

On 13 July 2018, the initial group stage draw bar the U21 invited clubs was announced.[57] The draw for the second round was made live on Talksport by Leon Britton and Steve Claridge on 16 November.[58] On 8 December, the third round draw was drawn by Alan McInally and Matt Le Tissier on Soccer Saturday.[59] The Quarter-final draw was made conducted on Sky Sports by Don Goodman and Thomas Frank on 10 January 2019.[60] The draw for the semi-finals took place on 25 January live on Talksport.[61]

Pos	Lge	Team	Pld	W	PW	PL	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	L2	Exeter City (Q)	3	2	1	0	0	4	0	+4	8	Round 2
2	L1	Bristol Rovers (Q)	3	2	0	0	1	4	2	+2	6
3	L2	Yeovil Town (E)	3	1	0	1	1	4	2	+2	4
4	ACA	West Ham United U21s (E)	3	0	0	0	3	0	8	−8	0

First match(es) will be played on 4 September 2018. Source: EFL.com
(E) Eliminated; (Q) Qualified to the phase indicated.

Bristol Rovers v West Ham United U21

18 September 2018 (2018-09-18) Group stage	Bristol Rovers	2–0	West Ham United U21	Horfield
19:45 BST	Jakubiak  57' Lockyer  82'	Report		Stadium: Memorial Stadium Attendance: 1,021

Bristol Rovers v Yeovil Town

9 October 2018 (2018-10-09) Group stages	Bristol Rovers	2–0	Yeovil Town	Horfield
19:45 BST	Jakubiak  50' Rodman  85'	Report		Stadium: Memorial Stadium Attendance: 1,179

Exeter City v Bristol Rovers

13 November 2018 (2018-11-13) Group stages	Exeter City	2–0	Bristol Rovers	Exeter
19:45 GMT	Forte  50' Randall  81'	Report		Stadium: St James Park Attendance: 873

Swansea City U21 v Bristol Rovers

5 December 2018 (2018-12-05) Second round	Swansea City U21	1–2	Bristol Rovers	Swansea
19:45 GMT	Garrick  54'	Report	Craig  58' Jakubiak  89'	Stadium: Liberty Stadium

Northampton Town v Bristol Rovers

8 January 2019 (2019-01-08) Third round	Northampton Town	1–2	Bristol Rovers	Northampton
19:45 GMT	Crooks  45+1'  76'	Report	Broadbent  45' Payne  58'	Stadium: Sixfields Stadium Attendance: 1,312 Referee: Charles Breakspear

Bristol Rovers v Port Vale

22 January 2019 (2019-01-22) Quarter-final	Bristol Rovers	3–0	Port Vale	Horfield
19:45 GMT	Clarke  15'  22' Rodman  45+2'  68' Nichols  62' (pen.)	Report	Hannant  45+2' Conlon  54'  58'	Stadium: Memorial Stadium Attendance: 2,016

Bristol Rovers v Sunderland

5 March 2019 (2019-03-05) Semi-final	Bristol Rovers	0–2	Sunderland	Horfield
19:45 GMT	Nichols  38' Craig  86'	Report	Grigg  44' Morgan  47'	Stadium: Memorial Stadium Attendance: 6,699 Referee: Michael Salisbury

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