2014–15 Bristol Rovers F.C. season

The 2014–15 season was the 132nd season in Bristol Rovers' history and first in the Conference Premier, the fifth tier of English football, following their relegation from Football League Two on the final day of the previous season.

Bristol Rovers
2014–15 season
ChairmanNick Higgs
ManagerDarrell Clarke
StadiumMemorial Stadium
Conference Premier2nd (promoted via play-offs)
FA CupFirst Round (eliminated by Tranmere Rovers)
FA TrophyFirst Round (eliminated by Bath City)
Top goalscorerLeague: Matty Taylor (20)
All: Matty Taylor (21)
Highest home attendance11,085 (vs. Alfreton Town, 25 April 2015)
Lowest home attendance4,861 (vs. Nuneaton Town, 16 September 2014)
Average home league attendance6,793

During the course of the season, they met A.F.C. Telford United, Alfreton Town, Altrincham, Braintree Town, Chester, Dover Athletic, Eastleigh, F.C. Halifax Town, Forest Green Rovers, Gateshead, Nuneaton Town and Woking for the first time in a competitive fixture. They also played Southport for the first time since 1974 and Welling United for the first time since their only meeting in 1999. Rovers' first ever appearance in the FA Trophy saw them play former landlords Bath City for the first time in a competitive fixture since 1995. As well as this, they played their first game at Barnet's Hive Stadium.

Rovers' season came to a triumphant end at Wembley Stadium as they defeated Grimsby Town 5–3 on penalties in the play-off Final, in the process becoming the first side since Carlisle United in 2005 to secure an immediate return to the Football League.[1] Rovers' regular season saw them come agonisingly close to winning automatic promotion, ending the season just one point short of champions Barnet.

Season events

Pre-season

March

  • 18 March 2014 - Ollie Clarke agreed a contract extension at Rovers, committing to the club until 2016.[2]

April

  • 9 April 2014 – Second year scholars Danny Greenslade, Dominic Thomas and Aaron Ward-Baptiste agreed their first professional deals.[3]
  • 11 April 2014Avonmouth based safety equipment retailer Arco were announced as Rovers' new home shirt sponsors. Water cooler supplier Office Beverages, based in Yate, were drawn as the club's new away shirt sponsors.[4]

May

  • 20 May 2014 – Youth team forward Donovan Wilson signed a one-year professional contract with Rovers.[5]
  • 30 May 2014John-Joe O'Toole activated his release clause with Rovers.[6]

June

July

August

September

October

  • 4 October 2014 – Rovers manager Darrell Clarke was awarded the Football Conference manager of the month for September.[31] Rovers picked up 16 points from 21 available, winning five games in a row bookended by defeat to Braintree Town and a draw with Eastleigh.

November

December

January

  • 9 January 2015Darrell Clarke was named the Football Conference manager of the month for December, the second time he received the award during the season.[44] Rovers began the month with successive 0 – 0 draws away to Wrexham and Welling United followed by wins against Gateshead at home and Torquay United away before ending the year with an impressive 4 – 0 home win against Macclesfield Town.
  • 12 January 2015 – Former Welsh international striker Jermaine Easter signed for Rovers.[45]
  • 13 January 2015Leicester City winger Adam Dawson joined on loan for one month with an option to extend the deal until the end of the season.[46]
  • 20 January 2015 – Striker Ryan Brunt left Rovers, having his contract cancelled by mutual consent.[47]

February

March

  • 6 March 2015 – Rovers manager Darrell Clarke was named the Football Conference manager of the month for February, his third such award of the season.[49] Clarke had led Rovers to five wins out of five during February as they overhauled long time leaders Barnet to lead the table by two points going into their final nine games. Young forward Jamie Lucas won the Conference South player of the month for February while on loan at Weston-super-Mare.[50]
  • 9 March 2015 – Midfielder Chris Lines re-joined Rovers on loan from Port Vale until the end of the season. Lines had previously played for the club between 2002–11.[51]
  • 26 March 2015 – Winger Abdulai Bell-Baggie joined Rovers on a deal to the end of the season.[52]

April

  • 25 April 2015 – Rovers' final regular season fixture saw them hammer Alfreton Town 7–0,[53] a result which saw the Derbyshire side relegated to the National League North, in front of a Conference Premier regular season record attendance of 11,085.[54] The result equaled Rovers' biggest ever league win and was the club's biggest margin of victory in 51 years.

May

  • 3 May 2015 – Rovers book their fourth trip to Wembley Stadium with a 3–0 aggregate win over local rivals Forest Green Rovers in the play-off semi—finals, exactly a year on from suffering relegation to the Conference Premier.[55]
  • 17 May 2015 – Rovers win promotion back to League Two, beating Grimsby Town 5–3 on penalties at Wembley Stadium.[56]

First team

As of game played on 17 May 2015
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 98 0 0 0 Millwall
22 Kieran Preston GK 4 October 1996 0 0 0 0 Youth team graduate
25 Will Puddy GK Warminster 4 October 1987 18 0 0 0 Salisbury City
Defenders
2 Daniel Leadbitter RB Newcastle upon Tyne 7 October 1990 24 1 0 0 Hereford United
3 Lee Brown LB London 10 August 1990 168 14 0 0 Queens Park Rangers
4 Tom Lockyer CB/RB Cardiff 3 December 1994 92 2 0 0 Youth team graduate
5 Mark McChrystal CB Derry 26 June 1984 92 0 0 0 Tranmere Rovers Club captain
6 Tom Parkes CB Sutton-in-Ashfield 15 January 1992 147 6 0 0 Leicester City
15 Neal Trotman CB Manchester 11 March 1987 19 0 0 0 Plymouth Argyle
19 Danny Greenslade LB Belper 23 September 1996 0 0 0 0 Youth team graduate
26 Pierce Mitchell RB/CB 4 May 1996 0 0 0 0 Bristol City On loan at Weston-super-Mare
Midfielders
7 Lee Mansell CM Gloucester 23 September 1982 47 5 0 0 Torquay United Vice captain
8 Ollie Clarke CM Bristol 29 June 1992 67 6 0 0 Youth team graduate
11 Jake Gosling RM/LM Oxford 11 August 1993 26 3 5 1 Exeter City
14 Chris Lines CM Bristol 30 November 1985 179 22 0 0 On loan from Port Vale
18 Dominic Thomas CM 1 0 0 0 Youth team graduate
23 Andy Monkhouse LM/FW Leeds 23 October 1980 42 8 0 0 Hartlepool United
24 Stuart Sinclair CM 9 November 1987 27 2 0 0 Salisbury City
29 Ángelo Balanta LM Santiago de Cali 1 July 1990 18 1 0 0 Queens Park Rangers
30 Abdulai Bell-Baggie RM/LM 28 April 1992 0 0 4 0 Tranmere Rovers
Forwards
10 Matty Taylor CF 30 March 1990 48 20 0 0 Forest Green Rovers
16 Jermaine Easter CF Cardiff 15 January 1982 6 1 12 0 Millwall
17 Ellis Harrison CF/LM Newport 29 January 1994 76 18 0 0 Youth team graduate
20 Jamie Lucas CF Pontypridd 6 December 1995 1 0 0 0 Youth team graduate
21 Aaron Ward-Baptiste CF 0 0 0 0 Youth team graduate On loan at Taunton Town
27 Nathan Blissett CF 29 June 1990 25 5 0 0 Kidderminster Harriers

Transfers

In

Date Player Position Transferred from Fee
1 July 2014 Jake Gosling MF Free Agent (previously with Exeter City)
Danny Greenslade DF Youth team graduate
Lee Mansell MF Free Agent (previously with Torquay United)
Stuart Sinclair MF Free Agent (previously with Salisbury City)
Matty Taylor FW Free Agent (previously with Forest Green Rovers)
Dominic Thomas MF Youth team graduate
Aaron Ward-Baptiste FW Youth team graduate
Jamie White FW Free Agent (previously with Salisbury City)
21 July 2014 Andy Monkhouse MF Free Agent (previously with Hartlepool United)
27 July 2014 Daniel Leadbitter DF Free Agent (previously with Hereford United)
7 August 2014 Neal Trotman DF Free Agent (previously with Plymouth Argyle)
11 August 2014 Will Puddy GK Free Agent (previously with Salisbury City)
8 September 2014 Ángelo Balanta MF Free Agent (previously with Queens Park Rangers)
1 January 2015 Nathan Blissett FW Kidderminster Harriers Undisclosed
12 January 2015 Jermaine Easter FW Free Agent (previously with Millwall)
26 March 2015 Abdulai Bell-Baggie MF Free Agent (previously with Tranmere Rovers)

Loans in

Date Player Position Transferred from Duration
15 August 2014 Dave Martin MF Luton Town Five months
22 August 2014 Adam Cunnington FW Cambridge United Three months
6 November 2014 Lyle Della-Verde MF Fulham One Month
20 November 2014 Bradley Goldberg FW Dagenham & Redbridge Two Months
Nathan Blissett FW Kidderminster Harriers One Month
27 November 2014 Alex Wall FW Luton Town One Month
5 December 2014 Fabian Spiess GK Notts County One Month
13 January 2015 Adam Dawson MF Leicester City Three Months
2 February 2015 Josh Wakefield MF A.F.C. Bournemouth One Month
9 March 2015 Chris Lines MF Port Vale Two Months

Out

Date Player Position Transferred to Fee
30 June 2014 Fabian Broghammer MF Released (later joined SV Wiesbaden 1899)
David Clarkson FW Released (later joined Dundee)
Seanan Clucas MF Released (later joined Linfield)
Steven Gillespie FW Released (later joined Altrincham)
Jordan Goddard MF Released (later joined Leamington)
Conor Gough GK Released (later joined Grays Athletic)
Mitch Harding FW Released
Matt Harrold FW Crawley Town Free
Pat Keary DF Released (later joined Bath City)
John-Joe O'Toole MF Northampton Town Free
Jim Paterson DF Released (later joined Forfar Athletic)
Eliot Richards FW Released (later joined Tranmere Rovers)
Josh Southway DF Released
Danny Woodards DF Released (later joined Tranmere Rovers)
1 July 2014 Alefe Santos MF Derby County Tribunal
25 July 2014 Michael Smith DF Peterborough United Undisclosed
17 November 2014 Jamie White FW Sutton United Free
1 January 2015 Donovan Wilson FW Wolverhampton Wanderers £50,000
20 January 2015 Ryan Brunt FW Released (later joined Plymouth Argyle)

Loans out

Date Player Position Transferred to Duration
8 August 2014 Danny Greenslade DF Mangotsfield United One Month
Dominic Thomas MF Mangotsfield United One Month
Jamie Lucas FW Weston-super-Mare Three Months
29 August 2014 Pierce Mitchell DF Weston-super-Mare One Month
1 October 2014 Ryan Brunt FW York City One Month
15 October 2014 Pierce Mitchell DF Bath City One Month
27 November 2014 Pierce Mitchell DF Weston-super-Mare One Month
Jamie Lucas FW Gloucester City One Month
Ryan Brunt FW Stevenage One Month
Donovan Wilson FW Wolverhampton Wanderers One Month
5 December 2014 Aaron Ward-Baptiste FW Taunton Town Two Months
12 December 2014 Danny Greenslade DF Truro City Three Months
13 February 2015 Jamie Lucas FW Weston-super-Mare One Month
25 March 2015 Dominic Thomas MF Yate Town One Month

Squad statistics

Appearances, goals and cards

No. Pos. Name League FA Cup FA Trophy Total Discipline
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
1GK Steve Mildenhall 29(1)0200031(1)001
2DF Daniel Leadbitter 20(4)1001021(4)111
3DF Lee Brown 462201049200
4DF Tom Lockyer 471200049170
5DF Mark McChrystal 31(5)01(1)00032(6)060
6DF Tom Parkes 48(1)4201051(1)450
7MF Lee Mansell 4752100496110
8MF Ollie Clarke 15(14)4101017(14)451
10FW Matty Taylor 44(4)20211047(4)2150
11MF Jake Gosling 18(8)3200(1)020(9)320
14MF Chris Lines 111000011100
15DF Neal Trotman 17(2)1101019(2)120
16FW Jermaine Easter 4(2)100004(2)100
17FW Ellis Harrison 9(28)141(1)30010(29)1721
23MF Andy Monkhouse 39(3)8120040(3)1041
24MF Stuart Sinclair 24(3)2101026(3)221
25GK Will Puddy 17(1)0000017(1)000
27FW Nathan Blissett 18(7)5001019(7)560
29MF Ángelo Balanta 3(14)100104(14)100
Players to have appeared for Bristol Rovers who are currently on loan elsewhere:
18MF Dominic Thomas 000(1)0000(1)000
Players to have appeared for Bristol Rovers who have left:
FW Adam Cunnington 12(3)30(1)00012(4)300
FW Jamie White 5(6)00(1)0005(7)000
MF Lyle Della-Verde 4(2)00(1)0004(3)000
FW Alex Wall 2(3)0000(1)02(4)000
GK Fabian Spiess 3000104000
MF Dave Martin 13(4)0101015(4)020
FW Bradley Goldberg 1(5)0000(1)01(6)000
FW Ryan Brunt 4(2)010005(2)010
MF Adam Dawson 8(4)000008(4)020

Competitions

Summary

As of game played on 17 May 2015
Games played52 (46 Conference Premier, 3 Conference Premier Play-offs, 2 FA Cup, 1 FA Trophy)
Games won28 (25 Conference Premier, 2 Conference Premier Play-offs, 1 FA Cup, 0 FA Trophy)
Games drawn17 (16 Conference Premier, 1 Conference Premier Play-offs, 0 FA Cup, 0 FA Trophy)
Games lost7 (5 Conference Premier, 0 Conference Premier Play-offs, 1 FA Cup, 1 FA Trophy)
Win %53.84%
Goals scored84 (73 Conference Premier, 4 Conference Premier Play-offs, 7 FA Cup, 0 FA Trophy)
Goals conceded39 (34 Conference Premier, 1 Conference Premier Play-offs, 2 FA Cup, 2 FA Trophy)
Goal difference+45 (+39 Conference Premier, +3 Conference Premier Play-offs, +5 FA Cup, –2 FA Trophy)
Yellow cards64 (60 Conference Premier, 4 Conference Premier Play-offs, 0 FA Cup, 0 FA Trophy)
Red cards6 (5 Conference Premier, 1 Conference Premier Play-offs, 0 FA Cup, 0 FA Trophy)
Worst disciplineOllie Clarke (5 x , 1 x )
Biggest win7 – 0 vs. Alfreton Town, 25 April 2015 (Conference Premier)
Heaviest defeat0 – 2 vs. Barnet, 12 August 2014 (Conference Premier), 0 – 2 vs. Braintree Town, 6 September 2014 (Conference Premier), 0 – 2 vs. Bath City, 13 December 2014 (FA Trophy)
Highest scoring match7 – 1 vs. Dorchester Town, 25 October 2014 (FA Cup)
Most appearances51 (Tom Parkes)
Top scorerMatty Taylor (21)

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

Overall

Competition Started roundCurrent
position / round
Final
position / round
First match Last match
Conference Premier 2nd 9 August 201425 April 2015
FA Cup Fourth Round Qualifying First Round 25 October 20148 November 2014
FA Trophy First Round First Round 13 December 2014

Updated to match played 25 April 2015
Source: Competitions

Conference Premier

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
1 Barnet (C, P) 46 28 8 10 94 46 +48 92 Promotion to Football League Two
2 Bristol Rovers (O, P) 46 25 16 5 73 34 +39 91 Qualification to Conference Premier play-offs[lower-alpha 1]
3 Grimsby Town 46 25 11 10 74 40 +34 86
4 Eastleigh 46 24 10 12 87 61 +26 82
5 Forest Green Rovers[lower-alpha 2] 46 22 16 8 80 54 +26 79
Updated to match(es) played on 17 May 2015. Source: Football Conference
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored
(C) Champion; (O) Play-off winner; (P) Promoted.
Notes:
  1. Four teams play for one spot and promotion to Football League Two.
  2. Forest Green were deducted three points for fielding an ineligible player in their win over Southport on 9 August 2014.[57]

Results summary

OverallHomeAway
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsWDLGFGAGDWDLGFGAGD
46 25 16 5 73 34  +39 91 17 4 2 47 14  +33 8 12 3 26 20  +6

Last updated: 25 April 2015.
Source: [58]

Results by round

Round12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728293031323334353637383940414243444546
GroundHAAHAHAHAHHHAHHAHAAHAHHAAHAHHAAAHAHHAHAHAHAHAH
ResultDLLWDWLWWWWWDDWDLWDDDWWDDWWWDWDDWWWWWLDWDWWWDW
Position12171915161515151210746644644464332322222222211121212222
Updated to match(es) played on 25 April 2015. Source: [59]
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Scores overview

Bristol Rovers score given first.

Opposition Home score Away score Double Point Agg.
A.F.C. Telford United 1 – 0 1 – 0 Yes 6 2 – 0
Aldershot Town 3 – 1 2 – 2 No 4 5 – 3
Alfreton Town 7 – 0 0 – 0 No 4 7 – 0
Altrincham 1 – 0 1 – 2 No 3 2 – 2
Barnet 2 – 1 0 – 2 No 3 2 – 3
Braintree Town 2 – 1 0 – 2 No 3 2 – 3
Chester 5 – 1 2 – 2 No 4 7 – 3
Dartford 1 – 0 2 – 2 No 4 3 – 2
Dover Athletic 1 – 1 1 – 1 No 2 2 – 2
Eastleigh 1 – 2 1 – 1 No 1 2 – 3
Gateshead 3 – 2 1 – 0 Yes 6 4 – 2
Grimsby Town 0 – 0 1 – 0 No 4 1 – 0
F.C. Halifax Town 2 – 1 2 – 2 No 4 4 – 3
Forest Green Rovers 0 – 1 1 – 1 No 1 1 – 2
Kidderminster Harriers 1 – 1 3 – 0 No 4 4 – 1
Lincoln City 2 – 0 3 – 2 Yes 6 5 – 2
Macclesfield Town 4 – 0 0 – 0 No 4 4 – 0
Nuneaton Town 3 – 1 2 – 0 Yes 6 5 – 1
Southport 2 – 0 1 – 0 Yes 6 3 – 0
Torquay United 1 – 1 2 – 1 No 4 3 – 2
Welling United 2 – 0 0 – 0 No 4 2 – 0
Woking 2 – 0 0 – 0 No 4 2 – 0
Wrexham 1 – 0 0 – 0 No 4 1 – 0

Matches

  Won   Drawn   Lost   Postponed

Pre-season friendlies

8 July 2014 (2014-07-08) Cirencester Town1 – 1Bristol Rovers XICorinium Stadium
19:45 Williams  78' Report D'Ath  59'
15 July 2014 (2014-07-15) Cheltenham Town1 – 0Bristol RoversAbbey Business Stadium
19:45 Harrison  75' Report Attendance: 767
19 July 2014 (2014-07-19) Bath City1 – 0Bristol RoversMayday Trust Park
15:00 Keary  81' Report Attendance: 837
22 July 2014 (2014-07-22) Yeovil Town2 – 0Bristol RoversHuish Park
19:45 Leitch-Smith  47', 55' Report Attendance: 1,498
23 July 2014 (2014-07-23) Mangotsfield United1 – 1Bristol Rovers XICossham Street
19:45 McNab  14' Report Thomas  39'
26 July 2014 (2014-07-26) Gloucester City3 – 4Bristol RoversAbbey Business Stadium
15:00 Chamberlain  48'
Griffin  55'
Williams  64'
Report White  49'
Parkes  59'
Sinclair  60'
Lockyer  73'
Attendance: 421
29 July 2014 (2014-07-29) Cribbs1 – 1Bristol Rovers XIThe Lawns
19:45 Graffagnino  36' Report Lucas  75'
1 August 2014 (2014-08-01) Bristol Rovers1 – 2Coventry CityMemorial Stadium
19:45 Taylor  41' Report Swanson  65'
Phillips  68'
Attendance: 1,821

Conference Premier

August

9 August 2014 (2014-08-09) 1Bristol Rovers0 – 0Grimsby TownMemorial Stadium
12:45 Report Attendance: 7,019
Referee: Simon Bennett
12 August 2014 (2014-08-12) 2Barnet2 – 0Bristol RoversThe Hive Stadium
19:45 Akinde  22'
MacDonald  43'
Report Attendance: 2,027
Referee: Robert Whitton
16 August 2014 (2014-08-16) 3Altrincham2 – 1Bristol RoversMoss Lane
15:00 Reeves  18'
McChrystal  65' (o.g.)
Report Mansell  76'
Sinclair  90'
Attendance: 1,463
Referee: Ross Joyce
23 August 2014 (2014-08-23) 4Bristol Rovers1 – 0A.F.C. Telford UnitedMemorial Stadium
15:00 Clarke  55' Report Attendance: 5,450
Referee: Jeff Muschik
25 August 2014 (2014-08-25) 5Forest Green Rovers1 – 1Bristol RoversThe New Lawn
13:00 Parkin  68' Report Monkhouse  55' Attendance: 3,781
Referee: Steven Rushton
30 August 2014 (2014-08-30) 6Bristol Rovers2 – 1F.C. Halifax TownMemorial Stadium
15:00 Cunnington  27'
Harrison  90'
Report Boden  62' Attendance: 5,394
Referee: Brett Huxtable

September

6 September 2014 (2014-09-06) 7Braintree Town2 – 0Bristol RoversCressing Road
15:00 Davis  31' (pen.)
Sparkes  59'
Report Attendance: 1,621
Referee: Daniel Cook
9 September 2014 (2014-09-09) 8Bristol Rovers1 – 0WrexhamMemorial Stadium
19:45 Monkhouse  34' Report Carrington  64' Attendance: 5,082
Referee: Lee Swabey
13 September 2014 (2014-09-13) 9Lincoln City2 – 3Bristol RoversSincil Bank
15:00 Newton  37'
Burrow  45'
Report Sinclair  13'
Leadbitter  22'
Harrison  90'
Attendance: 2,933
Referee: Ben Toner
16 September 2014 (2014-09-16) 10Bristol Rovers3 – 1Nuneaton TownMemorial Stadium
19:45 Parkes  2'
Taylor  48'
Gosling  78'
Report Dean  68' Attendance: 4,861
Referee: Craig Hicks
20 September 2014 (2014-09-20) 11Bristol Rovers2 – 0WokingMemorial Stadium
15:00 Cunnington  3'
Mansell  86'
Report Attendance: 6,028
Referee: Adam Bromley
27 September 2014 (2014-09-27) 12Southport0 – 1Bristol RoversMerseyrail Community Stadium
15:00 Report Gosling  13' Attendance: 1,202
Referee: Robert Jones
30 September 2014 (2014-09-30) 13Eastleigh1 – 1Bristol RoversSilverlake Stadium
19:45 Collins  33' Report Mildenhall
Clarke  52'  90+3'  90+4'
Attendance: 2,621
Referee: Colin Lymer

October

4 October 2014 (2014-10-04) 14Bristol Rovers1 – 1Dover AthleticMemorial Stadium
15:00 Cunnington  35' Report Murphy  90' Attendance: 6,162
Referee: Wayne Barratt
7 October 2014 (2014-10-07) 15Bristol Rovers1 – 0DartfordMemorial Stadium
19:45 Taylor  37' (pen.) Report Attendance: 5,112
Referee: Adam Hopkins
11 October 2014 (2014-10-11) 16Aldershot Town2 – 2Bristol RoversElectrical Services Stadium
15:00 Williams  16' (pen.)
Roberts  77'  62'  90+1'
Report Monkhouse  42'
Taylor  68' (pen.)
Attendance: 3,466
Referee: Robert Whitton
18 October 2014 (2014-10-18) 17Bristol Rovers0 – 1Forest Green RoversMemorial Stadium
15:00 Leadbitter  59' Report Coles  15' Attendance: 7,014
Referee: Lee Swabey

November

1 November 2014 (2014-11-01) 18A.F.C. Telford United0 – 1Bristol RoversNew Bucks Head
15:00 Report Clarke  50'
Monkhouse  87'
Attendance: 2,860
Referee: Ryan Johnson
11 November 2014 (2014-11-11) 19Alfreton Town0 – 0Bristol RoversImpact Arena
19:45 Report Attendance: 880
Referee: Richard Wigglesworth
15 November 2014 (2014-11-15) 20Bristol Rovers1 – 1Kidderminster HarriersMemorial Stadium
15:00 Taylor  83' Report Blissett  67' Attendance: 5,848
Referee: Brett Huxtable
22 November 2014 (2014-11-22) 21Chester2 – 2Bristol RoversDeva Stadium
15:00 Oates  68'
Hughes  70'
Report Blissett  51'
Parkes  58'
Attendance: 2,936
Referee: Karl Evans
25 November 2014 (2014-11-25) 22Bristol Rovers2 – 1BarnetMemorial Stadium
19:45 Taylor  4'
Balanta  90+3'
Report Luisma  37' Attendance: 6,012
Referee: Nick Kinseley
29 November 2014 (2014-11-29) 23Bristol Rovers2 – 0Welling UnitedMemorial Stadium
15:00 Blissett  53'
Taylor  73' (pen.)
Report Gallagher  62' Attendance: 5,791
Referee: Steven Rushton

December

2 December 2014 (2014-12-02) 24Wrexham0 – 0Bristol RoversGlyndŵr University Racecourse Stadium
19:45 Evans  45+7' Report Attendance: 2,608
Referee: Ross Joyce
6 December 2014 (2014-12-06) 25Welling United0 – 0Bristol RoversPark View Road
15:00 Report Attendance: 1,176
Referee: Colin Lymer
19 December 2014 (2014-12-19) 26Bristol Rovers3 – 2GatesheadMemorial Stadium
19:45 Clarke  59'
Mansell  69'
Sinclair  72'
Report Pattison  18'
Rodman  62'
Attendance: 5,367
Referee: Brett Huxtable
26 December 2014 (2014-12-26) 27Torquay United1 – 2Bristol RoversPlainmoor
15:00 Spiess  33' (o.g.) Report Taylor  8'
Trotman  31'
Attendance: 3,755
Referee: Adam Bromley
28 December 2014 (2014-12-28) 28Bristol Rovers4 – 0MacclesfieldMemorial Stadium
15:00 Monkhouse  44'
Blissett  65'
Taylor  76'
Harrison  83' (pen.)
Report Attendance: 6,943
Referee: Robert Whitton

January

1 January 2015 (2015-01-01) 29Bristol Rovers1 – 1Torquay UnitedMemorial Stadium
15:00 Taylor  83' (pen.) Report Ofori-Acheampong  10'
MacDonald  71'  82'
Attendance: 8,044
Referee: Simon Bennett
4 January 2015 (2015-01-04) 30Nuneaton Town0 – 2Bristol RoversLiberty Way
15:00 Report Mansell  40'
Blissett  49'
Attendance: 1,661
Referee: Jason Whiteley
17 January 2015 (2015-01-17) 31Woking0 – 0Bristol RoversKingfield Stadium
15:00 Report Attendance: 3,853
Referee: David Rock
24 January 2015 (2015-01-24) Bristol RoversP – PBraintree TownMemorial Stadium
15:00 Postponed due to Braintree Town's ongoing FA Trophy commitments
31 January 2015 (2015-01-31) 32Dartford2 – 2Bristol RoversPrinces Park
15:00 Mildenhall  32' (o.g.)
Hayes  79'
Report Taylor  28'
Harrison  77'
Attendance: 1,832
Referee: John Brooks

February

7 February 2015 (2015-02-07) 33Bristol Rovers2 – 0Lincoln CityMemorial Stadium
15:00 Brown  36'
Blissett  40'
Report Attendance: 6,528
Referee: Lee Swabey
14 February 2015 (2015-02-14) 34Grimsby Town0 – 1Bristol RoversBlundell Park
15:00 Report Lockyer  67' Attendance: 4,073
Referee: Darren England
21 February 2015 (2015-02-21) 35Bristol Rovers1 – 0AltrinchamMemorial Stadium
15:00 Parkes  45' Report Attendance: 6,765
Referee: Brett Huxtable
24 February 2015 (2015-02-24) 36Bristol Rovers2 – 1Braintree TownMemorial Stadium
19:45 Taylor  31' (pen.)
Harrison  83'
Report Paine  29'
Akinola  38'
Attendance: 6,471
Referee: Dean Treleaven
28 February 2015 (2015-02-28) 37Gateshead0 – 1Bristol RoversGateshead International Stadium
15:00 Report Harrison  71' Attendance: 1,668
Referee: Ian Hussin

March

7 March 2015 (2015-03-07) 38Bristol Rovers1 – 2EastleighMemorial Stadium
15:00 Taylor  79' Report Green  7'
Midson  63'
Attendance: 7,371
Referee: Steven Rushton
14 March 2015 (2015-03-14) 39F.C. Halifax Town2 – 2Bristol RoversThe Shay
15:00 Maynard  25'
Roberts  39'
Report Brown  83'
Harrison  89'
Attendance: 2,248
Referee: Darren England
20 March 2015 (2015-03-20) 40Bristol Rovers3 – 1Aldershot TownMemorial Stadium
19:45 Easter  13'
Monkhouse  59'
Taylor  61'
Report Williams  32' Attendance: 7,416
Referee: Ben Toner
28 March 2015 (2015-03-28) 41Macclesfield0 – 0Bristol RoversMoss Rose
12:30 Report Attendance: 2,591
Referee: Martin Coy

April

3 April 2015 (2015-04-03) 42Bristol Rovers5 – 1ChesterMemorial Stadium
15:00 Taylor  15'
Henegan  26' (o.g.)
Monkhouse  33', 83'
Harrison  88'
Report McBurnie  60' Attendance: 8,455
Referee: Robert Whitton
6 April 2015 (2015-04-06) 43Kidderminster Harriers0 – 3Bristol RoversAggborough
15:00 Report Harrison  50', 83'
Taylor  90+1'
Attendance: 4,229
Referee: Simon Bennett
11 April 2015 (2015-04-11) 44Bristol Rovers2 – 0SouthportMemorial Stadium
15:00 Harrison  11'
Taylor  50'
Report Attendance: 8,251
Referee: John Brooks
18 April 2015 (2015-04-18) 45Dover Athletic1 – 1Bristol RoversCrabble Athletic Ground
15:00 Modeste  88' Report Harrison  64' Attendance: 2,351
Referee: Craig Hicks
25 April 2015 (2015-04-25) 46Bristol Rovers7 – 0Alfreton TownMemorial Stadium
17:15 Gosling  20'
Harrison  29'
Taylor  45', 48'
Mansell  79'
Monkhouse  82'
Parkes  90+4'
Report Attendance: 11,085
Referee: Ben Toner

Play-offs

29 April 2015 (2015-04-29) Semi-Final
First leg
Forest Green Rovers0 – 1Bristol RoversThe New Lawn
19:45 Report Taylor  17'
Harrison  65'  77'
Attendance: 3,336
Referee: Lee Swabey
3 May 2015 (2015-05-03) Semi-Final
Second leg
Bristol Rovers2 – 0
(3 – 0 agg.)
Forest Green RoversMemorial Stadium
12:45 Lines  24'
Taylor  88'
Report Attendance: 10,563
Referee: Darren England
17 May 2015 (2015-05-17) FinalBristol Rovers1 – 1 (a.e.t.)
(5 – 3 p)
Grimsby TownWembley Stadium
14:00 Harrison  29' Report John-Lewis  2' Attendance: 47,029
Referee: Ross Joyce
Penalties
Lines
Taylor
Brown
Balanta
Mansell
Disley
John-Lewis
Pittman
Clay

FA Cup

13 October 2014 (2014-10-13) 4th Round
Qualifying
Dorchester Town1 – 7Bristol RoversThe Avenue Stadium
15:00 Walker  49' Report Monkhouse  17', 85'
Taylor  19'
Mansell  47'
Harrison  57', 79', 90+2'
Attendance: 1,909
Referee: Dean Treleaven
8 November 2014 (2014-11-08) 1st RoundTranmere Rovers1 – 0Bristol RoversPrenton Park
15:00 Power  54' (pen.)
Donnelly  62'
Report Attendance: 3,559
Referee: Darren England

FA Trophy

13 December 2014 (2014-12-13) 1st RoundBristol Rovers0 – 2Bath CityMemorial Stadium
15:00 Report Spiess  70' (o.g.)
Artus  72'
Attendance: 3,505
Referee: Adam Hopkins

See also

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