The 2018–19 Bristol Rovers F.C. season was the 136th season in Bristol Rovers F.C. history and their 91st in the English Football League. Rovers contested in the third tier of English football, League One as well as three cup competitions, FA Cup, EFL Cup and EFL Trophy.
Transfers
Transfers in Date from Position Nationality Name From Fee Ref. 1 July 2018 CM Sam Matthews AFC Bournemouth Free transfer 1 July 2018 CM Ed Upson Milton Keynes Dons Free transfer 2 July 2018 LW Alex Rodman Shrewsbury Town Free transfer 2 July 2018 CM Theo Widdrington Portsmouth Free transfer 3 July 2018 CF Gavin Reilly St Mirren Free transfer 23 July 2018 LB Tareiq Holmes-Dennis Huddersfield Town Undisclosed 9 August 2018 CF Stefan Payne Shrewsbury Town Undisclosed 24 August 2018 CF Deon Moore Merstham Undisclosed 31 January 2019 DM Abu Ogogo Coventry City Free transfer 1 February 2019 CF Jonson Clarke-Harris Coventry City Undisclosed
Transfers out Date from Position Nationality Name To Fee Ref. 1 July 2018 RM Ryan Broom Cheltenham Town Released 1 July 2018 LB Lee Brown Portsmouth Mutual consent 1 July 2018 CB Jonny Burn Free agent Released 1 July 2018 CF Kenan Dünnwald 1. FC Kaan-Marienborn Released 1 July 2018 CF Rory Gaffney Salford City Undisclosed 1 July 2018 RW Byron Moore Bury Released 23 July 2018 CF Ellis Harrison Ipswich Town Undisclosed 7 September 2018 GK Thom Jonkerman FC Lienden Free transfer 18 January 2019 CB Tom Broadbent Swindon Town Undisclosed 25 January 2019 LB Mohammad Baghdadi Eintracht Norderstedt 03 Mutual consent
Loans in Start date Position Nationality Name From End date Ref. 9 August 2018 CF Alex Jakubiak Watford 31 May 2019 27 August 2018 GK Jack Bonham Brentford 31 May 2019 29 August 2018 LB Joe Martin Stevenage 1 January 2019 29 January 2019 CB Gabriel Osho Reading 31 May 2019
Loans out Start date Position Nationality Name To End date Ref. 8 August 2018 FW Cameron Allen Dorchester Town September 2018 21 August 2018 GK Sam Slocombe Lincoln City 9 January 2019 31 August 2018 CF Bernard Mensah Lincoln City 20 January 2019 7 September 2018 DF Josh Bailey Dorchester Town October 2018 26 October 2018 CF Harry Warwick Gloucester City Work experience 2 November 2018 MF Lewis Leigh-Gilchrist Truro City December 2018 7 November 2018 CB Alfie Kilgour Maidenhead United 6 January 2019 16 November 2018 CF Cameron Allen Tiverton Town December 2018 16 November 2018 LB Mohammad Baghdadi Bath City December 2018 16 November 2018 CF Deon Moore Bath City December 2018 21 December 2018 CM Theo Widdrington Bognor Regis Town January 2019 21 January 2019 RW Bernard Mensah Aldershot Town 31 May 2019 25 January 2019 MF Luke Russe Gloucester City 31 May 2019 31 January 2019 LW Kyle Bennett Swindon Town 31 May 2019 31 January 2019 DF Ben Morgan Salisbury 31 May 2019 31 January 2019 CF Stefan Payne Shrewsbury Town 31 May 2019 1 February 2019 CB Rollin Menayese Aldershot Town 31 May 2019 8 February 2019 CM Theo Widdrington Bognor Regis Town 31 May 2019 20 February 2019 GK Alexis André Jr. Yate Town March 2019 21 March 2019 CM Sam Matthews Eastleigh 31 May 2019 28 March 2019 GK Alexis André Jr. Truro City 31 May 2019 28 March 2019 CF Harry Warwick Truro City 31 May 2019
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.
League One
League table
Results summary
Results by matchday
Matches On 21 June 2018, the League One fixtures for the forthcoming season were announced.
FA Cup
The first round draw was made live on BBC by Dennis Wise and Dion Dublin on 22 October.
EFL Cup
On 15 June 2018, the draw for the first round was made in Vietnam. The second round draw was made from the Stadium of Light on 16 August.
EFL Trophy On 13 July 2018, the initial group stage draw bar the U21 invited clubs was announced. The draw for the second round was made live on Talksport by Leon Britton and Steve Claridge on 16 November. On 8 December, the third round draw was drawn by Alan McInally and Matt Le Tissier on Soccer Saturday. The Quarter-final draw was made conducted on Sky Sports by Don Goodman and Thomas Frank on 10 January 2019. The draw for the semi-finals took place on 25 January live on Talksport.
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