The 2019-20 season was the 137th season in Bristol Rovers' existence and their 92nd in the English Football League. Rovers contested in the third tier of English football, the League One; and three cup competitions: FA Cup, EFL Cup and EFL Trophy.
Transfers Transfers in Date Position Nationality Name From Fee Ref. 1 July 2019 CB Tom Davies Coventry City Free transfer 1 July 2019 RB Josh Hare Eastleigh Free transfer 1 July 2019 GK Anssi Jaakkola Reading Free transfer 1 July 2019 RB Mark Little Bolton Wanderers Free transfer 1 July 2019 GK Jordi van Stappershoef Volendam Free transfer 9 July 2019 LB Luke Leahy Walsall Free transfer 14 August 2019 RB Harry Hodges Plymouth Argyle Free transfer 7 January 2020 AM Josh Barrett Reading Undisclosed 31 January 2020 FW James Daly Crystal Palace Undisclosed 31 January 2020 CB Cian Harries Swansea City Free transfer
Loans in Date from Position Nationality Name From Date until Ref. 10 July 2019 CF Tyler Smith Sheffield United 15 January 2020 26 July 2019 CF Victor Adeboyejo Barnsley 24 January 2020 6 January 2020 AM Jayden Mitchell-Lawson Derby County 30 June 2020 16 January 2020 LW Josh Ginnelly Preston North End 30 June 2020 22 January 2020 GK Jamal Blackman Chelsea 30 June 2020 30 January 2020 CF Timmy Abraham Fulham 30 June 2020
Loans out Date from Position Nationality Name To Date until Ref. 25 July 2019 RW Bernard Mensah Maidenhead United 30 June 2020 1 August 2019 CF Gavin Reilly Cheltenham Town January 2020 15 August 2019 MF Luke Russe Gloucester City 4 January 2020 13 September 2019 MF Theo Widdrington Welling United January 2020 24 September 2019 GK Liam Armstrong Mangotsfield United October 2019 25 October 2019 CF Harry Warwick Gosport Borough November 2019 31 October 2019 RB Harry Hodges Gloucester City December 2019 12 November 2019 CF Deon Moore Billericay Town December 2019 10 December 2019 GK Liam Armstrong Salisbury 17 December 2019 12 December 2019 MF Tom Mehew Stratford Town January 2020 16 December 2019 GK Alexis André Jr. Salisbury January 2020 9 January 2020 DF Luc Noble Mangotsfield United Work experience 9 January 2020 GK Harry Thomson-Barker Frome Town Work experience 9 January 2020 CF Harry Warwick Dorchester Town February 2020 10 January 2020 MF Lewis Clutton Salisbury February 2020 16 January 2020 MF Luke Russe Chippenham Town February 2020 31 January 2020 CF Tom Nichols Cheltenham Town 30 June 2020 6 March 2020 GK Alexis André Jr. Gloucester City April 2020 6 March 2020 CM Theo Widdrington Hemel Hempstead Town April 2020
Transfers out Date Position Nationality Name To Fee Ref. 1 July 2019 DF Alfie Clarke Free agent Released 1 July 2019 CB James Clarke Walsall Free transfer 1 July 2019 MF Connor Jones Free agent Released 1 July 2019 RB Daniel Leadbitter Newport County Released 1 July 2019 MF Lewis Leigh-Gilchrist Free agent Released 1 July 2019 CM Chris Lines Northampton Town Released 1 July 2019 CB Tom Lockyer Charlton Athletic Released 1 July 2019 RB Joe Partington Eastleigh Free transfer 1 July 2019 CF Stefan Payne Tranmere Rovers Mutual consent 1 July 2019 CM Stuart Sinclair Walsall Released 1 July 2019 GK Sam Slocombe Notts County Released 1 July 2019 GK Adam Smith Forest Green Rovers Released 1 July 2019 FW James Spruce Gloucester City Released 10 August 2019 LB Kris Owens Connah's Quay Nomads Free transfer 8 January 2020 CF Deon Moore Hemel Hempstead Town Released 23 January 2020 RW Bernard Mensah Gloucester City Free Transfer
Pre-season On 16 May, The Gas confirmed their pre-season schedule. The Cheltenham Town friendly had to be replaced at a later date and replaced with a match against Plymouth Argyle.
Competitions
League One
League table
Results summary
Results by matchday
Matches On Thursday, 20 June 2019, the EFL League One fixtures were revealed.
FA Cup
The first round draw was made on 21 October 2019. The second round draw was made live on 11 November from Chichester City's stadium, Oaklands Park. The third round draw was made live on BBC Two from Etihad Stadium, Micah Richards and Tony Adams conducted the draw.
EFL Cup
The first round draw was made on 20 June. The second round draw was made on 13 August 2019 following the conclusion of all but one first-round matches.
EFL Trophy
On 9 July 2019, the pre-determined group stage draw was announced with Invited clubs to be drawn on 12 July 2019. The draw for the second round was made on 16 November 2019 live on Sky Sports. The third round draw was confirmed on 5 December 2019.
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