Bristol Rovers 2017–18 football season
The 2017–18 season is the 135th season in Bristol Rovers' history and their 90th 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 .
Competitions
Friendlies
As of 2 June 2017, Bristol Rovers have announced thirteen pre-season friendlies against Hull City in Portugal[ 1] Corinthian Casuals , Yate Town , Melksham Town , Weston-super-Mare , Mangotsfield United , Salisbury , Gloucester City , Taunton Town , Forest Green Rovers , Yeovil Town , Bath City and West Bromwich Albion .[ 2] [ 3]
League One
League table
Source:
BBC Sport Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored
Result 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
16
11
19
60
66
−6
59
11
6
6
38
30
+8
5
5
13
22
36
−14
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 A H H A H A H A H A A H A H A H H A H A A H A H A H A H A H A H A A H A H H A H H A Result L L W W L W L L W L W W L L L W L L L W W L L D D W D W W L W W L D W D L D W L D D L D D D Position 18 24 18 11 14 12 12 15 14 16 14 12 13 13 16 13 15 16 18 15 15 17 17 17 17 17 17 14 11 13 11 11 12 12 10 9 10 11 10 10 10 11 12 13 13 13
Updated to match(es) played on 13 January 2018. Source:
Statto A = Away;
H = Home;
W = Win;
D = Draw;
L = Loss
Matches
On 21 June 2017, the league fixtures were announced.[ 4] [ 5]
FA Cup
On 16 October 2017, Bristol Rovers were away to Notts County in the first round.[ 6]
EFL Cup
On 16 June 2017, Bristol Rovers were drawn at home to Cambridge United in the first round.[ 7] Rovers were drawn away in the second round against Fulham .[ 8] Another away tie against Wolverhampton Wanderers was confirmed for the third round.[ 9]
EFL Trophy
On 12 July 2017, the group stage draw was completed with Rovers facing Swindon Town , West Ham United U23s and Wycombe Wanderers in Southern Group C.[ 10] [ 11]
Updated to match(es) played on 31 October 2017. Source: EFL.com(E) Eliminated; (Q) Qualified for the phase indicated
Transfers
Transfers in
Transfers out
Loans in
Loans out
Squad statistics
Source:[ 35]
Numbers in parentheses denote appearances as substitute .
Players with squad numbers struck through and marked † left the club during the playing season.
Players with names in italics and marked * were on loan from another club for the whole of their season with Bristol Rovers.
Players listed with no appearances have been in the matchday squad but only as unused substitutes.
Key to positions: GK – Goalkeeper ; DF – Defender ; MF – Midfielder ; FW – Forward
References
National teams
League competitions
Level 1 Levels 2–4 Levels 5–6 Levels 7–8 Levels 9–10
Combined Counties League (Premier , One )
East Midlands Counties League (level 10 only )
Eastern Counties League (Premier , One )
Essex Senior League (level 9 only )
Hellenic League (Premier , One East , One West )
Midland League (Premier , One )
Northern Counties East League (Premier , One )
Northern League (One , Two )
North West Counties League (Premier , One )
Southern Combination League (Premier , One )
Southern Counties East League (Premier , One )
South West Peninsula League Premier Division (level 10 only )
Spartan South Midlands League (Premier , One )
United Counties League (Premier , One )
Wessex League (Premier , One )
Western League (Premier , One )
West Midlands (Regional) League (level 10 only )
Cup competitions
Youth competitions