2012–13 Bristol Rovers F.C. season

Bristol Rovers
2012–13 season
Chairman	Nick Higgs
Manager	Mark McGhee; (until 15 December); John Ward; (from 17 December)
Stadium	Memorial Stadium
League Two	14th
FA Cup	First round (Eliminated by Sheffield United)
League Cup	First round (Eliminated by Ipswich Town)
Football League Trophy	First round (Eliminated by Yeovil Town)
Top goalscorer	League: Tom Eaves – 7; All: Two Players – 7
Highest home attendance	8,646 (vs. Rotherham United 19 February 2013)
Lowest home attendance	2,810 (vs. Yeovil Town 4 September 2012)
Average home league attendance	6,105
Home colours	Away colours
	← 2011–12 2013–14 →

The 2012–13 season was the 130th season in Bristol Rovers' history and their 86th in the Football League. Rovers once again competed in League Two, the lowest level of the Football League, after finishing 13th in the 2011–12 season.

Bristol Rovers met Fleetwood Town for the first time in their history after their promotion from the Conference National. They also played at Rotherham United's New York Stadium and Chesterfield's Proact Stadium for the first time.

Having been bottom of League Two and real contenders to be relegated out of The Football League at the midway point in the season, they went on to win 12 of the final 23 games to steer well clear of the relegation zone and even, briefly, became contenders to reach the play-offs. In the end, Rovers finished 14th, nine points from both the play-offs and relegation zone. The upturn in form coincided with the return of John Ward to the managerial position at Rovers, replacing Mark McGhee who was sacked in December.

Season events

May

2 May 2012 – Goalkeeper Conor Gough joined Rovers from Charlton Athletic on a two-year contract.^[1]
4 May 2012 – Ellis Harrison, Mitch Harding, Jordan Goddard and Ross Staley were all awarded professional contracts.^[2]
13 May 2012 – Defender Gary Sawyer signed a two-year contract with League One side Leyton Orient after rejecting Rovers' offer of a new deal.^[3]
17 May 2012 – Rovers announced that 10 players would be released upon completion of their contracts at the end of June.^[4] Among them was Byron Anthony who had been with the club since 2006.
22 May 2012 – Jim Paterson agreed a new one-year deal at Rovers.^[5]

June

6 June 2012 – Danny Woodards verbally agreed a new contract with Rovers.^[6]
18 June 2012 – Young winger Shaquille Hunter agreed to sign his first professional contract with Bristol Rovers^[7] despite rumoured interest from Manchester City, Liverpool and Fulham.^[8]

July

2 July 2012 – Craig Stanley's contract at Rovers was terminated by mutual consent.^[9]
3 July 2012 – Goalkeeping coach Carl Emberson left for Luton Town joining up with former boss Paul Buckle as assistant manager.^[10]
4 July 2012 – Midfielder Oliver Norburn rejoins Rovers, signing a one-year contract.^[11] Wayne Brown signed a new six-month contract.^[12]
5 July 2012 – Northern Ireland Under-21 international Seanan Clucas signed for Rovers on a one-year contract.^[13]
16 July 2012 – Youth Team Coach Jamie Fullarton left Rovers to take up a youth coaching role at Crystal Palace.^[14]
18 July 2012 – Defender Lee Brown signed a contract extension that would keep him at the club until 2014.^[15]
19 July 2012 – Planning permission for Rovers' proposed 21,700 all seater stadium in Frenchay was approved by South Gloucestershire Council with councillors voting 11 to 1 in favour.^[16]^[17]
21 July 2012 – Former Rovers striker Marcus Stewart rejoined the club as Youth Development Coach.^[18]
26 July 2012 – Stoke City midfielder Matthew Lund rejoined Rovers on a six-month loan deal.^[19]
27 July 2012 – Rovers agree to sign Faroese international defender Rógvi Baldvinsson from Ålgård FK for an undisclosed fee.^[20] Former Bristol City striker David Clarkson agreed a two-year deal with Rovers.^[21]
30 July 2012 – Scotland international defender Garry Kenneth agreed a three-year deal with Rovers.^[22]

August

1 August 2012 – Winger Mustapha Carayol left for Championship side Middlesbrough for an undisclosed fee believed to be around £300,000.^[23]
2 August 2012 – Chris Zebroski left Rovers after one season, joining fellow League Two side Cheltenham Town.^[24]
11 August 2012 – Rógvi Baldvinsson announced that he was to return to Norway and not joining Rovers, citing personal reasons.^[25]^[26]^[27]
12 August 2012 – German midfielder Fabian Broghammer signed for Rovers after playing a number of pre-season games while on trial.^[28]
14 August 2012 – Chelsea goalkeeper Sam Walker joined on loan until January.^[29] Rovers are knocked out of the League Cup in the first round by Ipswich Town.^[30]
20 August 2012 – Rovers agreed the permanent signing of defender Tom Parkes from Leicester City.^[31]
23 August 2012 – Former England goalkeeper Dave Beasant joined Rovers as part-time goalkeeping coach.^[32]
30 August 2012 – Rovers submit an official complaint to the Football League over the circumstances which led to the match with Wycombe Wanderers being abandoned after 66 minutes with Rovers leading 3–1.^[33]
31 August 2012 – Defender Cian Bolger joined Rovers on loan until January from Leicester City.^[34] Bolger had previously played for Rovers on loan in the past two seasons.

September

4 September 2012 – Yeovil Town knock Rovers out of the Football League Trophy in the first round.^[35]
20 September 2012 – Fulham goalkeeper Neil Etheridge joins Rovers on a one-month loan deal.^[36]
27 September 2012 – Striker Tom Eaves joins Rovers on loan from Bolton Wanderers for three months.^[37] Former Scotland international Derek Riordan signed on a short-term deal until Christmas.^[38] Riordan is currently on bail and is due to go on trial on 9 October over an alleged assault in an Edinburgh nightclub.^[39]

October

1 October 2012 – Midfielder Jordan Goddard and forward Mitch Harding join Gloucester City on loan for one month.^[40]
23 October 2012 – Neil Etheridge's loan from Fulham was extended to 20 December.^[41]
30 October 2012 – Jordan Goddard & Mitch Harding extend their loan deals with Gloucester City for another month.^[42]

November

1 November 2012 – Tom Curtis is appointed Director of the Youth Academy at Rovers, leaving his job as head coach of the Antigua and Barbuda national team in the process.^[43]
4 November 2012 – Sheffield United come from behind to beat Rovers 2–1 in the FA Cup first round.^[44] The result meant that Rovers had failed to win a single cup game this season. However, all three cup matches were against higher division sides.
21 November 2012 – On loan goalkeeper Neil Etheridge was recalled by parent club Fulham.^[45]
22 November 2012 – Guy Branston joined on a month-long loan deal from Aldershot Town.^[46]

December

13 December 2012 – Midfielder Wayne Brown rejected a contract extension,^[47] opting to re-join Finnish side TPS.^[48]
15 December 2012 – Manager Mark McGhee was relieved of his duties following the 4–1 away defeat to York City. It followed a run of 10 games with only one win and one draw leaving the club 23rd in League Two.^[49]
17 December 2012 – Former Bristol City, Cheltenham Town, Carlisle United and Colchester United manager John Ward was appointed Bristol Rovers manager for the second time, initially until the end of the season with a view to a contract extension upon its completion.^[50] His first spell in charge was between 1993 and 1996 and included a trip to Wembley Stadium in the 1995 Second Division Play-Off Final.
27 December 2012 – Derek Riordan was officially released by Rovers on completion of his contract after new manager John Ward confirmed he had returned to Scotland on Christmas Eve.^[51]
31 December 2012 – Rovers agreed one-month loan deals with Queens Park Rangers and Colchester United for Tom Hitchcock and John-Joe O'Toole starting 1 January.^[52] Rovers also signed goalkeeper Steve Mildenhall from Millwall on an emergency loan^[53] which would be extended "as soon as possible".^[54]

January

3 January 2013 – Defender Mark McChrystal joined on a short-term deal from Tranmere Rovers^[55] after having a bid for Cian Bolger turned down by Leicester City.^[56]
16 January 2013 – Plans to build a Sainsbury's store on the Memorial Stadium site were approved. This allowed Rovers to proceed with plans to build the proposed UWE Stadium.^[57]
21 January 2013 – Port Vale defender Clayton McDonald joined on an emergency loan.^[58]
23 January 2013 – Stoke City forward Ryan Brunt joined Rovers on a two-and-a-half-year deal.^[59]

February

15 February 2013 – Defender Tom Parkes was named League Two Player of the Month for January by the Football League.^[60] Manager John Ward was nominated for January's League Two Manager of the Month but lost out to Martin Allen^[61] manager of Gillingham, the only side to score any points against Rovers in January.
28 February 2013 – French striker Oumare Tounkara signed for Rovers on a deal until the end of the season.^[62]

March

28 March 2013 – Stuart Naylor was appointed new full-time goalkeeping coach until the end of the season, replacing Dave Beasant who was previously in the role part-time.^[63]

April

16 April 2013 – Defender Michael Smith signed a new two-year deal with Rovers.^[64]
17 April 2013 – Striker Matt Harrold agreed a new one-year deal at Rovers with the option of a further year extension.^[65]
19 April 2013 – John Ward agreed to a new one year rolling contract.^[66] Eurocams were announced as new home shirt sponsors and Highspec Travel Services as new away shirt sponsors.^[67] Second year scholars Josh Southway and Pat Keary signed one year contracts while first year scholar Jamie Lucas signed a two-year contract.^[68]
23 April 2013 – Assistant manager Shaun North left Rovers with immediate effect, development coach Marcus Stewart took over the role for the final game of the season.^[69] Alefein Santos signed his first professional deal with Rovers.^[70]
25 April 2013 – Jim Paterson signed a one-year contract extension having triggered a clause in his previous contract.^[71]
27 April 2013 – Rovers finish the season in 14th place on 60 points.
29 April 2013 – It was confirmed that winger Joe Anyinsah would be released upon completion of his contract.^[72]
30 April 2013 – Defender Mark McChrystal agreed a two-year contract with Rovers.^[73]

First team

As of 27 April 2013.

No.	Name	Age	Club apps.	Club goals	Int. caps	Int. goals	Previous Club	Notes
Goalkeepers
1	Scott Bevan	45	37	0	0	0	Torquay United
20	Conor Gough	31	2	0	0	0	Charlton Athletic
Defenders
2	Michael Smith	36	58	1	0	0	Ballymena United
3	Jim Paterson	45	43	1	0	0	Shamrock Rovers
4	Danny Woodards	41	61	3	0	0	Milton Keynes Dons
5	Garry Kenneth	37	18	1	2	0	Dundee United	Vice Captain
6	Tom Parkes	32	54	1	0	0	Leicester City	Vice Captain
14	Lee Brown	34	81	10	0	0	Queens Park Rangers
19	Adam Virgo	41	19	1	0	0	Yeovil Town	Vice Captain
29	Mark McChrystal	40	21	0	0	0	Tranmere Rovers
30	Tom Lockyer	29	4	0	0	0	Youth team graduate
Midfielders
8	Matt Gill	44	44	0	0	0	Norwich City	Club Captain
11	Fabian Broghammer	34	36	3	0	0	FC Bayern Alzenau
15	Oliver Norburn	32	40	3	0	0	Leicester City
16	Joe Anyinsah	40	62	8	0	0	Charlton Athletic
22	Ross Staley	30	0	0	0	0	Youth team graduate
23	Jordan Goddard	31	0	0	0	0	Youth team graduate
24	Ollie Clarke	32	6	0	0	0	Youth team graduate
25	Seanan Clucas	32	19	0	0	0	Preston North End
31	Shaquille Hunter	29	0	0	0	0	Youth team graduate
33	Alefein Santos	29	1	0	0	0	Youth team graduate
Forwards
7	David Clarkson	39	26	6	2	1	Bristol City
9	Matt Harrold	40	46	18	0	0	Shrewsbury Town
10	Eliot Richards	33	90	14	0	0	Youth team graduate
17	Ellis Harrison	31	14	3	0	0	Youth team graduate
18	Mitch Harding	30	6	0	0	0	Youth team graduate
26	Ryan Brunt	31	18	5	0	0	Stoke City
34	Oumare Tounkara	34	9	2	0	0	Red Star

Transfers

In

Date	Player	Position	Transferred from	Fee
1 July 2012	Conor Gough	GK	Charlton Athletic	Free
4 July 2012	Oliver Norburn	MF	Leicester City	Free
5 July 2012	Seanan Clucas	MF	Preston North End	Free
26 July 2012	Matthew Lund	MF	Stoke City	Loan
27 July 2012	David Clarkson	FW	Bristol City	Free
30 July 2012	Garry Kenneth	DF	Dundee United	Free
12 August 2012	Fabian Broghammer	MF	FC Bayern Alzenau	Free
14 August 2012	Sam Walker	GK	Chelsea	Loan
20 August 2012	Tom Parkes	DF	Leicester City	Undisclosed
31 August 2012	Cian Bolger	DF	Leicester City	Loan
20 September 2012	Neil Etheridge	GK	Fulham	Loan
27 September 2012	Tom Eaves	FW	Bolton Wanderers	Loan
27 September 2012	Derek Riordan	FW	St Johnstone	Free
22 November 2012	Guy Branston	DF	Aldershot Town	Loan
1 January 2013	Tom Hitchcock	FW	Queens Park Rangers	Loan
1 January 2013	John-Joe O'Toole	MF	Colchester United	Loan
1 January 2013	Steve Mildenhall	GK	Millwall	Loan
3 January 2013	Mark McChrystal	DF	Tranmere Rovers	Free
21 January 2013	Clayton McDonald	DF	Port Vale	Loan
23 January 2013	Ryan Brunt	FW	Stoke City	Free
28 February 2013	Oumare Tounkara	FW	Red Star	Free

Out

Date	Player	Position	Transferred to	Fee
30 June 2012	Gary Sawyer	DF	Leyton Orient	Free
30 June 2012	Byron Anthony	DF	Hereford United	Free
30 June 2012	Scott McGleish	FW	Whitehawk	Free
30 June 2012	Charlie Reece	MF	Worcester City	Free
30 June 2012	Charlie Clough	DF	Dorchester Town	Free
30 June 2012	Lance Cronin	GK	Macclesfield Town	Free
30 June 2012	Michael Boateng	DF	Bromley	Free
30 June 2012	Kayne McLaggon	FW	Weston-super-Mare	Free
30 June 2012	Darren Jefferies	MF	Frome Town	Free
30 June 2012	Lamar Powell	FW	Bath City	Free
30 June 2012	James Dale	MF		Released
2 July 2012	Craig Stanley	MF	Aldershot Town	Free
1 August 2012	Mustapha Carayol	MF	Middlesbrough	Undisclosed
2 August 2012	Chris Zebroski	FW	Cheltenham Town	Undisclosed
1 October 2012	Mitch Harding	FW	Gloucester City	Loan
1 October 2012	Jordan Goddard	MF	Gloucester City	Loan
27 December 2012	Derek Riordan	FW		Released
1 January 2013	Wayne Brown	MF	Turun Palloseura	Free

Squad statistics

Appearances, goals and cards

As of 27 April 2013

No.	Pos.	Name	League		FA Cup		League Cup		League Trophy		Total		Discipline
No.	Pos.	Name	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
2	DF	Michael Smith	38	1	1	0	1	1	1	0	41	2	4	0
3	DF	Jim Paterson	26	0	1	0	1	0	1	0	29	0	2	0
4	DF	Danny Woodards	22	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	22	2	2	0
5	DF	Garry Kenneth	18	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	19	1	4	1
6	DF	Tom Parkes	40	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	41	1	12	1
7	FW	David Clarkson	26	6	1	1	1	0	1	0	29	7	2	0
8	MF	Matthew Gill	11	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	13	0	2	0
9	FW	Matt Harrold	6	2	0	0	1	0	0	0	7	2	1	0
10	FW	Eliot Richards	40	6	1	0	0	0	1	0	42	6	4	1
11	MF	Fabian Broghammer	36	3	1	0	0	0	1	0	38	3	2	0
14	DF	Lee Brown	39	3	1	0	1	0	1	0	42	3	2	0
15	MF	Oliver Norburn	35	3	1	0	1	0	0	0	37	3	3	1
16	MF	Joe Anyinsah	31	4	0	0	1	0	0	0	32	4	3	0
17	FW	Ellis Harrison	13	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	13	3	3	0
18	FW	Mitch Harding	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	0	0	0
19	DF	Adam Virgo	10	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	12	0	2	0
20	GK	Conor Gough	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0
24	MF	Ollie Clarke	5	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	6	0	0	0
25	MF	Seanan Clucas	19	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	21	0	4	0
26	FW	Ryan Brunt	18	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	18	5	4	0
29	DF	Mark McChrystal	21	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	21	0	0	0
30	DF	Tom Lockyer	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	0	0	0
33	MF	Alefein Santos	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0
34	FW	Oumare Tounkara	9	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	9	2	1	0
Players to have appeared for Bristol Rovers who have left:
—	GK	Neil Etheridge	12	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	12	0	0	0
—	FW	Derek Riordan	11	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	12	0	0	0
—	FW	Tom Eaves	16	7	1	0	0	0	0	0	17	7	1	0
—	DF	Guy Branston	4	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	1	0	0
—	MF	Wayne Brown	18	0	1	0	1	0	1	0	21	0	2	1
—	MF	Matthew Lund	18	2	1	0	1	0	0	0	20	2	6	1
—	DF	Cian Bolger	3	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	4	0	1	0
—	GK	Sam Walker	11	0	1	0	1	0	1	0	14	0	0	0
—	MF	John-Joe O'Toole	18	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	18	3	6	0
—	DF	Clayton McDonald	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6	0	0	0
—	GK	Steve Mildenhall	22	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	22	0	0	0
—	FW	Tom Hitchcock	17	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	17	3	3	0

Top scorers

Name	League	FA Cup	League Cup	Total
Tom Eaves	7	0	0	7
David Clarkson	6	1	0	7
Eliot Richards	6	0	0	6
Ryan Brunt	5	0	0	5
Joe Anyinsah	4	0	0	4
Fabian Broghammer	3	0	0	3
Oliver Norburn	3	0	0	3
Lee Brown	3	0	0	3
Ellis Harrison	3	0	0	3
John-Joe O'Toole	3	0	0	3
Tom Hitchcock	3	0	0	3
Michael Smith	1	0	1	2
Matthew Lund	2	0	0	2
Danny Woodards	2	0	0	2
Oumare Tounkara	2	0	0	2
Matt Harrold	2	0	0	2
Guy Branston	1	0	0	1
Garry Kenneth	1	0	0	1
Tom Parkes	1	0	0	1

Updated to games played on 27 April 2013.

Source: Soccerbase

Apps = Appearances made; Goals = Goals scored.

End-of-season awards

Player of the Year	Young Player of the Year	Youth Team Player of the Year	Goal of the Season	Clubman of the Year
Michael Smith	Tom Parkes	Matt Macey	Oliver Norburn vs. Cheltenham Town	John Ward

Competitions

Overall

Competition	Started round	Final position / round	First match	Last match
League Two	—	14th	18 August 2012	27 April 2013
League Cup	1st round	1st round	14 August 2012	14 August 2012
Football League Trophy	1st round	1st round	4 September 2012	4 September 2012
FA Cup	1st round	1st round	3 November	3 November

Updated to match played 27 April 2013
Source: Competitions

League Two

Standings

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
12	Rochdale	46	16	13	17	68	70	−2	61
13	Fleetwood Town	46	15	15	16	55	57	−2	60
14	Bristol Rovers	46	16	12	18	60	69	−9	60
15	Wycombe Wanderers	46	17	9	20	50	60	−10	60
16	Morecambe	46	15	13	18	55	61	−6	58

Updated to match(es) played on 27 April 2013. Source: BBC Sport^{[needs update]}
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored

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	16	12	18	60	70	−10	60	11	4	8	32	28	+4	5	8	10	28	42	−14

Last updated: 27 April 2013.
Source: ^[74]

Results by round

Round	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	H	A	H	H	A	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	A	H	H	A	A	H	A	H	A	A	H	H	A	A	H	A	A	H	H	A	A	H	H	A	H	H	H	A	H	A	A	H	A
Result	L	D	L	D	L	D	D	W	L	W	D	W	L	L	L	W	L	L	D	L	L	L	D	W	L	W	W	W	D	W	W	L	D	L	W	W	L	W	W	D	W	W	L	D	L	D
Position	19	20	23	23	23	23	23	21	21	20	21	20	20	20	20	20	21	21	21	22	23	23	24	23	24	24	23	19	19	19	18	18	18	18	17	15	17	15	14	14	13	11	11	12	13	14

Updated to match(es) played on 27 April 2013. Source: ^[75]
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Scores Overview

Bristol Rovers score given first.

Opposition	Home Score	Away Score	Double
Accrington Stanley	0–1	0–1	0–2
AFC Wimbledon	1–0	1–3	2–3
Aldershot Town	2–2	2–2	4–4
Barnet	2–1	1–1	3–2
Bradford City	3–3	1–4	4–7
Burton Albion	3–0	1–1	4–1
Cheltenham Town	0–1	1–1	1–2
Chesterfield	3–2	0–2	3–4
Dagenham & Redbridge	0–1	4–2	4–3
Exeter City	2–0	2–1	4–1
Fleetwood Town	0–0	3–0	3–0
Gillingham	0–2	0–4	0–6
Morecambe	0–3	1–1	1–4
Northampton Town	3–1	0–1	3–2
Oxford United	0–2	2–0	2–2
Plymouth Argyle	2–1	1–1	3–2
Port Vale	2–0	0–4	2–4
Rochdale	2–1	1–2	3–3
Rotherham United	1–2	3–1	4–3
Southend United	2–3	0–0	2–3
Torquay United	3–2	3–3	6–5
Wycombe Wanderers	1–0	0–2	1–2
York City	0–0	1–4	1–4

Matches

Won Drawn Lost Postponed

Preseason friendlies

14 July 2012	Royal Marines	0–3	Bristol Rovers	Endurance Park
15:00		Report^[76]	Harrold 28' (pen.) Anyinsah 63' Zebroski 74'

21 July 2012	Weston-super-Mare	2–2	Bristol Rovers XI	Woodspring Stadium
15:00	Price Young	Report	Virgo Clarkson

21 July 2012	Frome Town	1–0	Bristol Rovers	Badger's Hill
15:00	Baker 87'	Report		Attendance: 450

24 July 2012	Newport County	2–0	Bristol Rovers	Rodney Parade
19:45	Louis 29' Fielden 86'	Report		Attendance: 1,549

28 July 2012	Yeovil Town	1–1	Bristol Rovers	Huish Park
12:00	Ince 79'	Report	Norburn 83'	Attendance: 1,125

31 July 2012	Tamworth	1–2	Bristol Rovers	The Lamb Ground
19:45	Barrow 18'	Report	Richards 79' Hunter 88'	Attendance: 495

1 August 2012	Paulton Rovers	1–2	Bristol Rovers	Athletic Field
19:30	Lacey 8'	Report	W. Brown 22' Harrold 50'	Attendance: 553

4 August 2012	Bristol City	3–0	Bristol Rovers	Ashton Gate Stadium
13:00	Woolford 22' Adomah 80' Pearson 85'	Report		Attendance: 8,713

8 August 2012	Gloucester City	2–0	Bristol Rovers	Whaddon Road
19:45	Morford 17' Davies 58'	Report		Attendance: 276

11 August 2012	Bristol Rovers	1–2	Coventry City	Memorial Stadium
15:00	Harrold 42'	Report	McDonald 25', 49'	Attendance: 1,775