May • – Goalkeeper
Conor Gough joined Rovers from
Charlton Athletic on a two-year contract. • –
Ellis Harrison,
Mitch Harding,
Jordan Goddard and
Ross Staley were all awarded professional contracts. • – Defender
Gary Sawyer signed a two-year contract with
League One side
Leyton Orient after rejecting Rovers' offer of a new deal. • – Rovers announced that 10 players would be released upon completion of their contracts at the end of June. Among them was
Byron Anthony who had been with the club since 2006. • –
Jim Paterson agreed a new one-year deal at Rovers.
June • –
Danny Woodards verbally agreed a new contract with Rovers. • – Young winger
Shaquille Hunter agreed to sign his first professional contract with Bristol Rovers despite rumoured interest from
Manchester City,
Liverpool and
Fulham.
July • –
Craig Stanley's contract at Rovers was terminated by mutual consent. • – Goalkeeping coach
Carl Emberson left for
Luton Town joining up with former boss
Paul Buckle as assistant manager. • – Midfielder
Oliver Norburn rejoins Rovers, signing a one-year contract.
Wayne Brown signed a new six-month contract. • –
Northern Ireland Under-21 international
Seanan Clucas signed for Rovers on a one-year contract. • – Youth Team Coach
Jamie Fullarton left Rovers to take up a youth coaching role at
Crystal Palace. • – Defender
Lee Brown signed a contract extension that would keep him at the club until 2014. • – 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. • – Former Rovers striker
Marcus Stewart rejoined the club as Youth Development Coach. • –
Stoke City midfielder
Matthew Lund rejoined Rovers on a six-month loan deal. • – Rovers agree to sign
Faroese international defender
Rógvi Baldvinsson from
Ålgård FK for an undisclosed fee. Former
Bristol City striker
David Clarkson agreed a two-year deal with Rovers. • –
Scotland international defender
Garry Kenneth agreed a three-year deal with Rovers.
August • – Winger
Mustapha Carayol left for
Championship side
Middlesbrough for an undisclosed fee believed to be around £300,000. • –
Chris Zebroski left Rovers after one season, joining fellow
League Two side
Cheltenham Town. • –
Rógvi Baldvinsson announced that he was to return to Norway and not joining Rovers, citing personal reasons. • –
German midfielder
Fabian Broghammer signed for Rovers after playing a number of pre-season games while on trial. • –
Chelsea goalkeeper
Sam Walker joined on loan until January. Rovers are knocked out of the
League Cup in the
first round by
Ipswich Town. • – Rovers agreed the permanent signing of defender
Tom Parkes from
Leicester City. • – Former
England goalkeeper
Dave Beasant joined Rovers as part-time goalkeeping coach. • – 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. • – Defender
Cian Bolger joined Rovers on loan until January from
Leicester City. Bolger had previously played for Rovers on loan in the past two seasons.
September • –
Yeovil Town knock Rovers out of the
Football League Trophy in the
first round. • –
Fulham goalkeeper
Neil Etheridge joins Rovers on a one-month loan deal. • – Striker
Tom Eaves joins Rovers on loan from
Bolton Wanderers for three months. Former
Scotland international Derek Riordan signed on a short-term deal until Christmas. Riordan is currently on bail and is due to go on trial on 9 October over an alleged assault in an
Edinburgh nightclub.
October • – Midfielder
Jordan Goddard and forward
Mitch Harding join
Gloucester City on loan for one month. • –
Neil Etheridge's loan from
Fulham was extended to 20 December. • –
Jordan Goddard &
Mitch Harding extend their loan deals with
Gloucester City for another month.
November • –
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. • –
Sheffield United come from behind to beat Rovers 2–1 in the
FA Cup first round. 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. • – On loan goalkeeper
Neil Etheridge was recalled by parent club
Fulham. • –
Guy Branston joined on a month-long loan deal from
Aldershot Town.
December • – Midfielder
Wayne Brown rejected a contract extension, opting to re-join
Finnish side
TPS. • – 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. • – 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. 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. • –
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. • – Rovers agreed one-month loan deals with
Queens Park Rangers and
Colchester United for
Tom Hitchcock and
John-Joe O'Toole starting 1 January. Rovers also signed goalkeeper
Steve Mildenhall from
Millwall on an emergency loan which would be extended "as soon as possible".
January • – Defender
Mark McChrystal joined on a short-term deal from
Tranmere Rovers after having a bid for
Cian Bolger turned down by
Leicester City. • – 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. • –
Port Vale defender
Clayton McDonald joined on an emergency loan. • –
Stoke City forward
Ryan Brunt joined Rovers on a two-and-a-half-year deal.
February • – Defender
Tom Parkes was named
League Two Player of the Month for January by the
Football League. Manager
John Ward was nominated for January's
League Two Manager of the Month but lost out to
Martin Allen manager of
Gillingham, the only side to score any points against Rovers in January. • –
French striker
Oumare Tounkara signed for Rovers on a deal until the end of the season.
March • –
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.
April • – Defender
Michael Smith signed a new two-year deal with Rovers. • – Striker
Matt Harrold agreed a new one-year deal at Rovers with the option of a further year extension. • –
John Ward agreed to a new one year rolling contract. Eurocams were announced as new home shirt sponsors and Highspec Travel Services as new away shirt sponsors. Second year scholars
Josh Southway and
Pat Keary signed one year contracts while first year scholar
Jamie Lucas signed a two-year contract. • – Assistant manager Shaun North left Rovers with immediate effect, development coach
Marcus Stewart took over the role for the final game of the season.
Alefein Santos signed his first professional deal with Rovers. • –
Jim Paterson signed a one-year contract extension having triggered a clause in his previous contract. • – Rovers finish the season in 14th place on 60 points. • – It was confirmed that winger
Joe Anyinsah would be released upon completion of his contract. • – Defender
Mark McChrystal agreed a two-year contract with Rovers. ==First team==