2016–17 Bristol Rovers F.C. season

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Bristol Rovers
2016–17 season
Chairman Steve Hamer
Manager Darrell Clarke
Stadium Memorial Stadium
League One yet to begin
FA Cup Enter at First round proper
League Cup Enter at First round
League Trophy TBD
← 2015–16 2017–18 →

The 2016–17 season will be the 134th season in Bristol Rovers' history and their 89th in the English Football League. Following back-to-back promotions in 2014–15 and 2015–16, Rovers will compete in the third tier of English football, League One.

Season events

Pre-season

Rovers manager Darrell Clarke was quick to make good on his promise to offer all out-of-contract senior players new contracts if the club was promoted,[1] confirming that, with the exception of Rory Fallon, new deals were "in the post" just five days after the previous season had concluded.[2] In addition to Lee Brown and Tom Lockyer, who's deals were signed before the season had ended,[3][4] goalkeeper Steve Mildenhall and midfielder Jay Malpas were the first to sign a new deals on 17 May.[5] Toward the end of May, manager Darrell Clarke agreed a new three year contract, making him the highest paid manager in the club's history.[6] This came after the club received a formal approach from Championship side Leeds United which Rovers rejected.[7]

First team

As of game played on 7 May 2016
No. Name Position Nationality Place of Birth Date of Birth Club caps Club goals Int. caps Int. goals Previous club Notes
Goalkeepers
Steve Mildenhall GK England Swindon 13 May 1979 123 0 0 0 Millwall
Defenders
Lee Brown LB England London 10 August 1990 211 20 0 0 Queens Park Rangers
Tom Lockyer CB/RB Wales Cardiff 3 December 1994 132 2 0 0 Youth team graduate
Midfielders
Jay Malpas CM England Bristol 25 May 1997 0 0 0 0 Youth team graduate
Forwards
Rory Gaffney CF Republic of Ireland Tuam 23 October 1989 24 8 0 0 Cambridge United

Transfers

Out

Date Position Player Transferred to Fee Ref.
1 July 2016 CF New Zealand Rory Fallon Released [2]
1 July 2016 GK Scotland Kieran Preston Released [5]

Competitions

League One

Map of Bristol Rovers' 2016–17 League One opponents

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Main article: 2016–17 Football League One


Scores overview

Bristol Rovers score given first.

Opposition Home score Away score Double Points Agg.
AFC Wimbledon
Bolton Wanderers
Bradford City
Bury
Charlton Athletic
Chesterfield
Fleetwood Town
Gillingham
Millwall
Milton Keynes Dons
Northampton Town
Oldham Athletic
Oxford United
Peterborough United
Port Vale
Rochdale
Scunthorpe United
Sheffield United
Shrewsbury Town
Southend United
Swindon Town
Walsall

Matches

      Won       Drawn       Lost       Postponed

Pre-season friendlies

On 23 November 2015, Rovers first pre-season fixture was announced. As part of a week-long training camp in Spain, Rovers will play CE Sabadell with whom the club have a connection due to both playing in blue and white quartered shirts.[8][9] Further fixtures were announced once the previous season had concluded, with Rovers due to play Salisbury,[10] Bath City,[11] Mangotsfield United,[12] Weston-super-Mare[13] and Exeter City,[14] all away, and Cheltenham Town[15], Swansea City[16] and Aston Villa[17] at home.


See also

References

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