2010–11 Bristol Rovers F.C. season

The 2010–11 season was Bristol Rovers fourth season in League One since being promoted via the League Two play-offs in 2006–07. Bristol Rovers had a poor season and on 30 April 2011, they were relegated to League Two after a 1–1 draw with Sheffield Wednesday.[1] Bristol Rovers 2010–11 season officially began on 1 July 2010 and concluded on 30 June 2011, with competitive fixtures taking place between August and May.

Bristol Rovers
2010–11 season
ChairmanNick Higgs
ManagerPaul Trollope
(until 15 December 2010)
Darren Patterson
(caretaker manager)
Dave Penney
(from 10 January 2011)
League One22nd (Relegated)
FA CupFirst Round (Eliminated by Darlington
League CupFirst Round (Eliminated by Oxford United)
Football League TrophySouthern Section area semi-final (Eliminated by Exeter City)
Top goalscorerLeague:
All:
Will Hoskins - 20
Highest home attendance8340 (vs. Sheffield Wednesday, 30 April 2011)
Lowest home attendance4829 (vs. Milton Keynes Dons, 2 February 2011)
Average home league attendance6253

Season Events

  • 15 December 2010Bristol Rovers manager Paul Trollope is sacked by Bristol Rovers after 5 seasons in charge of the club.[2]
  • 10 January 2011Bristol Rovers appoint Dave Penney as their new manager.[3]
  • 7 March 2011Bristol Rovers sack manager Dave Penney and leaves the club languishing 23rd in the League One table, five points from safety.[4]
  • 7 March 2011Bristol Rovers sign 20-year-old Bermudan international Reggie Lambe on loan from Ipswich Town until the end of the season.[5]
  • 7 May 2011 – On 30 April 2011, Bristol Rovers were relegated to League Two after a 2–1 defeat away at Colchester United.[6]

Competitions

Overall

Competition Started roundCurrent
position / round
Final
position / round
First match Last match
Football League One 22nd 7 August 20107 May 2011
Football League Cup 1st round 1st round 10 August 2010
Football League Trophy 1st round 1st round 4 September 2011
FA Cup 1st round 1st round 6 November 2010

Updated to match played 30 May 2015
Source: Competitions

Football League One

Standings

Pos Club Pld W D L F A GD Pts
20Walsall 461212225675−1948
21Dagenham & Redbridge (R) 461211235270−1747
22Bristol Rovers (R) 461112234882-3445
23Plymouth Argyle (R) 46157245474−2342
24Swindon Town (R) 46914235072−2241

Pld = Matches played; W = Matches won; D = Matches drawn; L = Matches lost; F = Goals for; A = Goals against; GD = Goal difference; Pts = Points; (R) = Relegated

  Champion   Runner-up   Play-off   Relegated

Results summary

OverallHomeAway
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsWDLGFGAGDWDLGFGAGD
46 11 12 23 48 82  −34 45 6 7 10 24 35  −11 5 5 13 24 47  −23

Last updated: 2 April 2011.
Source: BRFC League One Results

Result round by round

Round12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728293031323334353637383940414243444546
GroundAHAHAHAHHAAHAHAHAAAAHHAHHAHHAAHAHHAHAHAHHAHAHA
ResultLWDLDDWWLWLWDDLLDDLLLDLDWLLLLLWLLLWLWDWWLLDLDL
Position23131719171715131591592122222221222223232423222223222322222219202122222222
Source:
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Penalties awarded

Date Success? Penalty Taker Opponent Competition
18–09–10 Y Jeff Hughes Dagenham and Redbridge League One
11–10–10 Y Jeff Hughes Swindon Town F.C. League One
16–10–10 Y Jeff Hughes Rochdale League One
5–4–11 Y Jeff Hughes Bournemouth League One
30–4–11 Y Jeff Hughes Sheffield Wednesday League One

Season statistics

Appearances, goals and cards

As of 9 May 2011.
No. Pos. Name League FA Cup League Cup JP Trophy Total Discipline
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
1GK Mikkel Andersen 19000003022010
1GK Luke Daniels 900000009010
2DF Carl Regan 20010103025014
3DF Gary Sawyer 370101030420111
4MF Chris Lines 423101121465120
5DF Danny Coles 37010003041092
6DF James Tunnicliffe 25010201027010
7MF Stuart Campbell 37000103041070
8FW Will Hoskins 4317111022472030
9FW John Akinde 14010203029030
9FW Rene Howe 12100000012100
10FD Darryl Duffy 300000003000
11MF Jeff Hughes 4210101021461160
13GK Mike Green 201010004010
14MF Wayne Brown 24310002027320
15DF Byron Anthony 373101030423100
16MF Dominic Blizzard 500010107000
17FW Jo Kuffour 42610102346900
18FW Eliot Richards 13110003017100
19DF Mark Wright 000000000000
19DF Cian Bolger 600000006021
19MF Reggie Lambe 700000007000
20MF Charlie Reece 14010102018000
21MF Charlie Clough 200000002000
22MF Harry Pell 10000000010020
23FW Ben Swallow 17010102221210
24MF Ollie Clarke 100000001000
25MF George Booth 000000000000
26DF Mark Cooper 000000000000
27MF Jack McKenna 000000000000
28FW Lamar Powell 100000001000
29DF Darren Jefferies 000000000000
31DF David McCracken 10000000010001
33MF Scott Davies 700000000000
34MF Jean-Paul Kalala 11000000011020
35MF Gavin Williams 19200000019230
36GK Conrad Logan 16000000016000
37DF Danny Senda 15000000015030
38DF Jerel Ifil 300000003001
42FW Ellis Harrison 100000001000

Updated to games played on 7 May 2011.
Source: Soccerbase

Apps = Appearances made; Goals = Goals scored.

Goalscorers

No.FlagPosNameLeague OneLeague CupFA CupJPTTotal
8FWWill Hoskins17103 21
11MFJeff Hughes10001 11
4MFChris Lines3011 5
15DFByron Anthony3000 3
14MFWayne Brown3000 3'
23MFBen Swallow0002 2
35FWGavin Williams0001 2
9FWRene Howe1000 1

Awards

Club awards

At the end of the season, Bristol Rovers held annual awards dinner. Rewards received were for the players and backroom staff, for instance such as Player of the Year, Young Player of the Year, Youth Player of the Year, Goal of the Season and Clubman of the Year. The event was held at The Memorial Stadium, the supporters and the supporters club were all in attendance.[7]

Player of the Year Stuart Campbell
Young Player of the Year Harry Pell
Youth Player of the Year Darren Jefferies
Goal of the Season Ben Swallow (vs. Wycombe Wanderers, 9 November 2010)
Clubman of the Year Keith Brookman

Transfers

In

Pos. Name From Fee
MF Harry Pell Charlton Athletic Free
DF Gary Sawyer Plymouth Argyle Free
FW Will Hoskins Watford Free
DF James Tunnicliffe Brighton & Hove Albion Loan
MF Wayne Brown Fulham Free
GK Mikkel Andersen Reading Loan
FW John Akinde Bristol City Loan
GK Luke Daniels West Brom Loan

Out

Pos. Name To Fee
MF Sean Rigg Port Vale Free
FW Andy Williams Yeovil Town Free
DF Steve Elliott Cheltenham Town Free
MF Mark Wright Shrewsbury Town Loan
GK Rhys Evans Southend United Free
FW Darryl Duffy Hibernian Loan
MF Ollie Clarke Gloucester City Loan
MF Charlie Clough Newport County Loan

Fixtures and results

  Won   Drawn   Lost   Postponed

Pre-season friendlies

14 Jul 2010 Bath City 2–0 Bristol Rovers Twerton Park
15:00 BST Attendance: 1,067
07 Aug 2010 Greenock Morton 1-3 Bristol Rovers Cappielow Stadium
15:00 BST Attendance: 1,037
07 Aug 2010 Partic Thistle 0–2 Bristol Rovers Firhill Stadium
15:00 BST Attendance: 936

League One

7 Aug 2010 Game 1 Peterborough United 3 0 Bristol Rovers London Road Stadium
15:00 Boyd  57'
McLean  73'
McCann  88'
Report Attendance: 7,113
Referee: Gavin Ward
14 Aug 2010 Game 2 Bristol Rovers 2 1 Yeovil Town The Memorial Stadium
15:00 Kuffour  45'
Anthony  90'
Kalala  81'
Virgo  89'
Attendance: 6,438
Referee: Michael Oliver
21 Aug 2010 Game 3 Exeter City 2 2 Bristol Rovers St James Park
15:00 Nardiello  9'
Duffy  48'
O'Flynn  75' (pen)
Kuffour  45'
Hoskins  54'
Attendance: 7,401
Referee: Mike Russell
28 Aug 2010 Game 4 Bristol Rovers 0 4 Southampton The Memorial Stadium
15:00 Fonte  10'
Lallana  34'
Lambert  59' (pen)
Barnard  90'
Attendance: 8,226
Referee: Graham Scott

September

4 Sep 2010 Game 5 Oldham Athletic 1–1 Bristol Rovers Boundary Park
15:00 Taylor  45' Hoskins  8'
Coles  86'
Attendance: 4,039
Referee: Geoff Eltringham
11 Sep 2010 Game 6 Bristol Rovers 0–0 Brentford The Memorial Stadium
15:00 Sawyer  70' Attendance: 5,609
Referee: Scott Mathieson
18 Sep 2010 Game 7 Dag & Red 0–3 Bristol Rovers Victoria Road
15:00 Hughes  27,32,87' (pen) Attendance: 2,287
Referee: Trevor Kettle
25 Sep 2010 Game 8 Bristol Rovers 2–1 Notts County The Memorial Stadium
15:00 Hoskins  5,56' Lee  39'
Davies  87'
Attendance: 5,962
Referee: Dean Whitestone
28 Sep 2010 Game 9 Bristol Rovers 0–1 Tranmere Rovers The Memorial Stadium
19:45 Jennings  45' Attendance: 5,589
Referee: Chris Sarginson

October

2 Oct 2010 Game 10 Huddersfield Town 0–1 Bristol Rovers Galpharm Stadium
15:00 McCombe  89' Hoskins  90' Attendance: 12,344
Referee: Karl Evans
11 Oct 2010 Game 11 Swindon Town 2–1 Bristol Rovers County Ground
19:45 Morrison  45'
Péricard  57'
Hughes  90' (pen) Attendance: 9,065
Referee: Anthony Taylor
16 Oct 2010 Game 12 Bristol Rovers 2–1 Rochdale The Memorial Stadium
15:00 Hughes  45' (pen)
Lines  82'
Anthony  86' (o.g.) Attendance: 5,872
Referee: Craig Pawson
23 Oct 2010 Game 13 Hartlepool United 2–2 Bristol Rovers Victoria Park
15:00 Gamble  30'
Antony Sweeney  80'
Kuffour  85'
Anthony  90'
Attendance: 2,972
Referee: Mark Haywood
30 Oct 2010 Game 14 Bristol Rovers 1–1 Carlisle United The Memorial Stadium
15:00 Lines  48' Grella  87' Attendance: 6,144
Referee: Oliver Langford

November

2 Nov 2010 Game 15 Plymouth Argyle 3–1 Bristol Rovers Home Park
19:45 Parrett  64'
Wright-Phillips  77,90'
Hoskins  67' Attendance: 7,413
Referee: Rob Shoebridge
13 Nov 2010 Game 16 Bristol Rovers 0–3 Leyton Orient The Memorial Stadium
15:00 Regan  38' Cox  20', Revell  27,51' Attendance: 5,541
Referee: Andy Woolmer
20 Nov 2010 Game 17 Brighton & Hove Albion 2–2 Bristol Rovers Withdean Stadium
15:00 Hughes  62' (o.g.), Wood  73' (pen) Anthony  23', Painter  90' (o.g.) Attendance: 7,407
Referee: Keith Stroud
23 Nov 2010 Game 18 Charlton Athletic 1–1 Bristol Rovers The Valley
19:45 Benson  77' Brown  63' Attendance: 13,468
Referee: Mike Russell

December

11 Dec 2010 Game 19 Sheffield Wednesday 6–2 Bristol Rovers Hillsborough
15:00 Sedgwick  10'
Miller  23'
Teale  26'
Johnson  32'
O'Connor  71'
Heffernan  81'
Hoskins  7', 66' Attendance: 19,242

January

1 Jan 2011 Game 20 MK Dons 2–0 Bristol Rovers Stadium:mk
15:00 Powell  10'
Leven  13'
Attendance: 7,185
Referee: Andy Woolmer
4 Jan 2011 Game 21 Bristol Rovers 2–3 Plymouth Argyle The Memorial Stadium
19:45 Hoskins  8', 11' Wright-Phillips  58'
Mason  69'
Zubar  81'
Attendance: 5,943
Referee: Russell Booth
11 Jan 2011 Game 22 Bristol Rovers 2–2 Walsall The Memorial Stadium
19:45 Hoskins  53'
Kuffour  54'
Grigg  5'
Lescott  83'
Attendance: 5,369
Referee: Simon Hooper
15 Jan 2011 Game 23 Carlisle United 4–0 Bristol Rovers Brunton Park
15:00 Berrett  44' (pen.), 82' (pen.)
Curran  57'
Cooper  73'
Coles  51' Attendance: 4,229
Referee: Paul Tierney
18 Jan 2011 Game 24 Bristol Rovers 0–0 Hartlepool United Memorial Stadium
19:45 Attendance: 5,285
Referee: Darren Sheldrake
22 Jan 2011 Game 25 Bristol Rovers 3–1 Swindon Town Memorial Stadium
15:00 Hoskins  7', Kuffour  48', Hughes  73' McGovern  67' Attendance: 6,972
Referee: Jonathan Moss
29 Jan 2011 Walsall 6–1 Bristol Rovers Bescot Stadium
15:00 Butler  17', 73'
Gill  34'
Gray  45'
Richards  50'
Nicholls  69'
Hughes  49' Attendance: 4,023
Referee: Iain Williamson

February

2 Feb 2011 Game 27 Bristol Rovers 1–2 Milton Keynes Dons Memorial Stadium
19:45 Hughes  83' (pen.) O'Hanlon  1'  67'
Powell  61'
Attendance: 4,829
Referee: Roger East
5 Feb 2011 Game 28 Bristol Rovers 2–4 Brighton & Hove Albion Memorial Stadium
15:00 Hoskins  2', 86' Barnes  38'
Bennett  52'
Bolger  73' (o.g.)
Murray  79'
Attendance: 6,683
Referee: Pat Miller
8 Feb 2011 Game 29 Rochdale 3–1 Bristol Rovers Spotland Stadium
19:45 Dawson  72'
Akpa Akpro  90'
Done  90'
Hoskins  79'
Bolger  76'
Attendance: 2,372
Referee: Bobby Madley
12 Feb 2011 Game 30 Leyton Orient 4–1 Bristol Rovers Brisbane Road
15:00 Smith  5'
Whing  16'
Kane  77', 82'
Chorley  52' (o.g.) Attendance: 4,913
Referee: Nigel Miller
19 Feb 2011 Game 31 Bristol Rovers 1–0 Oldham Athletic Memorial Stadium
15:00 Rene Howe  73' Attendance: 5,379
Referee: Phil Crossley
26 Feb 2011 Game 32 Brentford 1–0 Bristol Rovers Griffin Park
15:00 Gary Alexander  20' Attendance: 5,944
Referee: Craig Pawson

March

1 March 2011 Game 33 Bristol Rovers 0–1 Colchester United Memorial Stadium
15:00 Kayode Odejayi  22' Attendance: 5,181
Referee: Michael Naylor
5 March 2011 Game 34 Bristol Rovers 0–2 Dagenham and Redbridge Memorial Stadium
15:00 Danny Green  45+2'
Romain Vincelot  45+2'
Attendance: 5,181
Referee: Carl Boyeson
8 March 2011 Game 35 Tranmere Rovers 0–1 Bristol Rovers Prenton Park
19:45 Chris Lines  19' Attendance: 4,110
Referee: Chris Sarginson
12 March 2011 Game 36 Bristol Rovers 0–1 Huddersfield Town Memorial Stadium
15:00 Jordan Rhodes  5' Attendance: 7,380
Referee: Brendan Malone
19 March 2011 Game 37 Notts County 0–1 Bristol Rovers Meadow Lane
15:00 Will Hoskins  62' Attendance: 5,691
Referee: Danny McDermid
25 March 2011 Game 38 Bristol Rovers 2–2 Peterborough United Memorial Stadium
15:00 George Boyd  53' Jo Kuffour  6'
Jeff Hughes  57'
Attendance: 6,589
Referee: Keith Stroud

April

2 April 2011 Game 39 Yeovil Town 0–1 Bristol Rovers Huish Park
15:00 Gavin Williams Attendance: 6,281
Referee: Neil Swarbrick
5 April 2011 Game 40 Bristol Rovers 1-0 Bournemouth Memorial Stadium
19:45 Jeff Hughes penalty 33 Attendance: 6,691
Referee: Graham Salisbury
9 April 2011 Game 41 Bristol Rovers 0-2 Exeter City Memorial Stadium
15:00 Daniel Nardiello  82' Attendance: 7,500
Referee: Jonathan Moss
16 April 2011 Game 42 Southampton 1-0 Bristol Rovers St Mary's Stadium
15:00 do Prado  82' Attendance: 23,647
23 April 2011 Game 43 Bristol Rovers 2-2 Charlton Athletic Memorial Stadium
15:00
25 April 2011 Game 44 Bournemouth 2-1 Bristol Rovers
Mathieu Baudry 84 Steve Fletcher 88 Wayne Brown 4 Attendance: 7,869
Referee: Dean Whitestone
30 April 2011 Game 45 Bristol Rovers 1-1 Sheffield Wednesday Memorial Stadium
15:00 Will Hoskins Penalty 12 Tommy Miller Penalty 3 Attendance: 8,340
Referee: Dave Foster

May

7 May 2011 Game 46 Colchester United 2–1 Bristol Rovers Boundary Park
15:00 Attendance: 4,759
Referee: David Webb

League Cup

10 Aug 2010 First Round Oxford United 6–1 Bristol Rovers Kassam Stadium, Oxford
19:45 BST Heslop  18,90'
Green  23'
Constable  27,52'
Midson  29'
Lines  24' Attendance: 5,008
Referee: Fred Graham

Football League Trophy

05 Oct 2010 Southern Section Second Round Bristol Rovers 1–0 Aldershot Town The Memorial Stadium
19:15 BST Hoskins  90' Attendance: 4,050
Referee: Phil Gibbs
09 Nov 2010 Southern Section Area Quarter-Finals Wycombe Wanderers 3–6 Bristol Rovers Adams Park
19:30 BST Rendell  57,83,88' (pen) Kuffour  23,41,58', Lines  63', Hughes  71' (pen), Swallow  90' Attendance: 1,591
Referee: Keith Hill
30 Nov 2010 Southern Section Area Semi-Finals Bristol Rovers 2–2
(4–5 p)
Exeter City The Memorial Stadium
19:15 BST Hoskins  20'
Swallow  78'
Anthony  65' (o.g.)
Harley  89'
Attendance: 3,881
Referee: Danny McDermid
Penalties
Hoskins
Lines
Coles
Anthony
Richards
Harley
Jones
Nardiello
Noble
Duffy

FA Cup

06 Nov 2010 First Round Proper Darlington 2–1 Bristol Rovers The Darlington Arena
15:00 BST Brough  15', Smith  57' Hoskins  17' Attendance: 1,602

See also

References

  1. "Bristol R 1–1 Sheff Wed". BBC News. 30 April 2011.
  2. "Manager Paul Trollope sacked by Bristol Rovers". BBC SPORT. 15 December 2010. Retrieved 1 May 2011.
  3. "Bristol Rovers appoint Dave Penney as their new manager". BBC SPORT. 10 January 2011. Retrieved 1 May 2011.
  4. "Bristol Rovers sack manager Dave Penney". BBC SPORT. 7 March 2011. Retrieved 7 May 2011.
  5. "Bristol Rovers sign Reggie Lambe on loan from Ipswich". BBC SPORT. 24 March 2011. Retrieved 7 May 2011.
  6. "Colchester 2–1 Bristol Rovers". BBC SPORT. 7 May 2011. Retrieved 7 May 2011.
  7. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 20 March 2012. Retrieved 15 May 2011.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
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