2009–10 Bristol Rovers F.C. season

Bristol Rovers
2009–2010 season
ManagerPaul Trollope
StadiumMemorial Stadium
League One11th
FA Cup1st Round
League Cup2nd Round
League Trophy1st Round

The 2009–10 season was the third consecutive season in League One since being promoted via the League Two play-offs in 2006–07 played by Bristol Rovers Football Club, a professional football club based in Bristol, England.

Season Summary

Having finished 11th in the previous season,[1] a fine start to the 2009–10 season meant Rovers were 3rd place at the start of October,[2] despite the sale of top-scorer Rickie Lambert to Southampton.[3] A run of five successive defeats, however, including 5–1 and 4–0 defeats to Norwich City and Leeds United respectively, saw Rovers drop out of the play-off places.[4] The side finished the season in 11th place after gaining only one point from their last six games.[4]

Competitions

League One

Main article: 2009–10 Football League One

Table

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
9 Brentford 46 14 20 12 55 52 +3 62
10 Walsall 46 16 14 16 60 63 −3 62
11 Bristol Rovers 46 19 5 22 59 70 −11 62
12 Milton Keynes Dons 46 17 9 20 60 68 −8 60
13 Brighton & Hove Albion 46 15 14 17 56 60 −4 59
Source: The Football League
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.

Results

FA Cup

Main article: 2009–10 FA Cup
6 November 2009 Round 1 Bristol Rovers 2–3 Southampton Bristol
19:45 GMT Duffy 73'
Hughes 90' (pen.)		 Report Connolly 63', 68'
Antonio 70'		 Stadium: Memorial Stadium
Attendance: 6,446
Referee: Keith Hill

Football League Cup

Main article: 2009–10 Football League Cup
11 August 2009 1st Round Bristol Rovers 2–1 Aldershot Town Bristol
19:45 BST Duffy 37' (pen.), 58' Report Morgan 60' (pen.) Stadium: Memorial Ground
Attendance: 3644 (371 away)
Referee: Graham Horwood
26 August 2009 2nd Round Cardiff City 3–1 Bristol Rovers Cardiff
19:45 BST Chopra 33'
Whittingham 66'
Magennis 86'		 Report 75' Elliott Stadium: Cardiff City Stadium
Attendance: 9,767
Referee: East

Football League Trophy

Main article: 2009–10 Football League Trophy
1 September 2009 1st Round Hereford United 0–0
(4–2 p)		 Bristol Rovers Hereford
19:45 BST Tolley Yellow card 40' Report Stadium: Edgar Street
Attendance: 970
Referee: Darren Sheldrake
Penalties

Squad

[5][6]

No. Name Position Nationality Place of Birth Date of Birth Note
Goalkeepers
1 Steve Phillips GK England Bath 6 May 1978
13 Mike Green GK England Bristol 23 July 1989
27 Fraser Forster GK England Hexham 17 March 1988 On loan from Newcastle United
27 Mikkel Andersen GK Denmark Herlev 17 December 1988 On loan from Reading
45 Sam Butler GK England
46 Rob Holmes GK England
51 Rhys Evans GK England Swindon 27 January 1982
Defenders
2 Carl Regan RB England Liverpool 14 January 1980
5 Danny Coles CB England Bristol 30 October 1981
6 Steve Elliott CB England Derby 29 October 1978
11 Jeff Hughes DF Northern Ireland Larne 29 May 1985
14 David Pipe DF Wales Caerphilly 5 November 1983
15 Byron Anthony DF Wales Newport 20 September 1984
21 Charlie Clough DF England Taunton 4 September 1990
24 Alex Kite DF England 7 March 1989
25 James Tyrell DF England 26 April 1989
30 Dan Cayford DF England 31 December 1990
31 Mark Cooper DF England 2 January 1992
32 Aaron Lescott DF England Birmingham 2 December 1978
47 Pat Baldwin CB England London 12 November 1982
48 Daniel Jones LB England Rowley Regis 23 December 1986 On loan from Wolverhampton Wanderers
Midfielders
3 Mark Wright MF England Wolverhampton 24 February 1982
4 Chris Lines MF England Bristol 20 September 1984
7 Stuart Campbell MF Scotland Corby 9 December 1977
15 Dominic Blizzard MF England High Wycombe 20 September 1984
19 Sean Rigg MF England Bristol 1 October 1988
20 Charlie Reece MF England Birmingham 10 July 1989
23 Ben Swallow MF Wales Barry, Vale of Glamorgan 20 October 1989
26 Wayne Brown MF England Kingston upon Thames 6 August 1988 On loan from Fulham
33 Ollie Clarke MF England Bristol 29 June 1992
36 Jack McKenna MF England
Forwards
8 Andy Williams WG England Hereford 14 August 1986
9 Rickie Lambert CF England Kirkby 16 February 1982
9 Chris Dickson CF Ghana East Dulwich 28 December 1984 On loan from Charlton Athletic
9 Paul Heffernan FW Republic of Ireland Dublin 29 December 1981 On loan from Doncaster Rovers
10 Darryl Duffy CF Scotland Glasgow 16 April 1984
17 Jo Kuffour FW England Edmonton 17 November 1981
18 Ben Hunt CF England Southwark 23 January 1990
26 Lewis Haldane WG England Trowbridge 13 March 1985
26 Lamar Powell FW England Bristol 3 September 1993
28 Eliot Richards FW Wales New Tredegar 10 September 1991
29 Neikell Plummer FW England 6 June 1991

References

  1. ^ "11v11 league table generator". www.11v11.com. Retrieved 13 September 2019.
  2. ^ "11v11 league table generator". www.11v11.com. Retrieved 13 September 2019.
  3. ^ "Southampton sign striker Lambert". 10 August 2009. Retrieved 13 September 2019.
  4. ^ a b "Bristol Rovers match record: League One 2010". www.11v11.com. Retrieved 13 September 2019.
  5. ^ "All Bristol Rovers players: 2010". www.11v11.com. Retrieved 13 September 2019.
  6. ^ "FootballSquads - Bristol Rovers - 2009/10". footballsquads.co.uk. Archived from the original on 27 November 2010. Retrieved 13 September 2019.