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2015–16 Bristol Rovers F.C. season

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Manager
  
Darrell Clarke

League Two
  
3rd (promoted)

Stadium
  
Memorial Stadium

2015–16 Bristol Rovers F.C. season

Chairman
  
Nick Higgs (until 19 February 2016)Steve Hamer (from 19 February 2016)

FA Cup
  
First round proper (Eliminated by Chesham United)

League Cup
  
First round (Eliminated by Birmingham City)

The 2015–16 season was the 133rd season in Bristol Rovers' history and their 88th in the Football League. Rovers returned to the Football League after an absence of just one season following their promotion from the Conference Premier via the play-offs.

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For the second successive season, Rovers were promoted, the first time the club had achieved back to back promotions in its history. On a dramatic final day of the season in which Rovers required a win and other results to go in their favour, a 92nd-minute winner against Dagenham & Redbridge from Lee Brown sparked wild celebrations at the Memorial Stadium as the club returned to the third tier of English football for the first time in five years. Striker Matty Taylor ended the season as the top goalscorer in the top four divisions of the English football league system with 27 goals.

June

  • 000000002015-06-01-00001 June 2015 – Popular midfielder Stuart Sinclair signed a new contract with Rovers.
  • 000000002015-06-11-000011 June 2015 – Former Woking defender James Clarke joined Rovers on a one-year deal.
  • 000000002015-06-17-000017 June 2015 – Full back Daniel Leadbitter signed a contract extension with Rovers, while wingers Andy Monkhouse and Abdulai Bell-Baggie left the club.
  • 000000002015-06-19-000019 June 2015 – Gibraltar international Jake Gosling agreed a contract extension with Rovers. Academy players Ryan Broom, Tyler Lyttle, Jay Malpas and Kieran Preston signed professional contracts.
  • 000000002015-06-22-000022 June 2015 – Ángelo Balanta rejected a new short-term deal with Rovers and left the club.
  • 000000002015-06-30-000030 June 2015 – Chris Lines agreed a permanent transfer from Port Vale. Lines had previously played for Rovers, his boyhood club, between 2002–11 and on loan the previous season.

    • July

  • 000000002015-07-02-00002 July 2015 – Former West Ham United winger Cristian Montaño signed for Rovers. Goalkeeper Will Puddy agreed a contract extension. Defender Neal Trotman rejected the opportunity to return to Rovers for pre-season and was therefore released.
  • 000000002015-07-07-00007 July 2015 – Youngsters Jamie Lucas and Danny Greenslade agreed contract extensions.
  • 000000002015-07-22-000022 July 2015 – Manager Darrell Clarke agreed a new contract with Rovers.
  • 000000002015-07-31-000031 July 2015 – Billy Bodin signed a short-term deal with Rovers.

    • August

  • 000000002015-08-04-00004 August 2015 – Winger Jeffrey Monakana signed on a month-long loan from Brighton & Hove Albion.
  • 000000002015-08-07-00007 August 2015 – Jamie Lucas joins Boreham Wood on a month-long loan.
  • 000000002015-08-11-000011 August 2015 – Rovers were eliminated from the League Cup first round, losing 2–1 to Championship side Birmingham City.
  • 000000002015-08-14-000014 August 2015 – Chesterfield goalkeeper Aaron Chapman joined Rovers on a month-long loan. Rovers midfielder Ryan Broom joined Taunton Town on loan for one month.
  • 000000002015-08-20-000020 August 2015 – Young midfielder Dominic Thomas joined Paulton Rovers on a month-long loan.
  • 000000002015-08-21-000021 August 2015 – Striker Nathan Blissett joined National League side Tranmere Rovers on loan for one month.

    • September

  • 000000002015-09-01-00001 September 2015 – Defender Adam Drury joined Rovers on a non-contract basis.
  • 000000002015-09-07-00007 September 2015 – Adam Drury left Rovers just six days after joining, with the club citing "personal reasons".
  • 000000002015-09-11-000011 September 2015 – Wigan Athletic goalkeeper Lee Nicholls joined Rovers on a three-month loan deal.
  • 000000002015-09-17-000017 September 2015 – Colin Sexstone joined Rovers as a non-executive director. Sexstone had previously been a director at Gloucestershire CCC, Bristol City and Plymouth Argyle.

    • November

  • 000000002015-11-08-00008 November 2015 – Rovers suffered a humiliating defeat in the first round proper of the FA Cup, losing 1–0 at home to Chesham United of the Southern League Premier.
  • 000000002015-11-11-000011 November 2015 – Rovers are knocked out of their final cup competition, losing 1–0 away to League One side Southend United in the Football League Trophy.
  • 000000002015-11-23-000023 November 2015 – Millwall forward Paris Cowan-Hall joined Rovers on a month-long loan. Winger Billy Bodin agreed a contract extension to the end of the season.
  • 000000002015-11-26-000026 November 2015 – Rovers sign Cambridge United forward Rory Gaffney on loan until January while Nathan Blissett left for Lincoln City, also on loan with a view to becoming dead.

    • December

  • 000000002015-12-08-00008 December 2015 – Rovers striker Matty Taylor was named PFA Fans' Player of the Month for November.

    • January

  • 000000002016-01-05-00005 January 2016 – Nathan Blissett left Rovers by mutual consent.
  • 000000002016-01-07-00007 January 2016 – Experienced midfielder Liam Lawrence joined Rovers from League One side Shrewsbury Town on a contract to the end of the season.
  • 000000002016-01-14-000014 January 2016 – Rory Gaffney returned to the club from Cambridge United after his successful loan spell, joining on a permanent contract for an undisclosed fee.
  • 000000002016-01-17-000017 January 2016 – Defender Tom Lockyer was awarded The Football League Young Player of the Month for December.
  • 000000002016-01-18-000018 January 2016 – Forward Ellis Harrison joined Hartlepool United on a monthlong loan.
  • 000000002016-01-28-000028 January 2016 – Experienced forward Rory Fallon joined Rovers on non-contract terms.

    • February

  • 000000002016-02-19-000019 February 2016 – Rovers were acquired by the Jordanian Al-Qadi family, founders of the Arab Jordan Investment Bank, taking a 92% shareholding in the club. As part of the deal, Wael al-Qadi became President of the club while former Swansea City chairman Steve Hamer took up the same role with Rovers. Existing chairman Nick Higgs along with board members Barry Bradshaw, Chris Jelf, Colin Sexstone and Ed Ware all stood down from the board of directors with all expect Sexstone becoming Life Vice Presidents.

    • March

  • 000000002016-03-07-00007 March 2016 – Swansea City forward Oliver McBurnie joined Rovers on loan until the end of the season.

    • April

  • 000000002016-04-08-00008 April 2016 – Rovers manager Darrell Clarke was awarded League Two Manager of the Month for March. Clarke had led the side to six wins out of seven during the month. Striker Matty Taylor won League Two Player of the Month for March. Taylor scored eight goals in the month's seven games including a hat-trick against Hartlepool United.
  • 000000002016-04-14-000014 April 2016 – Lee Brown signed a contract extension at Rovers which will take him into a sixth season at the club.
  • 000000002016-04-15-000015 April 2016 – Wales under-21 international Tom Lockyer extended his contract with Rovers. DriBuild were confirmed as next season's home shirt sponsors with Powersystems UK sponsoring the away shirt.

    • May

  • 000000002016-05-07-00007 May 2016 – On the final day of the season, Rovers beat Dagenham & Redbridge 2–1 to secure promotion to League One.

    • First team

    As of game played on 7 May 2016

    Appearances, goals and cards

    References

    2015–16 Bristol Rovers F.C. season Wikipedia
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