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England Division Three (old)
| Home | Away | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| P | GD | Pt | Res | Res | |||
| 1 | Oxford United | 46 | +41 | 95 | D1-1 | L2-3 | |
| 2 | Wimbledon | 46 | +21 | 87 | D1-1 | D1-1 | |
| 3 | Sheffield United | 46 | +33 | 83 | D1-1 | L0-4 | |
| 4 | Hull City | 46 | +33 | 83 | L1-3 | D0-0 | |
| 5 | Bristol Rovers | 46 | +14 | 79 | |||
| 6 | Walsall | 46 | +7 | 75 | W4-2 | L1-2 | |
| 7 | Bradford City | 46 | +8 | 71 | W1-0 | W1-0 | |
| 8 | Gillingham | 46 | +5 | 70 | W3-0 | W2-1 | |
| 9 | Millwall | 46 | +6 | 67 | W3-2 | L0-1 | |
| 10 | Bolton Wanderers | 46 | -4 | 64 | W2-1 | L0-3 | |
| 11 | Leyton Orient | 46 | -10 | 63 | D0-0 | W1-0 | |
| 12 | Burnley | 46 | +15 | 62 | W2-1 | D0-0 | |
| 13 | Newport County | 46 | -17 | 62 | W4-0 | L1-2 | |
| 14 | Lincoln City | 46 | -3 | 61 | W3-1 | L0-4 | |
| 15 | Wigan Athletic | 46 | -10 | 61 | W2-1 | D0-0 | |
| 16 | Preston North End | 46 | 0 | 56 | W3-1 | L0-1 | |
| 17 | Bournemouth | 46 | -10 | 55 | L1-3 | W1-0 | |
| 18 | Rotherham United | 46 | -7 | 54 | W2-0 | D2-2 | |
| 19 | Plymouth Argyle | 46 | -6 | 51 | W2-0 | D1-1 | |
| 20 | Brentford | 46 | -10 | 49 | W3-1 | D2-2 | |
| 21 | Scunthorpe United | 46 | -19 | 46 | W4-1 | D2-2 | |
| 22 | Southend United | 46 | -21 | 44 | W2-1 | W2-1 | |
| 23 | Port Vale | 46 | -32 | 43 | D0-0 | L0-2 | |
| 24 | Exeter City | 46 | -34 | 33 | W2-0 | W2-1 | |
| Bristol Rovers | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full | Home | Away | |
| League Record | |||
| Rank | 5th | 3rd | 8th |
| Played | 46 | 23 | 23 |
| Won | 22 | 16 | 6 |
| Drawn | 13 | 5 | 8 |
| Lost | 11 | 2 | 9 |
| Form (6 games) | |||
| Rank | 2nd | 14th | 6th |
| Record (W-D-L) | 4-2-0 | 3-2-1 | 2-3-1 |
| Goals (F-A) | 10-5 | 11-9 | 5-7 |
| Attack | |||
| Rank | 11th | 6th | 17th |
| Goals scored | 68 | 47 | 21 |
| Failed to score | 11 | 2 | 9 |
| Since failing to score | 0 | 9 | 0 |
| Defence | |||
| Rank | 4th | 8th | 3rd |
| Goals conceded | 54 | 21 | 33 |
| Clean sheets | 14 | 8 | 6 |
| Current clean sheets | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Goal Difference | |||
| Rank | 6th | 5th | 6th |
| Goal difference | +14 | +26 | -12 |
| Goal Total | |||
| Rank | 18th | 11th | 23rd |
| Goal total | 122 | 68 | 54 |
| Over 2.5 goals | 26 | 14 | 12 |
| Under 2.5 goals | 20 | 9 | 11 |
| Sequence Summary | |||
| Full | drew last game, unbeaten in last 7 |
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| Home | unbeaten in last 3 | ||
| Away | drew last game, unbeaten in last 4 |
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| Season Longest Sequences | |||
| W-D-L | 4-2-2 | 8-2-1 | 2-3-3 |
| w/o Loss-w/o Win | 8-5 | 9-2 | 4-7 |
| Score Distribution | |||
| Most common |
W2-1 |
W2-1 |
W1-0 W2-1 D0-0 more |
| Occurence | 7 | 4 | 3 |
| Bristol Rovers | |||
| Competition | Position / Round | P | W | D | L | CS | FtS | F | A | GD | Pct |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Division Three (old) | 5th | 46 | 22 | 13 | 11 | 14 | 11 | 68 | 54 | +14 | .615 |
| English FA Cup | Second Round | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | +1 | .500 |
| English League Cup | Second Round | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 0 | .583 |
| English Associate Members Cup | Southern Semi-Final | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 2 | +3 | .667 |
| TOTAL | 57 | 28 | 15 | 14 | 17 | 13 | 85 | 67 | +18 | .619 | |
