Bristol Rovers announce fixtures for 2017/18 season
Posted on: 05 Jul 2017The Gas will begin their second season in the Sky Bet League One in exactly one month, when they pay a visit to Charlton Athletic on the 5th August.
The escalatory form of Bristol Rovers in recent seasons has been pretty extraordinary. Between 2014-2016 the Pirates gained back-to-back promotions, sending them into League One for the first time last season – and though they were unable to make it a hat trick of consecutive advancements, a top half finish is not to be sniffed at.
Having had a taste of life in the third tier of English football, the coming season represents the perfect chance for Rovers to make a concerted bid to reach the Championship – and perhaps join arch rivals Bristol City.
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This bid will begin in a month’s time, as the Pirates travel to The Valley to take on Charlton Athletic on the 5th August, and will close on the 5th May with a tricky trip to Southend United. These points bookend a gruelling league season of 46 matched, of which 23 will take place at the Memorial Stadium.
The full list of fixtures is as follows:
05/08/2017 15:00 Charlton Athletic (a)
12/08/2017 15:00 Peterborough United (h)
19/08/2017 15:00 Bury (a)
26/08/2017 15:00 Fleetwood Town (h)
02/09/2017 15:00 Bradford City (a)
09/09/2017 15:00 Walsall (h)
12/09/2017 19:45 Oldham Athletic (h)
16/09/2017 15:00 Wigan Athletic (a)
23/09/2017 15:00 Blackpool (h)
26/09/2017 19:45 Portsmouth (a)
30/09/2017 15:00 Plymouth Argyle (h)
07/10/2017 15:00 Northampton Town (a)
14/10/2017 15:00 Oxford United (h)
17/10/2017 19:45 Shrewsbury Town (a)
21/10/2017 15:00 Rochdale (a)
28/10/2017 15:00 Milton Keynes Dons (h)
11/11/2017 15:00 Scunthorpe United (a)
18/11/2017 15:00 A.F.C. Wimbledon (h)
21/11/2017 19:45 Rotherham United (h)
25/11/2017 15:00 Blackburn Rovers (a)
09/12/2017 15:00 Southend United (h)
16/12/2017 15:00 Gillingham (a)
23/12/2017 15:00 Doncaster Rovers (h)
26/12/2017 15:00 Walsall (a)
30/12/2017 15:00 Oldham Athletic (a)
01/01/2018 15:00 Portsmouth (h)
06/01/2018 15:00 Wigan Athletic (h)
13/01/2018 15:00 Blackpool (a)
20/01/2018 15:00 Bradford City (h)
27/01/2018 15:00 Doncaster Rovers (a)
03/02/2018 15:00 Shrewsbury Town (h)
10/02/2018 15:00 Oxford United (a)
13/02/2018 19:45 Rochdale (h)
17/02/2018 15:00 A.F.C. Wimbledon (a)
24/02/2018 15:00 Scunthorpe United (h)
03/03/2018 15:00 Milton Keynes Dons (a)
10/03/2018 15:00 Northampton Town (h)
17/03/2018 15:00 Plymouth Argyle (a)
24/03/2018 15:00 Peterborough United (a)
31/03/2018 15:00 Bury (h)
02/04/2018 15:00 Fleetwood Town (a)
07/04/2018 15:00 Charlton Athletic (h)
14/04/2018 15:00 Blackburn Rovers (h)
21/04/2018 15:00 Rotherham United (a)
28/04/2018 15:00 Gillingham (h)
05/05/2018 17:30 Southend United (a)
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