Football League Trophy fixture
Bristol Rovers host Plymouth Albion in the rund of 16 of the Football League Trophy on Barnet on Tuesday 13 January 2026 at The Memorial Stadium. Kick off will be at 7pm.
Bristol Rovers and Plymouth Argyle have met each other around 28 times across all official competitions over the years. In those meetings Plymouth have a slight edge with nine wins, Bristol Rovers have won eight, and 11 matches have finished in draws, showing a fairly balanced rivalry overall. Across all head?to?head fixtures the total goals scored by both teams combined indicate an entertaining series of games. At Bristol Rovers’ home ground, Rovers hold a better record with about six wins compared with three draws and five Plymouth wins, while at Plymouth’s Home Park Argyle have taken more victories with about six wins to two Rovers wins and six draws.
Recent results include Bristol Rovers winning 2–1 at home in a friendly in July 2024, and Rovers beating Plymouth 1–0 in an EFL Trophy fixture at the Memorial Stadium in November 2025. Other recent competitive matches have seen Plymouth win 2–0 away in April 2023, and several draws including a 2–2 league draw in October 2022. In league matches, both sides have traded victories, but the overall head?to?head record stays fairly even with a slight advantage to Plymouth on total wins.
History of Bristol Rovers:
Founded in 1883, Bristol Rovers FC have experienced various successes and challenges over the years, from cup runs to ground moves. Rovers enjoyed their most fruitful period in the mid-20th century, including reaching the quarterfinals of the FA Cup in 1950 and securing various promotions.
The most significant of these successes came in 1952 when Rovers won the Third Division (South) title. In subsequent decades, Rovers fluctuated between different tiers of the football pyramid. The club moved to the Memorial Stadium in 1996, which has been its home since.
The club - whose supporters are known as ‘Gas Heads’ - climbed back up the Football League in the 2000s, but were disastrously relegated to non-league in 2014. However, this acted as nothing more than a reset and today the club sit in EFL League Two and have been managed by Steve Evans since 13 December 2025 following a 10 game losing streak that led to the sacking of Darrell Clarke and his assistant Jon Stead.