Bristol Rovers will kick off the 2023/24 League One season with a trip to Fratton Park to face Portsmouth before welcoming Barnsley to the Mem for their first home fixture of the new campaign.
Rovers face a challenging opening against two of the sides expected to compete for promotion with the visit of Wycombe Wanderers to north Bristol also among their first set of matches. The Gas are on the road for opening day due to the Balloon Fiesta falling on the second weekend of the season, meaning Bristol City have to be at home for August 5.
The Barnsley game is significant because the Tykes will provide the opposition for what is planned to be the new South Stand, although there has been no fresh updates on the project for the club and their planning application is yet to appear on Bristol City Council’s public portal.
Fans will no doubt look forward to welcoming Jon Brady’s Northampton Town to BS7 renewing their rivalry from the end of the 2021/22 League Two season when the Gas were promoted at the expense of the Cobblers following their 7-0 win over Scunthorpe United.
Rovers have Pompey at the Mem on Boxing Day with a New Year’s Day trip to Wycombe’s Adams Park, while the away day that supporters look forward to at Blackpool falls on the weekend before Christmas.
The Gas will close out the season with a short journey up the M5 to take on Cheltenham Town and a considerably longer route to Wigan Athletic, either side of Peterborough United playing at the Mem.
Joey Barton’s squad are due back for pre-season on Monday with their first friendly of the summer against Melksham Town a week on Friday.
Bristol Rovers fixtures 2023/24
05/08/2023 Portsmouth (a)
12/08/2023 Barnsley (h)
15/08/2023 Charlton Athletic (a)
19/08/2023 Cambridge United (a)
26/08/2023 Wycombe Wanderers (h)
02/09/2023 Lincoln City (h)
09/09/2023 Reading (a)
16/09/2023 Shrewsbury Town (a)
23/09/2023 Wigan Athletic (h)
30/09/2023 Peterborough United (a)
03/10/2023 Port Vale (h)
07/10/2023 Oxford United (a)
14/10/2023 Exeter City (h)
21/10/202 Burton Albion (a)
24/10/20 Stevenage (h)
28/10/202 Northampton Town (h)
11/11/20 Carlisle United (a)
18/11/2023 Fleetwood Town (h)
25/11/2023 Derby County (a)
28/11/2023 Leyton Orient (h)
09/12/2023 Cheltenham Town (h)
16/12/2023 Bolton Wanderers (a)
23/12/2023 Blackpool (a)
26/12/202 Portsmouth (h)
29/12/2023 Charlton Athletic (h)
01/01/2024 Wycombe Wanderers (a)
06/01/2024 Cambridge United (h)
13/01/2024 Barnsley (a)
20/01/2024 Blackpool (h)
27/01/2024 Oxford United (h)
03/02/2024 Exeter City (a)
10/02/2024 Burton Albion (h)
13/02/2024 Stevenage (a)
17/02/2024 Northampton Town (a)
24/02/2024 Carlisle United (h)
02/03/2024 Leyton Orient (a)
09/03/2024 Derby County (h)
12/03/2024 Fleetwood Town (a)
16/03/2024 Lincoln City (a)
23/03/2024 Reading (h)
29/03/2024 Port Vale (a)
01/04/2024 Shrewsbury Town (h)
06/04/2024 Bolton Wanderers (h)
13/04/2024 Cheltenham Town (a)
20/04/2024 Peterborough United (h)
27/04/2024 Wigan Athletic (a)
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