| League One | ||
|---|---|---|
| Team | Home | Away |
| Bournemouth | 0-2 | 1-2 |
| Brighton | 0-2 | 0-0 |
| Carlisle | 3-0 | 1-1 |
| Cheltenham | 2-0 | 0-1 |
| Crewe | 1-1 | 1-1 |
| Doncaster | 0-1 | 0-2 |
| Gillingham | 1-1 | 2-3 |
| Hartlepool | 0-0 | 0-1 |
| Huddersfield | 2-3 | 1-2 |
| Leeds | 0-3 | 0-1 |
| L Orient | 2-3 | 1-3 |
| Luton | 1-1 | 2-1 |
| Millwall | 2-1 | 1-0 |
| Northampton | 1-1 | 1-0 |
| N Forest | 2-2 | 1-1 |
| Oldham | 1-0 | 1-0 |
| Port Vale | 3-2 | 1-1 |
| Southend | 1-1 | 1-0 |
| Swansea | 0-2 | 2-2 |
| Swindon | 0-1 | 0-1 |
| Tranmere | 1-1 | 2-0 |
| Walsall | 1-1 | 1-0 |
| Yeovil | 1-1 | 0-0 |
| FA Cup | ||
| Team | H/A | |
| L Orient | A | 1-1 |
| L Orient | H | 3-3 |
| Rushden | H | 5-1 |
| Fulham | A | 2-2 |
| Fulham | H | 0-0 |
| Barnet | A | 1-0 |
| Southampton | H | 1-0 |
| West Brom | H | 1-5 |
| League Cup | ||
| Team | H/A | |
| C Palace | H | 1-1 |
| West Ham | H | 1-2 |
| League Trophy | ||
| Team | H/A | |
| Bournemouth | H | 0-1 |
Rovers went into this game on the back of a ten-game unbeaten run, stretching back to Christmas. Cheltenham were lying in nineteenth place in the League One table, one point above the relegation zone, and Rovers were in 17th position, three points above Cheltenham. There was a single change to the starting eleven from the previous game against Port Vale, Joe Jacobson away on international duty with Wales Under-21s being replaced by Chris Carruthers.
| Bristol Rovers | 2-0 | Cheltenham Town |
|---|---|---|
| Hinton (40) Lambert (81) |
(1-0 HT) | |
| at The Memorial Stadium | attendance: 6,780 | |
| Lineups | ||
| 1 Steve Phillips | 1 Shane Higgs | |
| 32 Aaron Lescott | 2 Jerry Gill | |
 5 Craig Hinton |
20 Andy Gallinagh | |
| 16 Danny Coles | 5 Gavin Caines | |
| 11 Chris Carruthers | 22 Alan Wright | |
| 14 David Pipe | 11 Scott Brown 
| |
| 7 Stuart Campbell | 32 Alex Russell 
| |
| 20 Craig Disley |
14 Dave Bird | |
| 18 Chris Lines | 17 Andy Lindegaard
| |
| 8 Andy Williams |
10 Damian Spencer
| |
| 9 Rickie Lambert |
7 Steven Gillespie | |
| Substitutes | ||
| 10 Richard Walker | 12 Scott P Brown | |
 19 Sean Rigg |
16 Adam Connolly | |
| 15 Byron Anthony | 26 Michael Wylde | |
| 26 Lewis Haldane | 18 Ashley Vincent
| |
| 4 Sammy Igoe | 27 Michael D'Agostino
| |
Timeline[]
- 40 mins: Goal for Bristol Rovers scored by Craig Hinton
- 46 mins: Alex Russell booked for a foul on Craig Disley
- 55 mins: Cheltenham substitution - Michael D'Agostino replaced Scott Brown
- 61 mins: Damian Spencer booked for a foul on Craig Disley
- 62 mins: Craig Disley booked for a foul on Andy Lindegaard
- 65 mins: Cheltenham substitution - Ashley Vincent replaced Andy Lindegaard
- 81 mins: Goal for Bristol Rovers scored by Rickie Lambert
- 84 mins: Bristol Rovers substitution - Sean Rigg replaced Andy Williams
- 87 mins: Penalty saved by Steve Phillips, taken by Steven Gillespie after a foul on Gillespie by Danny Coles