| League Two | ||
| Team | Home | Away |
|---|---|---|
| Accrington | 5–1 | 1–2 |
| AFC Wimbledon | 1–0 | 3–2 |
| Aldershot | 0–1 | 0–1 |
| Barnet | 0–2 | 0–2 |
| Bradford | 2–1 | 2–2 |
| Burton | 7–1 | 1–2 |
| Cheltenham | 1–3 | 2–0 |
| Crawley | 0–0 | 1–4 |
| Crewe | 2–5 | 0–3 |
| Dag & Red | 2–0 | 0–4 |
| Gillingham | 2–2 | 1–4 |
| Hereford | 0–0 | 2–1 |
| Macclesfield | 0–0 | 0–0 |
| Morecambe | 2–1 | 3–2 |
| Northampton | 2–1 | 2–3 |
| Oxford | 0–0 | 0–3 |
| Plymouth | 2–3 | 1–1 |
| Port Vale | 0–3 | 0–1 |
| Rotherham | 5–2 | 1–0 |
| Shrewsbury | 1–0 | 0–1 |
| Southend | 1–0 | 1–1 |
| Swindon | 1–1 | 0–0 |
| Torquay | 1–2 | 2–2 |
| FA Cup | ||
| Team | H/A | |
| Corby Town | H | 3–1 |
| AFC Totton | A | 6–1 |
| Aston Villa | H | 1–3 |
| League Cup | ||
| Team | H/A | |
| Watford | H | 1–1 |
| Leyton Orient | A | 2–3 |
| League Trophy | ||
| Team | H/A | |
| Wycombe | A | 1–3 |
A third straight defeat for Rovers heaped more pressure on under-threat manager [[Paul Buckle. It had now been over two months since The Pirates' last league win and patience was growing short among the fans and the board. It later turned out that this would be Buckle's penultimate game as Bristol Rovers manager before being relieved of his duties in early January 2012.
The Crewe lineup included former Rovers shot stopper Steve Phillips in goal, meanwhile Rovers named Oliver Norburn on the bench for what would be his final game before returning to Leicester City on expiry of his loan deal. Lance Cronin got his first taste of competitive action as a Bristol Rovers player when he replaced Scott Bevan at half time due to injury.
It took Crewe just 68 seconds to take the lead, when AJ Leitch-Smith put the ball past Bevan. Matt Harrold grabbed an equaliser for The Gas, but an own goal by Cian Bolger and goals from Nick Powell and David Artell gave The Railwaymen a 4–1 lead at the break. After making a triple substitution at half time, Rovers reduced their deficit to two goals when Scott McGleish scored two and a half minutes into the second half, but Crewe sealed their victory with an injury time strike from Nick Powell.
Match details[]
| Bristol Rovers | 2–5 | Crewe Alexandra |
|---|---|---|
| Harrold (9) McGleish (48) |
(1–4 HT) | Leitch-Smith (2) Bolger (27 og) Powell (33, 90+3) Artell (44) |
| at The Memorial Stadium | attendance: 5,037 | |
| Lineups | ||
 1 Scott Bevan |
1 Steve Phillips | |
| 4 Danny Woodards | 2 Matthew Tootle 
| |
 5 Cian Bolger |
3 Harry Davis | |
| 15 Byron Anthony |
5 David Artell 
| |
| 3 Gary Sawyer |
6 Adam Dugdale | |
| 16 Joe Anyinsah |
4 Ashley Westwood
| |
| 6 Craig Stanley |
7 Lee Bell
| |
| 34 Andy Dorman | 11 Byron Moore | |
| 11 Mustapha Carayol |
28 Jamie Lowry | |
| 9 Matt Harrold |
10 AJ Leitch-Smith
| |
| 26 Chris Zebroski | 25 Nick Powell
| |
| Substitutes | ||
 25 Lance Cronin (GK) |
13 Alan Martin (GK) | |
| 10 Scott McGleish |
8 Luke Murphy
| |
| 14 Lee Brown |
17 Kelvin Mellor | |
| 18 Eliot Richards | 19 Max Clayton | |
| 33 Oliver Norburn | 27 Wes Fletcher
| |
Timeline[]
2 mins: Goal for Crewe scored by AJ Leitch-Smith- 9 mins: Goal for Bristol Rovers scored by Matt Harrold
- 23 mins: Mustapha Carayol booked for a foul on Lee Bell
- 27 mins: Goal for Crewe scored by Cian Bolger (own goal)
- 33 mins: Goal for Crewe scored by Nick Powell
- 44 mins: Goal for Crewe scored by David Artell
- 46 mins: Lee Brown, Scott McGleish and Lance Cronin replaced Byron Anthony, Joe Anyinsah and Scott Bevan
- 48 mins: Goal for Bristol Rovers scored by Scott McGleish
- 50 mins: Craig Stanley booked
- 75 mins: Ashley Westwood booked
- 80 mins: Wes Fletcher replaced AJ Leitch-Smith
- 83 mins: Luke Murphy replaced Lee Bell
- 88 mins: Matthew Tootle booked for timewasting
- 90 mins: Gary Sawyer booked for a foul on Matthew Tootle
- 90+3 mins: Goal for Crewe scored by Nick Powell