Rovers' ended their 2012–13 season with a 3–3 draw against Torquay United. Torquay, whose starting eleven included former Pirates Michael Poke and Aaron Downes, went into the game as one of seven teams that could be relegated from League Two, but a strong performance in an entertaining game saw them avoid the drop.
After taking the lead in the first half through Tom Hitchcock, Rovers were given the opportunity to double their lead shortly after the break when Brian Saah fouled Ryan Brunt in the box, leading to a penalty for The Gas. Former Rovers man Poke save Lee Brown's penalty however, and just four minutes later Torquay equalised through Elliot Benyon.
An own goal by Ryan Jarvis on the 55-minute mark put Rovers back in the lead, but he made amends seven minutes later by scoring at the right end. A second goal from Benyon looked to have secured all three points for Torquay, but substitute Matt Harrold, playing in his first game after seven months on the sidelines through injury, snatched an injury time equaliser and sparked wild celebrations amongst the Pirates' players and supporters.
Match details[]
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Torquay United | 3–3 | Bristol Rovers | 
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| Benyon (52, 68) Jarvis (62) |
(0–1 HT) | Hitchcock (31) Jarvis (og 55) Harrold (90+4) | ||
| Venue: Plainmoor – KO: 27 April 2013 @ 1500 | ||||
| Attendance: 5,666 – Referee: Darren Deadman | ||||
| Lineups | ||||
 1 Michael Poke |
13 Steve Mildenhall | |||
| 2 Joe Oastler | 2 Michael Smith | |||
| 3 Kevin Nicholson | 6 Tom Parkes | |||
| 4 Aaron Downes | 29 Mark McChrystal | |||
| 5 Brian Saah | 14 Lee Brown  |
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| 6 Damon Lathrope | 17 Ellis Harrison  |
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| 7 Lee Mansell | 15 Oliver Norburn | |||
| 15 Billy Bodin | 24 Ollie Clarke | |||
  8 Ryan Jarvis |
11 Fabian Broghammer | |||
| 23 Ashley Yeoman | 26 Ryan Brunt |
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| 26 Elliot Benyon |
27 Tom Hitchcock |
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| Substitutes | ||||
| 13 Martin Rice (GK) | 20 Conor Gough (GK) | |||
| 11 Ian Morris | 3 Jim Paterson | |||
| 16 Angus MacDonald | 9 Matt Harrold  |
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| 19 Danny Stevens | 10 Eliot Richards | |||
| 20 Nathan Craig | 18 Mitch Harding |
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| 21 Thomas Cruise | 30 Tom Lockyer | |||
| 29 Niall Thompson | 34 Oumare Tounkara |
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Timeline[]
31 mins: Goal for Bristol Rovers scored by Tom Hitchcock- 45+1 mins: Ellis Harrison booked
- 47 mins: Michael Poke booked
- 48 mins: Lee Brown's penalty saved by Michael Poke, awarded for a foul on Ryan Brunt by Brian Saah
- 52 mins: Goal for Torquay United scored by Elliot Benyon
- 53 mins: Elliot Benyon booked
- 55 mins: Goal for Bristol Rovers: own goal by Ryan Jarvis
- 62 mins: Goal for Torquay United scored by Ryan Jarvis
- 68 mins: Goal for Torquay United scored by Elliot Benyon
- 69 mins: Mitch Harding replaced Ellis Harrison
- 77 mins: Matt Harrold replaced Ryan Brunt
- 79 mins: Tom Hitchcock booked
- 81 mins: Oumare Tounkara replaced Tom Hitchcock
- 90+4 mins: Goal for Bristol Rovers scored by Matt Harrold
- 90+5 mins: Matt Harrold booked
| League Two | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Team | ACC | AFW | ALD | BAR | BRA | BUR | CNM | CFD | D&R | EXE | FWD | GIL | MOR | NOR | OXF | PLY | PTV | RDL | ROT | SOU | TOR | WYC | YOR | |
| Home | 0–1 | 1–0 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 3–3 | 3–0 | 0–1 | 3–2 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 0–2 | 0–3 | 3–1 | 0–2 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 2–3 | 3–2 | 1–0 | 0–0 | |
| Away | 0–1 | 1–3 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 1–4 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 4–2 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 0–4 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 0–4 | 1–2 | 3–1 | 0–0 | 3–3 | A–A 0–2 |
1–4 | |
| FA Cup | Capital One Cup | Johnstone's Paint Trophy | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Rnd | 1 | Rnd | 1 | Rnd | 1sw | |||||||||||||||||||
| Team | SHU | Team | IPS | Team | YEO | |||||||||||||||||||
| H/A | H | H/A | A | H/A | H | |||||||||||||||||||
| Res | 1–2 | Res | 1–3 | Res | 0–3 | |||||||||||||||||||