The League Cup (currently known by the sponsored title of the Capital One Cup ) is a competition for Premier League and Football League teams only. The furthest Rovers have progressed is to the Quarter-Finals and have done this twice.
Rovers were the first team ever to win a League Cup match, due to their game against Fulham in 1960 kicking off early, at 7:15pm. They also have the rather dubious honour of being the only team to have been knocked out of the competition before the first round, after losing the only ever preliminary round match to Boston United in 2002.
Results [ ]
Legend
Round
Meaning
P
Preliminary Round
1
1st Round
1 R
1st Round Replay
1 (1)
1st Round (1st leg)
1 (2)
1st Round (2nd leg)
2
2nd Round
2 R
2nd Round Replay
2 (1)
2nd Round (1st leg)
2 (2)
2nd Round (2nd leg)
3
3rd Round
3 R
3rd Round Replay
4
4th Round
QF
Quarter-Finals
QF R
Quarter-Finals Replay
1960-1970 [ ]
Date
Round
Home
Score
Away
1960-61
26 September 1960
1
Bristol Rovers
2-1
Fulham
12 October 1960
2
Reading
3-5
Bristol Rovers
23 November 1960
3
Rotherham United
2-0
Bristol Rovers
Date
Round
Home
Score
Away
1962-63
27 September 1962
2
Bristol Rovers
2-0
Port Vale
23 October 1962
3
Bristol Rovers
2-0
Cardiff City
13 November 1962
4
Bury
3-1
Bristol Rovers
Date
Round
Home
Score
Away
1964-65
22 September 1964
2
Bristol Rovers
0-2
Chesterfield
Date
Round
Home
Score
Away
1966-67
24 August 1966
1
Cardiff City
1-0
Bristol Rovers
Date
Round
Home
Score
Away
1967-68
23 August 1967
1
Reading
3-0
Bristol Rovers
Date
Round
Home
Score
Away
1968-69
13 August 1968
1
Bristol Rovers
0-2
Swansea Town
1970-80 [ ]
Date
Round
Home
Score
Away
1971-72
18 August 1971
1
Exeter City
0-3
Bristol Rovers
7 September 1971
2
Bristol Rovers
3-1
Sunderland
5 October 1971
3
Bristol Rovers
2-1
Charlton Athletic
26 October 1971
4
Queens Park Rangers
1-1
Bristol Rovers
2 November 1971
4 R
Bristol Rovers
1-0
Queens Park Rangers
23 November 1971
QF
Bristol Rovers
2-4
Stoke City
Date
Round
Home
Score
Away
1973-74
29 August 1973
1
AFC Bournemouth
1-0
Bristol Rovers
Date
Round
Home
Score
Away
1976-77
14 August 1976
1 (1)
Cardiff City
2-1
Bristol Rovers
17 August 1976
1 (2)
Bristol Rovers
4-4 (5-6)
Cardiff City
Date
Round
Home
Score
Away
1977-78
13 August 1977
1 (1)
Bristol Rovers
1-2
Walsall
16 August 1977
1 (2)
Walsall
1-0 (3-1)
Bristol Rovers
Date
Round
Home
Score
Away
1978-79
12 August 1978
1 (1)
Bristol Rovers
2-1
Hereford United
16 August 1978
1 (2)
Hereford United
4-0 (5-2)
Bristol Rovers
Date
Round
Home
Score
Away
1979-80
11 August 1979
1 (1)
Torquay United
1-2
Bristol Rovers
14 August 1979
1 (2)
Bristol Rovers
1-3 (3-4)
Torquay United
1980-81 [ ]
Date
Round
Home
Score
Away
1980-81
9 August 1980
1 (1)
Exeter City
1-1
Bristol Rovers
12 August 1980
1 (2)
Bristol Rovers
1-1 (AET) (2-2) 7-6 (Pens)
Exeter City
27 August 1980
2 (1)
York City
2-1
Bristol Rovers
3 September 1980
2 (2)
Bristol Rovers
1-0 (2-2)[1]
York City
23 September 1980
3
Bristol Rovers
0-0
Portsmouth
30 September 1980
3 R
Portsmouth
2-0
Bristol Rovers
Milk Cup (1981-1986) [ ]
Date
Round
Home
Score
Away
1982-83
31 August 1982
1 (1)
Bristol Rovers
2-2
Torquay United
15 September 1982
1 (2)
Torquay United
0-4 (2-6)
Bristol Rovers
5 October 1982
2 (1)
Bristol Rovers
1-0
Swansea City
26 October 1982
2 (2)
Swansea City
3-0 (3-1)
Bristol Rovers
Date
Round
Home
Score
Away
1984-85
27 August 1984
1 (1)
Swindon Town
1-5
Bristol Rovers
4 September 1984
1 (2)
Bristol Rovers
1-0 (5-2)
Swindon Town
25 September 1984
2 (1)
Arsenal
4-0
Bristol Rovers
9 October 1984
2 (2)
Bristol Rovers
1-1 (1-5)
Arsenal
Date
Round
Home
Score
Away
1985-86
20 August 1985
1 (1)
Bristol Rovers
2-0
Newport County
3 September 1985
1 (2)
Newport County
1-0 (1-2)
Bristol Rovers
24 September 1985
2 (1)
Bristol Rovers
2-3
Birmingham City
8 October 1985
2 (2)
Birmingham City
2-1 (5-3)
Bristol Rovers
Littlewoods Challenge Cup (1986-90) [ ]
Date
Round
Home
Score
Away
1986-87
27 August 1986
1 (1)
Bristol Rovers
1-2
Reading
3 September 1986
1 (2)
Reading
4-0 (6-1)
Bristol Rovers
Date
Round
Home
Score
Away
1987-88
19 August 1987
1 (1)
Bristol Rovers
1-0
Hereford United
26 August 1987
1 (2)
Hereford United
2-0 (2-1)
Bristol Rovers
Date
Round
Home
Score
Away
1988-89
30 August 1988
1 (1)
AFC Bournemouth
1-0
Bristol Rovers
7 September 1988
1 (2)
Bristol Rovers
0-0 (0-1)
AFC Bournemouth
Date
Round
Home
Score
Away
1989-90
23 August 1989
1 (1)
Bristol Rovers
1-0
Portsmouth
29 August 1989
1 (2)
Portsmouth
2-0 (2-1)
Bristol Rovers
Rumbelows Cup (1990-92) [ ]
Date
Round
Home
Score
Away
1990-91
29 August 1990
1 (1)
Bristol Rovers
1-2
Torquay United
4 September 1990
1 (2)
Torquay United
1-1 (3-2)
Bristol Rovers
Carling Cup (2003–2012) [ ]
Date
Round
Home
Score
Away
2010–11
10 August 2010
1
Oxford United
6–1
Bristol Rovers
Date
Round
Home
Score
Away
2011–12
23 August 2011
1
Bristol Rovers
1–1 4–2 pens
Watford
30 August 2011
2
Leyton Orient
3–2
Bristol Rovers
Capital One Cup (2012–present) [ ]
Date
Round
Home
Score
Away
2012–13
14 August 2012
1
Ipswich Town
3–1
Bristol Rovers
Date
Round
Home
Score
Away
2013–14
6 August 2013
1
Bristol Rovers
1–3
Watford
Notes [ ]
↑ 1.0 1.1 Rovers won on the Away Goals rule