Squad numbers

Squad numbers
	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9
10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19
20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29
30	31	32	33	34	35	36	37	38	39
40	41	42	43	44	45	46	47	48	49
50	51	52	53	54

Bristol Rovers first used squad numbers for a competitive game at the start of the 1999–2000 season, when the Football League introduced them following the Premier League's earlier introduction of them.

Firsts

The first competitive game played by The Pirates under the squad number system was a 0–0 draw with Brentford in Division Two on 7 August 1999.

The starting lineup for that game was 1 Lee Jones, 2 David Pritchard, 3 Trevor Challis, 4 Steve Foster, 5 Andy Thomson, 6 Andy Tillson, 7 Ronnie Maugé, 8 David Hillier, 10 Jamie Cureton, 11 Jason Roberts and 12 Robbie Pethick.

The first squad numbered substitute was 19 Frankie Bennett, who was the only sub used in that same match.

Full list of squad numbers awarded

No	1999–00	2000–01	2001–02	2002–03	2003–04	2004–05	2005–06	2006–07	2007–08	2008–09	2009–10	2010–11	2011–12	2012–13
1	Lee Jones	Nick Culkin	Scott Howie		Kevin Miller		Ryan Clarke	Steve Phillips				Luke Daniels Mikkel Andersen	Scott Bevan
2	David Pritchard		David Pritchard Carlos Lopez	Danny Boxall		Craig Hinton		Ryan Green			Carl Regan		Michael Smith
3	Trevor Challis				Ijah Anderson	Robbie Ryan		Robbie Ryan Joe Jacobson	Joe Jacobson		Mark Wright	Gary Sawyer		Jim Paterson
4	Steve Foster			Anwar Uddin		Paul Trollope		Sammy Igoe		Chris Lines			Chris Lines Danny Woodards	Danny Woodards
5	Andy Thomson			Adam Barrett		Christian Edwards		Craig Hinton			Danny Coles		Cian Bolger	Garry Kenneth
6	Andy Tillson	Mark Foran		Kevin Austin		Steve Elliott						James Tunnicliffe	Craig Stanley	Tom Parkes
7	Ronnie Maugé			Mark McKeever	Dave Savage	Stuart Campbell								David Clarkson
8	David Hillier			Rob Quinn		James Hunt			Andy Williams			Will Hoskins	Matt Gill
9	Michael Meaker	Mark Walters		Paul Tait		Junior Agogo		Junior Agogo Rickie Lambert	Rickie Lambert		Rickie Lambert Chris Dickson Paul Heffernan	John Akinde Rene Howe	Matt Harrold
10	Jamie Cureton	Jamie Cureton Moussa Dagnogo Justin Richards	Kevin Gall	Giuliano Grazioli	Junior Agogo	Lee Thorpe	Richard Walker			Darryl Duffy			Scott McGleish	Eliot Richards
No	1999–00	2000–01	2001–02	2002–03	2003–04	2004–05	2005–06	2006–07	2007–08	2008–09	2009–10	2010–11	2011–12	2012–13
11	Jason Roberts	Graham Barrett Danny Allsopp Ansah Owusu	Ross Weare	Wayne Carlisle		Jamie Forrester	Chris Carruthers			Jeff Hughes			Mustapha Carayol	Fabian Broghammer
12	Robbie Pethick		Che Wilson	Christer Warren Graham Hyde	Gasheads
13	–	Brian Parkin	–						Mike Green				–	Steve Mildenhall
14	Mark Smith	Martin Cameron		Dwayne Plummer	Graham Hyde	John Anderson		–	David Pipe			Wayne Brown	Lee Brown
15	Marcus Andreasson Vitālijs Astafjevs	Vitālijs Astafjevs		Simon Bryant		Dave Savage	–	Byron Anthony						Oliver Norburn
16	Michael Trought	Mickey Evans	Justin Richards	Lewis Hogg	Andy Rammell	Ryan Williams		Sam Oji	Danny Coles		Dominic Blizzard		Joe Anyinsah
17	Stéphane Léoni	Marcus Andreasson	Rik Lopez James Quinn	Justin Richards Lee Hodges	Lee Hodges	Richard Walker	Jefferson Louis	Andy Sandell	Andy Sandell Anthony Pulis	Jo Kuffour			Jo Kuffour Jim Paterson	Ellis Harrison
18	Nathan Ellington			Kevin Gall Ijah Anderson	Sonny Parker		Jamie Forrester	Jamal Easter	Chris Lines	Ben Hunt		Eliot Richards		Mitch Harding
19	Frankie Bennett	Simon Bryant		David Gilroy		Ali Gibb		Stuart Nicholson James Walker	Sean Rigg			Mark Wright Cian Bolger Reggie Lambe	Adam Virgo
20	Michel Kuipers	Marcus Bignot Richie Partridge	Ryan Clarke	Drew Shore Jamie Shore	Christian Edwards	Craig Disley					Charlie Reece		Michael Poke Conor Gough	Conor Gough
No	1999–00	2000–01	2001–02	2002–03	2003–04	2004–05	2005–06	2006–07	2007–08	2008–09	2009–10	2010–11	2011–12	2012–13
21	Jamie Shore	Lewis Hogg		Ryan Clarke			–	Ollie Barnes	Tom Parrinello	Tom Parrinello Danzelle St Louis-Hamilton	Charlie Clough		Wayne Brown	Wayne Brown Clayton McDonald
22	Lee Zabek	Stephen Rose	Mark McKeever	Rob Scott Andy Rammell	Kevin Street Lee Thorpe	Liam Burns Alex Jeannin	Chris Lines		James Palmer	Joe White		Harry Pell	Charlie Clough	Ross Staley
23	Tom White	Clinton Ellis	Alvin Bubb	Neil Arndale	Leon Bell Shane Hobbs	Ijah Anderson	Scott Shearer		Ryan Paddock	Ben Swallow			Ben Swallow Matthew Lund	Jordan Goddard
24	Bobby Zamora	Michael Trought		Scott Jones	Neil Arndale	Lee Hodges	Matt Somner Michael Leary Sammy Igoe	Paul Trollope	Alex Kite			Ollie Clarke
25	Ray Johnston	Jamie Shore Dwayne Plummer	Dwayne Plummer	Vitālijs Astafjevs	Danny Greaves	–	Michael Husbands Steve Book	Darren Mullings	Tom Godsell	James Tyrell		George Booth	Lance Cronin	Seanan Clucas
26	Rob Trees	Rob Trees Christian Lee	Elvis Hammond James Thomas	–	Lewis Haldane						Lewis Haldane Wayne Brown Lamar Powell	Mark Cooper	Chris Zebroski	Matthew Lund Ryan Brunt
27	Ian Holloway	Michael Meaker Kevin Gall	Drew Shore	David Lee Chris Llewellyn	–			Sean Rigg	Matt Groves		Fraser Forster Mikkel Andersen	Jack McKenna	Kayne McLaggon	Tom Lockyer Derek Riordan Tom Hitchcock
28	Gary Penrice	Mark Smith		Adrian Coote Michele di Piedi	Ali Gibb	–		Tom Parrinello	Adam Mahdi		Eliot Richards	Lamar Powell		Sam Walker
29	Stuart Taylor Brian Parkin	Che Wilson	Marcus Andreasson Wayne Carlisle	Tony Davis	Victor Webb	–		Lewis Powell	Josh Klein-Davies		Neikell Plummer	Darren Jefferies		Cian Bolger Mark McChrystal
30	Mark Walters	Scott Jones		Chris Plummer	Callum Willock Ryan Williams	Jon Beswetherick Louie Soares	–	James Palmer	Charlie Reece		Dan Cayford	–	Michael Boateng	Tom Lockyer
No	1999–00	2000–01	2001–02	2002–03	2003–04	2004–05	2005–06	2006–07	2007–08	2008–09	2009–10	2010–11	2011–12	2012–13
31	Simon Bryant	Mark Hardcastle	Ciarán Toner	Bradley Allen	–	Thorsten Dinkel	–	Mike Green	Charlie Clough		Mark Cooper	David McCracken	Shaquille Hunter
32	Shaun Byrne Nigel Pierre	Matt Glennon Roger Vaaler Alex O'Reilly	David Gilroy	Kevin Street	Lee Matthews	Aaron Lescott						–	Mitch Harding	Tom Eaves John-Joe O'Toole
33	Clinton Ellis Rhys Evans	Rune Johansen Mark McKeever	Jamie Shore	Richard Rose Tobi Jinadu	Gary Twigg	–	Martin Horsell	–	Steve Book	Liam Harwood	Ollie Clarke	Scott Davies	Oliver Norburn Aaron Downes	Alefe Santos
34	Lewis Hogg	–	Neil Ross Sergio Ommel	Sonny Parker	Aaron Lescott	Chris Lines	–		James Fraser		George Booth	Jean-Paul Kalala	Scott Rendell Andy Dorman	Guy Branston Oumare Tounkara
35	Jordan Stewart	–	Danny Greaves	–	John Anderson	Pedro Matias Scott Sinclair Jefferson Louis	Ben Willshire	–		Richard Walker	Steve Kingdon	Gavin Williams	Jordan Goddard	–
36	Marcus Andreasson	–	Neil Arndale	–	Bo Henriksen	Brian Cash Ricky Shakes Jon Bass	Jon Bass	–		Richard Langley	Jack McKenna	Conrad Logan	–
37	Rob Wolleaston	–			Danny Williams	Elliott Ward Chris Carruthers	Matt Thorne	–			Jordan Tillson	Danny Senda	Tom Parkes	–
38	–							Mark Preece	–		Alexander Hoyle	Jerel Ifil	Matt Macey	Neil Etheridge
39	–	Ryan Clarke	–				Darren Mullings	–	Wayne Andrews	–	Robbi Maggs	–
40	–										Jack Camm	–
No	1999–00	2000–01	2001–02	2002–03	2003–04	2004–05	2005–06	2006–07	2007–08	2008–09	2009–10	2010–11	2011–12	2012–13
41	–										Thomas Seary	–
42	–										Lewis Parker	Ellis Harrison	–
43	–	Gary Powell	–								Tyron Rhoden	–
44	–										Ashley Bowle	–
45	–										Samuel Butler	–
46	–										Rob Holmes	–
47	–										Pat Baldwin	–
48	–										Daniel Jones	–
49	–
50	–
No	1999–00	2000–01	2001–02	2002–03	2003–04	2004–05	2005–06	2006–07	2007–08	2008–09	2009–10	2010–11	2011–12	2012–13
51	–										Rhys Evans	–