Bristol Rovers 3-2 Torquay United: result and report

League Two · Saturday 20 October 2012

Result

Bristol Rovers 3-2 Torquay United

League Two · Saturday 20 October 2012, 14:00 UTC · half-time 2-0

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Bristol Rovers 3-2 Torquay United: match report

Bristol Rovers beat Torquay United 3-2 in the League Two on Saturday 20 October 2012. It was 2-0 at half-time.

Tom Eaves opened the scoring in the 14th minute. Bristol Rovers's goals came from Tom Eaves (14'), Matty Lund (17') and Tom Eaves (75'). Torquay United scored through Rene Howe (53') and Aaron Downes (59').

Discipline: Bristol Rovers received no yellow cards; Torquay United received 2 yellow cards and 1 red card.

Going into the game Bristol Rovers were 21st on 11 points from 11 and Torquay United 10th on 18 points from 12. Bristol Rovers went on to finish that season 15th with 59 points, and Torquay United 21st with 51.

Before this game the head-to-head record in our data stood at 0 Bristol Rovers wins, 2 draws and 1 for Torquay United.

Going into the match Bristol Rovers's last five read D-W-L-W-D and Torquay United's W-L-W-D-D.

Data as of 5 Nov 2026.

Key events

  • 3'Yellow card · Michael PokeTorquay United
  • 14'Goal · Tom EavesBristol Rovers · 1-0
  • 17'Goal · Matty LundBristol Rovers · 2-0
  • 21'Yellow card · J. OastlerTorquay United
  • 30'Second yellow · J. OastlerTorquay United
  • 53'Goal · Rene HoweTorquay United · 2-1
  • 59'Goal · Aaron DownesTorquay United · 2-2
  • 75'Goal · Tom EavesBristol Rovers · 3-2

Head-to-head

3 meetings: Bristol Rovers 0, draws 2, Torquay United 1.

Team news

Bristol Rovers line-up

Neil Etheridge, Garry Kenneth, Tom Parkes, Fabian Broghammer, Oliver Norburn, Joe Anyinsah, Matthew Lund, David Clarkson, Elliot Richards, Tom Eaves, Jim Paterson

Torquay United line-up

Michael Poke, Joe Oastler, Aaron Downes, Brian Saah, Damon Lathrope, Lee Mansell, Craig Easton, Rene Howe, Billy Bodin, Nathan Craig, Kevin Nicholson