Opening Day Hoodoo lifted after 10 failures!
After the longest period in the club’s history without a win on the opening day of the league season, Rovers finally managed to change the record with a victory against Swansea City on Saturday.
Rovers did beat Doncaster Rovers in the League Cup first round last season, which was the first competitive match of 2020/21, but it took another year to finally banish the league hoodoo and start the season with three points.
Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Scorers |
14/08/2010 | Everton | H | 1–0 | Kalinic |
13/08/2011 | Wolves | H | 1–2 | Formica |
18/08/2012 | Ipswich Town | A | 1–1 | Kazim-Richards |
04/08/2013 | Derby County | A | 1–1 | Best |
08/08/2014 | Cardiff City | H | 1–1 | Cairney |
08/08/2015 | Wolves | H | 1–2 | Conway |
06/08/2016 | Norwich City | H | 1–4 | Stokes |
05/08/2017 | Southend United | A | 1–2 | Mulgrew |
04/08/2018 | Ipswich Town | A | 2–2 | Graham, Dack |
03/08/2019 | Charlton Athletic | H | 1–2 | Phillips o.g. |
12/09/2020 | Bournemouth | A | 2–3 | Johnson, Armstrong |
07/08/2021 | Swansea City | H | 2–1 | Gallagher, Brereton Díaz (p) |