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
1–2
Formica
18/08/2012
Ipswich Town
A
1–1
Kazim-Richards
04/08/2013
Derby County
Best
08/08/2014
Cardiff City
Cairney
08/08/2015
Conway
06/08/2016
Norwich City
1–4
Stokes
05/08/2017
Southend United
Mulgrew
04/08/2018
2–2
Graham, Dack
03/08/2019
Charlton Athletic
Phillips o.g.
12/09/2020
Bournemouth
2–3
Johnson, Armstrong
07/08/2021
Swansea City
2–1
Gallagher, Brereton Díaz (p)