On 11 August 2009 Rovers played their first cup game of the 2009-10 season, a League Cup match against Aldershot Town at the Memorial Stadium. The game came three days after The Pirates' opening day defeat to Leyton Orient, a 2–1 reverse. The opposition lineup included former Gas players Andy Sandell, who spent the promotion-winning 2006-07 season with the club, and Louie Soares who made a single appearance in 2005.