Bristol Rovers F.C.

Association football club in England

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Bristol Rovers F.C. is a professional football club in Bristol, England, which competes in League Two, the fourth tier of the English football league system. They have played home matches at the Memorial Stadium in Horfield since 1996. They spent 1897 to 1986 at the Eastville Stadium and the be ten-spot years at Twerton Park in Bath. The club ‘s official nickname is “ The Pirates ”, reflecting the nautical history of Bristol. The local dub of the club is “ The Gas ”, derived from the gasworks next to their former dwelling, Eastville Stadium, which started as a derogative term used by fans of their main rivals, Bristol City, but was dearly adopted by the clubhouse and its supporters. Cardiff City and Swindon Town are considered their second and third biggest rivals. [ 3 ] The women ‘s team act in the Gloucestershire County Women ‘s League.

Reading: Bristol Rovers F.C.

The clubhouse was founded in 1883 as White Arabs F.C. and entered the Bristol & District League as Eastville Rovers in 1892. The club moved to the Birmingham & District League in 1897 and then to the Southern League as Bristol Rovers in 1899. They won the Southern League in 1904–05 and were admitted to the Football League in 1920. They were placed in the Third Division South the adopt year and remained there until winning promotion as champions in 1951–53. They recorded their highest finishing positions in 1956 and 1959, a sixth-place ending in the Second Division, before suffering relegation in 1962. Promoted in second-place in 1973–74, they spent another seven seasons in the moment tier until relegation in 1981. They won the Third Division claim in 1989–90, though this time lasted just three seasons in the second tier and were relegated rear into the fourth tier by 2001. Rovers lost the League Two play-off concluding in 2007, but relegations in 2011 and 2014 saw the club drop into the Conference Premier. They finished moment in the Conference under the stewardship of Darrell Clarke and immediately regained their Football League status with victory in the 2015 play-off final. They followed up this achiever by securing promotion out of League Two at the end of the 2015–16 season. Rovers have won the Gloucestershire Cup 32 times, the Third Division South Cup in 1932, the Watney Cup in 1972, and have been Football League Trophy finalists two times .

history [edit ]

For a statistical breakdown by season, see Bristol Rovers F.C. seasons

early years [edit ]

The Black Arabs in February 1884 The club was formed following a meet at the Eastville Restaurant in Bristol in September 1883. It was initially called Black Arabs F.C., after the Arabs rugby team and the predominantly black kits in which they played. This appoint merely lasted for the 1883–84 temper, and in a bid to draw more fans from the local area the baseball club was renamed Eastville Rovers in 1884. [ 4 ]

football : Wotton-under-Edge volt Black Arabs ( Bristol ). A equal under association rules has been played at Wotton-under-Edge between these clubs, resulting in the get the better of of the visit team. The home team were in every point ranking to their antagonists and after a unilateral game Wotton were declared victors by six goals to nil .

Dursley Gazette, 3 December 1883, reproduced in Byrne & Jay ( 2003 ). [ 5 ] A report of the Black Arabs ‘ first match .
The club played entirely friendly games until the 1887–88 season, when it took contribution in the Gloucestershire Cup for the first prison term. In 1892 the club became a founder penis of the Bristol and District League, which three years late was renamed the Western League. In 1897 Eastville Rovers joined the Birmingham and District League, and for two seasons played in both this league and the Western League. [ 6 ] At the begin of the 1897–98 temper, the club turned professional and changed its list to Bristol Eastville Rovers, [ 6 ] and on 17 February 1899 the name was officially changed to Bristol Rovers. [ 7 ] In 1899 Bristol Rovers joined the newly formed Southern League, where they remained until 1920, winning the league title along the way in 1905. [ 8 ]
For the 1920–21 season, the Southern League teams were moved into the modern Division Three of the Football League, which became Division Three ( South ) the follow season. They remained in this part for over 30 years, before winning the league, and promotion in the 1952–53 season. [ 9 ]
Chart of annual table positions in the Football League. The team has won promotion on five other occasions : in 1973–74 from the Third Division to the Second Division, again in 1989–90 as Division Three champions, in 2006–07 to the Football League One, in 2014–15 to League Two from the Conference Premier, and then in 2015–16 to League One. The cabaret has been relegated six times—in 1961–62, 1980–81, 1992–93, 2000–01, 2010–11 and most recently at the end of the 2013–14 temper. [ 10 ] The highest stead in the football run achieved by Rovers at the end of season is sixth put in the second grade, which they did twice ; once in 1955–56, and again in 1958–59. [ 8 ] The closest they came to the top flight was in 1955–56, when they ended the season equitable four points below the forwarding positions. [ 11 ] The lowest league status achieved by the cabaret is twenty-third out of twenty-four teams in the one-fourth tier, which has occurred doubly. In the 2001–02 season, [ 8 ] relegation from the Football League was narrowly avoided on two counts ; first they ended precisely one league military position above the relegation zone, and second the rules were changed the following season to increase the number of relegation places to two, meaning that if Rovers had finished in that position one year later they would have been relegated. [ 12 ] This position was matched at the end of the 2013–14 season, which this time saw Rovers relegated to the Conference for the first time. [ 13 ] They returned to the league at the end of their beginning Conference season, with a penalty gunfight victory over Grimsby Town in the play-off final. [ 14 ] In February 2016 it was announced that a 92 % post in the club had been bought by the jordanian al-Qadi kin and that Wael al-Qadi, a member of the Jordan Football Association, would become the president of the united states. [ 15 ] The golf club is nowadays owned by Dwane Sports Ltd with 92.6 % of the shares with Bristol Rovers Supporters Club owning the remaining 7.4 %. [ 17 ] In May 2016 the club recorded a second straight promotion in dramatic fashion finishing third in League Two after a 92nd-minute goal secured victory over Dagenham and Redbridge and Accrington Stanley failed to beat Stevenage on the last day of the season. [ 18 ] It marked the first time Rovers had reached the third grade of English Football since relegation in 2011. In June 2020 it was announced that president Wael al-Qadi had obtained a 90 % bet on in Dwane Sports Ltd [ 19 ] [ 20 ] after buying the shares of early members of his kin it was besides announced that the club ‘s debt would be capitalised and a newly aim adeptness would begin construction at Hortham Lane, Almondsbury which is conclude to the M5 expressway. [ 21 ] Rovers have owned the site known as ‘The Colony ‘ since 2017 [ 22 ] but no previous sour has been carried out and Rovers have trained on a rented locate near Cribbs Causeway .

Cup competitions [edit ]

The lone major cup contest won by Bristol Rovers is the 1972 Watney Cup, when they beat Sheffield United in the final. [ 23 ] The golf club besides won the Division Three ( South ) Cup in 1934–35, a well as winning or sharing the Gloucestershire Cup on 32 occasions. The team has never played in european competition ; the closest Rovers came was when they missed out on reaching the external stage of the Anglo-Italian Cup in the 1992–93 season on a mint toss held over the earphone with West Ham United. [ 24 ] In the FA Cup, Rovers have reached the quarter-final stage on three occasions. The first time was in 1950–51 when they faced Newcastle United at St James ‘ Park [ 25 ] in front of a crowd of 62,787, the phonograph record for the highest attendance at any Bristol Rovers match. [ 26 ] The second time they reached the quarter final was in 1957–58, when they lost to Fulham, [ 25 ] and the most recent appearance at this stage of the competition was during the 2007–08 season, when they faced West Bromwich Albion. [ 27 ] They were the inaugural Division Three team to win an FA Cup tie away to a Premier League side, when in 2002 they beat Derby County 3–1 at Pride Park Stadium. [ 25 ] They have doubly reached the final of the Football League Trophy, in 1989–90 and 2006–07, but finished runner-up on both occasions. On the moment occasion they did not allow a single goal against them in the contest en route to the concluding, but conceded the lead less than a moment after the final kicked off. [ 28 ]

Rivalries [edit ]

Bristol Rovers independent rivals are city neighbours Bristol City, with whom they contest the Bristol bowler hat. [ 3 ] This competition was deemed 8th fiercest competition in English football in an in-depth composition by the Football Pools in 2008. [ 29 ] The most holocene meet between the clubs took place on 4 September 2013, which saw Rovers beaten by City in a Football League Trophy marry at Ashton Gate Stadium by a 2–1 scoreline. other rivals are Newport County and chiefly teams from the West Country, such as Swindon Town, Cheltenham Town, Yeovil Town and Forest Green Rovers. In the past, rivalries besides emerged with Severnside rivals Cardiff City known as the Severnside bowler hat. [ 30 ] Rovers most holocene meet against Cardiff was a League Cup match on 11 August 2016, which Rovers won 1–0 with Chris Lines scoring the winner. [ 31 ] The death meter Cardiff and Bristol Rovers were in the lapp league was in the 1999–2000 season. The first meter Rovers encountered Yeovil was a Football League Trophy match which was played on 31 October 2001, which Rovers won via a punishment shoot-out. The most holocene run into between the teams was in a Football League Two match on 16 April 2016, which Rovers won 2–1. [ 32 ] Because of the close proximity many players have besides represented both the club, for model Adam Virgo, Gavin Williams, Dominic Blizzard and Tom Parkes. Rovers last dally Swindon Town in the 2021–22 League Two season ( Swindon won 3–1 ) Cheltenham Town in the first cycle of the EFL cup in 2019 ( Rovers won 3-0 ) and Forest Green Rovers in the 2015 play-off Semi-final in the Conference ( Rovers won 3-0 on aggregate ). early clubs in the West area such as Plymouth Argyle and Exeter City have besides been considered rivals despite being far away from Bristol ( 162 kilometer for Plymouth and 104 kilometer for Exeter ). Bristol Rovers last played Plymouth in the 2020–21 League One season where Rovers lost 2–0 aside and they end played Exeter away in the 2021–22 League Two season when they suffered a 4-1 kill .

Colours and badge [edit ]

team colours from 1883 to 1885 Bristol Rovers are known for their classifiable gloomy and ashen quarter shirts, which they have worn for most of their history. The current home kit consists of a light blue and white quarter shirt and white shorts, while the away kit is bootleg and gold with the same color as the pare. [ 33 ] During the 2008–09 season a particular third airstrip, which is black with a gold girdle, and is a reproduction of the original Black Arab shirt, was used for a unmarried equal to celebrate the hundred-and-twenty-fifth anniversary of the club. [ 34 ]

team semblance on winning the Southern League in 1905 The team began playing in black shirts with a yellow sash from their foundation in 1883 as Black Arabs F.C. until 1885, by which meter they were called Eastville Rovers. For the adjacent fourteen years, until 1899, the team wore bluing and white hoop shirts. These were replaced by black and white striped shirts until 1919. [ 35 ] When Rovers were admitted to The Football League in 1920 they wore egg white shirts with blue shorts. These remained the team coloring material until 1930, when the colours were reversed to blue shirts and white shorts for one season. [ 35 ] The blue and white quarters were first worn in 1931, when they were introduced to try to make the players look larger and more daunting. [ 36 ] Rovers continued to wear the quarters for 31 years until they were replaced by bluing pinstripes on a whiten background .

“Tesco” shirts 1996–97shirts Over the adjacent ten years, Rovers went on to wear gloomy and white stripes, all blue, and aristocratic shirts with white shorts before returning to the blue and egg white quarters in 1973, which have remained the tinge always since. [ 35 ] During the 1996–97 temper, Rovers wore an unpopular strip quartered design, prompting fans to refer to it as the Tesco bag shirts [ 37 ] because of their similarity to the design used for the company ‘s carrier bags. The change in invention prompted the Trump ton Times fanzine to change its name to Wot, No Quarters? [ 38 ] The black and gold shirts were besides used as the aside kit for the 2002–03 season, the club ‘s hundred-and-twentieth anniversary. In 2005, Rovers ran an April Fools ‘ antic on their official web site, stating that the team ‘s fresh away strip would be all tap. Although this was intended to be a jest, a number of fans petitioned the club to get the kit made for real, and besides suggested that funds raised through the sale of the pink shirts should be donated to a breast cancer charity. [ 39 ] Although the tap shirts were never used in a competitive fixture, they were worn for a pre-season friendly against Plymouth Argyle in 2006. [ 40 ] A commandeer features on both the club badge and the badge of the supporters club, [ 41 ] reflecting the club nickname of The Pirates. previous club badges have featured a blasphemous and flannel draw design, based on the quarter design of the team ‘s jersey .
Rovers beginning used Bukta as an official kit supplier in 1977, and Great Mills as the first kit presenter followed 1981. Rovers ‘ longest running kit supplier is Errea who supplied the club kits for eleven years ( 2005–16 ). [ 42 ] [ 43 ] The club ‘s longest running kit sponsorship was from local company Cowlin Construction who sponsored the club for 11 years before ending the deal in 2009. [ 44 ] Following the end of the Cowlin deal, sponsors were chosen by raffle, via the 1883 Club. [ 45 ] This march lasted nine seasons before the club announced Football INDEX as new sponsors for both home and aside kits. [ 46 ] In 2019 Utilita become the main shirt sponsors of both the dwelling and away kits for the 2019-2020 season, [ 47 ] the conduct was then extended in July 2020 to cover the 2020-2021 season [ 48 ] marking the first meter a shirt presenter had lasted for more than one season since the end of the Cowlin sponsorship in 2009 .

Period

Kit Supplier

Home Kit Sponsor

Away Kit Sponsor

1977–1981

Bukta

No sponsor

1981–1983

Great Mills

1983–1984

Toshiba

1984–1986

Hobott

1986–1987

Henson

Peter Carol

1987–1988

Design Windows

1988–1990

Spall

Design Windows

Universal Components

1990–1992

Design Windows

1992–1993

Roman Glass

1993–1995

Matchwinner

1995–1996

Le Coq Sportif

Elite Hampers

1996–1997

Cica

Bradshaw’s Snack Box

1997–1998

The Jelf Group

1998–1999

Cowlin Construction

1999–2001

Avec

2001–2005

Strikeforce

2005–2009

Errea

2009–2010

N-Gaged

Stevens, Hewlett & Perkins

2010–2011

Smart Computers

Stalbridge Linen

2011–2012

McCarthy Waste

ITS

2012–2013

Opus Recruitment Solutions

CR Windows

2013–2014

Eurocams

Highspec Travel Services

2014–2015

Arco

Office Beverages

2015–2016

The Sportsman Pub

Pensord Press

2016–2017

Macron

Dribuild

Powersystems UK Ltd

2017–2018

Thorntons Travel

Barrs Court Construction

2018–2019

Football INDEX

2019–Present

Utilita Energy

stadium [edit ]

Grounds [edit ]

history [edit ]

Rovers play their dwelling games at the Memorial Stadium in Horfield, a footing they once shared with Bristol Rugby. The team moved to The Mem, as it is known colloquially, at the begin of the 1996–97 temper, initially as tenants but purchased it two years late. [ 49 ] When Bristol Rovers were known as Black Arabs F.C. in 1883, they played their home games at Purdown, Stapleton. The follow year they moved to Three Acres, the accurate localization of which is not known, but is believed to have been in the Ashley Down area of Bristol, where they remained for seven years. This was followed by brief stays at the Schoolmasters Cricket Ground, Durdham Down and Ridgeway. For the majority of their history, Bristol Rovers have played their home games at the Eastville Stadium, where they remained for a time period of 89 years from 1897 to 1986. Financial problems led to the team being forced to leave Eastville, and they found a temp home at Twerton Park, the home of Bath City. They stayed in Bath for 10 seasons, leading to the chant that there actually is only 1 team in Bristol, before returning to Bristol in 1996 .
aftermath of the fire at Eastville Stadium, August 1980 Rovers besides played five home games at Ashton Gate Stadium, home of rivals Bristol City, following a fire which destroyed the South Stand of the Eastville Stadium on the night of the 16–17 August 1980. Rovers returned to Eastville in October 1980. During World War II, some friendly matches were played in Kingswood, and in their early history some games were played at Parson Street, Bedminster [ 4 ] In January 2007 planning license was granted for a modern 18,500 capability all-seater stadium to be built on the site of the Memorial Stadium. [ 50 ] The plan was abandoned after a series of delays. [ 51 ] [ 52 ] [ 53 ] In June 2011, the club announced its intention to relocate the club to a new 21,700 all-seater stadium on the University of the West of England ‘s Frenchay campus. [ 54 ] The planned UWE Stadium was shelved in August 2017 due to disputes between the baseball club and the university, and attention returned to redeveloping the Memorial Stadium. [ 55 ] In 2017 there was a crowd recording for the 2018 Aardman film early man at the Memorial Stadium. [ 56 ] In June 2020 the club began construction of a newfangled training facility at a web site on Hortham Lane, Almondsbury near the M5 expressway. [ 21 ] The web site is set to include two full size pitches, a goalkeeping area, a gymnasium and a clubhouse building. [ 21 ] Rovers have owned the site since 2017 [ 22 ] but no work had previously been carried out .

assistant culture [edit ]

The team traditionally draws the majority of its support from north and east Bristol [ 57 ] and South Gloucestershire. many towns and villages in the smother area are besides home to significant pockets of Rovers supporters. [ 35 ] The nickname given to Bristol Rovers supporters is “ Gasheads ”. [ 58 ] “ The Gas ” was in the first place coined as a derogative term by the supporters of Bristol Rovers ‘ rivals Bristol City, and was in citation to the large natural gas works adjacent to the old Bristol Rovers stadium, in Eastville, Bristol which wafted the sometimes overpowering olfactory property of township gas across the crowd. [ 35 ] “ Gasheads ” was adopted as a name by a splinter group of Rovers supporters in the mid-1980s to early 1990s. The chant “ Proud to be a Gashead ” circulate to regular fans, and a fanzine was produced called The Gashead. The term “ Gasheads ” is now universally accepted within the english media and football fraternity as referring to Bristol Rovers supporters. [ 59 ] After the club ‘s delegating to Football League Two in 2001, the clubhouse designated the police squad count 12 to the Gasheads to signify them as the club ‘s 12th man in recognition of their patriotic support. [ 58 ] The withdraw Conservative MP for Hayes and Harlington Terry Dicks is a Bristol Rovers fan. He mentioned the club in fantan on 5 May 1994 when debating with Labour MP and Chelsea winnow Tony Banks. [ 60 ] other noteworthy fans are local musicians Roni Size [ 61 ] and Geoff Barrow of Portishead [ 62 ] and writer David Goldblatt. [ 63 ] and Declan Hynds. Former Bristol Rovers actor and director, Ian Holloway, who besides managed QPR and Blackpool a well arsenic featuring as a initiate is even a big sports fan of the club. Based on September 2014 statistics released by the Home Office, [ 64 ] the Rovers fan base were named the Most Dangerous English Football fan al-qaeda for the 2013-2014 season, with 57 arrests on the season, of which 35 % were for “ crimson perturb. ” particularly dangerous was the scene on 3 May 2014 when the Rovers were assured relegation from the Football League for the first time. [ 65 ]

club song [edit ]

The song which is synonymous with Rovers is “ Goodnight, Irene “, which was written by Lead Belly. [ 70 ] Opinions differ as to how this came about but it is thought to have become popular in the 1950s when a version of the birdcall was in the british charts—the line “ sometimes I have a big notion to jump in the river and drown ” —seemed to be particularly apt when Rovers lost as the Bristol Frome flows alongside the old Eastville ground. It is believed that John Clapham is responsible for the song as he used to work at Eastville stadium for the greyhound rush and the last read he would play at the end of the nox was “ Goodnight Irene ” besides having a daughter called Irene, the criminal record would then be left in the musician and was played at the football. [ 35 ] Another hypothesis is that it was sung at a firework display at the Stadium the night before a home game against Plymouth Argyle in the 1950s. During the game the following day, Rovers were winning quite comfortably and the few Argyle supporters confront began to leave early prompting a chorus of “ Goodnight Argyle ” from the Rovers supporters—the tune stay and Irene became the baseball club song. [ 71 ] Another popular Bristol Rovers sung is “ carryall end Boys ”, which was written and sung by Ben Gunstone. The identify derives from the section of Gasheads who stood in the Tote End patio at Rovers ‘ previous base, Eastville Stadium .

Players [edit ]

As of 1 October 2021[72]

current police squad [edit ]

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Development team [edit ]

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Out on loan [edit ]

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noteworthy former players [edit ]

hall of fame [edit ]

The football golf club launched its official Hall of Fame in 2021 in partnership with Retro Rovers podcast with the aim of recognising the players and managers who had had the greatest impact. It was announced that ten people would be inducted in the Hall at a rate of one per week in the first half of 2021, with three added per year thereafter. [ 73 ] The foremost draftee was the baseball club ‘s all-time record goalscorer Geoff Bradford .

Bristol Rovers Hall of Fame Inductees

Inductee #
Name
Appearances
Goals
Period
Date inducted
Notes

461
242
1949–1964
26 February 2021[74]
Club record goalscorer

546
28
1965–1980
5 March 2021[75]
Club record appearance maker

486
5
1945–1958
12 March 2021[76]
Second most appearances for the club.

463
197
1953–1961 & 1962–1968
19 March 2021[77]
Second top scorer in the club’s history.

450
28
1936–1956
26 March 2021[78]
Title winning captain in 1952-53.

499
16
1946–1960
3 April 2021[79]
Spent 50 years at club as player, coach & groundsman

457
85
1945–1962
9 April 2021[80]
More FA Cup appearances than any other player for the club.

129
18
1979–1984
16 April 2021[81]
Talented fan favourite who died from lung cancer in 1984, aged just 24

452
127
1959–1973 (player)
1979–1980 (manager)
23 April 2021[82]
Third top scorer in the club’s history

323
19
1945–1963
30 April 2021[83]
Oldest living former Rovers player

early noteworthy players [edit ]

This is a list of the other most notice former players at Bristol Rovers Football Club ( excluding those listed in the Hall of Fame above ) stating the period that each actor spent at the club, their nationality and their argue for being listed. To be included in this list a player must have made over 400 league appearances for the golf club, scored over 100 league goals or hold a club criminal record .

Note: all details from Byrne & Jay (2003) unless otherwise stated

Club staff [edit ]

The director of the cabaret is Joey Barton who was appointed in February 2021 .

Club personnel [edit ]

Job title
Name

Manager
Joey Barton
Assistant Manager
Kevin Bond
First Team Coach
Andy Mangan
Goalkeeper Coach
Tony Warner
Club Doctor
Dr Ian Ferguson

Sports Therapist
Leighanne Kelly

Head of Analysis
Adam Mahoney

Assistant First Team Analyst
Lewis Mahoney

Assistant Sports Scientist
Harvey Baker

Strength & Conditioning Coach
Chris Cone

Academy Manager
Chris Hargreaves
Academy Head of Coaching
Byron Anthony
Youth Development Phase Lead Coach (U13-U16s)
Phil Hicks

Foundation Phase Lead Coach
Jake Sainsbury

Groundsman
Ben “Fordy” Ford

Kit Man
Tony Allen

Assistant Kit Man
Tom Foley

Club Secretary
David Sams

Board of directors [edit ]

Position

Name

President
Wael al-Qadi
CEO
Tom Gorringe

Director
Karim Mardam-Bey

Non-Executive Director
Chris Gibson MBE

Supporters Club Representative
Stephen Lamble

Supporters Club Representative
Helen Wigmore

managerial history [edit ]

36 men have been appointed as a coach of Bristol Rovers Football Club, excluding caretaker managers. [ 89 ] [ 90 ] Bobby Gould, Gerry Francis and John Ward are the entirely men to have been given the caper on a permanent basis twice, although Garry Thompson had a enchantment as caretaker coach before later being appointed permanently, and Phil Bater was caretaker coach on two occasions .

youth Academy [edit ]

The Bristol Rovers Academy presently operates at The City Academy Bristol and Sir Bernard Lovell School. Current first-team squad members Cameron Hargreaves, Alfie Kilgour and Luca Hoole both graduated from the Academy to earn master contracts. In May 2021, U16s player Kyrie Pierre joined Aston Villa for an undisclosed six-figure fee, a record fee received by the Academy for a actor. [ 91 ] possibly the most successful former member of the academy is Scott Sinclair, who was signed by Chelsea in 2005 for £200,000, with further payments to the club potential, depending on operation. He presently plays for Championship club Preston North End. other early Academy players presently contracted to teams in the Premier League or English Football League include Ryan Broom ( Plymouth Argyle ), Ellis Harrison ( Portsmouth ), Chris Lines ( Stevenage ), Tom Lockyer ( Luton Town ), Matt Macey ( Hibernian ) and Ollie Clarke ( Mansfield Town ) .

Women ‘s team [edit ]

The clubhouse had a successful women ‘s team, formed in 1998 as Bristol Rovers W.F.C. following a fusion with Cable-Tel L.F.C.. This amalgamation came about as Bristol Rovers only had girls teams up to the under 16 age group level, so when girls reached the historic period of 16 they were forced to leave the club. The amalgamation with Cable-Tel entail that Bristol Rovers had a senior squad. The club ‘s list was changed to Bristol Academy W.F.C. in 2005 to reflect the increased investment from the Bristol Academy of Sport. In 2016, Bristol Academy were re-branded as Bristol City following a sponsorship arrangement with Rovers ‘ local anesthetic rivals. [ 93 ] In 2019 it was announced that Rovers were to reform their women ‘s team. They have fielded two teams in the Gloucestershire County Women ‘s Football League since the 2019–20 season. The relaunched Bristol Rovers Women ‘s FC was founded by Matthew Davies and Nathan Hallett-Young. The first team presently play in Division One with a development team acting in Division Two. [ 94 ] [ 95 ]

Honours [edit ]

Bristol Rovers F.C. have won the stick to honor : [ 96 ] Leagues

Southern League Division One: Champions: 1

1904–05

Football League Third Division South: Champions: 1

1952–53

Football League Third Division: Champions: 1

1989–90

Football League Two play-offs: Winners: 1

Conference Premier play-offs: Winners: 1

Cups

Football League Third Division South Cup: Winners: 1

1934–35

Football League Trophy: Runners-up : 2

Watney Cup: Winners : 1

1972

Gloucestershire Cup: Winners: 32

1888–89, 1902–03, 1904–05, 1913–14, 1924–25, 1927–28, 1934–35, 1935–36, 1937–38, 1947–48, 1948–49, 1950–51, 1953–54, 1954–55, 1955–56, 1958–59, 1962–63, 1963–64, 1964–65, 1965–66, 1967–68, 1973–74, 1974–75, 1981–82, 1982–83, 1983–84, 1984–85, 1988–89, 1989–90, 1992–93, 1993–94, 1994–95

Records [edit ]

Scorelines [edit ]

Bristol Rovers criminal record goalscorer, Geoff Bradford. word picture taken in 1988, when he was 61 years old .

Players [edit ]

Most League Appearances: 546 – Stuart Taylor, 1966–1980
Most Goals for club: 242 – Geoff Bradford, 1949–1964
Most Goals in a season: 33 – Geoff Bradford, 1952–53
Highest Transfer Fee Paid: £375,000 – Andy Tillson from Queens Park Rangers, November 1992
Highest Transfer Fee Received: £2,600,000 – Barry Hayles to Fulham, November 1998

other [edit ]

References [edit ]

Sources [edit ]

Byrne, Stephen; Jay, Mike (2003). Bristol Rovers Football Club – The Definitive History 1883–2003. Stroud: Tempus. ISBN 0-7524-2717-2.

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