Bristol Rovers Football Club are a professional football club in Bristol, England. They compete in League One, the third tier of the English football league system. The club's official nickname is "The Pirates", reflecting the maritime history of Bristol. The local nickname of the club is "The Gas", derived from the gasworks next to their former home, Eastville Stadium. Since 1996, the club has played home matches at the Memorial Stadium in Horfield.
Gary Kenneth Penrice is an English football coach, former professional player and scout.
The history of Bristol Rovers F.C., an English football club based in Bristol, England, covers their entire history from their formation in 1883 as the Black Arabs until the present day.
The Bristol derby is the name given to football matches played between Bristol City and Bristol Rovers. The fans of each club both consider the other to be their main rivals, leading to a heated atmosphere at these matches. The majority of the meetings between the teams have been in the Football League, and they used to meet annually in the Gloucestershire Cup.
Stuart Taylor was an English professional footballer who played as a defender. He spent his entire professional playing career at Bristol Rovers and holds the club record for most league appearances by any player, with 546 league games played in his fifteen years at the club.
Henry Charles Bamford was a professional footballer, who played for Bristol Rovers for his entire professional career. A local man, born and raised in St. Philip's Marsh, he played chiefly as a right-back for the club for thirteen years from 1945 until his death in 1958, making 486 league appearances and scoring five goals in the process. Never sent off, booked or even spoken to by a referee, he gained a reputation for sportmanship and gentlemanly conduct. An unflappable, cultured right back, who preferred, sometimes to the disquiet of managers and supporters alike, to play the ball out of defence even in the tightest of situations, he never lost the attacking instincts of the forward he had been in his younger days, and operated very much in the style of a modern wing-back. Bamford was an integral part of the Rovers' side which won promotion from Division Three (South) to Division Two in 1953 under manager Bert Tann.
Victor David Lambden was an English professional footballer who played for Bristol Rovers in the Football League.
Robert Stanley Jones was an English professional footballer who played as a forward for Bristol Rovers, Northampton Town and Swindon Town in the Football League, and for non-league sides Soundwell and Minehead.
Douglas Alfred Hillard was an English professional footballer who played over 300 games in an eleven-year period for Bristol Rovers, his only Football League club.
Benjamin Owen Swallow is a Welsh footballer who plays for Merthyr Town, where he plays as a winger.
Michael John Barrett was an English professional footballer who played as a winger for Bristol Rovers from 1979 until his death in 1984.
Richard James Sheppard was an English professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper in The Football League for West Bromwich Albion, Bristol Rovers, and Torquay United.
David Kenneth Stone is a former professional footballer, who played 154 times in The Football League for Bristol Rovers and Southend United. He also played for and managed a number of non-League clubs following the end of his professional career.
Oliver Anthony Clarke is an English professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for League Two club Mansfield Town.
The 1892–93 season was the tenth to be played by the team now known as Bristol Rovers, and their ninth playing under the name Eastville Rovers. It was significant in that it was their first year competing in an organised league, when they became founder members of the Bristol & District League.
The 1893–94 season was the eleventh to be played by the team now known as Bristol Rovers, and their tenth playing under the name Eastville Rovers. The first team continued to play in the first division of the Bristol & District League, while the reserves became founding members of the second division of the same competition.
Jack Haycox was an English footballer who scored 47 goals from 97 matches in the Football League playing for Newport County, Bristol City, Torquay United and Northampton Town. Primarily a centre forward, he also played non-league football for All Saints' Old Boys, Evesham Town, Cheltenham Town and Peterborough United.
The 1895–96 season was the thirteenth to be played by the team now known as Bristol Rovers, and their twelfth playing under the name Eastville Rovers. The first team played their fourth campaign in division one of the Western League, while the reserves competed in the second division of the same competition for the third time. The season was notable for Rovers having entered the FA Cup for the first time in their history, and for the first team playing their 100th competitive match.
Bristol Rovers are an association football club based in the city of Bristol in South West England, who currently play in EFL League One. For the majority of the club's history the first team have played in the English Football League, but they have also spent time in the Western Football League and Southern Football League, as well as having very brief spells in the West Midlands (Regional) League and National League.
