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Bristol Rovers F.C.

Bristol Rovers FC
Football club information
Full nameBristol Rovers Football Club
NicknameThe Pirates, The Gas
Founded1883 (as Black Arabs)
StadiumMemorial Stadium
Horfield, Bristol (capacity : 12,011 (2,500 seated))
ChairmanNick Higgs
ManagerStuart Campbell
LeagueLeague One
2009 � 10League One, 11th
Current season2010 - 11 Bristol Rovers F.C. season

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Bristol Rovers Football Club is an English professional football club, based in Bristol. The team play their home matches at the Memorial Stadium, in the Horfield area of the city, and have played in League One since being promoted via the League Two playoffs at the end of the 2006 � 07 season.

The club was founded in 1883 as Black Arabs F.C., and was also known as Eastville Rovers and Bristol Eastville Rovers before finally changing its name to Bristol Rovers in 1898. They were admitted to the Football League in 1920 and have never dropped out of it since. The closest they came to losing their league status was in 1939, when they were re-elected after finishing bottom of Division Three (South), although they came perilously close again in 2002 when the team finished (second from bottom) just one league position away from relegation to the Football Conference. Their highest finishing position was in 1956 (which they matched three years later in 1959) on both occasions they ended the season in 6th place in Division Two, which was the second tier of English football at the time, equivalent to the present day Championship.

The club's official nickname is The Pirates, reflecting the maritime history of Bristol. The local nickname of the club is The Gas, from the gasworks next to Eastville Stadium, their former home. Their main rivals are Bristol City, and according to a survey conducted in December 2003, Cardiff City and Swindon Town are considered the second and third biggest rivals.

Bristol Rovers FC Video

uk.youtube.com Bristol Rovers 06/07 Promotion Goals Video. Rickie Lambert scoring a stunning half volley for Bristol Rovers in the final home game at the memorial stadium on 28/04/07 against Swindon Town FC 27th minute, Ricky Lambert takes on the strike and lets rip and guides it home infront of the Bass end full of gasheads who go mental, me being one of them. Shortly after singing goodnight irene at the top of our voices. Bristol Rovers win 1-0 in the local west country derby, and move up into 7th place in coca cola football league 2, putting Rovers into the playoff places for the first time since january. with one game left away at hartlepool united, who have automatic promotion in league 2 will be a tough match but Bristol Rovers are on form, with Ricky/Rickie Lambert, Richard Walker, Steve Elliot, Sammy igoe, Lewis Haldane and Bristol's Number 1, Steve Phillips!! Great atmosphere at the memorial stadium, and Rovers really are giving it there all. Up The Gas!!!! Bristol rovers bristol rovers bristol rovers bristol rovers bristol rovers!!! Come ON!!! Lambert Lambert Lambert Lambert!!!
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No. Nationality Position Player Other
1ENGGKLuke Daniels
3ENGDFGary Sawyer
4ENGMFChris Lines
5ENGDFDanny Coles
6ENGDFJames Tunnicliffe
7SCOMF[[Stuart Campbell (footballer)
8ENGFWWill Hoskins
9ENGFWRene Howe
11NIRMF[[Jeff Hughes (footballer)
13ENGGK[[Mike Green (footballer born 1989)
14ENGMF[[Wayne Brown (midfielder)
15WALDFByron Anthony
16ENGMFDominic Blizzard
17GHAFWJo Kuffour
18WALFWEliot Richards
19BERMFReggie Lambe
20ENGMFCharlie Reece
22ENGMFHarry Pell
23WALMFBen Swallow
28ENGFWLamar Powell
29ENGMFDarren Jefferies
31SCODFDavid McCracken
34CODMFJean-Paul Kalala
35WALMFGavin Williams
36IRLGKConrad Logan
37ENGDFDanny Senda
38ENGDFJerel Ifil

No. Nationality Position Player Other
2ENGDFCarl Regan
10SCOFWDarryl Duffy
21ENGDFCharlie Clough
24ENGFWOllie Clarke

Kit suppliers and sponsors :
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
1996 � 1997 Cica 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

Kit suppliers and sponsors :
Dates Ground
1883 � 1884 Purdown
1884 � 1891 Three Acres
1891 � 1892 Schoolmasters Cricket Ground
1892 � 1894 Durdham Down
1894 � 1897 Ridgeway
1897 � 1986 Eastville Stadium
1986 � 1996 Twerton Park
1996 � present The Memorial Stadium

Notable former players :
Years Nation Player Achievement Notes
1927 � 1947 England Jack Pitt Played 467 league games.
Spent over 50 years at the club as a player, coach and groundsman.
1928 � 1932 England Ronnie Dix The club's youngest ever player, at 15 years 173 days.
The Football League's youngest ever goalscorer, at 15 years 180 days.
1936 � 1956 England Ray Warren Played 450 league games.
1945 � 1955 England Vic Lambden Scored 117 goals in 268 league appearances.
1945 � 1962 England George Petherbridge Played 457 league games.
1946 � 1958 England Harry Bamford Played 486 league games.
1949 � 1964 England Geoff Bradford Rovers' record goal scorer with 242 league goals from 462 appearances.
The only player to be capped by England while at Bristol Rovers.
1953 � 1962 Kenya Peter Hooper Scored 101 goals in 297 league games.
1953 � 1968 England Alfie Biggs Played 424 league games and scored 178 goals.
1956 � 1973 England Bobby Jones Played 421 league games and scored 101 goals.
1959 � 1973 England Harold Jarman Played 452 league games and scored 127 goals.
1966 � 1980 England Stuart Taylor Played 546 league games, more than any other Rovers player
1981 � 1999 England Ian Holloway Named the fans' Cult Hero in a BBC poll.
1987 � 1989 England Nigel Martyn Became the first goalkeeper to command a million pound transfer fee when he was sold to Crystal Palace.
1992 � 2000 England Andy Tillson Record signing, and former club captain.
1997 � 1999 Jamaica Barry Hayles Club record sale when he moved to Fulham for £2,100,000.
2000 � 2003 Latvia Vitālijs Astafjevs Most internationally capped Bristol Rovers player, with 31 appearances for Latvia while playing with Rovers 158 times.

Management team :
Job title Name
Manager Stuart Campbell
Physio Phil Kite
Goalkeeping coach Len Bond
Head of Youth Ken Oram
Youth Team Coach Darren Patterson

Managers :

Managers :
1920 � 21 Ben Hall
1921 � 26 Andrew Wilson
1926 � 29 Joe Palmer
1929 � 30 David McLean
1930 � 36 Albert Prince-Cox
1936 � 37 Percy Smith
1938 � 50 Brough Fletcher
1950 � 68 Bert Tann
1968 � 69 Fred Ford
1969 � 72 Bill Dodgin, Sr.
1972 � 77 Don Megson
1977 � 79 Bobby Campbell
1979 � 80 Harold Jarman
1980 � 81 Terry Cooper
1981 Ron Gingell (caretaker)
1981 � 83 Bobby Gould
1983 � 85 David Williams
1985 � 87 Bobby Gould

Managers :
1991 Martin Dobson
1991 � 92 Dennis Rofe
1992 � 93 Malcolm Allison
1993 Steve Cross (caretaker)
1993 � 96 John Ward
1996 � 2001 Ian Holloway
2001 Garry Thompson (caretaker)
2001 Gerry Francis
2001 � 02 Garry Thompson
2002 Phil Bater (caretaker)
2002 � 04 Ray Graydon
2004 Phil Bater (caretaker)
2004 Russell Osman & Kevan Broadhurst
(joint caretakers)
2004 � 05 Ian Atkins
2005 � 2010 Paul Trollope
2010 � 11 Darren Patterson (caretaker)
2011 Dave Penney
2011 Stuart Campbell (caretaker)

Bristol Rovers Football Club

The club, Women's team, The Memorial Stadium, Bristol derby
History: General, Twerton Park, Eastville Stadium, Seasons
Records: Managers, Players (100+ appearances), Players (25 �99 appearances), International appearances

Sport in Bristol

Sporting venuesAshton Gate Stadium * Bell Hill Sports Ground * Brislington Stadium * County Cricket Ground, Bristol * Cossham Street Stadium * Cribbs Causeway Stadium * Filton College * John Nike Ice Rink * Landseer Avenue Stadium * Longwell Green Community Centre * Memorial Stadium (Bristol) * Norton Lane Stadium * Southmead Community Sports Club * The Creek Stadium * The Downs, Bristol * The Hallen Centre * The Recreation Ground, Bitton Michael Garland Royal Stadium
Football TeamsBitton A.F.C. * Bristol City F.C. * Bristol Rovers F.C. * Hallen A.F.C. * Longwell Green Sports F.C. * Roman Glass St George F.C. * Sneyd Park A.F.C.



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