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Bristol Rovers

Founded: 1883 (142 years ago)

Stadium: Memorial Stadium (Capacity: 11,000) • Bristol, England

Nickname: The Pirates

League: League Two

League History
Season Division Pos P W D L GF GA GD Pts
2024-25 League One 22nd 46 12 7 27 44 76 -32 43
2023-24 League One 15th 46 16 9 21 52 68 -16 57
2022-23 League One 17th 46 14 11 21 58 73 -15 53
2021-22 League Two 3rd 46 23 11 12 71 49 +22 80
2020-21 League One 24th 46 10 8 28 40 70 -30 38
2019-20 League One 14th 35 12 9 14 38 49 -11 45
2018-19 League One 15th 46 13 15 18 47 50 -3 54
2017-18 League One 13th 46 16 11 19 60 66 -6 59
2016-17 League One 10th 46 18 12 16 68 70 -2 66
2015-16 League Two 3rd 46 26 7 13 77 46 +31 85
2014-15 Conference Premier 2nd 46 25 16 5 73 34 +39 91
2013-14 League Two 23rd 46 12 14 20 43 54 -11 50
2012-13 League Two 14th 46 16 12 18 60 69 -9 60

Top Goalscorers
Country Player Season Appearances Goals GpG
Cyprus Ruel Sotiriou 2024-25 43 6 0.14
England Isaac Hutchinson 2024-25 43 6 0.14
Scotland Chris Martin 2023-24 38 16 0.42
Wales Aaron Collins 2022-23 53 16 0.30
Wales Aaron Collins 2021-22 50 18 0.36
England Luke Leahy 2020-21 44 10 0.23
Jamaica Jonson Clarke-Harris 2019-20 35 16 0.46
Jamaica Jonson Clarke-Harris 2018-19 17 11 0.65
Wales Ellis Harrison 2017-18 49 14 0.29
England Matt Taylor 2016-17 33 19 0.58
England Matt Taylor 2015-16 50 28 0.56
England Matt Taylor 2014-15 51 21 0.41
Republic of Ireland John-Joe O'Toole 2013-14 46 15 0.33
England Tom Eaves 2012-13 17 7 0.41
Scotland David Clarkson 2012-13 29 7 0.24

All-time Appearances
Country Player Years Appearances Goals
1. England Stuart Taylor 1965-80 627 34
2. England Harry Bamford 1946-59 524 5
3. England Harold Jarman 1959-73 515 142
4. England Geoff Bradford 1949-64 512 260
5. England Jackie Pitt 1946-58 502 18
6. England George Petherbridge 1946-62 498 92
7. England Ray Warren 1935-1956 490 30
8. England Ian Holloway 1981-85, 1987-91, 1996-99 471 49
9. England Bobby Jones 1957-66, 1967-73 470 111
10. England Alfie Biggs 1953-61, 1962-68 463 197

All-time Goalscorers
Country Player Years Appearances Goals GpG
1. England Geoff Bradford 1949-64 512 260 0.51
2. England Alfie Biggs 1953-61, 1962-68 463 197 0.43
3. England Harold Jarman 1959-73 515 142 0.28
4. England Vic Lamden 1945-55 300 133 0.44
5. England Bobby Jones 1957-66, 1967-73 470 111 0.24
6. England Paul Randall 1977-78, 1980-86 277 107 0.39
= Kenya Peter Hooper 1953-62 321 107 0.33
8. Wales Dai Ward 1954-61 189 96 0.51
9. England Bruce Bannister 1971-76 239 94 0.39
10. England George Petherbridge 1946-62 498 92 0.18

Club Profile
Founded:
1883 (142 years ago) as Black Arabs F.C. and entered the Bristol & District League as Eastville Rovers in 1892. By the 1899–1900 season they had been elected into the Southern Football League, and were by then known as Bristol Rovers. The majority of the club's history has been spent fluctuating between the second and fourth tiers of English football.
Address:
Bristol Rovers Football Club
Memorial Stadium
Filton Avenue
Bristol
BS7 0BF
United Kingdom
Stadium:
Purdown (1883–84)
Three Acres (1884–91)
Schoolmasters Cricket Ground (1891–92)
Durdham Down (1892–94)
Ridgeway (1894–97)
Eastville Stadium (1897–1986)
Twerton Park (1986–96)
The Memorial Stadium (1996 – present)
Rivals:
Bristol City
Newport County
Swindon Town
Cheltenham Town
Yeovil Town
Forest Green Rovers
Cardiff City
Nickname:
The Pirates - reflecting the maritime history of Bristol. The city was a major port in the 18th century, handling global trade. Along with legitimate trade, the city was also a hub for piracy, making the pirate image a relevant and powerful symbol of the city's past.
The Gas - derived from the gasworks located beside their old home, Eastville Stadium. Although “The Gas” began as a taunt from rival Bristol City fans, the club and its supporters eventually embraced it.

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