BRISTOL ROVERS
("The Pirates")
| Year formed | 1883 |
| Turned professional | 1897 |
| Limited company | 1896 |
| Previous names | Black Arabs FC: 1883 - 1884 Eastville Rovers: 1884 - 1897 Bristol Eastville Rovers: 1887 - 1899 Bristol Rovers: 1899 - . |
| Ground | Memorial Stadium, Filton Avenue, Horfield, Bristol BS7 0AQ (for pictures of the ground click here) |
| Pitch measurements | 110 x 73 yards (100 x 67 metres) |
| Ground capacity | 12,300 |
| Record attendance at present ground | 12,011 v West Browmich Albion, FA Cup 6th round, 9th March 2008 (lost 1-5) |
| League career | Bristol & District League: 1892 - 1895 Western League: 1895 - 1909 Birmingham & District League: 1897 - 1899 Southern League Divisioin One: 1899 - 1920 Division Three: 1920 - 1921 Division Three (South): 1921 - 1953 Division Two: 1953 - 1962 Division Three: 1962 - 1974 Division Two: 1974 - 1981 Division Three: 1981 - 1990 Division Two/One: 1990 - 1993 Division Two: 1993 - 2001 Division Three/League Two: 2001 - 2007 League One: 2007 - 2011 League Two: 2011 - 2014 Conference: 2014 - 2015 League Two: 2015 - 2016 League One: 2016 - 2021 League Two: 2021 - 2022 League One: 2022 - . |
| First Football League game | 28th August 1920 v Millwall, Division Three, lost 0-2 |
| Honours | |
| European | None |
| Domestic - League | Division Three champions: 1989-90 Division Three runners-up: 1973-74 Division Three (South) champions: 1952-53 Conference Premier runners-up: 2014-15 Southern League Division One champions: 1904-05 Western League champions: 1899-1900 Western League runners-up: 1895-96, 1902-03 |
| Domestic - Cup | Leyland DAF Cup/Johnstone's Paint Trophy runners-up: 1989-90, 2006-07 Watney Cup winners: 1972-73 Division Three (South) Cup winners: 1934-35 |
| Best League position | 6th, Division Two, 1955-56, 1958-59 |
| Lowest League position | 23rd, Division Three / League Two, 2001-02, 2013-14 |
| Furthest in FA Cup | 6th round, 1950-51, 1957-58 |
| Furthest in League Cup | Quarter-final, 1970-71, 1971-72 |
| Most League points | |
| 2 for a win | 64, Division Three (South), 1952-53 |
| 3 for a win | 93, Division Three, 1989-90 |
| Fewest League points | |
| 2 for a win | 23, Division Two, 1980-81 |
| 3 for a win | 38, League One, 2020-21 |
| Most League goals scored | 92, Division Three (South), 1952-53 |
| Most League goals conceded | 95, Division Three (South), 1935-36 |
| Fewest League goals scored | 34, Division Two, 1980-81 |
| Fewest League goals conceded | 33, Division Three, 1973-74 |
| Most wins in a League season | 26, Division Three (South), 1952-53 26, Division Three, 1989-90 26, League Two, 2015-16 |
| Fewest wins in a League season | 5, Division Two, 1980-81 |
| Most draws in a League season | 21, League Two, 2004-05 |
| Fewest draws in a League season | 4, Division Three (South), 1927-28, 1936-37 |
| Most losses in a League season | 28, League One, 2020-21 |
| Fewest losses in a League season | 5, Division Three, 1989-90 |
| Record League win | 7-0 v Swansea Town, Division Two, 2nd October 1954 7-0 v Brighton & Hove Albion, Division Three (South), 29th November 1952 7-0 v Shrewsbury Town, Division Three, 21st March 1954 7-0 v Scunthorpe United, League Two, 7th May 2022 |
| Record Cup win | 6-0 v Merthyr Tydfil, FA Cup 1st round, 14th November 1987 |
| Record League Cup win | 5-1 v Swindon Town, Milk Cup 1st round 1st leg, 27 August 1984 |
| Record defeat | 0-12 v Luton Town, Division Three (South), 13th April 1936 |
| Record League Cup defeat | 1-6 v Oxford United, Carling Cup 1st round, 10 August 2010 |
| Highest Number of League goals scored | |
| in a season | 33, Geoff Bradford, Division Three (South), 1952-53 |
| in total | 242, Geoff Bradford, 1949-64 |
| Most League goals in one match | 4, Sidney Leigh v Exeter City, Division Three (South), 2nd May 1921 4, Jonah Wilcox v Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic, Division Three (South), 12th December 1925 4, Bill Culley v Queen's Park Rangers, Division Three (South), 5th March 1927 4, Frank Curran v Swindon Town, Division Three (South), 25th March 1939 4, Vic Lambden v Aldershot, Division Three (South), 29th March 1947 4, George Petherbridge v Torquay United, Division Three (South), 1st December 1951 4, Vic Lambden v Colchester United, Division Three (South), 14th May 1952 4, Geoff Bradford v Rotherham United, Division Two, 14th March 1959 4, Robin Stubbs v Gillingham, Division Two, 10th October 1970 4, Alan Warboys v Brighton & Hove Albion, Division Three, 1st December 1973 4, Jamie Cureton v Reading, Division Two, 16th January 1999 |
| Most League appearances | 546, Stuart Taylor, 1966-80 |
| Most capped player | 31, Vitalijs Astafjevs, Latvia |
| Youngest League player | Ronnie Dix, 15 years 173 days v Charlton Athletic, 25th February 1928 |
| Highest Transfer Fee Received | £2,100,000 for Barry Hayles to Fulham, November 1998 £2,100,000 for Jason Roberts to West Bromwich Albion, July 2000 |
| Highest Transfer Fee Paid | £375,000 for Andy Tillson from Queen's Park Rangers, November 1992 |
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