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 (now known as the Western League).
| 1892–93 season | ||
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| Ground | Three Acres, Ashley Down, Bristol | |
| Bristol & District League | 6th | |
| Gloucestershire Senior Cup | 1st round | |
| Top goalscorer | Bill Rogers (9) | |
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Season review
editRovers finished in sixth place in the league. They had to a slow start to their campaign, but finished strongly, winning their last four games. There was some confusion surrounding the game against St George on 22 October, which although originally arranged as a league match it was played as a friendly as no referee had been appointed.[1]
Though the match between Eastville Rovers and St. George on Saturday was a league fixture, it now appears it was altered by consent of both sides to a "friendly" game. Through some misunderstanding a referee was not appointed and the captains arranged that the game should be played on another day.
— Bristol Mercury, 25 October 1892
League table
edit| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GR | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Warmley | 16 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 72 | 19 | 3.789 | 25 |
| 2 | Trowbridge Town | 16 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 66 | 17 | 3.882 | 24 |
| 3 | St George | 16 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 36 | 22 | 1.636 | 23 |
| 4 | Bedminster | 16 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 30 | 34 | 0.882 | 17 |
| 5 | Clevedon | 16 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 25 | 36 | 0.694 | 16 |
| 6 | Eastville Rovers | 16 | 6 | 3 | 7 | 36 | 40 | 0.900 | 15 |
| 7 | Clifton | 16 | 4 | 2 | 10 | 27 | 61 | 0.443 | 10 |
| 8 | Mangotsfield | 16 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 19 | 45 | 0.422 | 8 |
| 9 | Wells City | 16 | 1 | 4 | 11 | 14 | 51 | 0.275 | 6 |
Match results
editBristol & District League
edit| 1 October 1892 | Eastville Rovers | 1–3 | Mangotsfield | Mangotsfield[α] |
| 15:40 GMT | Perrin | Report (via BNA, subscription required) |
| 8 October 1892 | Trowbridge Town | 6–2 | Eastville Rovers | Trowbridge |
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Report (via BNA, subscription required) | Rogers  |
Attendance: 200 Referee: F. Crossley (Swindon) |
| 12 November 1892 | Eastville Rovers | 2–2[β] | Warmley | Ashley Down |
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Report (via BNA, subscription required) |
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Referee: J. Bloor |
| 19 November 1892 | Wells City | 2–2 | Eastville Rovers | Wells |
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Report (via BNA, subscription required) |
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Referee: Sturgess Jones |
| 26 November 1892 | Eastville Rovers | 1–2 | Clevedon | Ashley Down |
| Taylor |
Report (via BNA, subscription required) |
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Referee: J. Bloor |
| 3 December 1892 | Bedminster | 5–0 | Eastville Rovers | Ashton Gate |
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Report (via BNA, subscription required) | Stadium: Ashton Gate Stadium Attendance: 1,000 Referee: J.R. Riddell |
| 24 December 1892 | Eastville Rovers | 3–1 | Clifton | Ashley Down |
| Report (via BNA, subscription required) | Referee: S. Peacock |
| 26 December 1892 | St George | 3–1 | Eastville Rovers | St George |
| Report (via BNA, subscription required) |
| 21 January 1893 | Eastville Rovers | 2–2 | Trowbridge Town | Ashley Down |
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Report (via BNA, subscription required) |
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Referee: J.R. Riddell |
| 11 February 1893 | Eastville Rovers | 2–1 | St George | Ashley Down |
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Report (via BNA, subscription required) | Unknown |
Referee: F. Gyles |
| 18 February 1893 | Warmley | 8–2 | Eastville Rovers | Warmley |
| Report (via BNA, subscription required) |
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| 4 March 1893 | Clevedon | 1–0 | Eastville Rovers | Clevedon |
| Unknown |
Report (via BNA, subscription required) |
| 11 March 1893 | Eastville Rovers | 5–1[γ] | Wells City | Ashley Down |
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Report (via BNA, subscription required) | Colman |
| 18 March 1893 | Clifton | 1–3 | Eastville Rovers | Kingswood |
| 15:35 GMT | Unknown |
Report (via BNA, subscription required) |
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Stadium: Chequers Ground Referee: C. Gyles |
| 25 March 1893 | Eastville Rovers | 5–2 | Bedminster | Ashley Down |
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Report (via BNA, subscription required) |
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Referee: J. Bloor |
| 31 March 1893 | Mangotsfield | 0–5 | Eastville Rovers | Mangotsfield |
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Report (via BNA, subscription required) |
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Referee: E.B. Nettle |
^[α] Eastville Rovers were nominally the home team, but the match was played at Mangotsfield[3]
^[β] Game stopped after 78 minutes due to poor light
^[γ] Wells only fielded ten players
Gloucestershire Senior Challenge Cup
edit| 28 January 1893 First round | Eastville Rovers | 2–2 | Mangotsfield | Ashley Down |
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Report (via BNA, subscription required) |
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Referee: G. Gay |
| 13 February 1893 First round replay | Mangotsfield | 2–1 | Eastville Rovers | Mangotsfield |
| Unknown |
Report (via BNA, subscription required) | Unknown |
Referee: Mr Deakin |
Gloucestershire Junior Challenge Cup
edit| First round | Fillwood | – | Eastville Rovers Reserves | Filwood |
Friendlies
editFirst team
edit| 10 September 1892 | Warmley | 2–3 | Eastville Rovers | Warmley |
| Report (via BNA, subscription required) |
| 17 September 1892 | St George | 4–1 | Eastville Rovers | St George |
| 15:40 GMT |
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Report (via BNA, subscription required) | Unknown |
Referee: G. Bloor |
| 22 October 1892[δ] | St George | 2–0 | Eastville Rovers | St George |
| 15:10 GMT |
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Report (via BNA, subscription required) | Referee: A. Greenough |
| 4 February 1893 | Bedminster | 0–0 | Eastville Rovers | Ashton Gate |
| Report (via BNA, subscription required) | Stadium: Ashton Gate Stadium Attendance: 600 |
| 15 April 1893[ε] | Swindon Athletic | 0–1 | Eastville Rovers | Swindon |
| Report (via BNA, subscription required) | Stadium: The Croft Referee: Frank Crossley |
^[δ] The game against St George on 22 October was originally scheduled to be a league match, but was played as a friendly when it was discovered that no referee had been appointed.[1]
^[ε] Swindon Athletic began the game with eight players, but were brought up to full strength when three substitutes were found.[4]
Reserves
edit| 1 October 1892 | Mangotsfield Reserves | 2–0 | Eastville Rovers Reserves | Mangotsfield |
| Report (via BNA, subscription required) |
| 22 October 1892 | Eastville Rovers Reserves | 0–4 | St George Reserves | Ashley Down |
| Report (via BNA, subscription required) |
| 4 February 1893 | Eastville Rovers Reserves | 0–3 | Bedminster Reserves | Ashley Down |
| Report (via BNA, subscription required) |
Statistics
edit- Friendly matches are not included in this section.
| Competition | Home | Away | Total | |||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| P | W | D | L | F | A | P | W | D | L | F | A | P | W | D | L | F | A | |
| Bristol & District League | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 21 | 14 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 15 | 26 | 16 | 6 | 3 | 7 | 36 | 40 |
| Gloucestershire Cup | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| Total | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 23 | 16 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 16 | 28 | 18 | 6 | 4 | 8 | 39 | 44 |
| Player | Goals | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| League | Cup | Total | |
| Bill Rogers | 8 | 1 | 9 |
| Laurie | 5 | 0 | 5 |
| Johns | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| Attwell | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| Bob Horsey | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| Thompson | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| Taylor | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Beverley | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Lovett | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Walter Perrin | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Yates | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Unknown | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Opposition own goal | 2 | 0 | 2 |
Cumulative record
editThe total cumulative record of Eastville Rovers up to the end of the 1892–93 season is shown below. This is calculated by adding the numbers in the section above to the total games played up to the end of the previous season. Friendly matches are not included in this table, and games held at neutral venues are considered to have been played away from home.
| Competition | Home | Away | Total | |||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| P | W | D | L | F | A | P | W | D | L | F | A | P | W | D | L | F | A | |
| Bristol & District League | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 21 | 14 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 15 | 26 | 16 | 6 | 3 | 7 | 36 | 40 |
| Gloucestershire Cup | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 9 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 19 | 18 | 13 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 24 | 27 |
| Total | 12 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 26 | 23 | 17 | 8 | 1 | 8 | 34 | 44 | 29 | 12 | 5 | 12 | 60 | 67 |
References
edit- ^ a b "Athletics". Bristol Mercury. 25 October 1892. Retrieved 12 December 2017 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ Robinson, ed. (2006)
- ^ Byrne & Jay (2003), p.36
- ^ "Football". Western Daily Press. 17 April 1893. Retrieved 14 December 2017 – via British Newspaper Archive.
Bibliography
edit- Byrne, Stephen; Jay, Mike (2003). Bristol Rovers Football Club: The Definitive History 1883–2003. Stroud: Tempus. ISBN 0-7524-2717-2.
- Robinson, Michael, ed. (2006). Non-League Football Tables 1889–2006. Cleethorpes: Soccer Books. ISBN 978-1862231443.