Template:Infobox football club season The 1884–85 season was the second to be played by the team that are now known as Bristol Rovers, and their first playing under the name Eastville Rovers.
Season review[]
As well as a new name, the team moved to a new ground known as Three Acres in the Ashley Down area of Bristol,[1] and appointed Bill Somerton as captain.[2] As with their previous season, the club played only friendly matches. Boxing, Cricket and Rugby were the most popular sports in Bristol at the time, and only a small number of association football teams played in the city, limiting the potential opposition for Rovers.[3]
The full details of the games played this season are not known, but they suffered a 7–1 defeat at the hands of Warmley some time before a second eleven lost 2–1 to the same opposition on 8 November 1884.[4] Two matches were scheduled against Gloucester, in Gloucester on 27 December and in Bristol on 7 February,[5] and there were also games played against Bristol Wagon Works, Clifton Wanderers, Melksham, Right Against Might, St George, and Wotton-under-Edge.[3]
In addition to these games, a match was arranged against a team in Cardiff, but this had to be cancelled when the Rovers team refused to travel on the Aust Ferry.[6]
Known results[]
First team[]
| Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 October | Right Against Might | The Downs, Bristol | Lost 1–0 | [7] |
| 11 October[8] | Warmley | Warmley | Lost 1–7 | [4] |
| 13 December | Clifton Wanderers | Home | Lost 0–2 | [3] |
| 3 January[9] | Gloucester | Budding's Field, Gloucester | Lost 0–1 | [10] |
| 7 February | Gloucester | Purdown, Bristol | Lost 1–4 | [11] |
| 21 February | Clifton 2nd XI | The Downs, Bristol | Drew 1–1 | [12] |
Second team[]
| Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 November | Warmley | Warmley, Gloucestershire | Lost 1–2 | [4] |
| 29 November | Warmley | Purdown, Bristol | Drew 0–0 | [13] |
References[]
- ↑ Byrne & Jay (2003), p.29
- ↑ Byrne & Jay (2014), p.10
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 Byrne & Jay (2003), p.28
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Football". Bristol Mercury. 11 November 1884 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ↑ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Association Matches". Gloucester Citizen. 21 November 1884 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ↑ Byrne & Jay (2003), p.30
- ↑ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Football". Bristol Mercury. 9 October 1884 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ↑ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Football". Western Daily Press. 11 October 1884 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ↑ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Football". Bristol Mercury. 6 January 1885 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ↑ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Football". Gloucester Citizen. 6 January 1885 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ↑ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Football". Western Daily Press. 12 February 1885 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ↑ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Football". Bristol Mercury. 23 February 1885 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ↑ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Football". Western Daily Press. 4 December 1884 – via British Newspaper Archive.
Bibliography[]
- Bristol Rovers Football Club: The Definitive History 1883-2003
- Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Byrne, Stephen; Jay, Mike (2014). Bristol Rovers: The Official Definitive History. Stroud: Amberley. ISBN 978-1-4456-3619-1.