| 19 – Adam Virgo | |
| Full name | Adam John Virgo |
| Nationality |  Scotland
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| Rovers apps (goals)a | 19 (1) |
| Position | Defender |
| Date of birth | 25 January 1983 (Age 42) in Brighton |
| Height | 6 ft 2 in |
| Joined | |
| 1 July 2011 from Yeovil Town
| |
| Senior clubs | |
| Brighton & Hove Albion Exeter City Celtic Coventry City Colchester United Brighton & Hove Albion Yeovil Town | |
| a League appearances and goals only Last updated by Gasheadsteve on 30/04/2013 | |
Defender Adam Virgo joined Rovers from Yeovil Town as part of the major overhaul of playing and coaching staff in 2011. He was picked up as a free agent after having been released by Yeovil at the end of the 2010–11 campaign, and made an immediate impact on the Rovers team by scoring the winning goal from the penalty spot on his debut, a 3–2 victory over AFC Wimbledon. His first year in Bristol came to a very early end however when he suffered a season-ending knee cartilage injury in mid September.
Adam returned to action at the beginning of the 2012–13 season, but his luck didn't improve. His previous knee injury flared up again and from the end of October he spent the rest of the campaign in the treatment room.
Adam has a brief international career behind him, having twice been capped by the Scottish B side, in 2004 and 2005.
Career[]
After attending school at the prestigious Ardingly College, where he had won a sports scholarship at the age of 13, he joined his first professional club, Brighton & Hove Albion, in 2000. It was his home town team, and he spent five years in his first spell with them, before returning for a second spell three years later after spending the intervening period with SPL side Celtic. He spent a single season with Yeovil Town in 2010–11 before joining Rovers.
Career stats[]
| Season | Club | League | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | ||
| 2000–01 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 6 | 0 |
| 2001–02 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 6 | 0 |
| 2002–03 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 3 | 0 |
| 2002–03 | →Exeter City (loan) | 9 | 0 |
| 2003–04 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 25 | 2 |
| 2004–05 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 36 | 8 |
| 2005–06 | Celtic | 10 | 0 |
| 2006–07 | Celtic | 0 | 0 |
| 2006–07 | →Coventry City (loan) | 15 | 1 |
| 2007–08 | Celtic | 0 | 0 |
| 2007–08 | →Colchester United (loan) | 36 | 1 |
| 2008–09 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 36 | 3 |
| 2009–10 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 25 | 1 |
| 2010–11 | Yeovil Town | 33 | 5 |
| 2011–12 | Bristol Rovers | 9 | 1 |
| 2012–13 | Bristol Rovers | 10 | 0 |
Record against Rovers[]
Adam has played against Rovers six times in his career. The first was for Brighton in 2004, when he ended up on the losing side, and after a four-year gap he played Rovers five more times in the next three years. He faced Rovers four times as a Brighton player and twice as a Yeovil man, and lost three of those games, drew twice and was on the winning side just once.
| Date | Club | Venue | Result | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24 August 2004 | Brighton & Hove Albion | Withdean Stadium | 2–1 to Rovers | Michel Kuipers also played for Brighton |
| 16 August 2008 | Brighton & Hove Albion | Withdean Stadium | 1–1 | Michel Kuipers also played for Brighton |
| 21 April 2009 | Brighton & Hove Albion | Memorial Stadium | 2–1 to Brighton | Michel Kuipers also played for Brighton |
| 26 September 2009 | Brighton & Hove Albion | Memorial Stadium | 1–1 | Michel Kuipers and James Tunnicliffe also played for Brighton |
| 14 August 2010 | Yeovil Town | Memorial Stadium | 2–1 to Rovers | Andy Williams and JP Kalala also played for Yeovil |
| 2 April 2011 | Yeovil Town | Huish Park | 1–0 to Rovers | Andy Williams also played for Yeovil |
Manager: John Ward