Mangotsfield United and Bristol Rovers have never met in a competitive fixture, although a predecessor of the team, Mangotsfield FC, were the opposition for Rovers' first ever league match. They met in a Bristol & District League game on 1 October 1892 in a match that was officially a home game for the then Eastville Rovers, but was played in Mangotsfield. Rovers lost the match 3-1.
Mangotsfield United frequently provide pre-season opposition for Rovers, and will host a Bristol Rovers XI before the 2008-09 season.
Players at both clubs[]
Below is an incomplete list of players who have been on the books of both Bristol Rovers and Mangotsfield United.
- Neil Arndale
- Geraint Bater
- Jon Beswetherick
- Steve Book
- Simon Bryant signed for Mangotsfield in 2008, but left without playing a competitive match
- Ollie Clarke joined Mangotsfield on loan from Rovers during the 2010–11 season
- Charlie Clough was loaned to Mangotsfield by Rovers at the start of the 2008-09 season
- Steve Cross
- Tony Davis
- Jon French
- Danny Greaves joined Rovers from Mangotsfield in 2001
- Mike Green was loaned to Mangotsfield by Rovers in 2006
- Matt Groves
- Shane Hobbs joined Mangotsfield from Rovers in 2004
- Ben Hunt had a spell with Mangotsfield during the 2012–13 season, joining them just over two years after leaving Rovers
- Josh Klein-Davies joined Mangotsfield in 2012
- Michael Meaker
- Tom Parrinello
- Lewis Powell
- Rob Scott
- Drew Shore
- Jamie Shore
- Ben Swallow was loaned to Mangotsfield by Rovers in 2009
- Matt Thorne
- Steve White
- Gary Smart
- Nick Tanner
- Phil Purnell
- Gary Penrice