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).
Rovers 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.
^[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
^[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]
The 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.
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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 amp District League now known as the Western League Eastville Rovers F C 1892 93 seasonGroundThree Acres Ashley Down BristolBristol amp District League6thGloucestershire Senior Cup1st roundTop goalscorerBill Rogers 9 Home colours 1891 921893 94 Contents 1 Season review 2 League table 3 Match results 3 1 Bristol amp District League 3 2 Gloucestershire Senior Challenge Cup 3 3 Gloucestershire Junior Challenge Cup 3 4 Friendlies 3 4 1 First team 3 4 2 Reserves 4 Statistics 4 1 Cumulative record 5 References 6 BibliographySeason 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 1892League table editPos 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 6Source 2 Match results editBristol amp District League edit Eastville Rovers v Mangotsfield 1 October 1892Eastville Rovers1 3MangotsfieldMangotsfield a 15 40 GMT Perrin Report via BNA subscription required Trowbridge Town v Eastville Rovers 8 October 1892Trowbridge Town6 2Eastville RoversTrowbridgeLaurie nbsp F Everett nbsp nbsp Hurn nbsp nbsp G Everett nbsp Report via BNA subscription required Rogers nbsp nbsp Attendance 200Referee F Crossley Swindon Eastville Rovers v Warmley 12 November 1892Eastville Rovers2 2 b WarmleyAshley DownThompson nbsp Summerill nbsp o g Report via BNA subscription required King nbsp Mackay nbsp Referee J Bloor Wells City v Eastville Rovers 19 November 1892Wells City2 2Eastville RoversWellsColeman nbsp McMahon nbsp Report via BNA subscription required Lovett nbsp Yates nbsp Referee Sturgess Jones Eastville Rovers v Clevedon 26 November 1892Eastville Rovers1 2ClevedonAshley DownTaylor nbsp Report via BNA subscription required Grey nbsp Mertens nbsp Referee J Bloor Bedminster v Eastville Rovers 3 December 1892Bedminster5 0Eastville RoversAshton GateMcCarthy nbsp Macfarlane nbsp Marshall nbsp Griffiths nbsp Unknown nbsp Report via BNA subscription required Stadium Ashton Gate Stadium Attendance 1 000Referee J R Riddell Eastville Rovers v Clifton 24 December 1892Eastville Rovers3 1CliftonAshley DownLaurie nbsp Rogers nbsp Unknown nbsp o g Report via BNA subscription required Francis nbsp Referee S Peacock St George v Eastville Rovers 26 December 1892St George3 1Eastville RoversSt GeorgeReport via BNA subscription required Eastville Rovers v Trowbridge Town 21 January 1893Eastville Rovers2 2Trowbridge TownAshley DownUnknown nbsp Johns nbsp Report via BNA subscription required Hurn nbsp Wakeley nbsp Referee J R Riddell Eastville Rovers v St George 11 February 1893Eastville Rovers2 1St GeorgeAshley DownBill Rogers nbsp Beverley nbsp Report via BNA subscription required Unknown nbsp Referee F Gyles Warmley v Eastville Rovers 18 February 1893Warmley8 2Eastville RoversWarmleyReport via BNA subscription required Taylor nbsp A Laurie nbsp Clevedon v Eastville Rovers 4 March 1893Clevedon1 0Eastville RoversClevedonUnknown nbsp Report via BNA subscription required Eastville Rovers v Wells City 11 March 1893Eastville Rovers5 1 g Wells CityAshley DownHorsey nbsp nbsp Rogers nbsp nbsp A Laurie nbsp Report via BNA subscription required Colman nbsp Clifton v Eastville Rovers 18 March 1893Clifton1 3Eastville RoversKingswood15 35 GMT Unknown nbsp Report via BNA subscription required Thompson nbsp Johns nbsp nbsp Stadium Chequers Ground Referee C Gyles Eastville Rovers v Bedminster 25 March 1893Eastville Rovers5 2BedminsterAshley DownRogers nbsp nbsp W Thompson nbsp Johns nbsp Laurie nbsp Report via BNA subscription required Griffiths nbsp Milne nbsp nbsp Referee J Bloor Mangotsfield v Eastville Rovers 31 March 1893Mangotsfield0 5Eastville RoversMangotsfieldNolan nbsp Punter nbsp Report via BNA subscription required Attwell nbsp nbsp nbsp Horsey nbsp A Laurie nbsp Referee E B Nettle a Eastville Rovers were nominally the home team but the match was played at Mangotsfield 3 b Game stopped after 78 minutes due to poor light g Wells only fielded ten players Gloucestershire Senior Challenge Cup edit Eastville Rovers v Mangotsfield 28 January 1893 First roundEastville Rovers2 2MangotsfieldAshley DownRogers nbsp Unknown nbsp Report via BNA subscription required Punter nbsp Johns nbsp o g Referee G Gay Mangotsfield v Eastville Rovers 13 February 1893 First round replayMangotsfield2 1Eastville RoversMangotsfieldUnknown nbsp nbsp Report via BNA subscription required Unknown nbsp Referee Mr Deakin Gloucestershire Junior Challenge Cup edit Fillwood v Eastville Rovers Reserves First roundFillwood Eastville Rovers ReservesFilwood Friendlies edit First team edit Warmley v Eastville Rovers 10 September 1892Warmley2 3Eastville RoversWarmleyReport via BNA subscription required St George v Eastville Rovers 17 September 1892St George4 1Eastville RoversSt George15 40 GMT Brown nbsp Unknown nbsp Unknown nbsp Unknown nbsp Report via BNA subscription required Unknown nbsp Referee G Bloor St George v Eastville Rovers 22 October 1892 d St George2 0Eastville RoversSt George15 10 GMT Gerrish nbsp Britton nbsp Report via BNA subscription required Referee A Greenough Bedminster v Eastville Rovers 4 February 1893Bedminster0 0Eastville RoversAshton GateReport via BNA subscription required Stadium Ashton Gate Stadium Attendance 600 Swindon Athletic v Eastville Rovers 15 April 1893 e Swindon Athletic0 1Eastville RoversSwindonReport via BNA subscription required Stadium The Croft Referee Frank Crossley d 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 e Swindon Athletic began the game with eight players but were brought up to full strength when three substitutes were found 4 Reserves edit Mangotsfield Reserves v Eastville Rovers Reserves 1 October 1892Mangotsfield Reserves2 0Eastville Rovers ReservesMangotsfieldReport via BNA subscription required Eastville Rovers Reserves v St George Reserves 22 October 1892Eastville Rovers Reserves0 4St George ReservesAshley DownReport via BNA subscription required Eastville Rovers Reserves v Bedminster Reserves 4 February 1893Eastville Rovers Reserves0 3Bedminster ReservesAshley DownReport via BNA subscription required Statistics editFriendly matches are not included in this section Match record Competition Home Away Total P W D L F A P W D L F A P W D L F A Bristol amp 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 Goalscorers 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 edit The 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 Match record Competition Home Away Total P W D L F A P W D L F A P W D L F A Bristol amp 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 67References edit a b Athletics Bristol Mercury 25 October 1892 Retrieved 12 December 2017 via British Newspaper Archive Robinson ed 2006 Byrne amp Jay 2003 p 36 Football Western Daily Press 17 April 1893 Retrieved 14 December 2017 via British Newspaper Archive Bibliography editByrne 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 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title 1892 93 Eastville Rovers F C season amp oldid 1038658604, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
