List of Bristol Rovers F.C. seasons
Appearance
This article lists all the Bristol Rovers Football Club seasons from 1892-1893 up to 2021–22.
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Seasons
[edit]Background colours | Cups | Other competitions | |||
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1 | Champions | PR | Preliminary round | AIC | Anglo-Italian Cup |
2 | Runners-up | Q[n] | [n]th qualifying round | ASC | Anglo-Scottish Cup |
3 | Third place | Int | Intermediate round | D3SC | Division 3 (South) Cup |
↑ | Promoted | R[n] | [n]th round | FAT | FA Trophy |
↓ | Relegated | Group | Group stage | FMC | Full Members Cup |
QF | Quarter-finalists | GC | Gloucestershire Cup winners | ||
SF | Semi-finalists | PO | Play-offs | ||
RU | Runners-up | WC | Watney Cup | ||
W | Champions | ||||
(S) | Southern region |
Season | Division | League | FA Cup[A] | EFL Cup[A] | EFL Trophy[A] | Other | Top League Goalscorer | |||||||
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Pos | W | D | L | F | A | Pts | Player(s) | Goals | ||||||
1883–84 | None | |||||||||||||
1884–85 | None | |||||||||||||
1885–86 | None | |||||||||||||
1886–87 | None | |||||||||||||
1887–88 | None | |||||||||||||
1888–89 | None | GC | ||||||||||||
1889–90 | None | |||||||||||||
1890–91 | None | |||||||||||||
1891–92 | None | |||||||||||||
1892–93 | Bristol & District | 6 | 6 | 3 | 7 | 36 | 40 | 15 | Bill Rogers | 9 | ||||
1893–94 | Bristol & District D1 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 11 | 30 | 30 | 12 | Bob Horsey | 8 | ||||
1894–95 | Bristol & District D1 | 6 | 10 | 4 | 8 | 46 | 40 | 24 | Bob Horsey | 17 | ||||
1895–96 | Western D1 | 2 | 14 | 1 | 5 | 57 | 22 | 29 | PR | Howard Gallier | 15 | |||
1896–97 | Western D1 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 7 | 25 | 23 | 14[B] | Q3 | Howard Gallier | 8 | |||
1897–98 | B'ham & District | 3 | 20 | 4 | 6 | 84 | 34 | 44 | Q5 | John McLean | 11 | |||
1898–99 | B'ham & District | 4 | 20 | 5 | 9 | 132 | 49 | 46 | Q3 | Tommy McCairns | 32 | |||
1899–1900 | Southern D1 | 10 | 11 | 3 | 14 | 46 | 55 | 25 | Q4 | Jack Jones | 12 | |||
1900–01 | Southern D1 | 7 | 14 | 4 | 10 | 46 | 35 | 32 | R1 | Jack Jones | 11 | |||
1901–02 | Southern D1 | 9 | 12 | 5 | 13 | 43 | 39 | 29 | R2 | Jack Jones | 14 | |||
1902–03 | Southern D1 | 5 | 13 | 8 | 9 | 46 | 34 | 34 | Int | GC | James Howie | 11 | ||
1903–04 | Southern D1 | 3 | 17 | 8 | 9 | 64 | 42 | 42 | Int | Billy Beats | 18 | |||
1904–05 | Southern D1 | 1 | 20 | 8 | 6 | 74 | 36 | 48 | R1 | GC | Andrew Smith | 19 | ||
1905–06 | Southern D1 | 8 | 15 | 5 | 14 | 56 | 56 | 35 | R1 | Jack Lewis | 13 | |||
1906–07 | Southern D1 | 14 | 12 | 9 | 17 | 55 | 54 | 33 | R3 | Jack Young | 14 | |||
1907–08 | Southern D1 | 6 | 16 | 10 | 12 | 59 | 56 | 42 | R3 | John Roberts | 14 | |||
1908–09 | Southern D1 | 5 | 17 | 9 | 14 | 60 | 63 | 43 | R1 | Fred Corbett | 19 | |||
1909–10 | Southern D1 | 13 | 16 | 10 | 16 | 37 | 48 | 42 | R2 | Fred Corbett | 13 | |||
1910–11 | Southern D1 | 16 | 10 | 10 | 18 | 42 | 55 | 30 | R1 | Billy Peplow | 9 | |||
1911–12 | Southern D1 | 17 | 9 | 13 | 16 | 41 | 62 | 31 | R1 | Billy Peplow George Richards |
7 | |||
1912–13 | Southern D1 | 16 | 12 | 9 | 17 | 55 | 64 | 33 | R3 | James Brogan | 11 | |||
1913–14 | Southern D1 | 17 | 10 | 11 | 17 | 46 | 67 | 31 | R1 | Ellis Crompton | 13 | |||
1914–15 | Southern D1 | 16 | 14 | 3 | 21 | 53 | 75 | 31 | R1 | George Davison | 15 | |||
League football suspended during World War I | ||||||||||||||
1919–20 | Southern D1 | 17 | 11 | 13 | 18 | 61 | 78 | 35 | R1 | Stephen Sims | 9 | |||
1920–21 | Division 3 | 10 | 18 | 7 | 17 | 68 | 57 | 43 | R1 | Syd Leigh | 21 | |||
1921–22 | Division 3(S) | 14 | 14 | 10 | 18 | 52 | 67 | 38 | Q6 | Syd Leigh | 15 | |||
1922–23 | Division 3(S) | 13 | 13 | 16 | 13 | 35 | 36 | 42 | Q6 | Fred Lunn | 10 | |||
1923–24 | Division 3(S) | 9 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 52 | 46 | 43 | Q5 | Wilkie Phillips | 23 | |||
1924–25 | Division 3(S) | 17 | 12 | 13 | 17 | 42 | 49 | 37 | R1 | Wilkie Phillips Ernie Whatmore |
9 | |||
1925–26 | Division 3(S) | 19 | 15 | 6 | 21 | 66 | 69 | 36 | R1 | Jonah Wilcox | 19 | |||
1926–27 | Division 3(S) | 10 | 16 | 9 | 17 | 78 | 80 | 41 | R3 | Bill Culley | 26 | |||
1927–28 | Division 3(S) | 19 | 14 | 4 | 24 | 69 | 93 | 32 | R2 | Arthur Ormston | 15 | |||
1928–29 | Division 3(S) | 19 | 13 | 7 | 22 | 60 | 79 | 33 | R2 | Jack Phillips | 13 | |||
1929–30 | Division 3(S) | 20 | 11 | 8 | 23 | 69 | 93 | 30 | R3 | Jack Phillips | 24 | |||
1930–31 | Division 3(S) | 15 | 16 | 8 | 18 | 75 | 92 | 40 | R4 | Arthur Attwood | 24 | |||
1931–32 | Division 3(S) | 18 | 13 | 8 | 21 | 65 | 92 | 34 | R2 | Thomas Cook | 17 | |||
1932–33 | Division 3(S) | 9 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 61 | 56 | 44 | R3 | Viv Gibbins | 15 | |||
1933–34 | Division 3(S) | 7 | 20 | 11 | 11 | 77 | 47 | 51 | R2 | Jimmy McCambridge | 17 | |||
1934–35 | Division 3(S) | 8 | 17 | 10 | 15 | 73 | 77 | 44 | R3 | D3SC: W | George McNestry | 19 | ||
1935–36 | Division 3(S) | 17 | 14 | 9 | 19 | 69 | 95 | 37 | R3 | Jack Woodman | 15 | |||
1936–37 | Division 3(S) | 15 | 16 | 4 | 22 | 71 | 80 | 36 | R3 | Harold Houghton | 14 | |||
1937–38 | Division 3(S) | 15 | 13 | 13 | 16 | 46 | 61 | 39 | R1 | Albert Iles | 14 | |||
1938–39 | Division 3(S) | 22[C] | 10 | 13 | 19 | 55 | 61 | 33 | R2 | Frank Curran | 21 | |||
League football suspended during World War II | ||||||||||||||
1945–46 | League suspended | R2 | ||||||||||||
1946–47 | Division 3(S) | 14 | 16 | 8 | 18 | 59 | 69 | 40 | R1 | Fred Leamon | 13 | |||
1947–48 | Division 3(S) | 20 | 13 | 8 | 21 | 71 | 75 | 34 | R4 | Vic Lambden | 11 | |||
1948–49 | Division 3(S) | 5 | 19 | 10 | 13 | 61 | 51 | 48 | R1 | Vic Lambden | 13 | |||
1949–50 | Division 3(S) | 9 | 19 | 5 | 18 | 51 | 51 | 43 | R1 | Bill Roost | 13 | |||
1950–51 | Division 3(S) | 6 | 20 | 15 | 11 | 64 | 42 | 55 | QF | Vic Lambden | 20 | |||
1951–52 | Division 3(S) | 7 | 20 | 12 | 14 | 89 | 53 | 52 | R4 | Vic Lambden | 29 | |||
1952–53 | Division 3(S) ↑ | 1 | 26 | 12 | 8 | 92 | 46 | 64 | R3 | Geoff Bradford | 33 | |||
1953–54 | Division 2 | 9 | 14 | 16 | 12 | 64 | 58 | 44 | R3 | Geoff Bradford | 21 | |||
1954–55 | Division 2 | 9 | 19 | 7 | 16 | 75 | 70 | 45 | R4 | Geoff Bradford | 26 | |||
1955–56 | Division 2 | 6 | 21 | 6 | 15 | 84 | 70 | 48 | R4 | Geoff Bradford | 25 | |||
1956–57 | Division 2 | 9 | 18 | 9 | 15 | 81 | 67 | 45 | R4 | Dai Ward | 19 | |||
1957–58 | Division 2 | 10 | 17 | 8 | 17 | 85 | 80 | 42 | QF | Geoff Bradford | 20 | |||
1958–59 | Division 2 | 6 | 18 | 12 | 12 | 80 | 64 | 48 | R3 | Dai Ward | 26 | |||
1959–60 | Division 2 | 9 | 18 | 11 | 13 | 72 | 78 | 47 | R4 | Alfie Biggs | 21 | |||
1960–61 | Division 2 | 17 | 15 | 7 | 20 | 73 | 92 | 37 | R3 | R3 | Peter Hooper | 20 | ||
1961–62 | Division 2 ↓ | 21 | 13 | 7 | 22 | 53 | 81 | 33 | R3 | R2 | Bobby Jones | 13 | ||
1962–63 | Division 3 | 19 | 15 | 11 | 20 | 70 | 88 | 41 | R1 | R4 | Keith Williams | 17 | ||
1963–64 | Division 3 | 12 | 19 | 8 | 19 | 97 | 79 | 46 | R4 | R3 | Alfie Biggs | 30 | ||
1964–65 | Division 3 | 6 | 20 | 15 | 11 | 82 | 58 | 55 | R3 | R2 | Ian Hamilton | 20 | ||
1965–66 | Division 3 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 18 | 64 | 64 | 42 | R1 | R2 | Harold Jarman | 16 | ||
1966–67 | Division 3 | 5 | 20 | 13 | 13 | 76 | 67 | 53 | R3 | R1 | Alfie Biggs | 23 | ||
1967–68 | Division 3 | 15 | 17 | 9 | 20 | 72 | 78 | 43 | R3 | R1 | Ray Mabbutt | 11 | ||
1968–69 | Division 3 | 16 | 16 | 11 | 19 | 63 | 71 | 43 | R5 | R1 | Harold Jarman | 14 | ||
1969–70 | Division 3 | 3 | 20 | 16 | 10 | 80 | 59 | 56 | R2 | R1 | Robin Stubbs | 15 | ||
1970–71 | Division 3 | 6 | 19 | 13 | 14 | 69 | 50 | 51 | R2 | QF | Robin Stubbs | 17 | ||
1971–72 | Division 3 | 6 | 21 | 12 | 13 | 75 | 56 | 54 | R3 | QF | Bruce Bannister | 12 | ||
1972–73 | Division 3 | 5 | 20 | 13 | 13 | 77 | 56 | 53 | R1 | R4 | WC: W | Bruce Bannister | 25 | |
1973–74 | Division 3 ↑ | 2 | 22 | 17 | 7 | 65 | 33 | 61 | R3 | R1 | Alan Warboys | 22 | ||
1974–75 | Division 2 | 19 | 12 | 11 | 19 | 42 | 64 | 35 | R4 | R2 | Alan Warboys | 11 | ||
1975–76 | Division 2 | 18 | 11 | 16 | 15 | 38 | 50 | 38 | R3 | R3 | Bruce Bannister | 13 | ||
1976–77 | Division 2 | 15 | 12 | 13 | 17 | 53 | 68 | 37 | R3 | R1 | Alan Warboys | 11 | ||
1977–78 | Division 2 | 18 | 13 | 12 | 17 | 61 | 77 | 38 | R5 | R1 | ASC: group | Paul Randall | 20 | |
1978–79 | Division 2 | 16 | 14 | 10 | 18 | 48 | 60 | 38 | R5 | R1 | ASC: group | Paul Randall | 13 | |
1979–80 | Division 2 | 19 | 11 | 13 | 18 | 50 | 64 | 35 | R3 | R1 | Stewart Barrowclough | 12 | ||
1980–81 | Division 2 ↓ | 22 | 5 | 13 | 24 | 34 | 65 | 23 | R4 | R3 | Gary Mabbutt Aidan McCaffery |
5 | ||
1981–82 | Division 3 | 15 | 18 | 9 | 19 | 58 | 65 | 61[D] | R1 | R2 | Paul Randall | 12 | ||
1982–83 | Division 3 | 7 | 22 | 9 | 15 | 84 | 58 | 75 | R2 | R2 | Paul Randall | 20 | ||
1983–84 | Division 3 | 5 | 22 | 13 | 11 | 68 | 54 | 79 | R2 | R2 | SF (S) | Archie Stephens | 13 | |
1984–85 | Division 3 | 6 | 21 | 12 | 13 | 66 | 48 | 75 | R3 | R2 | R1 | Paul Randall | 18 | |
1985–86 | Division 3 | 16 | 14 | 12 | 20 | 51 | 75 | 54 | R4 | R2 | Group | Trevor Morgan | 16 | |
1986–87 | Division 3 | 19 | 13 | 12 | 21 | 49 | 75 | 51 | R1 | R1 | Group | David Mehew | 10 | |
1987–88 | Division 3 | 8 | 18 | 12 | 16 | 68 | 56 | 66 | R3 | R1 | Group | Gary Penrice | 18 | |
1988–89 | Division 3 | 5 | 19 | 17 | 10 | 67 | 51 | 74 | R2 | R1 | QF (S) | PO: RU | Gary Penrice | 20 |
1989–90 | Division 3 ↑ | 1 | 26 | 15 | 5 | 71 | 35 | 93 | R1 | R1 | RU | David Mehew | 18 | |
1990–91 | Division 2 | 13 | 15 | 13 | 18 | 56 | 59 | 58 | R3 | R1 | FMC: R2 | Carl Saunders | 16 | |
1991–92 | Division 2 | 13 | 16 | 14 | 16 | 60 | 63 | 62 | R4 | R3 | FMC: R1 | Carl Saunders Devon White |
10 | |
1992–93 | Division 1 ↓ | 24 | 10 | 11 | 25 | 55 | 87 | 41 | R3 | R2 | AIC: group | John Taylor | 14 | |
1993–94 | Division 2 | 8 | 20 | 10 | 16 | 60 | 59 | 70 | R1 | R1 | R2 | John Taylor | 22 | |
1994–95 | Division 2 | 4 | 22 | 16 | 8 | 70 | 40 | 82 | R3 | R1 | QF (S) | PO: RU | Paul Miller | 16 |
1995–96 | Division 2 | 10 | 20 | 10 | 16 | 57 | 60 | 70 | R1 | R2 | RU (S) | Marcus Stewart | 21 | |
1996–97 | Division 2 | 17 | 15 | 11 | 20 | 47 | 50 | 56 | R1 | R1 | R1 | Peter Beadle | 12 | |
1997–98 | Division 2 | 5 | 20 | 10 | 16 | 70 | 64 | 70 | R3 | R1 | QF (S) | PO: SF | Barry Hayles | 23 |
1998–99 | Division 2 | 13 | 13 | 17 | 16 | 65 | 56 | 56 | R5 | R1 | R1 | Jamie Cureton | 25 | |
1999–2000 | Division 2 | 7 | 23 | 11 | 12 | 69 | 45 | 80 | R1 | R2 | QF (S) | Jamie Cureton Jason Roberts |
22 | |
2000–01 | Division 2 ↓ | 21 | 12 | 15 | 19 | 53 | 57 | 51 | R1 | R3 | QF (S) | Nathan Ellington | 15 | |
2001–02 | Division 3 | 23 | 11 | 12 | 23 | 40 | 60 | 45 | R4 | R2 | SF (S) | Nathan Ellington | 15 | |
2002–03 | Division 3 | 20 | 12 | 15 | 19 | 50 | 57 | 51 | R2 | PR | R1 | Giuliano Grazioli | 11 | |
2003–04 | Division 3 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 19 | 50 | 61 | 55 | R1 | R1 | R1 | Paul Tait | 14 | |
2004–05 | League 2 | 12 | 13 | 21 | 12 | 60 | 57 | 60 | R1 | R2 | RU (S) | Junior Agogo | 19 | |
2005–06 | League 2 | 12 | 17 | 9 | 20 | 59 | 67 | 60 | R2 | R1 | R1 | Richard Walker | 20 | |
2006–07 | League 2 ↑ | 6 | 20 | 12 | 14 | 49 | 42 | 72 | R4 | R1 | RU | PO: W | Richard Walker | 12 |
2007–08 | League 1 | 16 | 12 | 17 | 17 | 45 | 53 | 53 | QF | R2 | R2 | Rickie Lambert | 13 | |
2008–09 | League 1 | 11 | 17 | 12 | 17 | 79 | 61 | 63 | R1 | R1 | R1 | Rickie Lambert | 29 | |
2009–10 | League 1 | 11 | 19 | 5 | 22 | 59 | 70 | 62 | R1 | R2 | R1 | Jo Kuffour | 14 | |
2010–11 | League 1 ↓ | 22 | 11 | 12 | 23 | 48 | 82 | 45 | R1 | R1 | SF (S) | Will Hoskins | 17 | |
2011–12 | League 2 | 13 | 15 | 12 | 19 | 60 | 70 | 57 | R3 | R2 | R1 | Matt Harrold | 16 | |
2012–13 | League 2 | 14 | 16 | 12 | 18 | 60 | 69 | 60 | R1 | R1 | R1 | Tom Eaves | 7 | |
2013–14 | League 2 ↓ | 23 | 12 | 14 | 20 | 43 | 54 | 50 | R3 | R1 | R1 | John-Joe O'Toole | 13 | |
2014–15 | Conference Prem ↑ | 2 | 25 | 16 | 5 | 73 | 34 | 91 | R1 | PO: W FAT: R1 |
Matty Taylor | 20 | ||
2015–16 | League 2 ↑ | 3 | 26 | 7 | 13 | 77 | 46 | 85 | R1 | R1 | QF (S) | Matty Taylor | 27 | |
2016–17 | League 1 | 10 | 18 | 12 | 16 | 68 | 70 | 66 | R2 | R2 | Group | Matty Taylor | 16 | |
2017–18 | League 1 | 13 | 16 | 11 | 19 | 60 | 76 | 59 | R1 | R3 | Group | Ellis Harrison | 14 | |
2018–19 | League 1 | 15 | 13 | 15 | 18 | 47 | 50 | 54 | R1 | R2 | SF | Jonson Clarke-Harris | 11 | |
2019–20[E] | League 1 | 14 | 12 | 9 | 14 | 38 | 49 | 45 | R3 | R2 | R3 | Jonson Clarke-Harris | 13 | |
2020–21 | League 1 ↓ | 24 | 10 | 8 | 28 | 40 | 70 | 38 | R3 | R1 | R3 | Luke Leahy | 8 | |
2021–22 | League 2 ↑ | 3 | 23 | 11 | 12 | 71 | 49 | 80 | R3 | R1 | Group | Aaron Collins | 16 | |
2022–23 | League 1 | 17 | 14 | 11 | 21 | 58 | 73 | 53 | R2 | R1 | QF | Aaron Collins | 16 | |
2023–24 | League 1 | 15 | 16 | 9 | 21 | 52 | 68 | 57 | R3 | R1 | 2R | Chris Martin | 16 |
Notes
[edit]A.^ EFL Cup, EFL Trophy and Post-1900 FA Cup results from the Football Club History Database,[1] pre-1900 FA Cup results are from The FA.[2]
B.^ Eastville Rovers had two league points deducted in 1896–97 for paying a player.[3]
C.^ Club was re-elected to the Football League after finishing bottom of Division 3 (South).
D.^ Two league points deducted in 1981–82 for fielding an unregistered player.
E.^ The 2019–20 season was curtailed due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The season's final standings were decided on points per game with Rovers scoring 1.29ppg.[4]
References
[edit]- ^ "Bristol Rovers". Football Club History Database. Retrieved 21 August 2016.
- ^ "FA Cup: Past results". The Football Association. Retrieved 21 August 2016.
- ^ Byrne & Jay (2003), p. 48
- ^ "League One & League Two clubs vote to end seasons early". BBC Football. 9 June 2020. Retrieved 21 July 2020.
- Eastville Rovers Football Club History Database. Retrieved 3 May 2007.
- Bristol Eastville Rovers Football Club History Database. Retrieved 3 May 2007.
Bibliography
[edit]- Byrne, Stephen; Jay, Mike (2003). Bristol Rovers Football Club – The Definitive History 1883–2003. Stroud: Tempus. ISBN 0-7524-2717-2.