Bristol Rovers F.C.
Bristol Rovers F.C. is a football club which plays in Bristol, People who live in North Bristol traditionally support Bristol Rovers, however people you live in South Bristol support their fierce rivals Bristol City F.C.
| Full name | Bristol Rovers Football Club | |
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| Nickname(s) | The Gas | |
| Founded | 1883 | |
| Ground | Memorial Stadium Horfield, Bristol (capacity: 12,011) | |
| Owner | Wael Al Qadi | |
| Manager | Darrell Clarke | |
| League | Football League One | |
| 2014/15 | League Two, 3rd (promoted) | |
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Name
- 1883-1884 Black Arabs F.C.
- 1884-1897 Eastville Rovers F.C.
- 1897-1898 Bristol Eastville Rovers F.C.
- 1898-present Bristol Rovers
League position
| Season | League | Position |
| 2010/11 | League One | 22nd |
| 2011/12 | League Two | 13th |
| 2012/13 | League Two | 14th |
| 2013/14 | League Two | 23rd |
Former position
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Bristol Rovers F.C. Media
- Black Arabs 1884 team photo.jpg
The Black Arabs in February 1884
- Bristol Rovers FC League Performance.svg
Chart of yearly table positions in the Football League
- Bristol Rovers v Tranmere Rovers, Wembley 1990 (344523653).jpg
Bristol Rovers playing against Tranmere Rovers at Wembley in 1990
- Ashton Gate vs Gas.jpg
Bristol Rovers (blue) against Bristol City (red) in a Football League Trophy match at Ashton Gate in February 2007
- EastvilleFire.jpg
Aftermath of the fire at Eastville Stadium, August 1980
Rovers fans at the Football League Trophy final at the Millennium Stadium, Cardiff in 2007
- Alfred Homer.jpg
The first manager of Bristol Rovers, Alfred Homer
- BristolAvBirmingham.jpg
Bristol Academy v Birmingham City, October 2006
- Geoff Bradford.jpg
Bristol Rovers record goalscorer, Geoff Bradford. Picture taken in 1988, when he was 61 years old.