Born in Newport, he began his career with Cardiff City, progressing through the club's youth system after signing in 2000.He made his professional debut for the club at the age of 20 in 2004 but only made one further senior appearance before being . JOEY Barton had plenty of praise for Luca Hoole after the defender played a starring role in Bristol Rovers' win at Oxford United on Saturday, believing the Welshman is on the path to realising his "enormous" potential. During 10 years in exile, the club worked desperately hard to find a new site for a ground back in Bristol, without success. The replayed match was the eleventh game Rovers had played in the competition that season, having taken three games to dispose of Llanelli and Gillingham respectively in the First and Second Rounds. Green 04/09/10 Oldham Athletic (A), 792 Harry Pell 13/11/10 Leyton Orient (H), 793 Luke Daniels 11/01/11 Walsall (H), 794 David McCracken 18/01/11 Hartlepool United (H), 795 Cian Bolger 29/01/11 Walsall (A), 796 Scott Davies 29/01/11 Walsall (A), 797 Rene Howe 29/01/11 Walsall (A), 798 Jean-Paul Kalala 02/02/11 MK Dons (H), 799 Gavin Williams 02/02/11 MK Dons (H), 800 Conrad Logan 19/02/11 Oldham Athletic (H), 801 Daniel Senda 19/02/11 Oldham Athletic (H), 802 Jerel Ifil 26/02/11 Brentford (A), 803 Reginald Thompson-Lambe 25/03/11 Peterborough United (H), 804 Ellis Harrison 16/04/11 Southampton (A), 805 Lamar Powell 16/04/11 Southampton (A), 806 Oliver Clarke 07/05/11 Colchester United (A), 807 Joe Anyinsah 06/08/11 AFC Wimbledon (A), 808 Scott Bevan 06/08/11 AFC Wimbledon (A), 809 Lee Brown 06/08/11 AFC Wimbledon (A), 810 Mustapha Carayol 06/08/11 AFC Wimbledon (A), 811 Matthew Gill 06/08/11 AFC Wimbledon (A), 812 Matthew Harrold 06/08/11 AFC Wimbledon (A), 813 Scott McGleish 06/08/11 AFC Wimbledon (A), 814 Michael Smith 06/08/11 AFC Wimbledon (A), 815 Craig Stanley 06/08/11 AFC Wimbledon (A), 816 Adam Virgo 06/08/11 AFC Wimbledon (A), 817 Christopher Zebroski 06/08/11 AFC Wimbledon (A), 818 Daniel Woodards 03/09/11 Crawley Town (A), 819 Scott Rendell 08/10/11 Oxford United (A), 820 Oliver Norburn 14/10/11 Rotherham United (H), 821 Andrew Dorman 19/11/11 Barnet (A), 822 Kayne McLaggon 26/12/11 Plymouth Argyle (H), 823 Lance Cronin 31/12/11 Crewe Alexandra (H), 824 Aaron Downes 02/01/12 Barnet (A), 825 Michael Poke 02/01/12 Barnet (A), 826 Matthew Lund 11/02/12 Morecambe (H), 827 Thomas Parkes 11/02/12 Morecambe (H), 828 James Paterson 11/02/12 Morecambe (H), 829 Mitch Harding 30/04/12 Dagenham & Redbridge (A), 830 Conor Gough 30/04/12 Dagenham & Redbridge (A), 831 Fabian Broghammer 18/08/12 Oxford United (H), 832 David Clarkson 18/08/12 Oxford United (H), 833 Samuel Walker 18/08/12 Oxford United (H), 834 Seanan Clucas 21/08/12 Barnet (A), 835 Garry Kenneth 18/09/12 Plymouth Argyle (A), 836 Neil Etheridge 22/09/12 Fleetwood Town (H), 837 Thomas Eaves 29/09/12 Exeter City (A), 838 Derek Riordan 29/09/12 Exeter City (A), 839 Alefe Santos 20/11/12 Port Vale (A), 840 Guy Branston 24/11/12 Bradford City (H), 841 Stephen Mildenhall 01/01/03 Plymouth Argyle (H), 842 Thomas Hitchcock 01/01/03 Plymouth Argyle (H), 843 John-Joe OToole 01/01/03 Plymouth Argyle (H), 844 Mark McChrystal 05/01/13 Gillingham (H), 845 Thomas Lockyer 12/01/13 Fleetwood Town (A), 846 Ryan Brunt 26/01/13 Rotherham United (A), 847 Clayton McDonald 16/02/13 Wycombe Wanderers (H), 848 Oumare Tounkara 02/03/13 Burton Albion (H), 849 Shaquille Hunter 03/08/13 Exeter City (A), 850 Andrew Bond 14/09/13 Dagenham & Redbridge (A), 851 Patrick Keary 12/10/13 Mansfield Town (A), 852 Alex Henshall 19/10/13 Wycombe Wanderers (A), 853 William Packwood 19/10/13 Wycombe Wanderers (A), 854 Christopher Beardsley 02/11/13 Oxford United (A), 855 Kaid Mohamed 25/01/14 Newport County (H), 856 Steven Gillespie 08/02/14 Oxford United (H), 857 Alan Gow 08/02/14 Oxford United (H), 858 James Lucas 21/04/14 Rochdale (H), 859 Billy Bodin 08/08/15 Northampton Town (H), 860 James Clarke 08/08/15 Northampton Town (H), 861 Jermaine Easter 08/08/15 Northampton Town (H), 862 Daniel Leadbitter 08/08/15 Northampton Town (H), 863 Jeffrey Monakana 08/08/15 Northampton Town (H), 864 Cristian Montano 08/08/15 Northampton Town (H), 865 Stuart Sinclair 08/08/15 Northampton Town (H), 866 Matthew Taylor 08/08/15 Northampton Town (H), 867 Aaron Chapman 15/08/15 Yeovil Town (A), 868 Jake Gosling 22/08/15 Barnet (H), 869 Tyler Lyttle 29/08/15 Leyton Orient (A), 870 Lee Mansell 06/09/15 Oxford United (H), 871 Lee Nicholls 12/09/15 Accrington Stanley (H), 872 Nathan Blissett 20/10/15 Notts County (H), 873 Paris Cowan-Hall 24/11/15 Stevenage (H), 874 Rory Gaffney 28/11/15 Exeter City (A), 875 Willem Puddy 19/12/15 Dagenham & Redbridge (A), 876 Liam Lawrence 09/01/16 Barnet (A), 877 Rory Fallon 30/01/16 Accrington Stanley (A), 878 Oli McBurnie 08/03/16 AFC Wimbledon (H), 879 Ryan Broom 19/03/16 Newport County (H), 880 Peter Hartley 07/08/16 Scunthorpe United (A), 881 Luke James 14/08/16 Oxford United (H), 882 Hiram Boateng 10/09/16 Rochdale (H), 883 Charlie Colkett 10/09/16 Rochdale (H), 884 Kelle Roos 10/09/16 Rochdale (H), 885 Byron Moore 13/09/16 Walsall (H), 886 Jake Clarke-Salter 27/09/16 Sheffield United (A), 887 Connor Roberts 01/10/16 Northampton Town (A), 888 Joe Partington 14/01/17 Fleetwood Town (A), 889 Joe Lumley 21/01/17 Walsall (A), 890 Ryan Sweeney 28/01/17 Swindon Town (H), 891 Jonathan Burn 18/02/17 Port Vale (A), 892 Robert Harris 18/02/17 Port Vale (A), 893 Thomas Broadbent 05/08/17 Charlton Athletic (A), 894 Thomas Nichols 05/08/17 Charlton Athletic (A), 895 Liam Sercombe 05/08/17 Charlton Athletic (A), 896 Adam Smith 05/08/17 Charlton Athletic (A), 897 Sam Slocombe 19/08/17 Bury (A), 898 Dominic Telford 19/08/17 Bury (A), 899 Alexis Andre Jnr 09/09/17 Walsall (H), 900 Marc Bola 16/09/17 Wigan Athletic (A), 901 Philip Kenan Dunwald-Turan 26/09/17 Portsmouth (A), 902 Rollin Menayese 07/10/17 Northampton Town (A), 903 Bernard Mensah 20/01/18 Bradford City (H), 904 Kyle Bennett 03/02/18 Shrewsbury Town (H), 905 Tony Craig 03/02/18 Shrewsbury Town (H), 906 Luke Russe 03/03/18 MK Dons (A), 907 Michael Kelly 07/04/18 Charlton Athletic (H), 908 Mohammad Baghdadi 14/04/18 Blackburn Rovers (H), 909 Sam Matthews 04/08/18 Peterborough United (A), 910 Gavin Reilly 04/08/18 Peterborough United (A), 911 Alex Rodman 04/08/18 Peterborough United (A), 912 Ed Upson 04/08/18 Peterborough United (A), 913 Stefan Payne 18/08/18 Wycombe Wanderers (A), 914 Alex Jakubiak 21/08/18 Portsmouth (H), 915 Jack Bonham 01/09/18 Shrewsbury Town (A), 916 Joe Martin 01/09/18 Shrewsbury Town (A), 917 Tareiq Holmes-Dennis 15/12/18 Sunderland (A), 918 Jonson Clarke-Harris 01/09/18 Shrewsbury Town (A), 919 Abu Ogogo 01/09/18 Shrewsbury Town (A), 920 Alfie Kilgour 12/03/19 Gillingham (A), 921 Deon Moore 26/03/19 Doncaster Rovers (A), 922 Victor Adeboyejo 03/08/19 Blackpool (A), 923 Tom Davies 03/08/19 Blackpool (A), 924 Anssi Jaakkola 03/08/19 Blackpool (A), 925 Luke Leahy 03/08/19 Blackpool (A), 926 Mark Little 03/08/19 Blackpool (A), 927 Tyler Smith 03/08/19 Blackpool (A), 928 Josh Hare 10/08/19 Wycombe Wanderers (H), 929 Jordi van Stappershoef 07/09/19 Accrington Stanley (H), 930 Cameron Hargreaves 12/10/19 MK Dons (H), 931 Lucas Tomlinson 14/12/19 Ipswich Town (A), 932 Josh Barrett 11/01/20 Doncaster Rovers (H), 933 Jaydon Mitchell-Lawson 11/01/20 Doncaster Rovers (H), 934 Josh Ginnelly 18/01/20 Rotherham United (A), 935 Jamal Blackman 25/01/20 Fleetwood Town (H), 936 Timmy Abraham 08/02/20 Wycombe Wanderers (A), 937 Cian Harries 22/02/20 Sunderland (A), 938 James Daly 07/03/20 Southend United (A, 939 Jonah Ayunga 12/09/20 Sunderland (A), 940 Max Ehmer 12/09/20 Sunderland (A), 941 Josh Grant 12/09/20 Sunderland (A), 942 Brandon Hanlan 12/09/20 Sunderland (A), 943 Sam Nicholson 12/09/20 Sunderland (A), 944 David Tutonda 12/09/20 Sunderland (A), 945 Zain Westbrooke 12/09/20 Sunderland (A), 946 Zain Walker 26/09/20 Doncaster Rovers (A), 947 Jack Baldwin 03/10/20 Northampton Town (H), 948 Luke McCormick 03/10/20 Northampton Town (H), 949 Erhun Oztumer 17/10/20 Burton Albion (H), 950 Ali Koiki 17/10/20 Burton Albion (H), 951 Joseph Day 23/01/21 Charlton Athletic (H), 952 George Williams 30/01/21 Oxford United (A), 953 Ben Liddle 06/02/21 Fleetwood Town (A), 954 Pablo Martinez 27/03/21 Sunderland (H), 955 Tom Mehew 09/05/21 Blackpool (A), 956 Jed Ward 09/05/21 Blackpool (A), 957 Harry Anderson 07/08/21 Mansfield Town (A), 958 Nick Anderton 07/08/21 Mansfield Town (A), 959 Trevor Clarke 07/08/21 Mansfield Town (A), 960 Paul Coutts 07/08/21 Mansfield Town (A), 961 Luca Hoole 07/08/21 Mansfield Town (A), 962 Mark Hughes 07/08/21 Mansfield Town (A), 963 Harvey Saunders 07/08/21 Mansfield Town (A), 964 Connor Taylor 07/08/21 Mansfield Town (A), 965 Luke Thomas 07/08/21 Mansfield Town (A), 966 Aaron Collins 14/08/21 Stevenage (H), 967 Sam Finley 14/08/21 Stevenage (H), 968 James Belshaw 17/08/21 Oldham Athletic (H), 969 Brett Pitman 17/08/21 Oldham Athletic (H), 970 Leon Clarke 04/09/21 Crawley Town (H), 971 Antony Evans 04/09/21 Crawley Town (H), 972 Junior Brown 11/09/21 Hartlepool United (A), 973 Glenn Whelan 11/09/21 Hartlepool United (A), 974 Sion Spence 25/09/21 Walsall (A), 975 Ryan Loft 15/01/22 Hartlepool United (H), 976 James Connolly 22/01/22 Swindon Town (A), 977 Elliot Anderson 05/02/22 Sutton United (A), 978 Jon Nolan 05/03/22 Newport County (A), 979 James Gibbons 30/07/22 Forest Green Rovers (H), 980 John Marquis 30/07/22 Forest Green Rovers (H), 981 Jordan Rossiter 30/07/22 Forest Green Rovers (H), 982 Lewis Gordon 06/08/22 Burton Albion (A), 983 Jerry Lawrence 06/08/22 Burton Albion (A), 984 Lewis Gibson 13/08/22 Oxford United (H), 985 Sylvester Jasper 03/09/22 Morecambe (H), 986 Bobby Thomas 03/09/22 Morecambe (H), 987 Josh Coburn 08/10/22 Cambridge United (H), 988 Ellery Balcombe 28/01/23 Morecambe (A), 989 Jarell Quansah 28/01/23 Morecambe (A), 990 Grant Ward 28/01/23 Morecambe (A), 991 Lamare Bogarde 04/02/23 MK Dons (H), 992 Calum Macdonald 18/02/23 Burton Albion (H). Goals, and wins, dried up and Francis resigned in December 2001 for personal reasons. In May 1998 The Memorial Stadium Company purchased the ground and Rovers, with a 50% stake in the company, effectively became joint owners. Rovers: Belshaw, Gordon, Quansah, Finley (c), Sinclair, Ward, Marquis, Collins, Gibson, Bogarde, Hoole. Vacancy: YDP Lead An exciting opportunity for a talented, hardworking and experienced individual to come and join the rest of the team at Bristol Rovers Academy. Bristol Rovers Football Club are delighted to formally announce a new, innovative partnership with the Academy of Sports and Education to create a Performance Academy in London as an extended recruitment tool to produce more home-grown players. Bristol Rovers' Aaron Collins says it would be a "dream come true" to be included in Rob Page's squad for Wales . In 2007/08, Rovers again reached the quarter final of the competition. They acquitted themselves reasonably well at the higher level and clinched the Championship of the Southern League in 1904/05. We have a duty to develop and support players by ensuring a balance between their footballing development, their education and personal development. The partnership has been made possible through Academy Manager Chris Hargreaves, with . Take a look back at club records, past managers, every Rovers Football League player, important dates from the club's history, staff contact details and more. For the first time since 1940, therefore, Rovers have a home they can call their own. BRISTOL ROVERS FC FOOTBALL TRIALS . 8th Jul 2022, 10:10am. Shaquile had a brief trial with Bristol City before going on to play on . Lincoln City have added to their senior squad by handing a three-year deal to academy graduate Hayden Cann. By March 1940, the club found themselves in a precarious financial position and Eastville was sold to the Greyhound Company for 12,000, even though its valuation was nearer 20,000. To do this click on the cookie settings button below. In the play off semi final Lincoln Cit were beaten 2-1 at the Memorial Stadium in the first leg and 5-3 in the second leg at Sincil Bank. Shaun took charge for three games before reverting back to the role of assistant manager following the appointment of new boss Mark McGhee on 18th January 2012. 2022-23 Bristol City F.C. Martin has gone on to attain the UEFA A Licence, FA Youth Award as well as FA Psychology, Talent ID and Position Specific qualifications. In 11 (40.74%) matches in season 2023 played at home was total . Bristol Rovers Football Club are delighted to formally announce a new, innovative partnership with the Academy of Sports and Education to create a Performance Academy in London as an extended recruitment tool to produce more home-grown players. In 17 (73.91%) matches played at home was total goals (team and opponent) Over 1.5 goals. On average in direct matches both teams scored a 2.76 goals per Match. Grant Ward replaces Rovers captain Paul Coutts. The teenager linked up with Sheffield . Club Shop: The Club Superstore is located at the Memorial Stadium. 4 out of 10 . Shortly after the end of the season Rovers appointed former Torquay United manager Paul Buckle as their new boss and he was charged with the task of leading the club back to League One at the earliest opportunity. Bristol Academy Women's Football Club is an English women's football club affiliated with Bristol Rovers and the Bristol Academy of Sport, based at Filton College. Northampton Town Under 18s won 2-1 away to Bristol Rovers in the EFL Youth Alliance Merit League Two on Saturday morning. Just two months later, the Rugby Club found themselves in financial difficulty and was forced to call in the receivers. Warner, who came though the Liverpool academy, played for a long list of clubs, playing most of his games for Millwall across a five-year spell up to 2004. . Get your youth football trial with the Director of Football and we show you how to open your BRISTOL ROVERS FC FOOTBALL TRIAL today. As part of the deal Mr Wael Al-Qadi will became President of the club. We are pleased to announce that 23/24 Season Tickets will be going live on Friday 3rd March! Current first-team squad members Ryan Broom, Ollie Clarke, Ellis Harrison, Tyler Lyttle, Tom Lockyer, Jay Malpas and Kieran Preston all graduated from the Academy to earn a . Whilst that was a long way short of pre season expectations, there were signs that McGhee was building a squad capable of mounting a sustained challenge for promotion this time around. Furthermore, two new club Board members were appointed, Tom Gorringe and Karim Mardam-Bey. It was a decision that, with the benefit of hindsight, cost the club dearly. Bristol Rovers utility man Harry Anderson is set to be sidelined for four weeks, with groin surgery scheduled to take place on Friday morning. Chelsea Academy played just one official match this season and were under this line. Free predictions for the match Bristol Rovers x Charlton Athletic: 16.01.2021 | League One Best predictions and odds by soccer experts and cappers Accurate game analysis fscore.org.uk Check all about Bristol Rovers vs Barnsley on APWin, such as: standings, H2H and table for England - EFL League One. Colchester United appoint ex-Bristol Rovers, Swindon, Charlton head coach Ben Garner as their new first team boss ahead of the weekend. Bristol Rovers. 30th Aug 2022, 1:50pm. First Team Coaches: Andy Mangan, Glenn Whelan & Danny Ventre. We are excited to announce that our 2023/24 Season Tickets will be available for renewals this Friday at 10am! Upgrading your account means you can get additional access to: Live coverage of all of our fixtures, meaning you'll never miss a game, Match highlights to relive all the action, Live coverage of all of our fixtures, meaning youll never miss a game. Lambert moved on to Southampton after the first game of the following season, but his departure didnt, initially, appear to cause too many problems and Rovers went into October lying in third place in the league table. Favourite this Match. His reign lasted just over a month and took in only two games, before Dave Penney was appointed on a permanent basis. Anthony named Academy Manager 4 July 2022. The experienced former Scottish international striker was able to steady the ship and Rovers finished the season in 13th place. In 1980, the South Stand at the ground was destroyed by fire and six years later, faced with mounting debts and an increase in the rental for Eastville, Rovers moved to Bath to share Twerton Park with Bath City. Stadium : Memorial Stadium . This provides him with full control over Bristol Rovers (1883) Limited (BRFC1883) and Bristol Rovers Football Club Limited(BRFC).As part of this process, Wael has agreed to capitalise 18.4m of loans owed to Dwane Sports from BRFC 1883 and 16.5m owed by BRFC to BRFC1883. Blackburn Rovers team news Following Rovers' FA Cup win, Lancs Live provided the latest on Blackburn's injury situation. Bristol Rovers went 2 times over, once under this line and 2 times we saw three goals. Paul Trollope was sacked as manager in December 2010 and Darren Patterson was handed the job in a caretaker capacity. The first season of League football saw Rovers finish in 10th position, though during the 1920s and 1930s, they were never serious contenders for promotion and in fact had to seek re election to the Third Division (South) at the end of the 1938/39 campaign. With four minutes of that game remaining, the score was 1-1 and results elsewhere meant that Rovers were out of the play off places. The 2021-22 season is Bristol Rovers ' 139th year in their history and first season back in League Two since the 2015-16 season, following relegation the previous season. Bristol Rovers Harry Anderson tries a shot towards goal during the second half of the Sky Bet League 2 match between Northampton Town and Bristol Rovers at the PTS Academy Stadium, Northampton on. Sessions are free of charge and held at . This will be followed by general sale on March 17th - to ensure you know what to do, we have created a comprehensive Season Ticket overview, which can be viewed HERE. Bristol Rovers continue their pre-season preparations out in Portugal in a warm-weather camp in what is the last few days of their time abroad. Bristol Rovers vs Barnsley. In 2014, he nearly left the Newport academy after not being offered a scholarship. Bristol Rovers Memorial Stadium, Filton Avenue, Bristol, UK, BS7 0BF. Alternatively, please email ifollow@efl.com - note that live chat is recommended for the quickest response on a matchday. Southern League Champions, 1920 - Members of The Football League - Division Three, 1990 - Division Three Champions. new journey. Name change of ground to The Memorial Stadium. Alternatively, please email ifollow@efl.com - note that live chat is recommended for the quickest response on a matchday. April, though, turned out to be a very special month as Rovers won five and drew one of the six league games played, which meant that they travelled to Hartlepool on the final day of the season knowing that victory would cement a play off place. Away form, though, could best be described as patchy and the manager will undoubtedly be looking for improvement in his first full season in charge. However in Graydon's first season in charge there was a very real danger of relegation to the Conference. As the season progressed, the team constantly flirted with the play offs though never actually gained a place in the top seven. The name changed again briefly in 1897 to Bristol Eastville Rovers, before finally changing to Bristol Rovers in 1898. This 42-year old succeeds Matt Bloomfield who departed the U's last Wednesday to become the head of League One side Wycombe Wanderers.. Garner will be in charge of Colchester following Saturday's match against Bradford City. Bristol Rovers Manager Joey Barton . Read full article. Mr Nembhard, also known by his rap name TKorStretch, was at the carnival with his sister and friends, said his manager Chris Patrick who confirmed . There was a slight improvement in results following his appointment, but a disastrous run of six consecutive defeats pushed the club perilously close to the bottom of the table and they finished the season with only Halifax Town below them. Having competed in the Western League and the Birmingham and District League, Rovers joined the Southern League at the start of the 1899/1900 season. Bristol City FC Academy. Runners up - Leyland Daf Cup, 1993 - Relegated to Division Two (Old Division Three), 1996 - Move to The Memorial Ground, Bristol, 1998 - Division Two Play-Off Semi Final. Most Rovers fans expected Messrs Lawrence and Trollope to make a concerted bid for promotion in 2006/07, and they were not disappointed, though the route to League One was something of a roller coaster ride. In 1932, the Directors granted a 21-year lease to the Bristol Greyhound Racing Association to operate race meetings twice a week at the Stadium. Aston Villa have signed a second Bristol Rovers prospect in the space of a week, bringing in 13-year-old Bradley Burrowes to their own academy. Martin played professionally with Bristol Rovers and Doncaster Rovers and a successful Non-League career with Bath City, Newport County & Chippenham Town. Their second season at the higher level resulted in an 11th place finish, with a points tally of 63. Blackburn Rovers are still keen to get a deal over the line for Rochdale midfielder Ethan Brierley, according to a report from the Lancashire Telegraph. In 2016, Bristol Academy were re-branded as Bristol City following a sponsorship arrangement with Rovers' local rivals. This merger came about because up until this point Bristol Rovers only had girls teams up to the . Charities and other such organisations looking for donations, raffle items or other Bristol Rovers merchandise must write to Clare McDonagh (clare@bristolrovers.co.uk) at the address above on headed letter paper for a request to be considered. The Third Division (South) Championship was won in 1952/53 and the club established themselves in the top half of the Second Division for the remainder of the decade under the guidance of manager Bert Tann. It was Gerry Francis who built Rovers next promotion winning side. Bristol Rovers won 2 direct matches. Report this profile Report Report. New season, new journey. Try Premium FREE. Club News New Academy Manager is named 17 March 2022. There was a drastic improvement in home form, and the side remained unbeaten at the Memorial Stadium from the time of his appointment until the end of the season. We are committed to a philosophy that drives the development of young, home-grown players.'. Aaron Collins started at Bristol Rovers' academy before joining Newport County. 2023-03-04 00:27:24.000000 Don't blame Potter: Why even Zidane would struggle with the chaos at Chelsea Bristol Rovers Football Club can confirm that Academy Manager Chris Hargreaves has left his role by mutual consent. The home of Bristol Rovers on BBC Sport online. Directors: Wael Al-Qadi, Tom Gorringe, Karim Mardam-Bey. Unfortunately a poor start to the campaign proved costly and whilst the goals for tally was impressive, the goals against column was cause for concern right up until Christmas. Commanded the right flank and got forward when he could. Activity I am delighted to announce that I have accepted a 1 year placement at Surrey FA as a Sports Management and Development intern. Appointed as Manager in July 1987, Francis guided Rovers to the play off final in 1988/89 and one season later, his team clinched the Third Division Championship and made an historic first visit to Wembley in the Leyland Daf Final. To do this click on the cookie settings button below. Our aspiration is that at whatever stage a player leaves the Academy programme they will have found the experience beneficial to their development as people as well as players. The Gas made one change to the starting line-up from last week's 3-0 win at Oxford, with Grant Ward replacing Paul Coutts. Henry Njonjo. Duff and Rovers chief Barton were team-mates during the Clarets' Championship title . Bristol Rovers in actual season average scored 1.53 goals per match. Former Bristol Rovers midfielder Eliot Richards has returned to Welsh side Merthyr Town. Bristol Rovers Football Club (Official) University of Bath. . The campaign got off to an inauspicious start, with a 4-1 defeat at Peterborough on the opening day of the campaign and Rovers entered 2007 in 13th place in the league. 09/07/22 - Porto - Attendance & Referee unknown Signup Free. Completed application forms should be sent to louisesmith@bristolrovers.co.uk. England EFL League One. Chelsea Academy won 1 matches. The game's first moment of note was a yellow card in the 10th for skipper Sam Finley for a late challenge on Cadden. He gradually built a promotion challenging side and led Rovers to Wembley in the play off Final against Huddersfield in 1994/95, where the Yorkshire side ran out 2-1 winners. Rovers become owners of The Stadium, 2002 - Lowest ever league placing - 23rd in Division Three, 2007 -Sixth placed finish in Coca Cola League Two, promoted via the play offs. The club's official . Taurus Sports Academy May 2016 - Present 6 years 11 months. To renew your Season Ticket, please click HERE. By Harry Mail. That game proved to be a turning point and a 2-0 win was followed by further victories against Stockport County and Wycombe Wanderers, though sandwiched in between those latter two wins was a home defeat at the hands of Wrexham, which severely dented play off hopes. General Enquiries. Bristol Rovers F.C Academy have a history of producing home-grown players, going onto to play in the famous blue and white quarters. . The two of them remained in charge for a total of nine games and quickly stabilised the clubs position. A home tie for our U18s in the FA Youth Cup. Only three wins and a draw from the final four games was enough to preserve Football League status. (Image: Ryan Crockett/JMP) Scott Sinclair - 8. Though they remained in the competition until 1920, it proved to be the club's only Championship success before they became members of the Football League in 1920. However despite bringing in eight new players, either on loan or on short term deals, he was only able to record two wins and left after just 13 games in charge. Subscribing to iFollow today means you'll get even more access to Bristol Rovers content, including: Don't forget, at least 70% of all net revenue from iFollow goes directly to us! John Ward began a three year tenure in the hot seat in March 1993, too late to save the club from another relegation. in 2005 to reflect the increased investment from the Bristol Academy of Sport. *Not Included: 1939/40 (league season aborted after three games), 2014/15 (Conference). Everyone at Bristol Rovers Supporters Club was very saddened to learn that Mavis will be standing down from his role with the Gas Girls at the end of the season. Lincoln City to compete with Sunderland, Hull City and Charlton for versatile Premier League talent . We aim to create an environment where our young players can express themselves, believe that they can play at the highest possible level, and as a staff we are committed to helping them on that journey.