1890–91 Eastville Rovers F.C. season explained
The 1890–91 season was the eighth to be played by the team that are now known as Bristol Rovers, and their seventh playing under the name Eastville Rovers.
Season review
Eastville Rovers' stay in this year's Gloucestershire Senior Challenge Cup was a brief one. Prior to this season they had never failed to reach the semi-final stage, but after gaining automatic entry to the competition based on their performance last season they found themselves eliminated in the first round by Bedminster.[1] [2]
There was a depleted look to the club friendly match list too due to poor weather during the middle part of the season. A severe frost set in across England throughout December and January, which meant that very little football was possible over the winter.[3]
The club stopped fielding a reserve team this season, leaving only a single team representing the club. They had entered a second XI into the inaugural Gloucestershire Junior Challenge Cup last year,[4] but they opted not to put a team into the competition this time around.[5]
Results
First team
Club matches
| Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Scorers | Notes |
|---|
| 20 September 1890 | Warmley | Warmley, Gloucestershire | Lost 0–1 | | [6] |
| 4 October 1890 | St George | St George, Bristol | Lost 4–8 | Perrin (2), Laurie, Yates | [7] |
| 11 October 1890 | Bedminster | Bedminster Cricket Ground, Bristol | Lost 2–4 | Perrin (2) | [8] |
| 18 October 1890 | Clevedon | Three Acres, Bristol | Won 3–0 | | [9] |
| 25 October 1890 | Trowbridge Town | Trowbridge, Wiltshire | Lost 1–5 | Yates | [10] [11] |
| 8 November 1890 | Craigmore College | Three Acres, Bristol | Won 5–1 | Yates, W. Taylor, A. Laurie, Perrin, Hodgson | [12] |
| 15 November 1890 | Clifton | Clifton, Bristol | Won 3–0 | Yates (3) | [13] |
| 22 November 1890 | Bath | Three Acres, Bristol | Drew 3–3 | Yates (2), A. Laurie | [14] [15] |
| 13 December 1890 | Bedminster | Ashton Gate, Bristol | Lost 1–4 | Yates | [16] [17] |
| 20 December 1890 | Warmley | Three Acres, Bristol | | | [18] |
| 27 December 1890 | Clevedon | Clevedon, Somerset | | | [19] |
| 10 January 1891 | St George | Three Acres, Bristol | | | [20] |
| 24 January 1891 | Trowbridge Town | Three Acres, Bristol | Lost 3–1 | Somerton | [21] |
| 7 February 1891 | St George | St George, Bristol | | | [22] |
| 14 February 1891 | Craigmore College | Three Acres, Bristol | Won 8–0 | F. Laurie, Wallace, Taylor, Thomas | Rovers only fielded ten players[23] |
| 21 February 1891 | Clifton | Three Acres, Bristol[24] | Drew 1–1 | Thomas | [25] |
| 14 March 1891 | Bath | Lambridge Meadows, Bath | Cancelled | | [26] [27] |
| 28 March 1891 | Trowbridge Town | Trowbridge, Wiltshire | Lost 1–3 | Perrin | [28] |
| 11 April 1891 | Warmley | Warmley, Gloucestershire | Lost 1–5 | W. Taylor | [29] | |
Statistics
Friendly matches are not included in this section.
Goalscorers| Player | Goals |
|---|
| League | Cup | Total |
|---|
| Laurie | – | 1 | 1 |
| Walter Perrin | – | 1 | 1 | |
Cumulative record
The total cumulative record of Eastville Rovers up to the end of the 1890–91 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 last season. Friendly matches are not included in this table, and games held at neutral venues are considered to have been played away from home.
As of the summer of 1891, Rovers' competitive matches had all been played in the Gloucestershire Cup.
Bibliography
- Book: Byrne . Stephen . Jay . Mike . Bristol Rovers Football Club: The Definitive History 1883–2003 . 2003 . Tempus . Stroud . 0-7524-2717-2.
Notes and References
- News: Gloucestershire Football Association . 24 September 1890 . Western Daily Press . British Newspaper Archive . subscription . 21 November 2017.
- News: Saturday's football . 2 February 1891 . Bristol Mercury . British Newspaper Archive . subscription . 23 November 2017.
- Web site: Summary of the observations made at the stations included in the daily and weekly weather reports for the calendar month January 1891 . The Meteorological Office . London . 1891 . 24 November 2017.
- News: Athletics . 26 September 1889 . Bristol Mercury . British Newspaper Archive . subscription . 15 November 2017.
- News: Fixtures for to-morrow . 30 January 1891 . Bristol Mercury . British Newspaper Archive . subscription . 23 November 2017.
- News: Saturday's football matches . 22 September 1890 . Bristol Mercury . British Newspaper Archive . subscription . 21 November 2017.
- News: Athletics . 6 October 1890 . Bristol Mercury . British Newspaper Archive . subscription . 24 November 2017.
- News: Athletics . 13 October 1890 . Bristol Mercury . British Newspaper Archive . subscription . 24 November 2017.
- News: Athletics . 20 October 1890 . Bristol Mercury . British Newspaper Archive . subscription . 21 November 2017.
- News: Athletics . 24 October 1890 . Bristol Mercury . British Newspaper Archive . subscription . 21 November 2017.
- Byrne & Jay (2003), p.33
- News: Athletics . 10 November 1890 . Bristol Mercury . British Newspaper Archive . subscription . 21 November 2017.
- News: Football . 15 November 1890 . Sporting Life . British Newspaper Archive . subscription . 21 November 2017.
- News: Athletics . 21 November 1890 . Bristol Mercury . British Newspaper Archive . subscription . 21 November 2017.
- News: Athletics . 24 November 1890 . Bristol Mercury . British Newspaper Archive . subscription . 21 November 2017.
- News: Local athletic fixtures–to-day . 13 December 1890 . Bristol Mercury . British Newspaper Archive . subscription . 21 November 2017.
- News: Athletics . 15 December 1890 . Bristol Mercury . British Newspaper Archive . subscription . 21 November 2017.
- News: Fixtures for to-morrow . 19 December 1890 . Bristol Mercury . British Newspaper Archive . subscription . 21 November 2017.
- News: Local athletic fixtures . 27 December 1890 . Western Daily Press . British Newspaper Archive . subscription . 21 November 2017.
- News: Fixtures for to-morrow . 9 January 1891 . Bristol Mercury . British Newspaper Archive . subscription . 23 November 2017.
- News: Football . 31 January 1891 . Bristol Magpie . British Newspaper Archive . subscription . 28 August 2019.
- News: Fixtures for to-morrow . 6 February 1891 . Bristol Mercury . British Newspaper Archive . subscription . 29 November 2017.
- News: Athletics . 16 February 1891 . Bristol Mercury . British Newspaper Archive . subscription . 23 November 2017.
- News: Football . 21 February 1891 . Bristol Magpie . British Newspaper Archive . subscription . 28 August 2019.
- News: Football . 28 February 1891 . Bristol Magpie . British Newspaper Archive . subscription . 28 August 2019.
- News: Fixtures for to-morrow . 13 March 1891 . Bristol Mercury . British Newspaper Archive . subscription . 29 November 2017.
- News: Athletics . 16 March 1891 . Bristol Mercury . British Newspaper Archive . subscription . 29 November 2017.
- News: Athletics . 30 March 1891 . Bristol Mercury . British Newspaper Archive . subscription . 29 November 2017.
- News: Athletics . 13 April 1891 . Bristol Mercury . British Newspaper Archive . subscription . 30 November 2017.
