| Club: | Eastville Rovers |
| Season: | 1891–92 |
| Stdtitle: | Ground |
| Stadium: | Schoolmasters' Cricket Ground, Ashley Down, Bristol |
| Cup1: | Gloucestershire Senior Challenge Cup |
| Cup1 Result: | 1st round |
| Prevseason: | 1890–91 |
| Nextseason: | 1892–93 |
The 1891–92 season was the ninth to be played by the team that are now known as Bristol Rovers, and their eighth playing under the name Eastville Rovers.
This was the last season that the club would spend playing mainly friendly matches, as they would become founder members of the newly-formed Bristol & District Football League (now known as the Western League) in the summer of 1892.[1] The opposition consisted mainly of teams that would also join the league next season, along with Kingswood, Craigmore College, and a Swindon Town "A" team. The club's participation in the Gloucestershire Senior Cup saw them reach the semi-final stage: A first-round victory over Craigmore College was followed by defeat by Warmley, both games ending with a 7–1 scoreline.[2] [3]
After a year's hiatus the reserve team returned to action, entering the Gloucestershire Junior Cup.[4] After receiving a first-round bye, they beat St Paul's 4–0 before suffering a heavy 8–1 defeat to St George Reserves in the third round.[5]
| Round | Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Scorers | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 30 January 1892 | Craigmore College | The Downs, Bristol | Won 7–1 | Laurie (2), Thomas (2), Taylor, Purser, Yates | [6] | |
| Semi-final | 27 February 1892 | Warmley | Warmley, Gloucestershire | Lost 1–7 | Yates |
| Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Scorers | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26 September 1891 | Warmley | Warmley, Gloucestershire | Lost 0–7 | [7] | ||
| 10 October 1891 | Mangotsfield | Schoolmasters' Cricket Ground, Bristol | Drew 1–1 | Yates | [8] [9] | |
| 17 October 1891 | Bedminster | Schoolmasters' Cricket Ground, Bristol | Lost 1–2 | [10] | ||
| 24 October 1891 | Swindon Town "A" | The Croft, Swindon | Lost 2–5 | [11] [12] | ||
| 31 October 1891 | St George | Schoolmasters' Cricket Ground, Bristol | Lost 1–2 | |||
| 7 November 1891 | Craigmore College | Schoolmasters' Cricket Ground, Bristol | Won 10–0 | [13] | ||
| 21 November 1891 | Clifton | Schoolmasters' Cricket Ground, Bristol | Won 1–0 | Yates | Clifton played most of the game with 10 men[14] | |
| 28 November 1891 | Kingswood | Chequers Ground, Kingswood | Won 3–1 | A. Laurie, Thomas, Yates | Rovers only fielded 9 players[15] | |
| 5 December 1891 | St George | St George, Bristol | Lost 2–8 | Laurie, Luke | ||
| 12 December 1891 | Swindon Town | Schoolmasters' Cricket Ground, Bristol | Drew 2–2 | Yates, Laurie | ||
| 19 December 1891 | Trowbridge Town | Schoolmasters' Cricket Ground, Bristol | Drew 1–1 | Yates | ||
| 26 December 1891 | St Simon's | Schoolmasters' Cricket Ground, Bristol | Won 3–0 | [16] | ||
| 2 January 1892 | Trowbridge Town | Trowbridge, Wiltshire | Lost 2–5 | Rogers (2) | [17] | |
| 16 January 1892 | Warmley | Schoolmasters' Cricket Ground, Bristol | Lost 1–6 | Laurie | [18] | |
| 23 January 1892 | Clifton | Gloucestershire County Ground, Bristol | Won 3–1 | Yates (2), Rogers | [19] | |
| 6 February 1892 | Warmley | Warmley, Gloucestershire | Lost 1–6 | Laurie | [20] | |
| 13 February 1892 | Mangotsfield | Mangotsfield, Gloucestershire | Won 2–1 | |||
| 5 March 1892 | Trowbridge Town | Trowbridge, Wiltshire | Drew 1–1 | |||
| 12 March 1892 | Kingswood | Schoolmasters' Cricket Ground, Bristol | [21] | |||
| 17 March 1892 | Craigmore College | Away | Won 7–1 | |||
| 29 March 1892 | St Simon's | Away | Won 2–0 | |||
| 9 April 1892 | Trowbridge Town | Trowbridge, Wiltshire | Lost 1–5 | [22] |
| Round | Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Scorers | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bye | ||||||
| 2 | 28 November 1891 | St Paul's | Schoolmasters' Cricket Ground, Bristol | Won 4–0 | |||
| 3 | 5 December 1891 | St George reserves | St George, Bristol | Lost 2–8 | [23] |
| Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Scorers | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 October 1891 | Barton Hill | The Downs, Bristol | Lost 0–3 | [24] | ||
| 17 October 1891 | Bedminster Reserves | Bedminster, Bristol | [25] | |||
| 24 October 1891 | Warmley Church | Warmley, Gloucestershire | Lost 0–3 | |||
| 31 October 1891 | St John's (Bedminster) | Bedminster, Bristol | Lost 1–5 | [26] [27] | ||
| 19 December 1891 | Mangotsfield Reserves | Mangotsfield, Gloucestershire | [28] | |||
| 26 December 1891 | Melville | The Downs, Bristol | ||||
| 2 January 1892 | Barton Hill | Schoolmasters' Cricket Ground, Bristol | Lost 0–7 | |||
| 9 January 1892 | Eastville Wanderers | Schoolmasters' Cricket Ground, Bristol | [29] | |||
| 23 January 1892 | Redcliff | Schoolmasters' Cricket Ground, Bristol | Won 3–2 | |||
| 13 February 1892 | Mangotsfield Reserves | Schoolmasters' Cricket Ground, Bristol | Won 5–1 | [30] | ||
| 20 February 1892 | Bedminster Reserves | Schoolmasters' Cricket Ground, Bristol | [31] |
Friendly matches are not included in this section.
| Player | Goals | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| League | Cup | Total | ||
| Laurie | – | 2 | 2 | |
| Thomas | – | 2 | 2 | |
| Yates | – | 2 | 2 | |
| Purser | – | 1 | 1 | |
| Taylor | – | 1 | 1 | |
The total cumulative record of Eastville Rovers up to the end of the 1891–92 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.