List of Bristol Rovers F.C. seasons explained

This article lists all the Bristol Rovers Football Club seasons from 1892-1893 up to 2021–22.

Seasons

Legend

Background colours		Cups		Other competitions
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	EFL Cup	EFL Trophy	Other	Top League Goalscorer
		data-sort-type="number"	Pos!	data-sort-type="number"	W!	data-sort-type="number"	D!	data-sort-type="number"					L!	data-sort-type="number"	F!	data-sort-type="number"	A!	data-sort-type="number"	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						9
1893–94	Bristol & District D1	9	5	2	11	30	30	12						8
1894–95	Bristol & District D1	6	10	4	8	46	40	24						17
1895–96	Western D1	2	14	1	5	57	22	29						15
1896–97	Western D1	5	7	2	7	25	23	14	Q3					8
1897–98	B'ham & District	3	20	4	6	84	34	44	Q5					11
1898–99	B'ham & District	4	20	5	9	132	49	46	Q3					32
1899–1900	Southern D1	10	11	3	14	46	55	25	Q4					12
1900–01	Southern D1	7	14	4	10	46	35	32	R1					11
1901–02	Southern D1	9	12	5	13	43	39	29	R2					14
1902–03	Southern D1	5	13	8	9	46	34	34				GC		11
1903–04	Southern D1	3	17	8	9	64	42	42						18
1904–05	Southern D1	1	20	8	6	74	36	48	R1			GC		19
1905–06	Southern D1	8	15	5	14	56	56	35	R1					13
1906–07	Southern D1	14	12	9	17	55	54	33	R3					14
1907–08	Southern D1	6	16	10	12	59	56	42	R3					14
1908–09	Southern D1	5	17	9	14	60	63	43	R1					19
1909–10	Southern D1	13	16	10	16	37	48	42	R2					13
1910–11	Southern D1	16	10	10	18	42	55	30	R1					9
1911–12	Southern D1	17	9	13	16	41	62	31	R1				George Richards	7
1912–13	Southern D1	16	12	9	17	55	64	33	R3					11
1913–14	Southern D1	17	10	11	17	46	67	31	R1					13
1914–15	Southern D1	16	14	3	21	53	75	31	R1					15
League football suspended during World War I
1919–20	Southern D1	17	11	13	18	61	78	35	R1					9
1920–21	Division 3	10	18	7	17	68	57	43	R1					21
1921–22	Division 3(S)	14	14	10	18	52	67	38	Q6					15
1922–23	Division 3(S)	13	13	16	13	35	36	42	Q6					10
1923–24	Division 3(S)	9	15	13	14	52	46	43	Q5					23
1924–25	Division 3(S)	17	12	13	17	42	49	37	R1				Ernie Whatmore	9
1925–26	Division 3(S)	19	15	6	21	66	69	36	R1					19
1926–27	Division 3(S)	10	16	9	17	78	80	41	R3					26
1927–28	Division 3(S)	19	14	4	24	69	93	32	R2					15
1928–29	Division 3(S)	19	13	7	22	60	79	33	R2					13
1929–30	Division 3(S)	20	11	8	23	69	93	30	R3					24
1930–31	Division 3(S)	15	16	8	18	75	92	40	R4					24
1931–32	Division 3(S)	18	13	8	21	65	92	34	R2					17
1932–33	Division 3(S)	9	15	14	13	61	56	44	R3					15
1933–34	Division 3(S)	7	20	11	11	77	47	51	R2					17
1934–35	Division 3(S)	8	17	10	15	73	77	44	R3			D3SC W		19
1935–36	Division 3(S)	17	14	9	19	69	95	37	R3					15
1936–37	Division 3(S)	15	16	4	22	71	80	36	R3					14
1937–38	Division 3(S)	15	13	13	16	46	61	39	R1					14
1938–39	Division 3(S)	22	10	13	19	55	61	33	R2					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					13
1947–48	Division 3(S)	20	13	8	21	71	75	34	R4					11
1948–49	Division 3(S)	5	19	10	13	61	51	48	R1					13
1949–50	Division 3(S)	9	19	5	18	51	51	43	R1					13
1950–51	Division 3(S)	6	20	15	11	64	42	55						20
1951–52	Division 3(S)	7	20	12	14	89	53	52	R4					29
1952–53	Division 3(S) ↑	1	26	12	8	92	46	64	R3					33
1953–54	Division 2	9	14	16	12	64	58	44	R3					21
1954–55	Division 2	9	19	7	16	75	70	45	R4					26
1955–56	Division 2	6	21	6	15	84	70	48	R4					25
1956–57	Division 2	9	18	9	15	81	67	45	R4					19
1957–58	Division 2	10	17	8	17	85	80	42						20
1958–59	Division 2	6	18	12	12	80	64	48	R3					26
1959–60	Division 2	9	18	11	13	72	78	47	R4					21
1960–61	Division 2	17	15	7	20	73	92	37	R3	R3				20
1961–62	Division 2 ↓	21	13	7	22	53	81	33	R3	R2				13
1962–63	Division 3	19	15	11	20	70	88	41	R1	R4				17
1963–64	Division 3	12	19	8	19	97	79	46	R4	R3				30
1964–65	Division 3	6	20	15	11	82	58	55	R3	R2				20
1965–66	Division 3	16	14	14	18	64	64	42	R1	R2				16
1966–67	Division 3	5	20	13	13	76	67	53	R3	R1				23
1967–68	Division 3	15	17	9	20	72	78	43	R3	R1				11
1968–69	Division 3	16	16	11	19	63	71	43	R5	R1				14
1969–70	Division 3	3	20	16	10	80	59	56	R2	R1				15
1970–71	Division 3	6	19	13	14	69	50	51	R2					17
1971–72	Division 3	6	21	12	13	75	56	54	R3					12
1972–73	Division 3	5	20	13	13	77	56	53	R1	R4		WC W		25
1973–74	Division 3 ↑	2	22	17	7	65	33	61	R3	R1				22
1974–75	Division 2	19	12	11	19	42	64	35	R4	R2				11
1975–76	Division 2	18	11	16	15	38	50	38	R3	R3				13
1976–77	Division 2	15	12	13	17	53	68	37	R3	R1				11
1977–78	Division 2	18	13	12	17	61	77	38	R5	R1		ASC group		20
1978–79	Division 2	16	14	10	18	48	60	38	R5	R1		ASC group		13
1979–80	Division 2	19	11	13	18	50	64	35	R3	R1				12
1980–81	Division 2 ↓	22	5	13	24	34	65	23	R4	R3			Aidan McCaffery	5
1981–82	Division 3	15	18	9	19	58	65	61	R1	R2				12
1982–83	Division 3	7	22	9	15	84	58	75	R2	R2				20
1983–84	Division 3	5	22	13	11	68	54	79	R2	R2				13
1984–85	Division 3	6	21	12	13	66	48	75	R3	R2	R1			18
1985–86	Division 3	16	14	12	20	51	75	54	R4	R2				16
1986–87	Division 3	19	13	12	21	49	75	51	R1	R1				10
1987–88	Division 3	8	18	12	16	68	56	66	R3	R1				18
1988–89	Division 3	5	19	17	10	67	51	74	R2	R1		PO RU		20
1989–90	Division 3 ↑	1	26	15	5	71	35	93	R1	R1	RU			18
1990–91	Division 2	13	15	13	18	56	59	58	R3	R1		FMC R2		16
1991–92	Division 2	13	16	14	16	60	63	62	R4	R3		FMC R1	Devon White	10
1992–93	Division 1 ↓	24	10	11	25	55	87	41	R3	R2		AIC group		14
1993–94	Division 2	8	20	10	16	60	59	70	R1	R1	R2			22
1994–95	Division 2	4	22	16	8	70	40	82	R3	R1		PO RU		16
1995–96	Division 2	10	20	10	16	57	60	70	R1	R2				21
1996–97	Division 2	17	15	11	20	47	50	56	R1	R1	R1			12
1997–98	Division 2	5	20	10	16	70	64	70	R3	R1		PO SF		23
1998–99	Division 2	13	13	17	16	65	56	56	R5	R1	R1			25
1999–2000	Division 2	7	23	11	12	69	45	80	R1	R2			Jason Roberts	22
2000–01	Division 2 ↓	21	12	15	19	53	57	51	R1	R3				15
2001–02	Division 3	23	11	12	23	40	60	45	R4	R2				15
2002–03	Division 3	20	12	15	19	50	57	51	R2	PR	R1			11
2003–04	Division 3	15	14	13	19	50	61	55	R1	R1	R1			14
2004–05	League 2	12	13	21	12	60	57	60	R1	R2				19
2005–06	League 2	12	17	9	20	59	67	60	R2	R1	R1			20
2006–07	League 2 ↑	6	20	12	14	49	42	72	R4	R1	RU	PO W		12
2007–08	League 1	16	12	17	17	45	53	53		R2	R2			13
2008–09	League 1	11	17	12	17	79	61	63	R1	R1	R1			29
2009–10	League 1	11	19	5	22	59	70	62	R1	R2	R1			14
2010–11	League 1 ↓	22	11	12	23	48	82	45	R1	R1				17
2011–12	League 2	13	15	12	19	60	70	57	R3	R2	R1			16
2012–13	League 2	14	16	12	18	60	69	60	R1	R1	R1			7
2013–14	League 2 ↓	23	12	14	20	43	54	50	R3	R1	R1			13
2014–15	Conference Prem ↑	2	25	16	5	73	34	91	R1			PO W FAT R1		20
2015–16	League 2 ↑	3	26	7	13	77	46	85	R1	R1				27
2016–17	League 1	10	18	12	16	68	70	66	R2	R2	Group			16
2017–18	League 1	13	16	11	19	60	76	59	R1	R3	Group			14
2018–19	League 1	15	13	15	18	47	50	54	R1	R2	SF			11
2019–20	League 1	14	12	9	14	38	49	45	R3	R2	R3			13
2020–21	League 1 ↓	24	10	8	28	40	70	38	R3	R1	R3			8
2021–22	League 2 ↑	3	23	11	12	71	49	80	R3	R1	Group			16
2022–23	League 1	17	14	11	21	58	73	53	R2	R1	QF			16
2023–24	League 1	15	16	9	21	52	68	57	R3	R1	2R			16

Notes

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

• Eastville Rovers Football Club History Database. Retrieved 3 May 2007.
• Bristol Eastville Rovers Football Club History Database. Retrieved 3 May 2007.

Bibliography

• Book: Byrne, Stephen . Jay, Mike . Bristol Rovers Football Club – The Definitive History 1883–2003 . 2003 . . . 0-7524-2717-2.

Notes and References

1. Web site: Bristol Rovers . Football Club History Database . 21 August 2016.
2. Web site: FA Cup: Past results . The Football Association . 21 August 2016.
3. Byrne & Jay (2003), p. 48
4. Web site: League One & League Two clubs vote to end seasons early . 9 June 2020 . BBC Football . 21 July 2020.