1890–91 Eastville Rovers F.C. season

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.

Eastville Rovers
1890–91 season
GroundThree Acres, Ashley Down, Bristol
Gloucestershire Senior Challenge Cup1st round

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

Gloucestershire Senior Cup
RoundDateOpponentVenueResultScorersNotes
131 January 1891BedminsterThree Acres, BristolLost 2–3Perrin, Laurie[2][5]

Club matches
DateOpponentVenueResultScorersNotes
20 September 1890WarmleyWarmley, GloucestershireLost 0–1[6]
4 October 1890St GeorgeSt George, BristolLost 4–8Perrin (2), Laurie, Yates[7]
11 October 1890BedminsterBedminster Cricket Ground, BristolLost 2–4Perrin (2)[8]
18 October 1890ClevedonThree Acres, BristolWon 3–0[9]
25 October 1890Trowbridge TownTrowbridge, WiltshireLost 1–5Yates[10][11]
8 November 1890Craigmore CollegeThree Acres, BristolWon 5–1Yates, W. Taylor, A. Laurie, Perrin, Hodgson[11][12]
15 November 1890CliftonClifton, BristolWon 3–0Yates (3)[11][13]
22 November 1890BathThree Acres, BristolDrew 3–3Yates (2), A. Laurie[14][15]
13 December 1890BedminsterAshton Gate, BristolLost 1–4Yates[16][17]
20 December 1890WarmleyThree Acres, Bristol[18]
27 December 1890ClevedonClevedon, Somerset[19]
10 January 1891St GeorgeThree Acres, Bristol[20]
24 January 1891Trowbridge TownThree Acres, BristolLost 3–1Somerton[21]
7 February 1891St GeorgeSt George, Bristol[22]
14 February 1891Craigmore CollegeThree Acres, BristolWon 8–0F. Laurie, Wallace, Taylor, ThomasRovers only fielded ten players[23]
21 February 1891CliftonThree Acres, Bristol[24]Drew 1–1Thomas[25]
14 March 1891BathLambridge Meadows, BathCancelled[26][27]
28 March 1891Trowbridge TownTrowbridge, WiltshireLost 1–3Perrin[28]
11 April 1891WarmleyWarmley, GloucestershireLost 1–5W. Taylor[29]

Statistics
Friendly matches are not included in this section.
Match record
CompetitionHomeAwayTotal
PWDLFAPWDLFAPWDLFA
Gloucestershire Cup 100123 000 000 100123
Goalscorers
PlayerGoals
LeagueCupTotal
Laurie–11
Walter Perrin–11

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.

Match record
CompetitionHomeAwayTotal
PWDLFAPWDLFAPWDLFA
Gloucestershire Cup 301237 650 1108 95131315
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References
  1. "Gloucestershire Football Association". Western Daily Press. 24 September 1890. Retrieved 21 November 2017 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  2. "Saturday's football". Bristol Mercury. 2 February 1891. Retrieved 23 November 2017 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  3. "Summary of the observations made at the stations included in the daily and weekly weather reports for the calendar month January 1891" (PDF). London: The Meteorological Office. 1891. Retrieved 24 November 2017.
  4. "Athletics". Bristol Mercury. 26 September 1889. Retrieved 15 November 2017 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  5. "Fixtures for to-morrow". Bristol Mercury. 30 January 1891. Retrieved 23 November 2017 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  6. "Saturday's football matches". Bristol Mercury. 22 September 1890. Retrieved 21 November 2017 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  7. "Athletics". Bristol Mercury. 6 October 1890. Retrieved 24 November 2017 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  8. "Athletics". Bristol Mercury. 13 October 1890. Retrieved 24 November 2017 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  9. "Athletics". Bristol Mercury. 20 October 1890. Retrieved 21 November 2017 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  10. "Athletics". Bristol Mercury. 24 October 1890. Retrieved 21 November 2017 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  11. Byrne & Jay (2003), p.33
  12. "Athletics". Bristol Mercury. 10 November 1890. Retrieved 21 November 2017 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  13. "Football". Sporting Life. 15 November 1890. Retrieved 21 November 2017 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  14. "Athletics". Bristol Mercury. 21 November 1890. Retrieved 21 November 2017 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  15. "Athletics". Bristol Mercury. 24 November 1890. Retrieved 21 November 2017 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  16. "Local athletic fixtures–to-day". Bristol Mercury. 13 December 1890. Retrieved 21 November 2017 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  17. "Athletics". Bristol Mercury. 15 December 1890. Retrieved 21 November 2017 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  18. "Fixtures for to-morrow". Bristol Mercury. 19 December 1890. Retrieved 21 November 2017 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  19. "Local athletic fixtures". Western Daily Press. 27 December 1890. Retrieved 21 November 2017 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  20. "Fixtures for to-morrow". Bristol Mercury. 9 January 1891. Retrieved 23 November 2017 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  21. "Football". Bristol Magpie. 31 January 1891. Retrieved 28 August 2019 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  22. "Fixtures for to-morrow". Bristol Mercury. 6 February 1891. Retrieved 29 November 2017 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  23. "Athletics". Bristol Mercury. 16 February 1891. Retrieved 23 November 2017 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  24. "Football". Bristol Magpie. 21 February 1891. Retrieved 28 August 2019 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  25. "Football". Bristol Magpie. 28 February 1891. Retrieved 28 August 2019 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  26. "Fixtures for to-morrow". Bristol Mercury. 13 March 1891. Retrieved 29 November 2017 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  27. "Athletics". Bristol Mercury. 16 March 1891. Retrieved 29 November 2017 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  28. "Athletics". Bristol Mercury. 30 March 1891. Retrieved 29 November 2017 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  29. "Athletics". Bristol Mercury. 13 April 1891. Retrieved 30 November 2017 – via British Newspaper Archive.

Bibliography
  • Byrne, Stephen; Jay, Mike (2003). Bristol Rovers Football Club: The Definitive History 1883–2003. Stroud: Tempus. ISBN 0-7524-2717-2.
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