Highlights from bristol rovers sky bet league two match against wycombe at adams park. Jan 19, 2019 despite beating playoff chasing doncaster rovers 32 last weekend in a thrilling encounter, prior to that they had not won in five games, picking up just one point from a 22 draw at gillingham. Wycombe wanderers football club complete match record by season. In 1996 rovers entered into a ground sharing agreement with bristol rugby and returned to their home city to play at the memorial ground, known locally as the mem. However, after a 30 win away at torquay, and bristol rovers losing to mansfield town, wycombe finished in 22nd place. Travel by train from high wycombe to bristol temple meads in 2h 10m.
The bristol rovers supporters club was set up in 1947 to provide financial support to the football club. England wycombe wanderers fc results, fixtures, squad. Lee brown had given rovers an early lead, burying a shot past. Matty taylor bristol rovers right footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Tommy mooney scored twice as wycombe cemented their place at the top of the table with a hardfought victory at bristol rovers.
On 10th april 2020, oxford united and bristol rovers go head to head in the efl league one. Afc wimbledon accrington stanley blackpool bolton wanderers bristol rovers burton albion coventry city doncaster rovers fleetwood town gillingham ipswich town lincoln city milton keynes dons oxford united peterborough united portsmouth rochdale rotherham united shrewsbury town southend united sunderland tranmere rovers wycombe wanderers. England bristol rovers fc results, fixtures, squad. Bristol rovers vs wycombe teams information, statistics. Wycombe vs bristol rovers teams information, statistics and. Personalised bristol rovers football book historic newspapers. All of the prematch build up, live text commentary, audio commentary, match stats and highlights for wycombe wanderers vs bristol rovers on 08 feb 20. Supporters will still be able to purchase tickets over the phone 0117 9096648 ext. Full coverage of bristol rovers vs oxford united including result, live commentary and pictures from sports mole mx23rw. Wanderers got off to the perfect start when steve elliott was.
Bristol rovers football books, dvds and merchandise. They didnt book anyone all game, so it continues and continues. In a dramatic final day of the league two campaign last month rovers fell out of the football league for the first time in their history on goal. Prediction wycombe wanderers bristol rovers of 08292017. Includes the latest news stories, results, fixtures, video and audio. Get all of the latest gas breaking transfer news, fixtures, pirates squad news and more every day from bristol live. Wycombe wanderers 15 bristol rovers efl trophy group stage. Exclusive interviews, clips and behind the scenes videos from the club. Bristol rovers made it four wins in a row after their 51 mauling of league two wycombe wanderers at adams park dominic telford and ryan broom netted braces on. In 1950, an fa commission, after examining the clubs books, fined bristol rovers. Looking at the history of games between rovers and wycombe the ledger is pretty even with 19 rovers wins, 4 draws and 15 wins to the chairboys. The first goal rovers have conceded since boxing day condemned to defeat against wycombe wanderers, and ended the gas sixmatch unbeaten run. Headtohead records of bristol rovers against other teams.
Within a few years, the rugby club fell on hard times and rovers were able to buy out their interest in the ground for a mere. Here are the highlights from saturdays 00 draw at bristol rovers. Wycombe 1 2 bristol rovers scott rendell scores a headed goal from deep inside the penalty box. Drew with bristol rovers lost to wycombe won against shrewsbury won against accrington won against. Pick up a copy from our volunteer sellers around the ground for. Wycombes game against bristol rovers was called off after 63 minutes following rain and thunder storms with the visitors leading 31. Bristol rovers 01 oxford united league one football. Full coverage of bristol rovers vs blackburn rovers including result, live commentary and pictures from sports mole. Bristol rovers have enjoyed success, endured failure, been embroiled in corruption scandals and faced homelessness on more than one occasion. Whilst sturdy at adams park, despite rovers winning 21 there earlier this campaign, wycombe have won just twice on the road this season in the league. It was the home side that made the brighter of starts under the sunshine at adams park.
From the clubs formation in 1883 as the black arabs to the. Headtohead records of wycombe wanderers against other teams. Bristol rovers football club is a professional football club in bristol, england, which plays in league one, the third tier of english football. Stephen byrne has been a rovers supporter since watching a goalless draw against orient in november 1974. He cowrote with mike jay pirates in profile, published in 1994 and bristol rovers.
It was a wycombe away win, one of 8 that was one of the most significant results in the history of bristol rovers. The 1950s was the most successful decade in the history of bristol rovers. Jan 01, 2006 tommy mooney scored twice as wycombe cemented their place at the top of the table with a hardfought victory at bristol rovers. Wycombe wanderers vs bristol rovers on 08 feb 20 match centre. Browse a wide selection of local history titles and listen to free talks in the afternoon. The definitive history, which appeared in 2003 and wrote rovers on this day and miscellany which were published in 2009 and 2010 respectively. Although he didnt earn a professional contract in bristol, or at tranmere rovers where he also had a trial, he went. Compare form, standings position and many match statistics. Apr 26, 2014 wycombe vs bristol rovers fan reaction dalodonut03.
Open up the history of bristol rovers fc book and reminisce the best moments in the teams football legacy. Bristol rovers vs wycombe wanderers on 19 jan 19 match. These 2 teams have met 10 times in the last several seasons based on the data that we have of them. Bristol rovers on this day revisits all the most magical and memorable moments from the clubs famously chequered history, mixing in a maelstrom of quirky anecdotes and legendary characters to produce an irresistibly dippable rovers diary with an entry for every day of the year. Sido jombati scored a closerange header for the visitors on 57 minutes to clinch three points for the visitors on cold, scrappy afternoon. In that time the club has enjoyed limited success on the field and a turbulent, at times, history off of it. The visitors went ahead when matt harrold drilled in a penalty after handball by stuart campbell, but chris lines freekick drew rovers level. The clubs official nickname is the pirates, reflecting the maritime history of bristol. Formation the club was formed in september 1883, following a meeting in the. Bristol rovers transfer news, team news, fixtures, gossip and more. Bristol rovers v wycombe wanderers 162 images created 20 oct 20. Bristol city vs blackburn rovers on 02 sep 18 match.
Bristol rovers 0 0 shrewsbury bristol rovers have set a blistering pace at the top of the table but their second consecutive goalless draw will make their fans wary. Oxford united vs bristol rovers head to head stats footystats. Lee brown bristol rovers right footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses to the right. An update for supporters regarding tickets for saturdays sky bet league one fixture at adams park against wycombe wanderers. The history of bristol rovers began over 120 years ago, in 1883. Bristol rovers fans fighting at cheltenham town january 2012 duration. Strangely enough his early bristol history was rather quirky, first turning down a move to city when an emerging youngster at stockport county and then later in 2006, at the almost height of his powers at wycombe wanderers, losing to a rovers side whose opening goal was scored by his younger brother, jamal. Vs bristol rovers england checkatrade trophy date match. Wycombe wanderers vs bristol rovers on 08 feb 20 match. In september 1883, in a meeting organised by school teacher bill somerton at the eastville restaurant on stapleton road in bristol, the.
Both sides came close, but neither could make the breakthrough. Wycombe wanderers, doncaster rovers wycombe wanderers the keepmoat stadium, score doncaster rovers 3 wycombe wanderers 1a, sat. Rovers play their home matches at the memorial stadium in horfield the club was founded in 1883 as black arabs f. Select the opponent from the menu on the left to see the overall record and list of results. Apr 26, 2014 a must win game for the gas and they came up with a massive result beating wycombe 21 with goals from lee brown and david clarkson securing 3 vital pointsone to go utg cmon you blues. Gp w d l gf ga pts liverpool 29 27 1 1 66 21 82 man city 28 18 3 7 68 31 57 leicester 29 16 5 8 58 28 53 chelsea 29 14 6. Wycombe wanderers vs bristol rovers league two 202014. The first chairman was former gloucestershire cricketer hampden alpass. The chairboys made the home advantage count as they made it backtoback home wins at adams park with a 31 victory over bristol rovers. Treasure island, the sense of an ending, only time will tell, watching you, smack, evelina, playing james. Bristol rovers vs cambridge united teams information. All of the prematch build up, live text commentary, audio commentary, match stats and highlights for bristol city vs blackburn rovers on 02 sep 18. This edition of parklife contains the thoughts of gareth ainsworth and matt bloomfield, plus rovers profiles, a walk down memory lane, and a kids pullout. Last week agent phil smiths licence was suspended and.
Bristol rovers were formed with the evocative title of black arabs, in september 1883, following a meeting of five young schoolteachers at a restaurant on. Jan 30, 2010 bristol rovers 23 wycombe stuart beavons header ended bristol rovers run of five successive home wins as wycombe took the points. A must win game for the gas and they came up with a massive result beating wycombe 21 with goals from lee brown and david clarkson securing 3 vital pointsone to go utg cmon you blues. Bristol rovers set to claim wycombe should have been relegated. The home of bristol rovers football on bbc sport online. Books and pamphlets on sale from bristol publishers, authors and societies. Wycombe vs bristol rovers fan reaction dalodonut03. Bristol rovers 11 blackburn rovers league one football. Bristol rovers fc had little influence player ratings as bristol rovers slump to wycombe wanderers defeat what we made of the players as rovers winless run goes on with a. This oneofakind book lets fans reminisce the players who fought for the league and cup wins, such as the midfielder, ian holloway from 1980. The three league games in that spell have all produced draws against teams in the thick of the promotion battle wycombe, blackpool and coventry, with this weekends with bristol rovers bringing. In the same season the club created history by reaching the third round proper of the f. May 29, 2014 bristol rovers have said their legal bid against wycombe is based on evidence given in a hearing that resulted in the banning of an agent.
Wycombe wanderers 15 bristol rovers efl trophy group. Full coverage of wycombe wanderers vs bristol rovers including result, live commentary and pictures from sports mole mx23rw. Tom pope became the quickest player in port vales history to score 20 goals in a season as bristol rovers were crushed 40. Join us for the annual bristol local history book fair. Bristol rovers fc news, transfer news, fixtures and opinion. Jan 08, 2019 bristol rovers fc had little influence player ratings as bristol rovers slump to wycombe wanderers defeat what we made of the players as rovers winless run goes on with a 31 loss at adams park. Wycombe wanderers vs bristol rovers on 18 aug 18 match.