Date For Your Diary

Date For Your Diary

We are sure that you don’t need reminding, but in case you have misplaced your diary, don’t forget that we are hosting a skittles evening next Thursday (3rd April) The venue is Cribbs Sports and Social Club, The Lawns, Station Road, Henbury, BS10 7TB Kick...
Ooh Argh It’s Latvia

Ooh Argh It’s Latvia

As England prepare for tonight’s World Cup qualifier against Latvia at Wembley, football historian Stephen Byrne has been researching Rovers connections to that country and has come up with the following facts…. The only Latvian to play for Rovers was Vitalijs...
Gas Burn!

Gas Burn!

Just looking through the England starting XI for their game against Albania last Friday evening at Wembley, I was surprised to see that no fewer than six have played against Rovers in their career. Kyle Walker (for Northampton Town), Ezri Konsa (for Charlton...
Crunch Time At Crawley

Crunch Time At Crawley

Although formed in 1896, Crawley Town have only been a Football League club since winning The Conference title in 2010/11. It’s no real surprise, therefore, to discover we have only met them in a total of seven league games, with Rovers winning three, Crawley two and...
Rovers Albanian Connections

Rovers Albanian Connections

As England prepare for tonight’s World Cup qualifier against Albania, football historian Stephen Byrne has been researching Rovers connections to that country and has come up with the following facts. Three Albanian internationals have opposed Rovers in the League,...