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Rovers come from behind to make FA Cup progress

Two goals in four second-half minutes saw Rovers safely through to the FA Cup Third Round for the third year in a row. First round hero Sion Spence dropped to...

Ian Baker Muir (part two)

…Two of those appearances were against Liverpool and the crowd of 38,320 at Anfield in September 1955, when Rovers were 2-0 winners (Biggs and Bradford the goalscorers), was the biggest...

Ian Baker Muir

IAN BAKER MUIR FEBRUARY 16TH 1929 – FEBRUARY 22ND 2009 …John’s son, Ian Baker Muir, was born in Motherwell on February 16th, 1929 and his career began with Thorniewood Celtic...

John Baker Muir (part two)

…Rovers began the 1931/32 season wearing their now famous blue and white quartered shirts for the first time and John was in the side for the first game of the...

John Baker Muir

JOHN BAKER MUIR NOVEMBER 18TH 1903 – APRIL 29TH 1959 Next, we move on to the Muirs; John Baker Muir was a Bristol Rovers player from March 1931 to November...

Ian Hamilton (part six)

…By the time of his testimonial match Ian already knew that he wasn’t being retained by Rovers and so the 4,000 or so fans at Eastville that night would see...