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MAY 6TH On this day in 2000 Rovers lost 1-0 against Cardiff City at Ninian Park and slipped out of the top six for the first time since the previous...

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MAY 5TH Also on this day in 1990 Rovers were 3-0 winners at Blackpool, a victory that ensured they finished the season as Third Division champions. More than 5,000 Rovers...

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After a decade away Rovers played their first home game in Bristol when Stockport County were the first league side to visit the Memorial Ground, on this day in 1996....

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Following an enforced exile from Bristol that was to last a decade, Rovers played their first league gane at Twerton Park on this day in August 1986, and defeated Bolton...

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With the Southern League elected en masse to the Football League in 1920, Rovers lost 2-0 at Millwall in their inaugural match. A crowd of 25,000 at The Den saw...

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When Gary Penrice scored Rovers' third goal against Carlisle United, on 23rd August 1997, at the Memorial Stadium he became the only player to have scored for the club on...