1889–90 Eastville Rovers F.C. season

The 1889–90 season was the seventh to be played by the team that are now known as Bristol Rovers, and their sixth playing under the name Eastville Rovers.

Eastville Rovers
1889–90 season
GroundThree Acres
Gloucestershire Senior Challenge CupSecond round

Season review

As reigning Gloucestershire Cup champions, much was expected of Eastville Rovers during the 1889–90 season, but for much of the early part of the season they were unable to field a full-strength side and as a result they put in a number of lacklustre performances. They failed in their efforts to retain the trophy thanks to a heavy defeat to Clifton in the second round.

Prior to their meeting with Rovers in the first round of the newly-renamed Gloucestershire Senior Challenge Cup, two Warmley players were banned for two months for excessively rough play in a match against Clifton.[1] Serious consideration was given to postponing the cup tie because the Warmley team wouldn't have been at full strength, but the game went ahead on 18 January as planned, and was won by Rovers thanks to a single goal by Walter Perrin. Reports at the time commented on a large crowd attending the cup match in the hope of seeing some more violent play.

The reserve team had fewer games than in previous seasons, but this year saw them enter a cup competition for the first time. They took part in the inaugural Gloucestershire Junior Challenge Cup, where they were drawn against Brandon in the first round. A comfortable 6–0 victory put the Rovers through to the second round, where they were beaten by eventual cup winners Kingswood Congregational. It took the Kingswood side four attempts to beat Warmley Reserves in the final – two draws were followed by a game that had to be replayed due to the use of ineligible players, with Kingswood Congregational finally taking the trophy after the third replay.

A curious incident took place just before Christmas when the Bristol Mercury reported that the reserve team had drawn 23–23 with Clifton's reserves on 21 December.[2] The following day the paper printed a retraction of the story, stating that they had been told by the honorary secretary of Clifton that the game had not taken place.[3]

Results

Gloucestershire Senior Cup
RoundDateOpponentVenueResultScorersNotes
118 January 1890WarmleyWarmley, GloucestershireWon 1–0Perrin[4]
Semi-final15 February 1890CliftonGloucestershire County GroundLost 2–6Taylor, Hodgson[5]

Club matches
DateOpponentVenueResultScorersNotes
29 August 1889Weston-super-MareRecreation Grounds, Weston-super-Mare[6]
21 September 1889KingswoodKingswood, BristolLost 0–2[7]
12 October 1889WarmleyWarmley, GloucestershireDrew 3–3Gay (o.g.), Wilmut (o.g.)[8]
19 October 1889Craigmore CollegeThe DownsDrew 1–1[9]
26 October 1889BathThe Downs, BristolWon 1–0Channing[10][11]
9 November 1889CliftonAshton Gate, BristolLost 0–1[12]
16 November 1889TrowbridgeTrowbridge, WiltshireLost 2–4Own goal, Yates[13]
23 November 1889St GeorgeThe Downs, BristolWon 2–0[14]
30 November 1889St SimonBishopston, BristolWon 4–1F. Laurie (3), Hardick[15]
7 December 1889CliftonGloucestershire County GroundLost 0–3[16]
14 December 1889ClevedonHorfield, BristolWon 2–0Perrin, Attewell[17]
21 December 1889WarmleyBristolDrew 0–0[2][18]
28 December 1889Old Boys, Q.E.H.Eastville, BristolWon 2–1[19][20]
11 January 1890TrowbridgeBishopston, BristolLost 1–2[21]
25 January 1890BathBath, Somerset[22]
8 February 1890KingswoodKingswood, BristolWon 2–1Perrin (2)[23]
1 March 1890St GeorgeSt George, BristolLost 1–2[24]
29 March 1890ClevedonClevedon, SomersetLost 1–4[25]

Gloucestershire Junior Cup
RoundDateOpponentVenueResultScorersNotes
119 October 1889BrandonHomeWon 6–0Rogers (4), Smith, Hooper[26][27]
29 November 1889Kingswood CongregationalLost 0–1[12]

Club matches
DateOpponentVenueResultScorersNotes
26 October 1889RudgewayAwayWon 5–0Rogers (3), Smith, Neale[28]
2 November 1889Clifton ReservesThe Downs, BristolLost 0–3[29]
23 November 1889Clifton ReservesThe Downs, BristolLost 0–1[14]
21 December 1889Clifton ReservesThe Downs, BristolNot played[3][18]

Statistics
Friendly matches are not included in this section.
Match record
CompetitionHomeAwayTotal
PWDLFAPWDLFAPWDLFA
Gloucestershire Cup 000000 210 136 210136
Goalscorers
PlayerGoals
LeagueCupTotal
Hodgson–11
Walter Perrin–11
Taylor–11

Cumulative record

The total cumulative record of Eastville Rovers up to the end of the 1889–90 season is shown below. This is calculated by adding the numbers in the section above to the total games played up to 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 1889, Rovers' competitive matches had all been played in the Gloucestershire Cup.

Match record
CompetitionHomeAwayTotal
PWDLFAPWDLFAPWDLFA
Gloucestershire Cup 201114 650 1108 85121112

References
  1. "Athletics". Bristol Mercury. 16 January 1890. Retrieved 17 November 2017 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  2. "Athletics". Bristol Mercury. 23 December 1889. Retrieved 16 November 2017 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  3. "Athletics". Bristol Mercury. 24 December 1889. Retrieved 17 November 2017 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  4. "Athletics". Bristol Mercury. 20 January 1890. Retrieved 15 November 2017 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  5. "Athletics". Bristol Mercury. 17 February 1890. Retrieved 15 November 2017 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  6. "Local news". Weston-super-Mare Gazette and General Advertiser. 28 August 1889. Retrieved 15 November 2017 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  7. "Football in Bristol". Bristol Mercury. 23 September 1889. Retrieved 15 November 2017 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  8. "Athletics". Bristol Mercury. 14 October 1889. Retrieved 15 November 2017 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  9. "Athletics". Bristol Mercury. 24 October 1889. Retrieved 28 August 2019 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  10. "Athletics". Bristol Mercury. 28 October 1889. Retrieved 15 November 2017 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  11. "Football". Bath Chronicle and Weekly Gazette. 31 October 1889. Retrieved 15 November 2017 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  12. "Athletics". Bristol Mercury. 11 November 1889. Retrieved 15 November 2017 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  13. "Athletics". Bristol Mercury. 18 November 1889. Retrieved 15 November 2017 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  14. "Athletics". Bristol Mercury. 25 November 1889. Retrieved 15 November 2017 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  15. "Athletics". Bristol Mercury. 3 December 1889. Retrieved 16 November 2017 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  16. "Athletics". Bristol Mercury. 9 December 1889. Retrieved 16 November 2017 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  17. "Athletics". Bristol Mercury. 16 December 1889. Retrieved 16 November 2017 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  18. "Local athletic fixtures to-day". Western Daily Press. 21 December 1889. Retrieved 16 November 2017 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  19. "Athletics". Bristol Mercury. 27 December 1889. Retrieved 17 November 2017 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  20. Byrne & Jay (2003), p.32
  21. "Athletics". Bristol Mercury. 14 January 1890. Retrieved 17 November 2017 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  22. "Football". Bath Chronicle & Weekly Gazette. 26 December 1889. Retrieved 17 November 2017 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  23. "Athletics". Bristol Mercury. 10 February 1890. Retrieved 20 November 2017 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  24. "Athletics". Bristol Mercury. 3 March 1890. Retrieved 20 November 2017 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  25. "Athletics". Bristol Mercury. 31 March 1890. Retrieved 20 November 2017 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  26. "Athletics". Bristol Mercury. 26 September 1889. Retrieved 15 November 2017 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  27. "Athletics". Bristol Mercury. 24 October 1889. Retrieved 15 November 2017 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  28. "Athletics". Bristol Mercury. 29 October 1889. Retrieved 15 November 2017 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  29. "Athletics". Bristol Mercury. 4 November 1889. Retrieved 15 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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