1889–90 Eastville Rovers F.C. season

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

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.

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

First team

Gloucestershire Senior Cup

Round Date Opponent Venue Result Scorers Notes
1 18 January 1890 Warmley Warmley, Gloucestershire Won 1–0 Perrin [4]
Semi-final 15 February 1890 Clifton Gloucestershire County Ground Lost 2–6 Taylor, Hodgson [5]

Club matches

Date Opponent Venue Result Scorers Notes
29 August 1889 Weston-super-Mare Recreation Grounds, Weston-super-Mare [6]
21 September 1889 Kingswood Kingswood, Bristol Lost 0–2 [7]
12 October 1889 Warmley Warmley, Gloucestershire Drew 3–3 Gay (o.g.), Wilmut (o.g.) [8]
19 October 1889 Craigmore College The Downs Drew 1–1 [9]
26 October 1889 Bath The Downs, Bristol Won 1–0 Channing [10][11]
9 November 1889 Clifton Ashton Gate, Bristol Lost 0–1 [12]
16 November 1889 Trowbridge Trowbridge, Wiltshire Lost 2–4 Own goal, Yates [13]
23 November 1889 St George The Downs, Bristol Won 2–0 [14]
30 November 1889 St Simon Bishopston, Bristol Won 4–1 F. Laurie (3), Hardick [15]
7 December 1889 Clifton Gloucestershire County Ground Lost 0–3 [16]
14 December 1889 Clevedon Horfield, Bristol Won 2–0 Perrin, Attewell [17]
21 December 1889 Warmley Bristol Drew 0–0 [2][18]
28 December 1889 Old Boys, Q.E.H. Eastville, Bristol Won 2–1 [19][20]
11 January 1890 Trowbridge Bishopston, Bristol Lost 1–2 [21]
25 January 1890 Bath Bath, Somerset [22]
8 February 1890 Kingswood Kingswood, Bristol Won 2–1 Perrin (2) [23]
1 March 1890 St George St George, Bristol Lost 1–2 [24]
29 March 1890 Clevedon Clevedon, Somerset Lost 1–4 [25]

Reserves

Gloucestershire Junior Cup

Round Date Opponent Venue Result Scorers Notes
1 19 October 1889 Brandon Home Won 6–0 Rogers (4), Smith, Hooper [26][27]
2 9 November 1889 Kingswood Congregational Lost 0–1 [12]

Club matches

Date Opponent Venue Result Scorers Notes
26 October 1889 Rudgeway Away Won 5–0 Rogers (3), Smith, Neale [28]
2 November 1889 Clifton Reserves The Downs, Bristol Lost 0–3 [29]
23 November 1889 Clifton Reserves The Downs, Bristol Lost 0–1 [14]
21 December 1889 Clifton Reserves The Downs, Bristol Not played [3][18]

Statistics

Friendly matches are not included in this section.
Match record
Competition Home Away Total
P W D L F A P W D L F A P W D L F A
Gloucestershire Cup 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 1 3 6 2 1 0 1 3 6
Goalscorers
Player Goals
League Cup Total
Hodgson – 1 1
Walter Perrin – 1 1
Taylor – 1 1

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
Competition Home Away Total
P W D L F A P W D L F A P W D L F A
Gloucestershire Cup 2 0 1 1 1 4 6 5 0 1 10 8 8 5 1 2 11 12

References

  1. ^ "Athletics". Bristol Mercury. 16 January 1890. Retrieved 17 November 2017 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  2. ^ a b "Athletics". Bristol Mercury. 23 December 1889. Retrieved 16 November 2017 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  3. ^ a b "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. ^ a b "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. ^ a b "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. ^ a b "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.