1894–95 Eastville Rovers F.C. season

June 2019 June 2019 Eastville Rovers F.C. 1894–95 Captain H. McBain Ground Ridgeway Road, Ridgeway, Bristol Bristol & District League 6th of 12 Gloucestershire Senior Cup Quarter-final Gloucestershire Junior Cup Bob Horsey (17) 1893–94 1895–96 ffbf00 ffbf00 ffbf00 006000 006000 The 1894–95 season was the twelfth to be played by the team now known as Bristol Rovers, and their eleventh playing under the name Eastville Rovers. The first team played its third season in the first division of the Bristol & District League (now known as the Western Football League), while the reserves competed in the second division of the same competition for the second time. The season was notable for having the first modern Bristol derby when Bristol South End, who later became Bristol City, hosted Eastville Rovers on 22 September. Season review The 1894–95 season began with the announcements that H. McBain would replace F.A. Yates as club captain, and that the team would move to a new ground on the opposite side of Ridgeway Road from their home the previous season in Ridgeway.https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000264/18940901/002/0003 Association Football: Local club prospects 1 September 1894 Western Daily Press British Newspaper Archive 25 June 2019 subscription Following a lacklustre campaign the previous season, where both the first team and the reserves finished just one place off the bottom of their divisions, the 1894–94 campaign was one of consolidation. The first team would eventually end the year in a mid-table position, while the reserves finished in 7th place out of 11.Robinson Michael Non-League Football Tables 1889–2006 Soccer Books 2006 A large growth in the number of spectators watching their games was noted by the Bristol Mercury in October, with crowds of several hundred regularly watching the first team this season. In previous years their attendances had been as low as a few dozen.https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/BL/0000035/18941015/004/0003 Athletics Bristol Mercury 15 October 1894 British Newspaper Archive subscription 27 June 2019 League tables Bristol & District League Division One main WDL HER STG WAR STA GLO EAS TRO CLI BED SWI MAN CLE L L Left league at the end of the season Bedminster Clevedon Clifton Eastville Rovers Gloucester Hereford Thistle Mangotsfield Staple Hill St George Swindon Wanderers Trowbridge Town Warmley 7 0 15 39 73 1 1 20 23 136 8 2 12 47 55 10 4 8 46 40 10 4 8 64 54 18 3 1 93 21 5 2 15 22 68 11 4 7 56 38 18 3 1 76 21 5 3 14 40 63 9 4 9 68 48 14 2 6 74 30 2 yes complete EAS BIR green1 Joined the Birmingham & District League LEF red1 Withdrew from league Bristol & District League Division Two main WDL WAR STP WIL STG BAR BED EAS CLI MAN STA WAV P L L L Left league at the end of the season Barton Hill Bedminster Reserves Clifton Reserves Eastville Rovers Reserves Mangotsfield Reserves Staple Hill Reserves St George Reserves St Paul's Warmley Reserves Waverley Willsbridge 11 1 8 57 31 8 1 11 36 30 7 0 13 40 68 8 0 12 45 45 4 2 14 30 84 4 1 15 32 79 14 1 5 69 33 16 0 4 79 31 17 0 3 75 20 2 1 17 15 74 15 1 4 48 21 2 yes complete EAS PRO green1 Elected to Division One LEF LEF LEF red1 Withdrew from league Match results Bristol & District League Division One 15 September 1894 Hereford Thistle 4–2 https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/BL/0000035/18940917/006/0003 Eastville Rovers B. Sharp 1 J. Sharp John Barrack Ground Hereford L 29 September 1894 Swindon Wanderers 1–2 https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/BL/0000035/18941001/003/0003 Eastville Rovers Unknown Thompson Furse Swindon Mr Millard (Trowbridge) W 6 October 1894 Eastville Rovers 2–2 https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/BL/0000035/18941008/003/0003 Staple Hill Rogers Attewell Horsey Bracey Unknown Ridgeway 800 D 13 October 1894 Eastville Rovers 7–2 https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/BL/0000035/18941015/004/0003 Clevedon McBain Rogers Horsey Laurie Mertons Wilgreen Ridgeway "Good" W 20 October 1894 Gloucester 1–2 https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/BL/0000035/18941022/004/0003 Eastville Rovers Sherwood Unknown Thompson Budding's Field Gloucester Mr J.A. Stevens (league secretary) W 27 October 1894 Eastville Rovers 3–0 https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/BL/0000035/18941029/005/0003 Mangotsfield Horsey Ridgeway W 3 November 1894 Trowbridge Town 2–2 https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/BL/0000035/18941105/004/0003 Eastville Rovers Jeynes Grist Thompson Unknown Trowbridge Mr Bloor (St George) D 17 November 1894 Eastville Rovers 0–4 https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/BL/0000035/18941119/003/0003 Hereford Thistle Laurie Jack Sharp Homer Ridgeway 2000 L 1 December 1894 Eastville Rovers 0–1Eastville Rovers lodged an official protest over the result of their home game against St George. The complaint centered around a goal scored by the Rovers that was disallowed by the referee. https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/BL/0000035/18941203/005/0003 St George Lane Ridgeway >1000 Mr Stacey (Street) L 8 December 1894 Eastville Rovers 2–3Rovers started their home game against Clifton with only nine men due to Hodgson and Attewill failing to turn up. Replacement players were found and they joined in later in the match. https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/BL/0000035/18941210/003/0003 Clifton Porter Horsey Britton 5 Taylor Ridgeway Mr J. Bloor L 15 December 1894 Eastville Rovers 4–2 https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/BL/0000035/18941217/006/0003 Bedminster Rogers Porter Skeates 10 Smith 20 Ridgeway 500 Mr Millard (Trowbridge) W 22 December 1894 Mangotsfield 1–0 https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/BL/0000035/18941224/005/0003 Eastville Rovers Unknown Mangotsfield L 29 December 1894 Eastville Rovers 3–3 https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/BL/0000035/18941231/007/0003 Trowbridge Town Thompson 50 Hodgkins Porter Booker 87 o.g. Adams Readings pen. Quinlan 44 Ridgeway 300 Mr J. Bloor D 5 January 1895 Clevedon 1–2 https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/BL/0000035/18950107/005/0003 Eastville Rovers Wilgreat Horsey 1 Laurie Clevedon W 9 March 1895 Clifton 0–1 https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/BL/0000035/18950311/003/0003 Eastville Rovers Thompson Chequers Ground Kingswood Mr F.T. Logan W 16 March 1895 Eastville Rovers 3–5 https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/BL/0000035/18950318/004/0003 Gloucester Horsey Unknown Unknown F. Fielding Wade-Smith P. Stout Sherwood Ridgeway Mr J.A. Stevens (league secretary) L 23 March 1895 St George 0–2 https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/BL/0000035/18950325/004/0003 Eastville Rovers Rogers Horsey St George Mr H.E. Roslyn W 1 April 1895 17:00 GMT Warmley 1–0 https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/BL/0000035/18950402/006/0003 Eastville Rovers "Nip" Britton Warmley 800 Mr F.M. Millard L 6 April 1895 Eastville Rovers 4–2 https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/BL/0000035/18950408/006/0003 Swindon Wanderers Unknown 10 McBain Horsey Rogers 80 Unknown 55 Unknown Ridgeway Mr G. Gay W 13 April 1895 Eastville Rovers 0–0Eastville Rovers were reduced to ten men with 25 minutes left to play of their home match against Warmley due to Horsey being kicked in the eye. https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/BL/0000035/18950415/005/0003 Warmley Horsey 65 Ridgeway "Large" Mr J. Bloor D 15 April 1895 12:00 GMT Staple Hill 4–1 https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/BL/0000035/18950416/005/0003 Eastville Rovers Drury 15 Millard Thompson o.g. Thompson Staple Hill "fairly large" Mr G. Gay L 20 April 1895 Bedminster 1–4 https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/BL/0000035/18950422/004/0003 Eastville Rovers Popham Horsey Thompson Brown Coronation Road ground Bedminster "small" W Division Two July 2019 20 October 1895 Eastville Rovers Reserves 1–2 https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/BL/0000035/18941022/004/0003 Bedminster Reserves Unknown L 24 November 1894 Warmley Reserves 3–1 https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/BL/0000035/18941126/003/0003 Eastville Rovers Reserves Warmley L 26 January 1895 Willsbridge 4–2 https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/BL/0000035/18950128/006/0003 Eastville Rovers Reserves Willsbridge L 1 December 1894 Eastville Rovers Reserves 5–3Only 75 minutes played of the reserve game were played against St George, therefore the result did not stand. https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/BL/0000035/18941203/005/0003 St George Reserves Unknown V 8 December 1894 Eastville Rovers Reserves 5–2 https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/BL/0000035/18941210/003/0003 Clifton Reserves Unknown W 22 December 1894 Eastville Rovers Reserves 5–0 https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/BL/0000035/18941224/005/0003 Mangotsfield Reserves Unknown W 5 January 1895 Eastville Rovers Reserves 2–4 https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/BL/0000035/18950107/005/0003 Barton Hill Unknown L 19 January 1895 Eastville Rovers Reserves 1–2 https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/BL/0000035/18950121/005/0003 Warmley Reserves Unknown L 9 March 1895 Eastville Rovers Reserves 2–0 https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/BL/0000035/18950311/003/0003 Willsbridge Ridgeway W 23 March 1895 Eastville Rovers Reserves 1–2 https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/BL/0000035/18950325/004/0003 St George Reserves Unknown L 6 April 1895 Eastville Rovers Reserves 4–0 https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/BL/0000035/18950408/006/0003 Warmley Reserves Unknown W 13 April 1895 Eastville Rovers Reserves 2–4 https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/BL/0000035/18950415/005/0003 St Paul's Ridgeway L Note: Three results were given against Warmley Reserves in the press over the course of the season. It's possible that one of these was a friendly match, or that the result of one of these ties was overturned and the game re-played. Gloucestershire Senior Challenge Cup After receiving a bye in the first round thanks to them reaching the final the previous season,https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/BL/0000035/18950121/005/0003 Athletics 21 January 1895 Bristol Mercury 8 July 2019 British Newspaper Archive subscription Eastville Rovers were eliminated from the cup at the quarter-final stage. They were drawn to play Mangotsfield at home in a game that was played in a snowstorm and Mangotsfield prevailed 5–3. This was in spite of the fact Mangotsfield were reduced to ten men during the first half when their captain, Brain, suffered a broken collarbone.https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/BL/0000035/18950128/006/0003 Athletics Bristol Mercury 28 January 1895 24 June 2019 British Newspaper Archive subscription 26 January 1895 Quarter-final Eastville Rovers 3–5 https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/BL/0000035/18950128/006/0003 Mangotsfield M. Thompson McBain 65 pen. Lovett 90 Britton Brain Unknown Davis 83 Ridgeway Road Ridgeway Mr Gay L Friendlies First team 8 September 1894 15:45 GMT Warmley 0–4 https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/BL/0000264/18940910/001/0003 Eastville Rovers McBain Unknown o.g. Horsey Unknown Warmley 600 W.A. Deakin (Bedminster) W 22 September 1894 Bristol South End 2–1 https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/BL/0000035/18940924/015/0006 Eastville Rovers Mayger Clements 35 Horsey St John's Lane Bedminster L 2 March 1895 Bristol South End 2–5 https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/BL/0000035/18950304/005/0003 Eastville Rovers * Lewis Horsey 1 Thompson Brown St John's Lane Bedminster George Gay (Warmley) W 29 March 1895 Eastville Rovers 1–2 https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/BL/0000035/18950401/006/0003 Clifton Horsey W. Taylor C. Taylor Ridgeway L 27 April 1895 Bristol South End 2–3 https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/BL/0000035/18950429/006/0003 Eastville Rovers Davis W. Thompson Horsey Osborne St John's Lane Bedminster 1000 George Gay (Warmley) W Notes Statistics Friendly matches are not included in this section. + Match recordCompetitionHomeAwayTotalPWDLFAPWDLFAPWDLFABristol & District League1143428241161418162210484640Gloucestershire Cup100135000000100135Total1243531291161418162310494945 Cumulative record The total cumulative record of Eastville Rovers up to the end of the 1894–95 season is shown below. This is calculated by adding the numbers in the section above to the total games played up to the end of the previous season. Friendly matches are not included in this table, and games held at neutral venues are considered to have been played away from home. + Match recordCompetitionHomeAwayTotalPWDLFAPWDLFAPWDLFABristol & District League281279725628921740635621926112119Gloucestershire Cup5023814128042221178273035Total331291280704017221628473291133142154 References Category:Bristol Rovers F.C. seasons Eastville Rovers