1884–85 Eastville Rovers F.C. season

April 2022 Eastville Rovers 1884–85 Captain Bill Somerton Ground Three Acres _goldrightsash 000000 000000 000000 000000 000000 1883–84 1885–86 The 1884–85 season was the second to be played by the team that are now known as Bristol Rovers, and their first playing under the name Eastville Rovers. Season review As well as a new name, the team moved to a new ground known as Three Acres in the Ashley Down area of Bristol,Byrne & Jay (2003), p.29 and appointed Bill Somerton as captain.Byrne & Jay (2014), p.10 As with their previous season, the club played only friendly matches. Boxing, Cricket and Rugby were the most popular sports in Bristol at the time, and only a small number of association football teams played in the city, limiting the potential opposition for Rovers.Byrne & Jay (2003), p.28 The full details of the games played this season are not known, but they suffered a 7–1 defeat at the hands of Warmley some time before a second eleven lost 2–1 to the same opposition on 8 November 1884.https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000035/18841111/007/0005 Football 11 November 1884 Bristol Mercury British Newspaper Archive subscription Two matches were scheduled against Gloucester, in Gloucester on 27 December and in Bristol on 7 February,https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000325/18841121/029/0004 Association Matches 21 November 1884 Gloucester Citizen British Newspaper Archive subscription and there were also games played against Bristol Wagon Works, Clifton Wanderers, Melksham, Right Against Might, St George, and Wotton-under-Edge. In addition to these games, a match was arranged against a team in Cardiff, but this had to be cancelled when the Rovers team refused to travel on the Aust Ferry.Byrne & Jay (2003), p.30 Known results First team DateOpponentVenueResultNotes4 OctoberRight Against MightThe Downs, BristolLost 1–0https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000035/18841009/024/0008 Football 9 October 1884 Bristol Mercury British Newspaper Archive subscription 11 Octoberhttps://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000325/18850106/030/0004 Football 11 October 1884 Western Daily Press British Newspaper Archive subscription WarmleyWarmley Lost 1–713 DecemberClifton WanderersPurdown, BristolLost 0–23 Januaryhttps://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000035/18850106/018/0006 Football 6 January 1885 Bristol Mercury British Newspaper Archive subscription GloucesterBudding's Field, GloucesterLost 0–1https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000325/18850106/030/0004 Football 6 January 1885 Gloucester Citizen British Newspaper Archive subscription 7 FebruaryGloucesterPurdown, BristolLost 1–4https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000264/18850212/044/0008 Football 12 February 1885 Western Daily Press British Newspaper Archive subscription 21 FebruaryClifton 2nd XIThe Downs, BristolDrew 1–1https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000035/18850223/020/0006 Football 23 February 1885 Bristol Mercury British Newspaper Archive subscription Second team DateOpponentVenueResultNotes8 NovemberWarmley 2nd XIWarmley, GloucestershireLost 1–229 NovemberWarmley 2nd XIPurdown, BristolDrew 0–0https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000264/18841204/015/0003 Football 4 December 1884 Western Daily Press British Newspaper Archive subscription References 30em Bibliography Byrne Stephen Jay Mike Bristol Rovers Football Club: The Definitive History 1883–2003 2003 Tempus Stroud 0-7524-2717-2 Byrne Stephen Jay Mike Bristol Rovers: The Official Definitive History 2014 Amberley Stroud 978-1-4456-3619-1 Category:Bristol Rovers F.C. seasons Eastville Rovers