Bristol Rovers 2017 Newspaper Book Coverage

Total pages: 142

Date of PaperPagesEvent Covered (Daily Mirror unless stated)
11 Feb 1913Page 14Bristol Rovers 1 Norwich 0 (FA Cup 2 nd Round 2nd replay)
7 Sep 1933Page 26Crystal Palace 1 Bristol Rovers 2
30 Nov 1933Page 31Bristol Rovers 3 Folkstone 1 (FA Cup 1 st Round replay)
10 Feb 1935Page 38Bristol Rovers 5 Crystal Palace 3
5 Dec 1935Page 31st Bristol Rovers 3 Northampton 1 (FA Cup 1 Round replay)
19 Dec 1935Page 26Bristol Rovers 4 Oldham 1 (FA Cup 2nd Round replay)
30 Aug 1936Page 35Millwall 1 Bristol Rovers 2
21 Mar 1937Page 35Bristol Rovers 4 Luton 0
19 Dec 1950Page 10Bristol Rovers 2 Gillingham 1 (FA Cup 2 nd Round 2nd replay)
11 Feb 1951Page 14Bristol Rovers 2 Hull City 0 (FA Cup 5th Round)
25 Nov 1952Page 14st Bristol Rovers 1 Leyton Orient 0 (FA Cup 1 Round replay)
27 Dec 1952Page 11QPR 0 Bristol Rovers 1
27 Apr 1953Page 13Bristol Rovers 3 Newport County 1 (promoted to Division 2)
21 Nov 1954Page 18Bristol Rovers 4 Ipswich 0
28 Aug 1955Page 22Bristol Rovers 4 Doncaster 2
18 Sep 1955Page 22Hull City 1 Bristol Rovers 2
6 Nov 1955Page 22Fulham 3 Bristol Rovers 5
2 Sep 1956Page 22Bristol Rovers 4 Stoke City 0
11 Sep 1956Page 17Bristol Rovers 4 Huddersfield 0
14 Oct 1956Page 22Barnsley 0 Bristol Rovers 2
10 Feb 1957Page 22Bristol Rovers 3 Notts County 0
29 Jan 1958Page 16th Burnley 2 Bristol Rovers 3 (FA Cup 4 Round replay)
20 Feb 1958Page 22Bristol Rovers 3 Lincoln 0
10 Mar 1958Page 21Bristol Rovers 3 Liverpool 1
9 Sep 1958Page 20Bristol Rovers 2 Cardiff 0
22 Feb 1959Page 30Bristol Rovers 1 Stoke City 0
8 Sep 1959Page 21Bristol Rovers 2 Ipswich 1
22 Sep 1959Page 31Bristol Rovers 2 Charlton 2
13 Jan 1960Page 20rd Doncaster 1 Bristol Rovers 2 (FA Cup 3 Round replay)
27 Sep 1960Page 31st Bristol Rovers 2 Fulham 1 (League Cup 1 Round)
2 Oct 1960Page 38Bristol Rovers 4 Swansea 2
12 Feb 1961Page 30Bristol Rovers 1 Derby County 1
9 Apr 1961Page 26Bristol Rovers 3 Norwich 1
8 Dec 1963Page 38Coventry 1 Bristol Rovers 2 (FA Cup 2nd Round)
15 Dec 1963Pages 38 and backBristol Rovers 4 Bristol City 0
5 Jan 1964Page 38rd Bristol Rovers 2 Norwich 1 (FA Cup 3 Round)
22 Mar 1964Page 38Bristol Rovers 7 Shrewsbury 0
1 Nov 1964Page 38Bristol Rovers 1 Barnsley 0
21 Mar 1965Page 38Bristol Rovers 2 Scunthorpe 0
22 Sep 1965Page 26Bristol Rovers 3 West Ham 3 (League Cup 2 nd Round)
30 Sep 1965Page 27nd West Ham 3 Bristol Rovers 2 (League Cup 2 Round replay)
26 Oct 1965Page 30Millwall 3 Bristol Rovers 3
20 Mar 1966Page 38Bristol Rovers 2 Swansea 1
19 Oct 1966Page 27Bristol Rovers 4 Gillingham 1
17 Nov 1968Page 47st Bristol Rovers 3 Peterborough 1 (FA Cup 1 Round)
9 Jan 1969Page 23Kettering Town 1 Bristol Rovers 2 (FA Cup 3rd Round replay)
3 Nov 1971Page 31th Bristol Rovers 1 QPR 0 (League Cup 4 Round replay)
4 Oct 1972Back pagerd Bristol Rovers 1 Manchester United 1 (League Cup 3 Round)
12 Oct 1972Pages 30 & 31Manchester United 1 Bristol Rovers 2 (League Cup 3rd Round replay)
2 Dec 1973Pages 45 and backBrighton 2 Bristol Rovers 8
20 Apr 1974Back pageSouthend 0 Bristol Rovers 0 (promoted to Division 2)
6 Oct 1974Page 45Bristol Rovers 1 Cardiff 0
23 Oct 1974Page 31Bristol Rovers 2 West Brom 1
29 Mar 1975Page 27Bristol Rovers 1 Manchester United 1
8 Oct 1975Pages 26 & 27Bristol Rovers 1 Newcastle 1 (League Cup 3 rd Round)
16 Oct 1975Page 31rd Newcastle 2 Bristol Rovers 0 (League Cup 3 Round replay)
2 Jan 1976Page 27Chelsea 1 Bristol Rovers 1 (FA Cup 3rd Round)
26 Aug 1976Page 27Cardiff 1 Bristol Rovers 3
26 Sep 1976Page 45Bristol Rovers 5 Notts County 1
12 Jan 1977Page 23rd Bristol Rovers 1 Nottingham Forest 1 (FA Cup 3 Round replay)
14 Feb 1977Page 27Bristol Rovers 2 Fulham 1
29 Jan 1978Page 45Bristol Rovers 2 Southampton 0 (FA Cup 4 th Round)
9 Apr 1978Page 41Bristol Rovers 4 Sheffield United 1
23 Apr 1978Page 41Bristol Rovers 4 Stoke City 1
8 Oct 1978Page 45Bristol Rovers 4 Blackburn 1
19 Nov 1978Page 45Bristol Rovers 5 Charlton 5
26 Nov 1978Page 46Bristol Rovers 2 Sheffield United 1
9 Jan 1979Back pageSwansea 0 Bristol Rovers 1 (FA Cup 3 rd Round)
22 Apr 1979Page 45Bristol Rovers 2 Burnley 0
26 Aug 1979Page 41Bristol Rovers 2 Shrewsbury 1
18 Aug 1980Back pageFire virtually destroys a stand at Rovers’ Eastville ground
20 Dec 1980Back pageBristol Rovers 1 Notts County 1
15 Feb 1981Page 45Bristol Rovers 2 Bolton 1
15 Mar 1981Page 45Bristol Rovers 1 Chelsea 0
4 Nov 1981Page 31Bristol Rovers 2 Newport 0
8 Nov 1981Page 45Bristol Rovers 2 Gillingham 0
14 Feb 1982Page 45Bristol Rovers 2 Preston 0
20 Oct 1982Page 31Bristol Rovers 4 Millwall 0
24 Oct 1982Page 41Orient 1 Bristol Rovers 5
30 Jan 1983Page 41Bristol Rovers 3 Chesterfield 0
7 Apr 1983Page 31“Bob’s cash and carry – Rovers give loyal fans a free ride”
2 Oct 1983Page 41Bristol Rovers 2 Bolton 1
25 Oct 1983Page 31Bristol Rovers 2 Brighton 1 (League Cup 2 nd Round 2nd leg)
15 Jan 1984Page 45Bristol Rovers 4 Newport 0
9 May 1984Page 31Bristol Rovers 3 Millwall 2
19 Sep 1984Page 31Bristol Rovers 2 Bradford 0
24 Feb 1985Page 44Bristol Rovers 1 Plymouth 0
13 Oct 1985Page 44Bristol Rovers 5 Rotherham 2
15 Dec 1985Page 40Bristol Rovers 1 Gillingham 0
2 Jan 1987Page 25Bristol City 0 Bristol Rovers 1
27 Dec 1987Page 45Bristol Rovers 3 Fulham 1
30 Oct 1988Page 41Bristol Rovers 5 Huddersfield 1
1 Dec 1991Page 45Millwall 0 Bristol Rovers 1
22 Dec 1991Page 37Bristol Rovers 3 Bristol City 2
6 Feb 1992Page 39th Bristol Rovers 1 Liverpool 1 (FA Cup 4 Round)
12 Feb 1992Back pageLiverpool 2 Bristol Rovers 1 (FA Cup 4 th Round replay)
8 Mar 1992Page 45Bristol Rovers 3 Blackburn 0
23 Aug 1992Page 37Bristol Rovers 2 Brentford 1
14 Dec 1992Page 36Bristol Rovers 4 Bristol City 0
3 Jan 1993Pages 54 & 55rd Aston Villa 1 Bristol Rovers 1 (FA Cup 3 Round)
29 Aug 1993Page 52Bristol Rovers 2 Fulham 1
3 Oct 1993Page 63Barnet 1 Bristol Rovers 2
6 Feb 1994Page 59Plymouth 3 Bristol Rovers 3
23 Apr 1995Page 63Bristol Rovers 1 Orient 0
29 May 1995Page 32Bristol Rovers 1 Huddersfield 2 (Division 2 Playoff Final)
18 Aug 1996Page 68Bristol Rovers 1 Peterborough 0
23 Sep 1996Score page 12Plymouth 0 Bristol Rovers 1
2 Dec 1996Score page 10Bristol Rovers 4 Bury 3
18 Aug 1997Mania page 18York City 0 Bristol Rovers 1
11 May 1998Mania page 16st Bristol Rovers 3 Northampton 1 (Division 2 Playoffs semi-final 1 leg)
25 Jan 1999Mania page 10Bristol Rovers 3 Leyton Orient 0 (FA Cup 4 th Round)
27 Dec 1999Mania page 12Bristol Rovers 1 Millwall 0
21 Feb 2000Mania page 14Luton 1 Bristol Rovers 4
24 Apr 2000Mania page 11Bristol Rovers 2 Bristol City 0
21 Sep 2000Page 60nd st Everton 1 Bristol Rovers 1 (League Cup 2 Round 1 leg)
28 Sep 2000Page 64Bristol Rovers 1 Everton 1 (League Cup 2nd Round 2nd leg. Rovers win 4-2 on penalties)
22 Oct 2000Page 74Swindon 1 Bristol Rovers 3
7 Jan 2002Mania pages 1, 4 and 5rd Derby County 1 Bristol Rovers 3 (FA Cup 3 Round)
25 Oct 2004Mania page 15Bristol Rovers 2 Kidderminster 0
6 May 2007Premplus page 15Hartlepool 1 Bristol Rovers 2
13 May 2007Premplus pages 6 & 7Bristol Rovers 2 Lincoln City 1 (League 2 Playoffs semi-final 1st leg)
27 May 2007Page 76Bristol Rovers 3 Shrewsbury 1 (League 2 Playoff Final)
7 Jan 2008Mania page 7rd Fulham 2 Bristol Rovers 2 (FA Cup 3 Round)
23 Jan 2008Page 58Bristol Rovers 0 Fulham 0 (FA Cup 3rd Round replay. Rovers win 5-3 on penalties)
17 Feb 2008Premplus page 5th Bristol Rovers 1 Southampton 0 (FA Cup 5 Round)
8 Mar 2009Premplus page 12Bristol Rovers 2 Leeds 2
13 Dec 2009Premplus page 13Bristol Rovers 3 Swindon 0
5 Dec 2011Football page 16nd AFC Totton 1 Bristol Rovers 6 (FA Cup 2 Round)
13 Oct 2013Football page 13Mansfield 1 Bristol Rovers 1
18 May 2015Football page 12Bristol Rovers beat Grimsby 5-3 on penalties (Conference Playoff Final)
8 May 2016Football page 12Bristol Rovers 2 Dagenham & Redbridge 1 (promoted to League One)
8 Jan 2017Football page 13Bristol Rovers 5 Northampton 0