List of Bristol Rovers F.C. seasons

This article lists all the Bristol Rovers Football Club seasons from 1892-1893 up to 2021–22.

Bristol Rovers' league progress from joining the Football league until the present day

Seasons

Legend
Background colours Cups Other competitions
1 Champions PR Preliminary round AIC Anglo-Italian Cup
2 Runners-up Q[n] [n]th qualifying round ASC Anglo-Scottish Cup
3 Third place Int Intermediate round D3SC Division 3 (South) Cup
↑ Promoted R[n] [n]th round FAT FA Trophy
↓ Relegated Group Group stage FMC Full Members Cup
QF Quarter-finalists GC Gloucestershire Cup winners
SF Semi-finalists PO Play-offs
RU Runners-up WC Watney Cup
W Champions
(S) Southern region
Season Division League FA Cup[A] EFL Cup[A] EFL Trophy[A] Other Top League Goalscorer
Pos W D L F A Pts Player(s) Goals
1883–84 None
1884–85 None
1885–86 None
1886–87 None
1887–88 None
1888–89 None GC
1889–90 None
1890–91 None
1891–92 None
1892–93 Bristol & District 6 6 3 7 36 40 15 Bill Rogers 9
1893–94 Bristol & District D1 9 5 2 11 30 30 12 Bob Horsey 8
1894–95 Bristol & District D1 6 10 4 8 46 40 24 Bob Horsey 17
1895–96 Western D1 2 14 1 5 57 22 29 PR Howard Gallier 15
1896–97 Western D1 5 7 2 7 25 23 14[B] Q3 Howard Gallier 8
1897–98 B'ham & District 3 20 4 6 84 34 44 Q5 John McLean 11
1898–99 B'ham & District 4 20 5 9 132 49 46 Q3 Tommy McCairns 32
1899–1900 Southern D1 10 11 3 14 46 55 25 Q4 Jack Jones 12
1900–01 Southern D1 7 14 4 10 46 35 32 R1 Jack Jones 11
1901–02 Southern D1 9 12 5 13 43 39 29 R2 Jack Jones 14
1902–03 Southern D1 5 13 8 9 46 34 34 Int GC James Howie 11
1903–04 Southern D1 3 17 8 9 64 42 42 Int Billy Beats 18
1904–05 Southern D1 1 20 8 6 74 36 48 R1 GC Andrew Smith 19
1905–06 Southern D1 8 15 5 14 56 56 35 R1 Jack Lewis 13
1906–07 Southern D1 14 12 9 17 55 54 33 R3 Jack Young 14
1907–08 Southern D1 6 16 10 12 59 56 42 R3 John Roberts 14
1908–09 Southern D1 5 17 9 14 60 63 43 R1 Fred Corbett 19
1909–10 Southern D1 13 16 10 16 37 48 42 R2 Fred Corbett 13
1910–11 Southern D1 16 10 10 18 42 55 30 R1 Billy Peplow 9
1911–12 Southern D1 17 9 13 16 41 62 31 R1 Billy Peplow
George Richards		 7
1912–13 Southern D1 16 12 9 17 55 64 33 R3 James Brogan 11
1913–14 Southern D1 17 10 11 17 46 67 31 R1 Ellis Crompton 13
1914–15 Southern D1 16 14 3 21 53 75 31 R1 George Davison 15
League football suspended during World War I
1919–20 Southern D1 17 11 13 18 61 78 35 R1 Stephen Sims 9
1920–21 Division 3 10 18 7 17 68 57 43 R1 Syd Leigh 21
1921–22 Division 3(S) 14 14 10 18 52 67 38 Q6 Syd Leigh 15
1922–23 Division 3(S) 13 13 16 13 35 36 42 Q6 Fred Lunn 10
1923–24 Division 3(S) 9 15 13 14 52 46 43 Q5 Wilkie Phillips 23
1924–25 Division 3(S) 17 12 13 17 42 49 37 R1 Wilkie Phillips
Ernie Whatmore		 9
1925–26 Division 3(S) 19 15 6 21 66 69 36 R1 Jonah Wilcox 19
1926–27 Division 3(S) 10 16 9 17 78 80 41 R3 Bill Culley 26
1927–28 Division 3(S) 19 14 4 24 69 93 32 R2 Arthur Ormston 15
1928–29 Division 3(S) 19 13 7 22 60 79 33 R2 Jack Phillips 13
1929–30 Division 3(S) 20 11 8 23 69 93 30 R3 Jack Phillips 24
1930–31 Division 3(S) 15 16 8 18 75 92 40 R4 Arthur Attwood 24
1931–32 Division 3(S) 18 13 8 21 65 92 34 R2 Thomas Cook 17
1932–33 Division 3(S) 9 15 14 13 61 56 44 R3 Viv Gibbins 15
1933–34 Division 3(S) 7 20 11 11 77 47 51 R2 Jimmy McCambridge 17
1934–35 Division 3(S) 8 17 10 15 73 77 44 R3 D3SC: W George McNestry 19
1935–36 Division 3(S) 17 14 9 19 69 95 37 R3 Jack Woodman 15
1936–37 Division 3(S) 15 16 4 22 71 80 36 R3 Harold Houghton 14
1937–38 Division 3(S) 15 13 13 16 46 61 39 R1 Albert Iles 14
1938–39 Division 3(S) 22[C] 10 13 19 55 61 33 R2 Frank Curran 21
League football suspended during World War II
1945–46 League suspended R2
1946–47 Division 3(S) 14 16 8 18 59 69 40 R1 Fred Leamon 13
1947–48 Division 3(S) 20 13 8 21 71 75 34 R4 Vic Lambden 11
1948–49 Division 3(S) 5 19 10 13 61 51 48 R1 Vic Lambden 13
1949–50 Division 3(S) 9 19 5 18 51 51 43 R1 Bill Roost 13
1950–51 Division 3(S) 6 20 15 11 64 42 55 QF Vic Lambden 20
1951–52 Division 3(S) 7 20 12 14 89 53 52 R4 Vic Lambden 29
1952–53 Division 3(S) ↑ 1 26 12 8 92 46 64 R3 Geoff Bradford 33
1953–54 Division 2 9 14 16 12 64 58 44 R3 Geoff Bradford 21
1954–55 Division 2 9 19 7 16 75 70 45 R4 Geoff Bradford 26
1955–56 Division 2 6 21 6 15 84 70 48 R4 Geoff Bradford 25
1956–57 Division 2 9 18 9 15 81 67 45 R4 Dai Ward 19
1957–58 Division 2 10 17 8 17 85 80 42 QF Geoff Bradford 20
1958–59 Division 2 6 18 12 12 80 64 48 R3 Dai Ward 26
1959–60 Division 2 9 18 11 13 72 78 47 R4 Alfie Biggs 21
1960–61 Division 2 17 15 7 20 73 92 37 R3 R3 Peter Hooper 20
1961–62 Division 2 ↓ 21 13 7 22 53 81 33 R3 R2 Bobby Jones 13
1962–63 Division 3 19 15 11 20 70 88 41 R1 R4 Keith Williams 17
1963–64 Division 3 12 19 8 19 97 79 46 R4 R3 Alfie Biggs 30
1964–65 Division 3 6 20 15 11 82 58 55 R3 R2 Ian Hamilton 20
1965–66 Division 3 16 14 14 18 64 64 42 R1 R2 Harold Jarman 16
1966–67 Division 3 5 20 13 13 76 67 53 R3 R1 Alfie Biggs 23
1967–68 Division 3 15 17 9 20 72 78 43 R3 R1 Ray Mabbutt 11
1968–69 Division 3 16 16 11 19 63 71 43 R5 R1 Harold Jarman 14
1969–70 Division 3 3 20 16 10 80 59 56 R2 R1 Robin Stubbs 15
1970–71 Division 3 6 19 13 14 69 50 51 R2 QF Robin Stubbs 17
1971–72 Division 3 6 21 12 13 75 56 54 R3 QF Bruce Bannister 12
1972–73 Division 3 5 20 13 13 77 56 53 R1 R4 WC: W Bruce Bannister 25
1973–74 Division 3 ↑ 2 22 17 7 65 33 61 R3 R1 Alan Warboys 22
1974–75 Division 2 19 12 11 19 42 64 35 R4 R2 Alan Warboys 11
1975–76 Division 2 18 11 16 15 38 50 38 R3 R3 Bruce Bannister 13
1976–77 Division 2 15 12 13 17 53 68 37 R3 R1 Alan Warboys 11
1977–78 Division 2 18 13 12 17 61 77 38 R5 R1 ASC: group Paul Randall 20
1978–79 Division 2 16 14 10 18 48 60 38 R5 R1 ASC: group Paul Randall 13
1979–80 Division 2 19 11 13 18 50 64 35 R3 R1 Stewart Barrowclough 12
1980–81 Division 2 ↓ 22 5 13 24 34 65 23 R4 R3 Gary Mabbutt
Aidan McCaffery		 5
1981–82 Division 3 15 18 9 19 58 65 61[D] R1 R2 Paul Randall 12
1982–83 Division 3 7 22 9 15 84 58 75 R2 R2 Paul Randall 20
1983–84 Division 3 5 22 13 11 68 54 79 R2 R2 SF (S) Archie Stephens 13
1984–85 Division 3 6 21 12 13 66 48 75 R3 R2 R1 Paul Randall 18
1985–86 Division 3 16 14 12 20 51 75 54 R4 R2 Group Trevor Morgan 16
1986–87 Division 3 19 13 12 21 49 75 51 R1 R1 Group David Mehew 10
1987–88 Division 3 8 18 12 16 68 56 66 R3 R1 Group Gary Penrice 18
1988–89 Division 3 5 19 17 10 67 51 74 R2 R1 QF (S) PO: RU Gary Penrice 20
1989–90 Division 3 ↑ 1 26 15 5 71 35 93 R1 R1 RU David Mehew 18
1990–91 Division 2 13 15 13 18 56 59 58 R3 R1 FMC: R2 Carl Saunders 16
1991–92 Division 2 13 16 14 16 60 63 62 R4 R3 FMC: R1 Carl Saunders
Devon White		 10
1992–93 Division 1 ↓ 24 10 11 25 55 87 41 R3 R2 AIC: group John Taylor 14
1993–94 Division 2 8 20 10 16 60 59 70 R1 R1 R2 John Taylor 22
1994–95 Division 2 4 22 16 8 70 40 82 R3 R1 QF (S) PO: RU Paul Miller 16
1995–96 Division 2 10 20 10 16 57 60 70 R1 R2 RU (S) Marcus Stewart 21
1996–97 Division 2 17 15 11 20 47 50 56 R1 R1 R1 Peter Beadle 12
1997–98 Division 2 5 20 10 16 70 64 70 R3 R1 QF (S) PO: SF Barry Hayles 23
1998–99 Division 2 13 13 17 16 65 56 56 R5 R1 R1 Jamie Cureton 25
1999–2000 Division 2 7 23 11 12 69 45 80 R1 R2 QF (S) Jamie Cureton
Jason Roberts		 22
2000–01 Division 2 ↓ 21 12 15 19 53 57 51 R1 R3 QF (S) Nathan Ellington 15
2001–02 Division 3 23 11 12 23 40 60 45 R4 R2 SF (S) Nathan Ellington 15
2002–03 Division 3 20 12 15 19 50 57 51 R2 PR R1 Giuliano Grazioli 11
2003–04 Division 3 15 14 13 19 50 61 55 R1 R1 R1 Paul Tait 14
2004–05 League 2 12 13 21 12 60 57 60 R1 R2 RU (S) Junior Agogo 19
2005–06 League 2 12 17 9 20 59 67 60 R2 R1 R1 Richard Walker 20
2006–07 League 2 ↑ 6 20 12 14 49 42 72 R4 R1 RU PO: W Richard Walker 12
2007–08 League 1 16 12 17 17 45 53 53 QF R2 R2 Rickie Lambert 13
2008–09 League 1 11 17 12 17 79 61 63 R1 R1 R1 Rickie Lambert 29
2009–10 League 1 11 19 5 22 59 70 62 R1 R2 R1 Jo Kuffour 14
2010–11 League 1 ↓ 22 11 12 23 48 82 45 R1 R1 SF (S) Will Hoskins 17
2011–12 League 2 13 15 12 19 60 70 57 R3 R2 R1 Matt Harrold 16
2012–13 League 2 14 16 12 18 60 69 60 R1 R1 R1 Tom Eaves 7
2013–14 League 2 ↓ 23 12 14 20 43 54 50 R3 R1 R1 John-Joe O'Toole 13
2014–15 Conference Prem ↑ 2 25 16 5 73 34 91 R1 PO: W
FAT: R1		 Matty Taylor 20
2015–16 League 2 ↑ 3 26 7 13 77 46 85 R1 R1 QF (S) Matty Taylor 27
2016–17 League 1 10 18 12 16 68 70 66 R2 R2 Group Matty Taylor 16
2017–18 League 1 13 16 11 19 60 76 59 R1 R3 Group Ellis Harrison 14
2018–19 League 1 15 13 15 18 47 50 54 R1 R2 SF Jonson Clarke-Harris 11
2019–20[E] League 1 14 12 9 14 38 49 45 R3 R2 R3 Jonson Clarke-Harris 13
2020–21 League 1 ↓ 24 10 8 28 40 70 38 R3 R1 R3 Luke Leahy 8
2021–22 League 2 ↑ 3 23 11 12 71 49 80 R3 R1 Group Aaron Collins 16
2022–23 League 1 17 14 11 21 58 73 53 R2 R1 QF Aaron Collins 16
2023–24 League 1 15 16 9 21 52 68 57 R3 R1 2R Chris Martin 16

Notes

A.^ EFL Cup, EFL Trophy and Post-1900 FA Cup results from the Football Club History Database,[1] pre-1900 FA Cup results are from The FA.[2]
B.^ Eastville Rovers had two league points deducted in 1896–97 for paying a player.[3]
C.^ Club was re-elected to the Football League after finishing bottom of Division 3 (South).
D.^ Two league points deducted in 1981–82 for fielding an unregistered player.
E.^ The 2019–20 season was curtailed due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The season's final standings were decided on points per game with Rovers scoring 1.29ppg.[4]

References

  1. ^ "Bristol Rovers". Football Club History Database. Retrieved 21 August 2016.
  2. ^ "FA Cup: Past results". The Football Association. Retrieved 21 August 2016.
  3. ^ Byrne & Jay (2003), p. 48
  4. ^ "League One & League Two clubs vote to end seasons early". BBC Football. 9 June 2020. Retrieved 21 July 2020.

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