List of Bristol Rovers F.C. seasons
This article lists all the Bristol Rovers Football Club seasons from 1892 to 1893 up to 2019–20.

Bristol Rovers' league progress from joining the Football league until the present day
Seasons
Background colours | Cups | Other competitions | |||
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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 | |||||||
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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 | |||
1899–00 | 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 | |
1999–00 | 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 |
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
- "Bristol Rovers". Football Club History Database. Retrieved 21 August 2016.
- "FA Cup: Past results". The Football Association. Retrieved 21 August 2016.
- Byrne & Jay (2003), p. 48
- "League One & League Two clubs vote to end seasons early". BBC Football. 9 June 2020. Retrieved 21 July 2020.
- Eastville Rovers Football Club History Database. Retrieved 3 May 2007.
- Bristol Eastville Rovers Football Club History Database. Retrieved 3 May 2007.
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