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The Bristol Rovers Heritage Society promotes the awareness of the history of Bristol Rovers Football Club by acquiring and preserving memorabilia and researching historical data to share with and for the benefit of the club’s supporters and football fans in general.
We work alongside our affiliated groups, the Supporters Club, Former Players Association and the President’s Club where we are able to pool resources dedicated to Rovers’ research and retention of memorabilia and also to collaborate on some events to make them more available to the fans.
Among our future plans is the publication of the Bristol Rovers - The Formative Year as researched by one of our members, Eric Whitlock. This details the formation of our proud club as The Black Arabs with a multitude of match reports, scores and photos from those early days prior to the change of name from Eastville Rovers to Bristol Rovers in 1899.
We work alongside our affiliated groups, the Supporters Club, Former Players Association and the President’s Club where we are able to pool resources dedicated to Rovers’ research and retention of memorabilia and also to collaborate on some events to make them more available to the fans.
Among our future plans is the publication of the Bristol Rovers - The Formative Year as researched by one of our members, Eric Whitlock. This details the formation of our proud club as The Black Arabs with a multitude of match reports, scores and photos from those early days prior to the change of name from Eastville Rovers to Bristol Rovers in 1899.
Recent updates.
17-October-2025.
1st update for a while. My apologies for that.
A few front pages of the "Pink Un" have been added to 2926-27, 1952-53 and 1958-59.
All these were shared with us by Bristol City Former Players Association.
1st update for a while. My apologies for that.
A few front pages of the "Pink Un" have been added to 2926-27, 1952-53 and 1958-59.
All these were shared with us by Bristol City Former Players Association.
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First time here? To find a particular programme start by clicking the "Programmes" button below.
From the very old. |
To the very new. |
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1896-97. Hereford Thistle.
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1904-05. Brentford.
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2025-26. Harrogate.
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2025-26. Oxford United (F)
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Within this site you will find various symbols used, most of which are self explanatory. On the left is the one that isn't so obvious. It simply denotes that we have no idea if a programme/teamsheet was ever issued for a particular game.
You will find that many games with Bristol City are followed by the letters G.C. For older fans from Bristol these will be instantly recognisable. For others they simply denote the Gloucestershire Cup Final.
N.B. In all instances we have ignored supplements such as The Football League Review when giving the number of pages a programme contained.
You will find that many games with Bristol City are followed by the letters G.C. For older fans from Bristol these will be instantly recognisable. For others they simply denote the Gloucestershire Cup Final.
N.B. In all instances we have ignored supplements such as The Football League Review when giving the number of pages a programme contained.
Should you notice any mistakes or wish to contact us please use the email button above. Thanks.