Manager Ian Holloway. Appointed June 1996. Division 2 unless otherwise stated.
Pre-Season.
Home Neutral Away
148 x 209mm, 24 pages, Price unknown.
Glastonbury, 17-July-1996, Friendly.
Witney Town, 20-July-1996,Friendly.
Played at Smallbrook.
A.F.C. Bournemouth, 27-July-1996, Friendly.
Played at Smallbrook.
Ryde Sports, 24-July-1996, Friendly.
148 x 209mm, Size unknown, 40p.
Yate Town, 26-July-1996, Friendly.
210 x 296mm, 2 pages, Price unknown.
Cheltenham Town, 30-July-1996, Friendly.
148 x 210mm, 12 pages, 50p.
Clevedon Town, 1-August-1996, Friendly.
Keynsham Town, 1-August-1996, Friendly.
Street, 3-August-1996, Friendly. Image kindly supplied by Alan Ward.
Played at Street.
Rushden & Diamonds, 4-August-1996,Friendly. Image kindly supplied by Alan Ward.
148 x 210mm, 16 pages, 50p.
Mangotsfield United, 3-August-1996, Friendly.
244 x 164mm, 32 pages, £1.50.
Bristol City, 6-August-1996, G.C.
148 x 209mm, 8 pages, Price unknown.
Brislington, 8-August-1996, Friendly.
167 x 239mm, 8 pages, 70p.
Port Vale, 10-August-1996, Friendly.
Season Proper.
Home Away
Issue 1, 171 x 245mm, 52 pages, £1.50.
Peterborough United, 17-August-1996. It could only happen at Rovers. We were expecting to be celebrating our return to Bristol on this day. Instead this became the final game at Twerton Park.
170 x 240mm, 24 pages, £1.00.
Luton Town, 20-August-1996, Coca Cola Cup 1st round, 1st leg.
Issue 2, 171 x 245mm, 60 pages, £2.00.
Stockport County, 31-August-1996. Two weeks later than expected football came home. This was the first game played at the Memorial Ground. (As it was then known).
238 x 159mm, 32 pages, £1.50.
P-N-E. 24-August-1996.
Issue 2, 171 x 245mm, 52 pages, £1.50.
Luton Town, 4-September-1996, Coca Cola Cup 1st round, 2nd leg.
162 x 232mm, 40 pages, £1.50.
Wrexham, 27-August-1996, Postponed due to international call ups from the Wrexham squad. This programme was never officially issued. A few made their way out of the printers but had 8 blank pages.
Issue 2, 171 x 245mm, 52 pages, £1.50.
A.F.C. Bournemouth, 10-September-1996.
166 x 238mm, 40 pages, £1.70.
Millwall, 7-September-1996.
Issue 5, 171 x 245mm, 52 pages, £1.50.
Watford, 14-September-1996.
162 x 232mm, 40 pages, £1.50.
Wrexham, 17-September-1996.
Issue 6, 171 x 245mm, 52 pages, £1.50.
Chesterfield, 28-September-1996.
167 x 239mm, 48 pages, £1.50.
Plymouth Argyle, 21-September-1996.
Issue 7, 171 x 245mm, 52 pages, £1.50.
Crewe Alexandra, 4-October-1996.
164 x 244mm, 32 pages, £1.50.
York City, 1-October-1996.
Crewe Alexandra, 5-October-1996, Postponed and brought forward one day.
167 x 240mm, 32 pages, £1.50.
Notts County, 12-October-1996.
Issue 7, 171 x 245mm, 52 pages, £1.50.
Blackpool, 19-October-1996
158 x 222mm, 44 pages, £1.50.
Rotherham United, 15-October-1996.
Issue 9, 171 x 245mm, 52 pages, £1.50.
Brentford, 29-October-1996.
169 x 240mm, 40 pages, £1.50.
Bury, 26-October-1996.
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Gillingham, 2-November-1996.
156 x 227mm, 32 pages, £1.40.
Shrewsbury Town, 9-November-1996.
Issue 11, 171 x 245mm, 52 pages, £1.50.
Exeter City, 16-November-1996, F.A.Cup 1st round.
168 x 239mm, 48 pages, £1.50.
Luton Town, 23-November-1996.
Issue 12, 171 x 245mm, 52 pages, £1.50.
Burnley, 19-November-1996.
157 x 227mm, 32 pages, £1.50.
Walsall, 3-December-1996.
Issue 13, 171 x 245mm, 52 pages, £1.50.
Bury, 30-November-1996.
166 x 244mm, 44 pages, £1.50.
Bristol City, 15-December-1996.
Issue 13, 171 x 245mm, 16 pages, £1.00.
Brentford, 10-December-1996, Auto Windscreens Shield 1st round.