The 1892–93 season was the tenth to be played by the team now known as Bristol Rovers, and their ninth playing under the name Eastville Rovers. It was significant in that it was their first year competing in an organised league, when they became founder members of the Bristol & District League (now known as the Western League).

Season review Rovers finished in sixth place in the league. They had to a slow start to their campaign, but finished strongly, winning their last four games. There was some confusion surrounding the game against St George on 22 October, which although originally arranged as a league match it was played as a friendly as no referee had been appointed.

League table

Match results Bristol & District League

Eastville Rovers were nominally the home team, but the match was played at MangotsfieldByrne & Jay (2003), p.36 Game stopped after 78 minutes due to poor light Wells only fielded ten players

Gloucestershire Senior Challenge Cup

Gloucestershire Junior Challenge Cup

Friendlies First team

The game against St George on 22 October was originally scheduled to be a league match, but was played as a friendly when it was discovered that no referee had been appointed. Swindon Athletic began the game with eight players, but were brought up to full strength when three substitutes were found.

Reserves

Statistics Friendly matches are not included in this section. + Match recordCompetitionHomeAwayTotalPWDLFAPWDLFAPWDLFABristol & District League8422211482151526166373640Gloucestershire Cup101022100112201134Total9432231692161628186483944

+ GoalscorersPlayerGoalsLeagueCupTotalBill Rogers819Laurie505Johns404Attwell303Bob Horsey303Thompson303Taylor202Beverley101Lovett101Walter Perrin101Yates101Unknown112Opposition own goal202

Cumulative record The total cumulative record of Eastville Rovers up to the end of the 1892–93 season is shown below. This is calculated by adding the numbers in the section above to the total games played up to the end of the previous season. Friendly matches are not included in this table, and games held at neutral venues are considered to have been played away from home.

+ Match recordCompetitionHomeAwayTotalPWDLFAPWDLFAPWDLFABristol & District League8422211482151526166373640Gloucestershire Cup40225996031918136252427Total12444262317818344429125126067

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