Wednesday 18 November 2009

BRISTOL ROVERS ~ 1961-62





Very unusual, Rovers decided to have a public trial match on August 14th 1961.
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The match at Southampton was Rovers' 16th game of the season and two Geoff BRADFORD goals gave us victory,in front of a crowd approaching 15,000.


But, what a dreadful start to the season, 7 consecutive defeats left Rovers pointless by mid September, the next 9, however included 6 wins and 1 draw, so prospects were improving. Two 1-0 defeats to Brighton over Christmas and two wins in the last 11 games of the season meant Rovers were doomed and division 3 beckoned.


The league table shows that although Rovers were 21st they were just 6 points below LIVERPOOL in 11th position.


The match programme editor had decided to help us collectors by putting the name of the opposition/date on the front cover. The cover design hadn't changed since 1954.




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  1. Unknown18 March 2015 at 15:11

    Hi Steve, my name is Jamie and I run bristolroversmemorabilia.co.uk.
    I am enjoying your blog and noticed the "Public Trial March" above.
    This is a game I didn't know about before.
    Would there be any chance of you being able to send me a scan of the cover so I could put it on the site?
    I would of course give you credit for providing it.
    Cheers, Jamie. (jamiegas@blueyonder.co.uk)

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