Club Details: Bristol Rovers FC

The club was formed in 1883 as The Black Arabs and renamed Bristol Rovers in 1897. The clubs official nickname is The Pirates. The local nickname of the club is The Gas and the fans are known as Gasheads.

Stadium / Home Ground: The Memorial Stadium

Other Details

Away Travel Info: The Memorial Stadium

By Road

Exit M5 at junction 16 (Signposted Filton) and join the A38 (South) towards Bristol City Centre. The ground is about five miles down the A38. You will pass the large British Aerospace works and further on, you will pass on your left the Inn on the Green and the Gloucester pubs.

You then pass the Wellington pub on your right and continuing along the A38 Gloucester Road, turn left into Filton Avenue. The entrance to the Club car park is the second right down this road. There is a fair amount of street parking around the sides and back of the Wellington pub.

By Rail

The nearest railway station is Filton Abbey Wood, which is approximately 1 1/2 miles and a 25-minute walk from the ground. However, most rail travellers are likely to arrive at Bristol Parkway station. Bus services 73 and 74 run past the stadium.

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Pos	Team	Pld	Pts
1	Portsmouth	44	94
2	Derby County	44	86
3	Bolton Wanderers	44	83
4	Peterborough United	43	80
5	Barnsley	44	75
6	Oxford United	45	74
7	Lincoln City	44	71
8	Blackpool	44	70
9	Stevenage	45	68
10	Leyton Orient	44	62
11	Northampton Town	44	59
12	Wycombe Wanderers	43	58
13	Exeter City	44	58
14	Bristol Rovers	44	57
15	Wigan Athletic	44	56
16	Charlton Athletic	44	52
17	Reading	44	50
18	Shrewsbury Town	44	47
19	Cambridge United	43	46
20	Burton Albion	44	43
21	Cheltenham Town	43	41
22	Port Vale	44	40
23	Fleetwood Town	44	37
24	Carlisle United	44	30

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