Bristol Rovers on This Day: History, Facts & Figures from Every Day of the Year - Couverture rigide

Byrne, Stephen

 
9781905411498: Bristol Rovers on This Day: History, Facts & Figures from Every Day of the Year

Synopsis

Bristol Rovers On This Day revisits all the most magical and memorable moments from the club's famously chequered history, mixing in a maelstrom of quirky anecdotes and legendary characters to produce an irresistibly dippable Rovers diary - with an entry for every day of the year. From the club's formation in 1883 as the Black Arabs to the Memorial Stadium era, Gasheads have witnessed promotions and relegations, triumph and exile, hotly contested local derbies and breathtaking Cup runs - all featured here. Timeless greats such as Alfie Biggs, Alan Warboys and Bruce Bannister, Stuart Taylor, Ian Holloway and Barry Hayles all loom larger than life. Revisit 2nd January 1897, when eight-man Rovers somehow held on to beat Bedminster in the Western League. 5th August 1972: Watney Cup silverware is hoisted at Eastville as First Division Sheffield United are beaten 7-6 on penalties. Or 31st August 1996: Rovers' first home game in Bristol after a decade away.

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À propos de l?auteur

Stephen Byrne was born in Wimbledon in December 1966 and first watched Rovers in the goalless draw with Orient at Eastville in November 1974. He has co-written, with Mike Jay, two books about the club, Pirates in Profile, a who's who which was published in 1995 and Bristol Rovers Football Club: The Definitive History, which was published in 2003. On the strength of more than a decade writing historical articles for Rovers' award-winning matchday programme, this book has been compiled to record many of the daily events that characterise more than a hundred years of history.

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