[2] playing their home games at Purdown in Bristol,[3] but they used the name for only a single season, becoming Eastville Rovers[2] and moving to a site known as Three Acres in 1884.
[3] Two years later they adopted their current name of Bristol Rovers when they became founder members of the Southern League.
[2] They remained at Eastville Stadium for 99 years, before leaving in 1986 when financial pressures meant that they could no longer afford to pay the rent, whereupon they moved to Bath City's Twerton Park, a move that saved the club £30,000 a year.
[6][7] The list of players below includes all team members who have played between 25 and 99 professional league games for Bristol Rovers, which includes games played in the Southern League (1899–1920), Football League (1920–2014 and 2015–) and Football Conference (2014–2015), and also includes substitute appearances.
Statistics are correct as of match played 4 March 2025 Position key: GK – Goalkeeper; DF – Defender; MF – Midfielder; FW – Forward