Just out of interest I decided have a look at which teams in next seasons Conference we have already came up against down thw years how many times we've played them (won drawn and lost) and in all competitions. Aldershot Town - PLD 42 W 22 D 9 L 11 GF 72 GA 49 Barnet - PLD 12 W 7 D L 2 GF 19 GA 12 Cambridge United - PLD 31 W 16 D 8 L 7 GF 48 GA 38 (still could gain promotion) FC Halifax Town - PLD 14 W 8 D 4 L 2 GF 22 GA 11 Grimsby Town - PLD 37 W 15 D 9 L 13 GF 57 GA 60 Hereford United - PLD 15 W 6 D 6 L 3 GF 19 GA 12 Kidderminster Harriers - PLD 9 W 4 D 2 L 3 GF 9 GA 8 Lincoln City - PLD 42 W 17 D 9 L 16 GF 55 GA 48 Macclesfield Town - PLD 16 W 2 D 7 L 7 GF 15 GA 21 Southport - PLD 8 W 3 D 1 L 4 GF 9 GA 11 Torquay United - PLD 74 W 32 D 17 L 25 GF 105 GA 90 Welling United - PLD 1 W 1 D 0 L 0 GF 3 GA 0 Wrexham - PLD 24 W 17 D 7 18 GF 57 GA 52 So apart from Wrexham, Macclesfield and Southport we have the better records can't believe how bad are record is against Macclesfield something which I hope we can put right. Does anyone know if we've played any of the other clubs in friendlies I know we have played Forest Green a few times.
Bizarrely, we've got a better record vs Manchester United than vs Macclesfield PL7 W2 D2 L3 GF10 GA12
Funny you should mention that just looking at the head to head on http://www.bristolrovers-mad.co.uk/head_to_head/bristol_rovers/vs/manchester_united/index.shtml and it has fixtures missing like 4-0 victory in the cup
wasnt that against the bubsy babes? i presume the wrexham stats should be... "PLD 42 W 17 D 7 L 18 GF 57 GA 52"
Against the Busby Babes on a mudheap and well worth the win so my blue friends told me at the time. I was as Goodison Park the same day when City lost 3-0. Both FA Cup round 3 or 4.
Found this... Bristol Rovers 4-0 Manchester United (07-01-1956) On January 7th 1956, Rovers played what would go down as perhaps the biggest result in Bristol Rovers history. Performing well in the league and in a battle for promotion to Division One, Rovers played Matt Busby's Manchester United, a team by then nicknamed the Busby Babes, in a FA Cup Third Round Tie. Reporter Desmond Hackett described Rovers as the "£110 team with the million-dollar touch of class" in the Daily Express. Bristol Rovers 4-0 Manchester United Biggs (2) Meyer Bradford (pen) At Eastville Stadium attendance: 35,872 Lineups BRFC: Managed by Bert Tann..... Ron Nicholls Harry Bamford Frank Alcock Jack Pitt Denzil Hale Peter Sampson George Petherbridge Alfie Biggs Geoff Bradford Barrie Meyer Peter Hooper MUFC: Managed by Matt Busby... Ray Wood Bill Foulkes Roger Byrne Eddie Colman Mark Jones Jeff Whitefoot Johny Berry John Doherty Tommy Taylor Dennis Viollet David Pegg Five of the United players on that day were later to die in the Munich air disaster. Rovers reached the quarter-final for the second time, where they lost 3–1 to Fulham at Craven Cottage. .
