Bristol Rovers and Swindon Town is a local football rivalry, sometimes referred to as a West Country derby or M4 Derby. The distance between Bristol to...
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ISBN 0-7524-2717-2. Wikimedia Commons has media related to Bristol Rovers FC. Bristol Rovers F.C. on BBC Sport: Club news – Recent results and fixtures Supporters...
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rivalries exist with Reading, Bristol City and Bristol Rovers, lesser rivalries also exist with Cheltenham Town, Forest Green Rovers, Newport County and Gillingham...
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The Robins also consider fellow West Country sides Bristol City, Bristol Rovers and Swindon Town, as well as South East England side Oxford United, as...
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rivals' by the fans and media. Swindon Town are seen by many as rivals, nicknamed 'Swindle' by City fans. This rivalry was most recently relevant in the...
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local rivalries with Gloucester City, and Bath City. Smaller rivalries have also since developed with Bristol Rovers, Newport County and Swindon Town during...
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earlier Wessex League days they had rivalries with Sholing Sports, Hamble as well as a continued rivalry with A.F.C. Totton, who beat them 2–1 in the Wessex...
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rivalry: Barnsley F.C. vs. Doncaster Rovers Barnsley-Rotherham rivalry: Barnsley vs. Rotherham United Doncaster-Rotherham rivalry: Doncaster Rovers vs...
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as a market town for cattle located adjacent to a ford on the River Isis. Oxford have a long-standing and fierce rivalry with Swindon Town, with whom they...
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Blackburn Rovers: Lions denied play-off spot by Rovers comeback". 8 May 2023. Retrieved 8 May 2023. "Millwall owner John Berylson killed when Range Rover 'lost...
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Reading's main local rivalries have been with Oxford United and Swindon Town. When the three teams had shared a division, their rivalry was referred to as...
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interim manager. Belmont F.C., the forerunners of today's Rovers, wore blue shirts and white shorts, as did the early Rovers, until a radical change in...
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ancestry in Wimbledon F.C., there is an unavoidably acrimonious rivalry with AFC Wimbledon since the relocation of Wimbledon F.C. to Milton Keynes; The...
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League play-off final to Bristol Rovers before finally gaining promotion by winning the 2016 final against Forest Green Rovers. Grimsby were again relegated...
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Ireland against Mexico. Crewe twice lost in play-off semi-finals, to Bristol Rovers in 1995 and Notts County in 1996, then returned to Wembley in the 1997...
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after draw with Shrewsbury Town". Express and Star. 4 May 2019. Retrieved 9 August 2019. "Walsall name ex-Bristol Rovers boss as new manager". BBC Sport...
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Pension Stadium. Crawley Town supporters view AFC Wimbledon as their biggest rivals, according to a 2012 survey, with Swindon Town seen as their second The...
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Chelsea F.C. "Report: Chelsea 5 Sunderland 1". Chelsea FC. 21 May 2017. Retrieved 21 May 2017. "Report: Chelsea 3 Bristol Rovers 2". Chelsea FC. 23 August...
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Sky. Football World. p. 18. ISBN 978-0-9548336-8-8. "Lou Macari". swindon-town-fc.co.uk. Retrieved 30 May 2013. Blows, Kirk (2000). The Essential History...
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league, and both clubs have shared a rivalry since, with the match often being billed as a Westcountry Derby. Swindon Town and AFC Bournemouth were also considered...
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at Vale Park to complete a 2–1 aggregate play-off final victory over Bristol Rovers; this marked the club's return to the Second Division after a 33-year...
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Football League. The club's final league game was a 7–0 hammering away at Bristol Rovers, leaving the Iron bottom of the table with just 26 points. On 14 September...
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Newport County. However, their biggest rivalries are with English clubs Chester, Shrewsbury Town, and Tranmere Rovers, with games between the clubs known...
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Yeovil Town in 1957. Between 1986 and 1996, Bath City shared Twerton Park with Bristol Rovers. In 1990 the grandstand was heavily damaged by Bristol City...
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club also reached the playoff final the following year, losing 4–3 to Swindon Town, having come back from 3–0 down. In 1993–94, Leicester were promoted...
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well as relatively local rivals Bristol Rovers, Cheltenham Town and Forest Green Rovers. A 2017 match against Swindon Town saw opposing fans clash before...
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defeat by Bristol Rovers". BBC Sport. 23 February 2022. Retrieved 2 December 2022. "Richie Wellens: Leyton Orient appoint former Doncaster Rovers boss as...
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Torquay United; other less intense rivalries exist with Swindon Town, Portsmouth, Bristol City and Bristol Rovers. In the 2019/20 season, Plymouth Argyle...
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Bristol Rovers are an association football club based in the city of Bristol in South West England, who currently play in EFL League One. For the majority...
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and Devon as well as the reserve teams of league clubs such as Bristol Rovers, Bristol City and Torquay United. They generally fared well, only failing...
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