Eastville Stadium - Wikipedia
Eastville Stadium, also known as Bristol Stadium and Bristol Stadium – Eastville, was a stadium in Eastville, a northern suburb of the English city of Bristol. Constructed in 1897, it was the home of Bristol Rovers F.C., the Bristol Bulldogs speedway team and was also a greyhound racing venue.
Bristol Rovers F.C. - Wikipedia
The local nickname of the club is "The Gas", derived from the gasworks next to their former home, Eastville Stadium. Since 1996, the club has played home matches at the Memorial Stadium in Horfield. The club spent 89 years in the heart of North Bristol between 1897 and 1986 at the Eastville Stadium.
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Dec 4, 2017 · Eastville lasted as a greyhound stadium until finally closing its doors in 1997 after being sold for development. It is now an Ikea superstore. Rovers, meanwhile are now back in Bristol, playing at the Memorial Stadium, former home of Bristol Rugby club. There are no gasworks nearby and, presumably, no pirates!
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In September 1883, in a meeting organised by school teacher Bill Somerton at the Eastville Restaurant on Stapleton Road in Bristol, the foundation was laid for the team that would go on to be known as Bristol Rovers.
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The club became Eastville Rovers in November 1884 and were a founding member of the Bristol and District League in 1892. They participated in the FA Cup for the first time in 1895 and purchased Eastville Stadium, which was to be their home until 1986, two years later.
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In 1884, one year after formation, the club changed its name to Eastville Rovers, after the Eastville area of Bristol, in an effort to draw more players and interest from the local area.
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Feb 18, 2015 · On a different website, someone shared a link ( maps.bristol.gov.uk/pinpoint/ ) that provides an interactive map for looking up old photos of Bristol, from the archives. Naturally, I headed over to Eastville and found a couple of pretty interesting photos that I thought might be of interest. Edit: "interactive map" mentioned twice. Two more...
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In 1897 the club turned professional and became Bristol Eastville Rovers: the following year "Eastville" was dropped and they became known as Bristol Rovers. In 1899 the club joined the Southern League, winning the championship in 1905.
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