| LC control no. | n 91118566 |
|---|---|
| Descriptive conventions | rda |
| Corporate name heading | Bristol Rovers (Soccer team) |
| Variant(s) | Rovers (Soccer team : Bristol, England) Bristol Rovers Football Club Pirates (Soccer team : Bristol, England) Gas (Soccer team : Bristol, England) BRFC (Bristol Rovers Football Club) |
| Beginning date | 1899 |
| Located | Bristol (England) |
| Field of activity | Soccer |
| Found in | Steggles, J. Joy of the Rovers! c1990: p. 11 (f. 1893 as Black Arabs [no publs. in LC], year later changed to Eastville Rovers [no publs. in LC]; 1897 became Bristol Eastville Rovers [no publs. in LC] and 12 months later changed to Bristol Rovers) Bristol Rovers Football Club, 1999 Print that season!, [2015]: t.p. (Bristol Rovers) p.10 (BRFC) Wikipedia, viewed 2 May 2017 (Bristol Rovers Football Club is a professional association football club based in the city of Bristol, England; founded in 1883 as Black Arabs F.C. [no publications on BL database], and were also known as Eastville Rovers [no publications on BL database] and Bristol Eastville Rovers [no publications on BL database] before finally changing its name to Bristol Rovers in 1899; the club's official nickname is The Pirates; the local nickname of the club is The Gas, from the gasworks next to their former home Eastville Stadium) |
| Associated language | eng |
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