Bristol Rovers and Brentford have been facing each other since both sides played in the Southern League, and both teams were founder members of Division Three in 1920. There have been 79 meetings between the clubs in the Football League and in national cup competitions, with Rovers having the slightly better record with thirty-one wins to Brentford's twenty-eight.
Records[]
- Last meeting: 26 February 2011 – Brentford 1–0 Bristol Rovers
- Biggest win: 5 February 1966 – Brentford 0–5 Bristol Rovers
- Biggest defeat:
- 7 April 1928 – Brentford 5–1 Bristol Rovers
- 28 August 1982 – Brentford 5–1 Bristol Rovers
- Highest aggregate score: 28 August 2000 – Brentford 2–6 Bristol Rovers
Players at both clubs[]
Some of the players who have been on the books of both Bristol Rovers and Brentford are listed below.
- Mikkel Andersen
- Ijah Anderson
- Kevin Austin
- Dennis Bailey
- Bill Bann joined Rovers from Brentford in 1922
- Phil Bater
- Peter Beadle
- Danny Boxall
- Wayne Brown was loaned to Rovers and Brentford by Fulham
- David Clarkson had a loan spell at Brentford shortly before signing for Rovers in 2012
- Ian Davies
- Joe Gadston
- Viv Gibbins
- Matt Harrold
- Ian Holloway
- Francis Joseph
- Jo Kuffour
- Michael Leary
- Jack Price
- Rob Quinn
- Tony Sealy
- Ricky Shakes
- Matt Somner
- Lee Thorpe
- Dai Ward
- Calum Willock
- Che Wilson
Past meetings[]
Details of the most recent matches between Brentford and Bristol Rovers are given below.
Date | Competition | Home | Score | Away |
---|---|---|---|---|
7 August 1999 | Division Two | Bristol Rovers | 0–0 | Brentford |
4 December 1999 | Division Two | Brentford | 0–3 | Bristol Rovers |
28 August 2000 | Division Two | Brentford | 2–6 | Bristol Rovers |
13 January 2001 | Division Two | Bristol Rovers | 0–0 | Brentford |
19 September 2009 | League One | Brentford | 1–3 | Bristol Rovers |
17 April 2010 | League One | Bristol Rovers | 0–0 | Brentford |
11 September 2010 | League One | Bristol Rovers | 0–0 | Brentford |
26 February 2011 | League One | Brentford | 1–0 | Bristol Rovers |