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Coventry City
Stadium: Ricoh Arena
Coventry City Competitive match results1
Venue W D L F A
@Bristol Rovers: 7 3 3 25 17
@Coventry City: 2 3 9 16 35
Neutral venues: 0 0 0 0 0
Total: 9 6 12 41 52
1Match results from the Football League, FA Cup, League Cup,
Football League Trophy and Full Members Cup.
Last updated 12:55, June 1, 2012 (UTC).


Bristol Rovers and Coventry City have faced each other 27 times in competitive football, with the better record belonging to the Sky Blues thanks to their twelve wins to Rovers' nine.

The clubs first met on 18 December 1926 when they squared off in a Division Three (South) fixture, following Coventry's relegation from the second flight at the end of the previous season.

Records[]

  • Last meeting: 4 April 1964 – Bristol Rovers 0–1 Coventry City
  • Biggest win: 21 February 1953 – Bristol Rovers 5–2 Coventry City
  • Heaviest defeat: 29 April 1963 – Coventry City 5–0 Bristol Rovers
  • Highest aggregate score: 9 September 1933 – Coventry City 5–3 Bristol Rovers

Players at both clubs[]

Some of the players who have been on the books of both Bristol Rovers and Coventry City are listed below.

  • Wayne Andrews was loaned to Rovers by Coventry in 2008
  • Graham Barrett
  • Craig Bellamy played youth football with Rovers in the late 1980s, before signing for Coventry from Norwich City for £6,500,000 in 2000.
  • Harry Buckle
  • Gerry Francis
  • Bobby Gould managed and played for both clubs
  • Kenny Hibbitt joined Rovers from Coventry in 1986
  • Scott Howie
  • Larry Lloyd
  • George McNestry joined Coventry from Rovers in 1935
  • Steve Morgan was loaned to Rovers by Coventry in 1996
  • Richie Partridge was loaned to both Rovers and Coventry by Liverpool in the early 2000s
  • David Pipe
  • Nick Platnauer joined Coventry from Rovers in 1983
  • Arthur Plummer was on Rovers' books during the 1936–37 season having previously played for Coventry
  • Scott Shearer joined Rovers from Coventry in 2005
  • Jack Smith
  • Wilf S Smith joined Rovers from Coventry in 1975
  • Paul Trollope
  • Bert Turner
  • Adam Virgo was loaned to Coventry by Celtic during the 2006–07 season, five years before joining Rovers
  • Elliott Ward

Past meetings[]

A full list of all competitive meetings between Bristol Rovers and Coventry City is given below.

Date Competition Home Score Away
18 December 1926 Division Three (South) Bristol Rovers 1–2 Coventry City
7 May 1927 Division Three (South) Coventry City 2–2 Bristol Rovers
10 September 1927 Division Three (South) Bristol Rovers 1–1 Coventry City
21 January 1928 Division Three (South) Coventry City 2–3 Bristol Rovers
22 December 1928 Division Three (South) Coventry City 2–0 Bristol Rovers
4 May 1929 Division Three (South) Bristol Rovers 1–1 Coventry City
2 September 1929 Division Three (South) Bristol Rovers 1–3 Coventry City
9 September 1929 Division Three (South) Coventry City 1–0 Bristol Rovers
15 November 1930 Division Three (South) Bristol Rovers 1–0 Coventry City
21 March 1931 Division Three (South) Coventry City 5–1 Bristol Rovers
31 October 1931 Division Three (South) Coventry City 1–1 Bristol Rovers
12 March 1932 Division Three (South) Bristol Rovers 3–1 Coventry City
24 December 1932 Division Three (South) Coventry City 2–0 Bristol Rovers
6 May 1933 Division Three (South) Bristol Rovers 1–0 Coventry City
9 September 1933 Division Three (South) Coventry City 5–3 Bristol Rovers
20 January 1934 Division Three (South) Bristol Rovers 4–1 Coventry City
27 October 1934 Division Three (South) Bristol Rovers 2–1 Coventry City
9 March 1935 Division Three (South) Coventry City 1–0 Bristol Rovers
23 November 1935 Division Three (South) Coventry City 3–1 Bristol Rovers
28 March 1936 Division Three (South) Bristol Rovers 3–2 Coventry City
4 October 1952 Division Three (South) Coventry City 1–1 Bristol Rovers
21 February 1953 Division Three (South) Bristol Rovers 5–2 Coventry City
13 April 1963 Division Three Bristol Rovers 2–2 Coventry City
29 April 1963 Division Three Coventry City 5–0 Bristol Rovers
23 November 1963 Division Three Coventry City 4–2 Bristol Rovers
7 December 1963 FA Cup Coventry City 1–2 Bristol Rovers
4 April 1964 Division Three Bristol Rovers 0–1 Coventry City
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