Bristol Rovers and Exeter City both entered the Football League in 1920, when teams in the top flight of the Southern League were moved into the newly-created Football League Division Three. Since then there have been 87 meetings between the clubs, with Rovers having won 28 of them and Exeter 27.
Records[]
- Last meeting: 3 August 2013 – Exeter City 2–1 Bristol Rovers
- Biggest win: 25 April 1936 – Bristol Rovers 6–1 Exeter City
- Biggest defeat: 20 March 1948 – Exeter City 4–0 Bristol Rovers
- Highest aggregate score: 10 November 1934 – Bristol Rovers 5–5 Exeter City
Players at both clubs[]
Below are some of the players who have been on the books of both Exeter City and Bristol Rovers.
- Pat Baldwin
- Frankie Bennett
- Wayne Carlisle
- Roy Carter
- Peter Cawley
- Billy Clark
- Danny Coles joined Exeter from Rovers on a free transfer in 2011
- Ellis Crompton
- Ian Davies
- Richard Dryden
- Rhys Evans joined Exeter in 2012, two years after the end of his second spell with Rovers
- Gerry Francis
- Joe Gadston
- Brian Gayle
- Matt Gill
- Lee Hodges
- Alex Jeannin
- David Lee
- Aidan McCaffery
- Jimmy McCambridge
- David Mehew
- Kevin Miller
- Trevor Morgan
- Mark O'Connor
- Martin Phillips
- Dick Plumb
- Graeme Power
- Phil Roberts
- Peter Shearing
- Marcus Stewart
- Robbie Turner
- Keith Viney
- Adam Virgo had a loan spell at Exeter early in his career before joining Rovers in 2011
- Danny Woodards
Exeter were also managed by former Rovers player Alan Ball between 1991 and 1994.
Past meetings[]
Date | Competition | Home | Score | Away |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 December 2009 | League One | Bristol Rovers | 1–0 | Exeter City |
17 March 2010 | League One | Exeter City | 1–0 | Bristol Rovers |
21 August 2010 | League One | Exeter City | 2–2 | Bristol Rovers |
14 December 2010 | League Trophy | Bristol Rovers | 2–2 (4–5 pens) |
Exeter City |
9 April 2011 | League One | Bristol Rovers | 0–2 | Exeter City |
29 September 2012 | League Two | Exeter City | 1–2 | Bristol Rovers |
6 March 2013 | League Two | Bristol Rovers | 2–0 | Exeter City |
3 August 2013 | League Two | Exeter City | 2–1 | Bristol Rovers |