Bristol Rovers and Northampton Town have met on 94 occasions in The Football League and national cup competitions, with Northampton winning 37 of those games and Rovers 31.
Records[]
- Last meeting: 31 August 2013 – Bristol Rovers 1–0 Northampton Town
- Biggest win: 16 January 1935 – Bristol Rovers 7–1 Northampton Town
- Biggest defeat: 28 December 1931 – Northampton 6–0 Bristol Rovers
- Highest aggregate score: 28 October 1967 – Northampton Town 4–5 Bristol Rovers
Players to represent both clubs[]
- Julian Alsop
- Guy Branston
- Chris Carruthers
- Jamie Forrester
- Ali Gibb
- Carl Heggs
- Shane Higgs
- Craig Hinton signed for Northampton after being released by Rovers in 2009
- James Hunt
- Daniel Jones was loaned to Northampton and Rovers by Wolverhampton Wanderers
- Christian Lee
- Josh Low
- Scott McGleish
- David Mehew
- Alex O'Reilly
- Michael Poke
- James Quinn
- Dave Savage
- Paul Trollope
- Richard Walker
- Sam Walker was loaned to both Northampton and Rovers by Chelsea
- Rob Wolleaston
An addition to these players, former Rovers manager Garry Thompson is a former Northampton Town player, and Ian Atkins has managed both clubs.
Past meetings[]
Date | Competition | Home | Score | Away |
---|---|---|---|---|
6 November 2007 | League One | Northampton Town | 0–1 | Bristol Rovers |
12 March 2008 | League One | Bristol Rovers | 1–1 | Northampton Town |
28 December 2008 | League One | Northampton Town | 0–0 | Bristol Rovers |
10 April 2009 | League One | Bristol Rovers | 1–0 | Northampton Town |
16 August 2011 | League Two | Bristol Rovers | 2–1 | Northampton Town |
6 March 2012 | League Two | Northampton Town | 3–2 | Bristol Rovers |
6 October 2012 | League Two | Bristol Rovers | 3–1 | Northampton Town |
26 February 2013 | League Two | Northampton Town | 1–0 | Bristol Rovers |
31 August 2013 | League Two | Bristol Rovers | 1–0 | Northampton Town |