Bristol Rovers and Oldham Athletic have met on 56 occasions in The Football League and in national cup competitions, with Rovers winning 23 times to Oldham's nineteen. Their first meeting was in the FA Cup in December 1935 when Rovers drew 1-1 in Oldham and then went on to win the replay 4-1 at Eastville.
Records[]
- Last meeting: 19 February 2011 - Bristol Rovers 1–0 Oldham Athletic
- Biggest win: 19 October 1965 - Bristol Rovers 4–0 Oldham Athletic
- Biggest defeat: 5 February 1977 - Oldham Athletic 4–0 Bristol Rovers
- Highest aggregate score:
- 11 May 1968 - Oldham Athletic 3–5 Bristol Rovers
- 27 September 1997 - Oldham Athletic 4–4 Bristol Rovers
Players to represent both clubs[]
Below is an incomplete list of players to have been on the books of both Bristol Rovers and Oldham Athletic.
- Guy Branston
- Lance Cronin was a non-contract player with Oldham in 2005
- Paul Heffernan was loaned to Oldham and Rovers during the 2009-10 season.
- Joe Jacobson joined Oldham from Rovers in 2009.
- Daniel Jones was loaned to Oldham and Rovers by Wolverhampton Wanderers.
- Steve Mildenhall played for Oldham before a loan spell at Rovers late in his career
- Michael Poke was loaned to Oldham by Southampton, but did not make any first team appearances
- Oumare Tounkara had two loan spells with Oldham prior to joining Rovers in 2013
Past meetings[]
The most recent matches between Oldham Athletic and Bristol Rovers are listed below.
Date | Competition | Home | Score | Away |
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12 February 2008 | League One | Bristol Rovers | 1–0 | Oldham Athletic |
21 October 2008 | League One | Bristol Rovers | 2–0 | Oldham Athletic |
24 February 2009 | League One | Oldham Athletic | 0–2 | Bristol Rovers |
12 September 2009 | League One | Bristol Rovers | 1–0 | Oldham Athletic |
10 April 2010 | League One | Oldham Athletic | 2–1 | Bristol Rovers |
4 September 2010 | League One | Oldham Athletic | 1–1 | Bristol Rovers |
19 February 2011 | League One | Bristol Rovers | 1–0 | Oldham Athletic |