Bristol Rovers and York City have faced each other on 43 occasions, with both teams having won 16 times. Up until the beginning of the 2012–13 season there was a remarkable symmetry in the results between the clubs with both sides winning nine, drawing five and losing six times at their respective home grounds.
The first meeting between the clubs was on 10 September 1965, when they faced each other in Division Three at Bootham Crescent in a game the saw Rovers finish as 5–1 victors. All but two of the games have been Football League encounters, with the exceptions being a two-legged League Cup tie in 1980.
Records[]
- Last meeting: 24 August 2013 – Bristol Rovers 3–2 York City
- Biggest win: 10 September 1965 – York City 1–5 Bristol Rovers
- Heaviest defeat: 12 March 1986 – York City 4–0 Bristol Rovers
- Highest aggregate score: 16 October 1971 – Bristol Rovers 5–4 York City
Players at both clubs[]
Some of the players who have been on the books of both Bristol Rovers and York City are listed below.
- Peter Aitken had a brief spell at York in 1982, two years after leaving Rovers.
- Steve Bowey left Rovers in in 1997 without having made a league appearance and later spent the 2006–07 season with York City.
- Chris Carruthers made exactly 100 league appearances for Rovers between 2005 and 2008 and 52 for York between 2009 and 2011.
- Nick Culkin was a youth team player at York before signing for Manchester United in 1995, who later loaned him to Rovers.
- Maurice Dando joined York in 1933, having previously played for Rovers.
- Johnny Eyres joined York from Rovers in 1934.
- Kevin Gall left Rovers in 2003 and joined York 6 years later.
- Ted Hathway spent the 1931–32 season with Rovers, but failed to make any Football League appearances. He later went on to play over 200 league games for York.
- Shane Higgs was loaned to York by Rovers in 1995.
- Scott Jones joined York from Rovers in 2002.
- Bill Routledge joined York from Rovers in 1934.
- Jack Rutherford played for Rovers in the early 1920s and later turned out for York
- Ben Swallow joined York from Rovers in 2012.
In addition, former Rovers coach and caretaker-manager Darren Patterson played for York, and both clubs were managed by John Ward.
Past meetings[]
All competitive matches between Rovers and York City are listed below.
Date | Competition | Home | Score | Away |
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10 September 1965 | Division Three | York City | 1–5 | Bristol Rovers |
26 February 1966 | Division Three | Bristol Rovers | 0–0 | York City |
14 August 1971 | Division Three | York City | 0–0 | Bristol Rovers |
16 October 1971 | Division Three | Bristol Rovers | 5–4 | York City |
7 October 1972 | Division Three | Bristol Rovers | 1–2 | York City |
3 March 1973 | Division Three | York City | 0–0 | Bristol Rovers |
20 October 1973 | Division Three | Bristol Rovers | 0–0 | York City |
16 March 1974 | Division Three | York City | 2–1 | Bristol Rovers |
12 October 1974 | Division Two | York City | 3–0 | Bristol Rovers |
19 April 1975 | Division Two | Bristol Rovers | 1–3 | York City |
23 August 1975 | Division Two | Bristol Rovers | 2–1 | York City |
13 December 1975 | Division Two | York City | 0–0 | Bristol Rovers |
27 August 1980 | League Cup | York City | 2–1 | Bristol Rovers |
3 September 1980 | League Cup | Bristol Rovers | 1–0 | York City |
2 October 1984 | Division Three | York City | 1–0 | Bristol Rovers |
14 May 1985 | Division Three | Bristol Rovers | 1–1 | York City |
2 November 1985 | Division Three | Bristol Rovers | 0–1 | York City |
12 March 1986 | Division Three | York City | 4–0 | Bristol Rovers |
6 September 1986 | Division Three | York City | 1–0 | Bristol Rovers |
23 January 1987 | Division Three | Bristol Rovers | 1–0 | York City |
16 September 1987 | Division Three | Bristol Rovers | 2–1 | York City |
15 April 1988 | Division Three | York City | 0–4 | Bristol Rovers |
2 November 1993 | Division Two | York City | 0–1 | Bristol Rovers |
16 April 1994 | Division Two | Bristol Rovers | 0–1 | York City |
20 August 1994 | Division Two | Bristol Rovers | 3–1 | York City |
10 December 1994 | Division Two | York City | 0–3 | Bristol Rovers |
9 September 1995 | Division Two | York City | 0–1 | Bristol Rovers |
27 February 1996 | Division Two | Bristol Rovers | 1–0 | York City |
1 October 1996 | Division Two | York City | 2–2 | Bristol Rovers |
18 January 1997 | Division Two | Bristol Rovers | 1–1 | York City |
16 August 1997 | Division Two | York City | 0–1 | Bristol Rovers |
10 March 1998 | Division Two | Bristol Rovers | 1–2 | York City |
26 September 1998 | Division Two | York City | 1–0 | Bristol Rovers |
6 March 1999 | Division Two | Bristol Rovers | 2–0 | York City |
22 September 2001 | Division Three | Bristol Rovers | 2–2 | York City |
16 April 2002 | Division Three | York City | 3–0 | Bristol Rovers |
19 October 2002 | Division Three | York City | 2–2 | Bristol Rovers |
18 March 2003 | Division Three | Bristol Rovers | 0–1 | York City |
20 September 2003 | Division Three | York City | 2–1 | Bristol Rovers |
27 March 2004 | Division Three | Bristol Rovers | 3–0 | York City |
15 December 2012 | League Two | York City | 4–1 | Bristol Rovers |
30 March 2013 | League Two | Bristol Rovers | 0–0 | York City |
24 August 2013 | League Two | Bristol Rovers | 3–2 | York City |