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Eastville Stadium - Bristol Rovers Football Club |
| Old Grounds - Eastville Stadium |
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| Eastville Stadium - as it was | Click images to view in Google Earth | Eastville Stadium - what's there now |
| Eastville Stadium was built in 1897 and was the home of Bristol Rovers. Rovers played their home games at Eastville (nicknamed 'The Ville') until forced to leave by financial difficulties in 1986. The record attendance was 39,462. Parts of stadium were still in existence a decade after the ground's closure, but these were demolished in 1998 to make way for an IKEA superstore. Built near to a gas holder, Rovers fans now refer to themselves as Gasheads. |
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Lost Football League Grounds from the Air (Aerofilms Guide)
Almost 20 clubs have relocated from their traditional homes to brand-new stadia in the last twenty years and this figure is constantly rising. The superb archive provides some 125 images recording many of these lost grounds. From the White City Stadium, once home of Queens Park Rangers, to Bristol Rovers ground Eastville, each of these grounds is illustrated with an historic shot recording the ground as it once looked. The book provides a detailed caption outlining the history of the ground and its current status.
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