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BRISTOL ROVERS 1989-90

DIVISION THREE CHAMPIONS

WHERE ARE THEY NOW?

By Neil Fissler
BRISTOL ROVERS have spent most of their history living in the shadow of bitter rivals City, but one night in May 1990 they gained sweet revenge.
The Robins were on the verge of being crowned Division Three champions. All they needed to do was avoid defeat by their homeless cross-city rivals.
The Gas had been forced to leave their own Eastville Ground four years earlier because of financial difficulties and were ground sharing with Bath City.
But Gerry Francis had built a team that was about to pull off the unexpected, and leadi...

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