Eastville Stadium was a stadium in Eastville, a northern suburb of the English city of Bristol. Constructed in 1897, it was the home of Bristol Rovers F.C. , the Bristol Bulldogs speedway team and was also a greyhound racing venue. During 1986 it was also the home of the short-lived Bristol Bombers American Football team. Rovers played their home games at Eastville (nicknamed 'The Ville') until forced to leave by financial difficulties in 1986.

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  • Eastville Stadium was a stadium in Eastville, a northern suburb of the English city of Bristol. Constructed in 1897, it was the home of Bristol Rovers F.C. , the Bristol Bulldogs speedway team and was also a greyhound racing venue. During 1986 it was also the home of the short-lived Bristol Bombers American Football team. Rovers played their home games at Eastville (nicknamed 'The Ville') until forced to leave by financial difficulties in 1986. Rovers then spent a decade at Twerton Park in Bath before returning to the city to play at the Memorial Stadium where they remain to this day. 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, the constant smell of town gas in the air gave rise to the derogatory name used for Bristol Rovers by Bristol City fans of 'The Gas'. The nickname 'The Gas' is only seen as a derogatory nickname by Bristol City fans though as Rovers fans do refer to themselves as Gasheads. Even the number 12 squad shirt has been labelled 'Gasheads' by the club in honour of the crowd being the 12th man. Another unique feature of Eastville were the flower beds behind each goal.
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  • Map showing the former location of Eastville Stadium
  • The aftermath of the fire in the South Stand, August 1980
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