page_title: List of Bristol Rovers F.C. players
hierarchical_section_title: List of Bristol Rovers F.C. players
caption_attribution_description: Rovers stars of the 1950's gather at Twerton Park on August 13th 1988 for Jackie Pitt's testimonial match, Bristol Rovers taking on FA cup holders Wimbledon. Pitt played for Rovers between 1946 and 1958 and after retiring from playing became the club's groundsman for many years at both Eastville and Twerton Park. He sadly died in August 2004. This photo was taken before the game, wih all time Rovers legend Geoff Bradford getting his hands on the FA cup. The game itself ended in a 1-1 draw with both goals coming in the first half, Peter Cawley scored for Wimbledon, Devon White equalised for Rovers.
context_page_description: The following article is a list of footballers past and present who have played for Bristol Rovers Football Club.
  In the club's early history the appearance record was held by goalkeeper Arthur Cartlidge, who played in 258 Southern League games between 1901 and 1909. His record stood until it was broken by another goalkeeper, Jesse Whatley, who played 14 times in the Southern League and a further 372 in The Football League, making a total of 386 overall. Following the Second World War the Bristol Rovers board introduced a no-buy/no-sell policy, which remained in force until the abolition of the maximum wage in football in 1961; as a result some players in that era had a high number of appearances for the club. Eight of the top nine most-used players played during this time, each making over 400 appearances. These eight were Bobby Jones, Alfie Biggs, Ray Warren, Harold Jarman, George Petherbridge, Geoff Bradford, Jack Pitt, and Harry Bamford. The club's all-time leading appearance maker, Stuart Taylor, played in 546 League games between 1965 and 1980.
context_section_description: The following article is a list of footballers past and present who have played for Bristol Rovers Football Club. 
  In the club's early history the appearance record was held by goalkeeper Arthur Cartlidge, who played in 258 Southern League games between 1901 and 1909. His record stood until it was broken by another goalkeeper, Jesse Whatley, who played 14 times in the Southern League and a further 372 in The Football League, making a total of 386 overall. Following the Second World War the Bristol Rovers board introduced a no-buy/no-sell policy, which remained in force until the abolition of the maximum wage in football in 1961; as a result some players in that era had a high number of appearances for the club. Eight of the top nine most-used players played during this time, each making over 400 appearances. These eight were Bobby Jones (421 appearances), Alfie Biggs (424), Ray Warren (450), Harold Jarman (452), George Petherbridge (457), Geoff Bradford (462), Jack Pitt (466), and Harry Bamford (486). The club's all-time leading appearance maker, Stuart Taylor, played in 546 League games between 1965 and 1980. The club's highest scorer by a wide margin is Geoff Bradford, who scored 242 times in The Football League, exceeding the next-highest scorer Alfie Biggs by 64 goals.
caption: Bristol Rovers record scorer, Geoff Bradford, who scored 355 goals for the club, 242 of which were in the Football League.
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