Blackburn Rovers have withdrawn from the Women’s Championship next season because club owners are unwilling to meet the league’s requirements on facilities, player welfare and staffing. In an email sent to players by the club’s HR department on Tuesday, seen by BBC Sport, they say Blackburn are in “ongoing discussions with the Football Association (FA)...
Former Raith Rovers and Hibernian defender Shaun Dennis has died at the age of 55. Raith announced the loss of their ex-player “with great sadness” and said he “had passed away peacefully” on Friday morning. “All at Raith Rovers would like to send his wife Tracy and family our deepest condolences,” the club said. Dennis...
Bristol Rovers have re-appointed Darrell Clarke as their manager following their relegation to League Two. Rovers sacked head coach Inigo Calderon on Sunday, less than 24 hours after the end of a disappointing season that ended in a 4-1 thumping at Blackpool. Clarke, 47, had four years in charge of Rovers between 2014-2018, a stint...
Bristol Rovers have sacked head coach Inigo Calderon following the team’s relegation from League One. Burton’s draw with Wigan on Tuesday confirmed Rovers’ return to League Two following two seasons in the third tier. His final game in charge was a 4-1 defeat by Blackpool on Saturday, a ninth loss in 10 matches to end...
Three years ago, Bristol Rovers fans were celebrating one of the most remarkable days in the club’s history as they beat Scunthorpe 7-0 and, against the odds, won automatic promotion to League One. Nothing has come close to those highs since. Kuwaiti businessman Hussain AlSaeed took majority control in August 2023, before becoming sole owner...
Tranmere Rovers midfielder Sam Finley has been handed a 13-game ban for making a homophobic comment to an opposition player. The midfielder, 32, admitted a Football Association charge of misconduct over a comment made to Walsall striker Jamille Matt during a League Two game in January. Finley has also been fined £2,000 and ordered to...
Rovers are 11th in the Championship table and five points outside the play-off places heading into the final stages of the season. Despite being just outside the top six on points, however, Rovers have lost their past four games and are winless in six matches. Waggott, Pasha and head of football operations Rudy Gestede were...
The Robins, who are also through to the Challenge Cup quarter-finals, were rewarded for a fast start when Gildart forced his way over for his fourth try of the season. Sloppy defensive work from Leigh on their own line then allowed skipper Elliot Minchella – in his 100th Super League appearance – to offload in...