The Box is a major cultural and heritage attraction and archive, which opened in Plymouthβs city centre in September 2020. Its collection, formally the South West Film and Television Archive (SWFTA), is the regional film archive for the South West of England, comprising the combined programme libraries of Westward Television and Television South West (TSW). It also includes a significant number of donated film collections dating back to the early 1890s.
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Exeter City v Bristol Rovers
St. Jamesβ Park Derby : Exeter City v Bristol Rovers
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Overview
Westward TVβs sportsβ reporter Chris Fear commentates highlights of the Football League Cupβs second leg of the first round match at St. Jamesβ Park between Exeter City FC and Bristol Rovers FC played on 12 August 1980. The final score is 1-1. An own goal by Roy Ireland put Bristol ahead but Tony Kellow then equalised for Exeter. βLovely free kick, well-planned and almost perfectly executed,β says Fear after further shots at goal.
Exeter City or the Grecians play at St. Jamesβ Park and have done since their inception in 1904. Bristol Roversβ Football Club is based at Memorial Stadium in Horfield and was founded in 1883 becoming the Bristol Rovers in 1899. The club has two nicknames βThe Piratesβ as is reflected by the cityβs maritime history and βThe Gasβ due to the gasworks located next door to the old 1897-1986 Eastville Stadium. βThe Gasβ started as a derogatory term used against them by their rivals Bristol City FC because of the smell of gas from Stapleton Gas Works when playing at Eastville Stadium but was taken on by the Roversβ fans or βgasheadsβ. The Eastville site is now Ikea in Bristol.
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