rovers maintain the arthur gibbon memorial sheild with a emphatic 4-1 win over burn valley ,that will put rovers in good steed ahead of next weeks opening game of the season,with rovers making a couple of good signings rovers will be odds on now to maintain the league .the club was formed and became members of the hartlepool and district league in the late 60s.rovers reached they 1st cup final in the late 70s finishing runners up ,in the late 80s rovers were promoted in to the premier but went straight back down the following season.they bounced straight back winning div 1 and div1 cup and have gone from strength to strength winning numerous league titles and cups however the 2004/5 season was rovers best ever,they finished league winners for the 3rd year in succession and also won the colin lyver premier cup and the john dowson cup as well as reaching the county cup final were they finished runners up to a very strong sunderland jws side. rovers finished the 2005/6 season as premier champions for the 4th time in a row as well as maintaing the colin lyver premier cup,also the billy bell memorial cup as well as the arthur gibbon memorial sheild.rovers started the 2006/7 league by retaining the arthur gibbon memorial sheild as well as the league title again for a record 5th time in succession and got to another county cup final were rovers lost to a very strong hetton lyons side featuring a couple of ex professinals and winning the new cup competition named in memory of the late steven tierney ,the 2007/8 season has just brought rovers 1st bit of silverware when they retained the arthur gibbon memorial sheild with a 4-1 win against burn valley