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FEATHERSTONE ROVERS

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FOUNDED 1902

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LOCATION West Yorkshire
ENTERED LEAGUE 1921
LEFT LEAGUE Co-operative Championships

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GROUNDS Post Office Road

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CAPACITY 6,750
NICKNAMES Rovers

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HIGHEST LEAGUE POSITION Champions 1977

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LOWEST LEAGUE POSITION 7th in Division 2 in 1998
MOST LEAGUE PTS 57 in 1962
FEWEST LEAGUE PTS 8 in 1934

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MOST POINTS SCORED 996 in 1993

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MOST POINTS CONCEDED 858 in 1937
BEST POINTS DIFFERENCE 644 in 1993

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WORST POINTS DIFFERENCE -541 in 1937

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CHALLENGE CUP Winners 1967, 1973, 1983
MOST INDIVIDUAL APPEARANCES 440 Jim Denton 1921-34
HIGHEST INDIVIDUAL POINTS SCORER 2654 Steve Quinn 1976-88

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HIGHEST LEAGUE CROWD 17,531 v St Helens 21/3/1959

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WHERE ARE THEY NOW? Co-operative Championships
If you have rare Featherstone badges, artefacts or programmes for sale then email johnslusar@fsmail.net or Paul Baker 01253 356108
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