NationMaster - Encyclopedia: Featherstone Rovers

Featherstone Rovers are a professional rugby league club, based in Featherstone (near Pontefract), West Yorkshire in England. To many people they are known as Fev or "The Colliers", highlighting the close link between the club and the local mining community. The idea that if they were short of a player or two before match time they would trawl the local collieries to make up the numbers is a myth. They currently play at the Chris Moyles Stadium, traditionally known as Post Office Road. Featherstone is a town by the City of Wakefield, in West Yorkshire, England. ... For other uses, see England (disambiguation). ... Post Office Road is a rugby league ground in Featherstone, England. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_England. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_England. ... The Rugby League National Leagues (currently known as the LHF Healthplan National Leagues as a result of sponsorship) form the basis for rugby league competition in Great Britain below Super League. ... Image File history File links left arm of kit template File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... soccer kit File links The following pages link to this file: Celtic F.C. Queens Park Rangers F.C. Reading F.C. F.C. Dallas Yeovil Town F.C. Greenock Morton F.C. Darlington F.C. Sporting Clube de Portugal Santos Laguna De Graafschap Shamrock Rovers F.C. Donegal Celtic... rightarm of kit template File links The following pages link to this file: Arsenal F.C. Ajax Amsterdam AZ Alkmaar A.S. Roma Torino Calcio A.C. Milan ACF Fiorentina Bristol City F.C. Charlton Athletic F.C. Chievo Verona Chelsea F.C. England national football team Wikipedia:WikiProject Football... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... socks of kit template File links The following pages link to this file: Arsenal F.C. Ajax Amsterdam AZ Alkmaar A.S. Roma Torino Calcio A.C. Milan ACF Fiorentina Bristol City F.C. Charlton Athletic F.C. Chievo Verona Chelsea F.C. England national football team Wikipedia:WikiProject Football... Image File history File links Kit_left_arm_blueupper. ... body of kit template File links The following pages link to this file: Arsenal F.C. Ajax Amsterdam AZ Alkmaar A.S. Roma Torino Calcio A.C. Milan ACF Fiorentina Bristol City F.C. Charlton Athletic F.C. Chievo Verona Chelsea F.C. England national football team Wikipedia:WikiProject Football... Image File history File links Kit_right_arm_blueupper. ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... socks of kit template File links The following pages link to this file: Arsenal F.C. Ajax Amsterdam AZ Alkmaar A.S. Roma Torino Calcio A.C. Milan ACF Fiorentina Bristol City F.C. Charlton Athletic F.C. Chievo Verona Chelsea F.C. England national football team Wikipedia:WikiProject Football... Image File history File links Flag_of_England. ... Wally Lewis passing the ball in Rugby League State of Origin. ... Featherstone is a town by the City of Wakefield, in West Yorkshire, England. ... Pontefract Castle in the early 17th Century Pontefract is a town in the county of West Yorkshire, England, near the A1 (or Great North Road), the M62 motorway, and Castleford. ... Coat of Arms of South Yorkshire West Yorkshire is a metropolitan county within the Yorkshire and the Humber region of England, that has a population of 2. ... For other uses, see England (disambiguation). ... Post Office Road is a rugby league ground in Featherstone, England. ... Post Office Road is a rugby league ground in Featherstone, England. ...

Featherstone is a small ex-coal-mining town with a population of around 16,000 and for many years "Fev" have graced the top levels of the game in a manner that belies their smalltown background. Their local rivals are Castleford and Wakefield Trinity. Arms of the former Castleford Borough Council Castleford is one of the five towns in the Wakefield borough, in the county of West Yorkshire, England, near to Pontefract, with a population of 37,525 according to the 2001 Census. ... Wakefield Trinity are a professional rugby league club based in Wakefield, West Yorkshire. ...

They have won the Challenge Cup 3 times, in 1967, 1973 and 1983; and in 1977 won the Championship. The Challenge Cup (currently known as the Carnegie Challenge Cup for sponsorship reasons) is a knockout cup competition for rugby league clubs across Europe. ... The Rugby League Championship was the major professional competition organised by the Rugby Football League in Great Britain. ...

History

Early years

Featherstone Rovers club was formed in the Railway Hotel in 1902 and reformed in 1906. The club were originally made up of local miners and between 1912-3 played at the Featherstone Main Collery Welfare ground.

Featherstone became a semi-professional club on 14 June 1921, beating Bradford Northern in their first game as a senior club. Their first game at Post Office Road attracted 4,000 fans.

Rovers reached the Championship final after just seven seasons, losing 11-0 to Swinton, and were beaten by Leeds in the following season's Yorkshire Cup decider. Swinton Lions is a British rugby league club from Swinton and Pendlebury, Greater Manchester, England. ...

Rovers' first major silverware was won in 1939-40, when they lifted the Yorkshire Cup.

Post War

Rovers' first visit to Wembley Stadium was in the 1952 Challenge Cup Final, the first to be televised. They were defeated 18-10 by Workington Town in front of a crowd of 72,093. Workington Town is a rugby league team playing in Workington in West Cumbria. ...

In 1959, the club's record attendance was set at 17,531 for a third round Challenge Cup match against St Helens. This was more than the population of Featherstone.

Rovers' first ever Challenge Cup Final success came in 1967 when despite their lowly league position they defeated Bradford Northern, Wakefield Tinity, Castleford and Leeds to get to Wembley Stadium. Barrow provided the opposition in the final where a crowd of 77,000 paid a then record £54,435 to watch the game. Rovers won the match 17-12. Only Widnes in 1937 had accomplished the feat from a lower position in the league table. Barrow Raiders are a British rugby league team from Barrow-in-Furness in Cumbria. ...

Rovers repeated the feat seven years later, when Bradford Northern were beaten 33-14.

In 1966/67, Featherstone Rovers reached the final of the Yorkshire Cup but were beaten 25-12 by Hull Kingston Rovers. Official website www. ...

Featherstone Rovers won the Challenge Cup on May 7, 1983 beating Hull 14-12 in front of an 84,969 Wembley crowd. Steve Quinn secured their victory with a late penalty goal. The Challenge Cup (currently known as the Carnegie Challenge Cup for sponsorship reasons) is a knockout cup competition for rugby league clubs across Europe. ... is the 127th day of the year (128th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1983 (MCMLXXXIII) was a common year starting on Saturday (link displays the 1983 Gregorian calendar). ... Hull FC is a professional rugby league football club formed in 1865 and based in Hull, England. ...

Rovers were crowned Division One champions in 1976-77 and won the Second Division title three years later and again in 1992-93.

Summer rugby era

When a Rupert Murdoch-funded Super League competition was proposed, part of the deal was that some traditional clubs would merge. Featherstone Rovers were asked to merge with local rivals Castleford and Wakefield Trinity to form a new club, Calder, which would compete in the Super League. This was, however, resisted. Rovers missed the cut for Super League and were beaten by a last-gasp Wakefield Trinity try in the 1998 lower division Grand Final. Official website www. ... Official website www. ...

Peter Roe was in charge of Featherstone from 1999 to October 2001, before leaving to take charge of Wakefield Trinity.

In November 2002, Featherstone went into administration, owing the Inland Revenue £97,000 and with total debts of £403,000. [1]

In September 2003, Andy Kelly's contract was not renewed following their failure to reach the National League One play-offs for the first time in six years.[2]

In 2005 they were relegated to National League Two. The Rugby League National Leagues (currently known as the LHF Healthplan National Leagues as a result of sponsorship) form the basis for rugby league competition in Great Britain below Super League. ...

In late 2006, the "Friends Of Featherstone" were formed, their main aim being to provide money for contracts for players to ensure that Rovers gained promotion to National League One. The money raised enabled Rovers to sign players such as Paul Handforth, Chris Ross, Tommy Haughey, Jamie Field & Loz Wildbore.

2007, Rovers win promotion from National League Two with a 24-6 win over Oldham RLFC at Headingley, on the same day that their local rivals Castleford Tigers gained promotion and amateurs Featherstone Lions beat much fancied Bramley 40-32 to complete a remarkable day for the area.

Club honours

Yorkshire Cup Runners-Up:1928-29, 1963-64, 1966-67, 1969-70, 1970-71, 1976-77, 1977-78, 1989-90

Current Squad

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