Stalybridge Rovers F.C.
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| Stalybridge Rovers | |
| Full name | Stalybridge Rovers Football Club |
|---|---|
| Founded | c. early 1890s |
| Ground | Unknown (Capacity unknown) |
Stalybridge Rovers Football Club were an English football club from Stalybridge, Cheshire at the end of the 19th century and early 20th century.
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[edit] History
Stalybridge Rovers joined The Combination in 1894, staying for one season, finishing fifth. In 1895 they joined the Lancashire League and played there for eight seasons; they were League champions in 1900-01. They left the League in 1903 to join the Second Division of the Lancashire Combination, winning promotion to the First Division in their inaugural season. However they finished bottom of the division in 1906-07 and left the Combination soon after.
Stalybridge also enjoyed one season in the FA Cup, in 1899-00, beating Burslem Port Vale 1-0 in the Fifth Qualifying Round before losing to Bristol City 2-1 in the First Round proper.
[edit] Players
Famous players for Stalybridge Rovers include Herbert Chapman, who later led Huddersfield Town and Arsenal to the First Division title as manager, who played for the club circa 1897; and Arthur Wharton, Britain's first black professional footballer, who played for Stalybridge Rovers from 1896 to 1897, and again from 1899 to 1900. It is not clear if the two ever played together.
Other players included former Blackburn Rovers and Woolwich Arsenal star Tommy Briercliffe, and John Johnston, who later went on to play for Southampton.
[edit] See also
- Stalybridge Celtic, founded 1909 or 1906, who play in Stalybridge to this day
[edit] References
- Stalybridge Rovers at the Football Club History Database
- Phil Vasili. The First Black Footballer, Arthur Wharton, 1865-1930: An Absence of Memory. ISBN 0-7146-4903-1.
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