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A new club, Featherstone Rovers, was formed in the Railway Hotel in 1902, reformed in 1906 and joined the Northern Union in 1907. Initially the club played in the Dewsbury, Wakefield & District League (1919 to 1921) as well as the Yorkshire Combination (1905 to 1912) and The Yorkshire Junior Cup (1909 to 1921).
Featherstone Rovers (1904–present) Wakefield A.F.C. (2020–2023, 2024-present) [ 1 ] [ 2 ] Post Office Road (currently known as the Millennium Stadium for sponsorship purposes) is a rugby league ground in Featherstone , near Pontefract , West Yorkshire , England .
Featherstone Rovers are an English rugby league club. Everyone who played for the club between 1921 and 2016 has been allocated a sequential heritage number by the club, in order of their appearance. Everyone who played for the club between 1921 and 2016 has been allocated a sequential heritage number by the club, in order of their appearance.
Jimmy Thompson made his début for Featherstone Rovers on 1 October 1966 as a substitute against Hull Kingston Rovers. [3] [4]Thompson played right-second-row in Featherstone Rovers' 17–12 victory over Barrow in the 1966–67 Challenge Cup Final during the 1966–67 season at Wembley Stadium, London on Saturday 13 May 1967, in front of a crowd of 76,290, played right-second-row in the 33 ...
Ford signed initially for the Featherstone Rovers as a youth in 1998, before moving on to the Sheffield Eagles, and then Castleford in 2008. Ford made his first-grade début whilst playing for the Castleford Tigers in Super League in a 28–6 win away to the Warrington Wolves in 2009's Super League XIV , and he went on to make a total of eight ...
Steve Evans (6 June 1958 – 16 September 2017) was an English professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1970s and 1980s. He played at representative level for Great Britain, England and Yorkshire, and at club level for Featherstone Rovers, Hull FC, Bradford Northern and Wakefield Trinity, as a wing, centre or stand-off.
Peter Smith (born 17 September 1955) is an English former professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1970s, 1980s and 1990s. He played at representative level for Great Britain, England and Yorkshire, and at club level for Featherstone Rovers (vice-captain), and Scarborough Pirates (), as a second-row, or loose forward.
The 1982–83 Challenge Cup was the 82nd staging of rugby league's oldest knockout competition, the Challenge Cup.Known as the State Express Challenge Cup for sponsorship reasons, the final was contested by Featherstone Rovers and Hull F.C. at Wembley.