Featherstone Rovers
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| Full name | Featherstone Rovers Rugby League Football Club | ||
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| Country | England | ||
| Colours |
Navy blue White | ||
| Nickname(s) | The Flat Cappers, Fev, Rovers', the Colliers" | ||
| Website | Featherstone Rovers | ||
| Founded | 1902 | ||
| Ground |
Post Office Road, Featherstone, England (Capacity 6,750) | ||
| Key people |
 Mark Campbell (Chair) John Bastian (Coach) | ||
| League | Kingstone Press Championship | ||
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Featherstone Rovers are a semi-professional rugby league club, based in Featherstone, West Yorkshire, England. They currently play in the Kingstone Press Championship. The Rovers are one of the last vestiges of "small town teams" that were once common in rugby league during the early twentieth century. 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 purely a myth. In fact, the club and the town have a reputation for producing a conveyor belt of talented junior players with many of them playing at various Super League clubs. Featherstone is a small former coalmining 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 small-town background. Their local rivals are Castleford Tigers & Wakefield Trinity Wildcats, although they have developed a Championship rivalry with Halifax RLFC.
The club have won the Rugby League Challenge Cup three times, in 1967, 1973 and 1983, and been Champions once, in 1977.
History
Early years
Featherstone Trinity RUFC were formed in 1889. Featherstone Trinity played their first game on the New Inn fields against Castleford Mill Lane Rovers. The following season in 1890, Featherstone had 19 games without defeat.[1] They dropped the Trinity to become simply Featherstone RUFC in 1894. Featherstone voted to join the Northern Union in 1898 and became the town's first rugby league team. They folded in 1902.
A new club, Featherstone Rovers, was formed in the Railway Hotel in 1902, reformed in 1906 and joined the Northern Union in 1907. The club was originally made up of local miners and between 1912 and 1913 played at the Featherstone Main Colliery Welfare Ground. In 1913 Featherstone Rovers merged with Purston White Horse.
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. The finished 24th in their first season. They then finished 12th, 23rd, 17th, 15th, 11th and 3rd in 1927–28
Rovers reached the Championship final after just seven seasons, losing 11–0 to Swinton in the 1928 final. Rovers ended the 1928–29 season finishing 25th, although they were reached a cup final, beaten by Leeds in the Yorkshire Cup decider. The 1930s were a poor decade for Featherstone, finishing in the bottom half of the league in every season, and finishing bottom three times.
Rovers' first major silverware was won in 1939/40, when they lifted the Yorkshire Cup. They finished 7th in the Yorkshire Emergency War League both in 1939–40 and 1940–41. The counties united in 1941–42 and Rovers finished 12th. They were a mid table side during these few years finishing 8th, 13th and 14th.
Post-war
As Rovers emerged from the Second World War in 1945, results were not as good as hoped finishing 13th in the first season post-war, they then finished in bottom few places in the league for the next few years. After two seasons in charge, former player Bill Sherwood gave way to a new coach, and the committee decided to go for a big name, which turned out to be Stan Smith.
Rovers made a bright start and won their opening three fixtures, however, after beating Batley in November, Rovers lost 24 straight games and won only once more in the rest of the season, by which time Stan Smith had left the club. Bill Sherwood re-assumed the coaching role for three more seasons until 1951.
Eric Batten came in as player-coach in the summer of 1951. From rock bottom strugglers, Featherstone were gradually transformed into a fit and competitive side, capable of matching the best in the league on their day. 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.
In the summer of 1956 Rovers allowed Batten to leave the club and appointed a new coach, Bill Hudson. Hudson left towards the end of the season in March. The explanation being that Hudson could no longer commit himself to the job having moved out of the local area. Rovers decided against appointing a new coach mid-season and played out the 1956/57 season without a coach.
Harold Moxon took over and Rovers finished 8th in the league, up from 15th the previous season. In subsequent years, Rovers came 13th, 5th, 9th, 3rd and 11th. The club had previously managed a top ten finish on just three occasions (in 1928, 1955 and 1956). Rovers managed four Challenge Cup semi-finals in five years but lost all of them. They did, however, win the Yorkshire Cup in 1959 after a tight victory over Hull; the last time Rovers ever won that famous old trophy before it was abandoned in 1993. Just eleven days after that success, Rovers beat Australia 23-15 in a tour match.
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 the village of Featherstone.
Moxon's coaching career ended in the summer of 1963.
1960s
Johnny Malpass took over as coach of the Rovers in August 1963. In his first season, Malpass steered Rovers to fourth in the table, other highlights that year included beating the Australian tourists for a second successive time. The next seasons Rovers finished 15th and Malpass quit as coach after a heavy defeat to St Helens in the play-offs.
Laurie Gant took over from Johnny Malpass as Rovers coach in the summer of 1966. Rovers finished 20th in the league in 1966–67 but Rovers' won the Challenge Cup in 1967. Despite their lowly league position they defeated Bradford Northern, Wakefield Trinity, 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. Featherstone Rovers also reached the final of the Yorkshire Cup but were beaten 25–12 by Hull Kingston Rovers.
In 1968/69 the side finally began to put together some consistent league form and finished 7th followed by 8th the following year and a Yorkshire Cup final defeat 12–9 to Hull. Rovers featured in a 1969 BBC documentary 'The Game that Got Away' which profiled the state of rugby league in 1969 and the on and off-field fortunes of Rovers.
1970s
They reached the Yorkshire Cup final again in 1970, losing to Leeds 23-7.
Peter Fox took over as coach mid-season from Laurie Gant in December 1970. He won only six games of his first 22 in charge but Rovers recovered to finish seventh in the league the following season.
This was followed by a then best ever finish of second in 1973. Rovers repeated the feat of six years earlier, when Bradford Northern were beaten 33–14 in the 1973 Challenge Cup final. Cyril Kellett's 8-goals for Featherstone Rovers against Bradford Northern in the final is still a record that has only been matched by Iestyn Harris for Leeds against London Broncos 1999 final.
The following season Rovers dropped back to eighth but enjoyed a Wembley return to the 1974 Challenge Cup final. Following a defeat by Warrington, Fox left and was replaced by former player Tommy Smales.
In 1974/75 Tommy Smales quit due to the pressures of work, and Rovers turned to Keith Goulding. They then finished 8th, 4th and were runners up again in 1975–76, pipped by just a single point to the title, coach Keith Goulding leaving mid-season to be replaced by another Tommy Smales, unrelated to the coach of the same name who had been in charge of Featherstone a few years earlier.
Keith Cotton took over, as Smales stepped down, in the summer of 1976. Rovers were crowned Division One champions in 1976/77, their greatest season, winning 21 games out of 30 and finishing 5 points clear of nearest rivals St Helens. They also reached the Yorkshire Cup final, losing to Leeds 16-12.
In 1977–78 Rovers finished 7th and again reached the Yorkshire Cup final but were beaten 17–7 by Castleford. Head coach Keith Cotton quit and Keith Goulding filled in for the rest of 1977/78. Rovers persuaded veteran forward Terry Clawson to take on the player-coach's role. Rovers won just two of their first ten games. A heavy loss at Rochdale convinced everyone it was time for a change and Clawson quit. He was replaced by the first Tommy Smales. They were relegated only two years after their title win.
1980s and early 90s
Featherstone won promotion from the Second Division in 1980 under coach Paul Daley. Featherstone Rovers secured the first ever British rugby league shirt sponsorship deal during the 1981/1982 season. Linpack Packaging appeared on the Featherstone Rovers shirt and were the main sponsor of the club until 1989. Daley resigned in January 1981 despite Rovers winning ten of their opening 16 fixtures and in came Vince Farrar. Featherstone did just enough to stay up in the end finishing just two points ahead of relegated Halifax.
Rovers made a poor start in the league were facing relegation when Vince Farrar was sacked in November 1982. Allan Agar joined Featherstone as captain-coach in December; Featherstone Rovers won the Challenge Cup as underdogs on 7 May 1983 beating Hull 14–12 in front of an 84,969 Wembley crowd. Steve Quinn secured their victory with a late penalty goal.
The following season (1984/85) saw a slight upturn in the club's fortunes whilst off-field the town struggled through the miners' strike of 1984–1985. The club allowed pass holders in for that season free with the understanding they would pay for their passes when the strike had ended. David Hobbs was sold to Oldham to balance the club's books, but it was an uphill battle. When the following season started in a similar vein, a heavy defeat at Wigan triggered the resignation of Allan Agar.
George Pieniazek arrived as replacement, Rovers had started the 1985/86 season badly but managed to stay up under their new coach. Rovers started the next season badly as well and Pieniazek was sacked in November. Paul Daley came in as coach for the second time but failed to turn the team around mid-season and Featherstone were relegated in April 1987 for the second time in their history.
Peter Fox returned to the club for a second spell as coach in 1987 and stayed until 1991. They won promotion at the first attempt in 1987–88 before finishing 6th on their return to the top-flight. Featherstone sold Post Office Road to the local council in February 1988. In 1989 Rovers reached the Yorkshire Cup final for the 10th and last time losing 20–14 to Bradford. Another successful league campaign in 1990/91 saw Rovers finish 7th and go to the semi-finals of the Premiership with a famous win at all-conquering Wigan.
Not long into the following season, Fox accepted the offer of a job at Bradford, the club turned once again to former captain-coach Allan Agar. Rovers struggled for consistency through the rest of 1991/92 and then were relegated on points difference through a remarkable combination of results on the final day of the season. Steve Martin became the coach and Rovers won the Second Division title in 1992–93.
They finished 11th in their return to the top division in 1993–94. Martin was sacked and replaced by David Ward. Despite finishing 11th in the league, and appearing in the Challenge Cup semi-final, Rovers were demoted in 1995 to make way for the new "Super League".
Summer era
In 1996, the first tier of British rugby league clubs played the inaugural Super League season and changed from a winter to a summer season.[2] 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. Trinity's shareholders voted 2:1 in favour of a merger but Featherstone's members voted against by a large margin and this was resisted.[3]
In 1995 Rovers finished 11th in the 16-team First Division but were effectively relegated to make way for London Broncos and Paris Saint-Germain. They reached the semi finals of the Challenge Cup in 1995 before losing to Leeds 39-22. They finished 5th in the 1st Division of the centenary season of 1995/6, followed by 4th in the first summer season. A poor start to the 1997 season led Ward to offer his resignation, which the club reluctantly accepted.
Steve Simms came in as coach and after finishing 7th in 1997, Featherstone went within a whisker of gaining Super League status in 1998. They were beaten 24–22 by neighbours Wakefield in the promotion-deciding inaugural First Division grand final.[4] When it became apparent that funds would not be available to continue the push for Super League in 1999, Simms resigned.
Assistant coach Kevin Hobbs took over; at the beginning of the 1999 season a new side had to be built. A decent start saw Rovers win five straight league games, but then lose the next three. After defeat at Doncaster, Kevin Hobbs quit his post, citing verbal abuse his family had received from some fans.
Peter Roe was in charge of Featherstone from 1999 to October 2001, before leaving to take charge of Wakefield Trinity. Under him, Rovers finished 5th in 1999 and 2000 and 4th in 2001. He was replaced by his assistant Ian Fairhurst.
After finishing 5th again, in November 2002, Featherstone went into administration, owing the Inland Revenue £97,000 and with total debts of £403,000.[5]
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, finishing 7th.[6]
Rovers again finished 5th in 2004, and after heroically beating Hull KR 19-18 in the play-offs, lost to Whitehaven in the Final eliminator.
In 2005, David Hobbs was appointed coach of Featherstone Rovers half-way through the season after Gary Price left, he failed to save Rovers from relegation to National League Two.
Friends of Featherstone Revolution – 2006 onwards
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, Tom Haughey, Jamie Field and Loz Wildbore.
Their first season in the third tier of Rugby League was not a success, finishing 4th and losing to Swinton in the play-offs.
National League Two Grand Final Winners
In 2007 after finishing runners up in the league to big spending Crusaders, Rovers won promotion back to National League One (The Second level on the pyramid) from National League Two after a two-year absence with a 24–6 win over Oldham at Headingley.[7]
Featherstone finished 8th on their return to the second tier of Rugby League.
Licensing
As of the start of the 2009 season clubs wishing to participate in the Super League competition have to gain a licence granted by the Rugby Football League removing promotion to and relegation from the top tier. Featherstone did apply for the first round of licences though with the popular view this would not be successful and could be used as a learning experience for future bids. In July 2008 The RFL made its decision selection all current Super League teams plus two from the National Leagues Salford City Reds and Celtic Crusaders.
In November 2010 it was announced by Rovers that they would not be applying for a super league license for the 2012 season. Although Rovers have ambitions to play in Super League, they say they are not yet in a position to apply for a licence. They accept they have to increase their support base before they are able to make a realistic application.[8]
The Daryl Powell Era – 2009–13
Daryl Powell was appointed coach in September 2008 and gave Rovers a fantastic end to the 2009 season. After finishing 6th and only just getting in the play-offs Rovers beat Sheffield Eagles and Widnes away before a cruel 32–30 loss in the final eliminator to Halifax.
In 2010, Rovers finished first in the league table with a 100% away record and claimed the League Leaders Shield. They reached the Championship Grand Final (taking place on 26 September 2010 at the Haliwell Jones Stadium, Warrington) by beating Halifax 46–16 in the Semi-Final. They went on to lose the final to Halifax 23–22 in extra time.[9] The close season saw the departure of club chief executive Andy Prout to be replaced by Stuart Sheard.[10]
In 2011 Featherstone went one better than 2010 by beating Sheffield Eagles 40–4 in the Grand Final at the Halliwell Jones Stadium in Warrington as well as retaining the league leaders shield in the regular season.
On 14 April 2012 Featherstone beat their local rivals Castleford Tigers 23-16 in the Challenge Cup 4th Round. The victory, the first for a lower-league side over a Super League club since Barrow Raiders defeated Cas in 2010, was televised nationally on Sky Sports. Fev hosted Cup holders Wigan RLFC in the fifth round, putting up a competitive display, and making Wigan work hard before succumbing to a 32–16 defeat. They reached the final of the Northern Rail Cup for the first time, losing to Halifax 21-15. They won the League Leaders Shield for the third year in a row, before losing in the grand final 20-16 to Sheffield Eagles.
2013 started brightly, challenging for the title again with impressive league wins against rivals Halifax and Batley as well as a memorable narrow Challenge Cup defeat to Super League London Broncos. Daryl Powell, the most successful coach in the clubs recent history, left the club on 5 May.
Future
Late 2008 saw a major announcement in the history of Featherstone Rovers, a possible move away from Post Office Road. Featherstone are in a rare situation, that they own an expanse of land around the current stadium. The proposed development would include a supermarket, community sports facilities and a purpose-built 12,000 capacity stadium though this could be reduced to a 6,500 modular design. Should it be needed the capacity can be increased to the required 12,000 if the club bid successfully for 2015 or 2018. Though more recent plans on the website state that the club "see the provision of a 21st Century stadium through the enhancement (and movement!) of the existing Post Office Road pitch, development and provision of new stands and integral function and educational suites which will enable us to build on our existing and unique award winning community programmes."[11]
Club honours
- Challenge Cup
- Winners 1967, 1973, 1983
- Runners-up 1952, 1974
Top tier of Rugby League
- Championship
- Winners 1976–77
- Runners-up 1927–28
Second tier of Rugby League
- Division Two
- Winners 1979–80, 1992–93
- Division Two Premiership
- Winners 1992–93
- Runners-Up 1987–88
- 1st Division Grand Final
- Runners-up 1998
- Co-Operative Championship
- Grand Final Winners 2011
- Grand Final Runners-Up 2010, 2012
- League Leaders Shield 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013
Third tier of Rugby League
- National League Two Grand Final
- Grand Final Winners: 2007
Other honours:
- Yorkshire Cup
- Winners 1939–40, 1959–60
- Runners-up 1928–29, 1963–64, 1966–67, 1969–70, 1970–71, 1976–77, 1977–78, 1989–90
- Captain Morgan Trophy
- Runners-up 1973–74
- Yorkshire League
- Runners-up 1928, 1962
- European Club Challenge
- Winners 2012
- Northern Rail Cup
- Runners-Up 2012
Club records
- Largest winning margin
- 92-2 v York (18.6.01)
- Largest losing margin
- 14–80 v Bradford Bulls (3.4.05)
- Most appearances
- 440 Jim Denton 1921–34
- Top try scorer
- Don Fox
- 162
- Don Fox
- Most points
- Steve Quinn
- 2654
- Steve Quinn
- Most goals
- Steve Quinn
- 1210
- Steve Quinn
- Most tries in a season
- Paul Newlove season 1992/93
- 48
- Paul Newlove season 1992/93
- Most points in a season
- Liam Finn season 2012
- 436
- Liam Finn season 2012
- Most goals in a season
- Liam Finn season 2012
- 181
- Liam Finn season 2012
- Most tries in a game (player)
- Mike Smith V Doncaster 13 April 1968
- Chris Bibb v Keighley 17 September 1989
- 6
- Most goals in a game (player)
- Mark Knapper v Keighley 17 September 1989
- 13
- Mark Knapper v Keighley 17 September 1989
- Highest attendance
- 17,531
- St. Helens 1959
- 17,531
- Longest winning run
- 15 (23.6.11 – 1.4.12)
| Year | Coach | Played | Won | Lost | Drawn | Win percentage | Honours |
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| 1921-45 | Billy Williams | - | - | - | - | - | 1928 Championship Final Runners Up |
| 1945-48 | Bill Sherwood | 81 | 30 | 2 | 49 | 38.27% | - |
| 1947-48 | Stanley Smith | 40 | 6 | 34 | 0 | 15% | - |
| 1948-51 | Bill Sherwood | 123 | 35 | 82 | 6 | 30.89% | - |
| 1951-56 | Eric Batten | 210 | 102 | 100 | 8 | 50.48% | Challenge Cup Finalists (1952) |
| 1956-57 | Bill Hudson | 41 | 20 | 21 | 0 | 48.78% | - |
| 1957-63 | Harold Moxon | 264 | 164 | 91 | 9 | 63.83% | Yorkshire Cup Winners (1959), Yorkshire League Runners Up (1962) |
| 1963-66 | Johnny Malpass | 123 | 66 | 55 | 2 | 54.47% | Yorkshire Cup Finalists (1963) |
| 1966-70 | Laurie Gant | 171 | 100 | 74 | 7 | 60.53% | Challenge Cup Winners (1967), Yorkshire Cup Finalists (1966, 1969, 1970) |
| 1971-74 | Peter Fox | 152 | 89 | 60 | 3 | 59.54% | Challenge Cup Winners (1973), Challenge Cup Finalists (1974), Championship Runners-Up (1973) |
| 1974 | Tommy Smales (LF) | 7 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 42.86% | - |
| 1974-76 | Keith Goulding | 51 | 32 | 17 | 2 | 64.71% | - |
| 1976 | Tommy Smales (SH) | 16 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 71.88% | Championship Runners-Up (1976) |
| 1976-77 | Keith Cotton | 57 | 37 | 18 | 2 | 66.67% | Championship Winners (1977), Yorkshire Cup Finalists (1976, 1977) |
| 1977-78 | Keith Goulding | 21 | 13 | 6 | 2 | 66.67% | - |
| 1978 | Terry Clawson | 13 | 4 | 9 | 0 | 30.77% | - |
| 1978-79 | Tommy Smales (SH) | 22 | 6 | 1 | 15 | 29.55% | - |
| 1979-81 | Paul Daley | 54 | 35 | 17 | 2 | 66.67% | Division 2 Winners (1980) |
| 1981-82 | Vince Farrar | 65 | 23 | 40 | 2 | 36.92% | - |
| 1983-85 | Allan Agar | 104 | 45 | 53 | 6 | 46.15% | Challenge Cup Winners (1983) |
| 1985-86 | George Pieniazek | 37 | 11 | 22 | 4 | 35.14% | - |
| 1986-87 | Paul Daley | 23 | 7 | 16 | 0 | 30.43% | - |
| 1987-91 | Peter Fox | 152 | 80 | 66 | 6 | 54.61% | Division 2 Premiership Finalists (1988), Yorkshire Cup Finalists (1989) |
| 1991-92 | Allan Agar | 27 | 12 | 14 | 1 | 46.3% | - |
| 1992-94 | Steve Martin | 76 | 44 | 29 | 3 | 59.87% | Division 2 Winners (1993) |
| 1994-97 | David Ward | 80 | 38 | 39 | 3 | 49.38% | - |
| 1997-98 | Steve Simms | 57 | 32 | 24 | 1 | 57.02% | Division 1 Grand Finalists (1998) |
| 1998-99 | Kevin Hobbs | 18 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 50% | - |
| 1999-01 | Peter Roe | 80 | 53 | 23 | 4 | 68.75% | - |
| 2001-02 | Ian Fairhurst | 20 | 11 | 8 | 1 | 57.5% | - |
| 2002-03 | Andy Kelly | 48 | 27 | 21 | 0 | 56.25% | - |
| 2003-05 | Gary Price | 54 | 24 | 26 | 4 | 48.15% | - |
| 2005-08 | David Hobbs | 93 | 51 | 38 | 4 | 56.99% | National League 2 Grand Final Winners (2007) |
| 2008 | Danny Evans | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 43.75% | - |
| 2008-13 | Daryl Powell | 137 | 104 | 30 | 3 | 77.01% | Championship Winners (2011), Championship League Leaders (2010, 2011, 2012), European Cup Winners (2012), Championship Finalists (2010, 2012), Northern Rail Cup Finalists (2012) |
| 2013 | Ryan Sheridan | 8 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 75% | - |
| 2013 | Danny Evans | 8 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 75% | Championship League Leaders (2013) |
| 2014 | John Bastian | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Current season
2014 squad
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2014 transfers
Gains
| Player | Club | Contract length | Date |
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 Gareth Moore | Batley Bulldogs | 2 Years | October 2013 |
| Keegan Hirst | Batley Bulldogs | 2 Years | October 2013 |
| George Flanagan | Batley Bulldogs | 2 Years | October 2013 |
| Liam Walmsley | Batley Bulldogs | 2 Years | October 2013 |
 Colton Roche | Sheffield Eagles | 2 Years | October 2013 |
| Jamel Chisolm | Leeds Rhinos | 2 Years | October 2013 |
| Jamie Cording | Huddersfield Giants | 2 Years | September 2013 |
 Etuate Uaisele | Wyong Roos | 1 Year | September 2013 |
| Matthew Nicholson | York City Knights | 2 Years | October 2013 |
| Shaun Pick | Huddersfield Giants | 2 Years | October 2013 |
| James Mendeika | Warrington Wolves | 2 Years | October 2013 |
| Gavin Bennion | Warrington Wolves | 1 Year Loan | October 2013 |
| Jack Sunley | Leeds Rhinos | 2 Years | October 2013 |
Losses
| Player | Club | Contract length | Date |
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| Anthony England | Warrington Wolves | 2 Years | October 2013 |
| Ben Kaye | Halifax RLFC | October 2013 | |
| Dave Scott | Doncaster RLFC | October 2013 | |
| Jack Lee | Keighley Cougars | October 2013 | |
| Liam Finn | Castleford Tigers | December 2013 | |
 Lamont Bryan | London Skolars | January 2014 | |
| Tom Hodson | Released | December 2013 | |
| Jonny Hepworth | Retire | N/A | December 2013 |
| Liam Mackay | Hunslet Hawks | 1 Year | December 2013 |
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Other notable players
These players have either; won Rugby Football League Championship, Yorkshire Cup, have received a Testimonial match, or were international representatives before, or after, their time at Featherstone Rovers, or are notable outside of rugby league.
Sources
References
- ↑ `If you're in some boardroom in Australia it might seem a good idea. But not around here' – News. The Independent (1995-04-16). Retrieved on 2011-10-20.
- ↑ Dave Hadfield (20 December 1995). "Rugby's pounds 87m deal gives Murdoch transfer veto". London: The Independent. Retrieved 2009-05-06.
- ↑ House of Commons Hansard Debates for 26 Apr 1995. Publications.parliament.uk (1995-04-26). Retrieved on 2011-10-20.
- ↑ Keighley's Super League omission a real injustice – All clubs. Yorkshire Post. Retrieved on 2011-10-20.
- ↑ Rovers chief in upbeat mood BBC Sport, 15 November 2002
- ↑ Kelly leaves Rovers BBC Sport, 15 November 2003
- ↑ Hadfield, Dave (8 October 2007). "Featherstone 24 Oldham 6: McHugh opportunism lifts Featherstone to old heights". The Independent (London).
- ↑ Rovers will not apply for SL licence for 2012 – Featherstone Rovers – Pontefract Express. Pontefractandcastlefordexpress.co.uk. Retrieved on 2011-10-20.
- ↑ Rovers storm through to Grand Final – Other Sport – Pontefract Express. Pontefractandcastlefordexpress.co.uk. Retrieved on 2011-10-20.
- ↑ Sheard takes over as new Rovers CEO – Featherstone Rovers – Pontefract Express. Pontefractandcastlefordexpress.co.uk. Retrieved on 2011-10-20.
- ↑ Official Featherstone Rovers RLFC Web Site. Featherstonerovers.net. Retrieved on 2011-10-20.
- ↑ 12.0 12.1 for Rugby League. Totalrl.com. Retrieved on 2011-10-20.
- ↑ Great Players – Great Games. Btinternet.com. Retrieved on 2011-10-20.
External links
- Featherstone Rovers official website
- Featherstone Rovers official forum
- Featherstone Rovers forum on rlfans.com
- National League website
- Featherstone Rovers Pictures on cstphotography.co.uk
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