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Stalybridge Rovers F.C.

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Rovers folded in April 1908, when the club became unable to pay its players. Failure to fulfil a fixture at Clitheroe Central led to expulsion from the Lancashire Combination second division.
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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.
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The club wore cardinal shirts as a Lancashire League member, but changed to amber jerseys with black shorts in 1903.
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The First Black Footballer, Arthur Wharton, 1865–1930: An Absence of Memory
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in 1894, staying for one season, finishing fifth. In 1895 they joined the
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Stalybridge Rovers F.C., circa 1895. Arthur Wharton is in the back row.
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and played there for eight seasons; they were League champions in
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at the end of the 19th century and early 20th century.
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The club played at Crookbottom, off Wakefield Road.
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