Burnley Rovers (rugby club)

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Burnley Rovers was a 19th-century rugby club in Burnley, England, that served as the precursor to the modern association football club Burnley F.C.

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instanceOf rugby union club
basedIn Burnley, Lancashire, England NERFINISHED
codeSwitchedTo association football (via formation of Burnley F.C.)
country England
countryOfOrigin United Kingdom
dissolved 19th century
followedBy Burnley F.C. NERFINISHED
hasLegacy contributed to the foundation of Burnley F.C.
hasPartInHistoryOf Burnley F.C. NERFINISHED
hasSuccessor Burnley F.C. NERFINISHED
historicalPeriod Victorian era
homeCity Burnley NERFINISHED
inception 19th century
league local rugby competitions in Lancashire
locatedInAdministrativeTerritorialEntity Lancashire NERFINISHED
location Burnley NERFINISHED
notableFor being the forerunner of Burnley F.C.
playedAt Burnley NERFINISHED
precededBy local informal rugby sides in Burnley
precursorOf Burnley F.C. NERFINISHED
sport rugby football
sportType rugby union

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Burnley F.C. foundedAs Burnley Rovers (rugby club)