BRIGHOUSE ROVERS

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FOUNDED 1878

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LOCATION West Yorkshire
ENTERED LEAGUE 1895 Founder Member
LEFT LEAGUE 1906
  GROUNDS Fink Hill, Waterloo Road  
CAPACITY  
NICKNAMES Rovers

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HIGHEST LEAGUE POSITION First in Yorkshire League 1897

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LOWEST LEAGUE POSITION 11th in Division 2
MOST LEAGUE PTS 53 in 1896
FEWEST LEAGUE PTS 7 in 1902
  MOST POINTS SCORED 247 in 1896  
MOST POINTS CONCEDED 333 in 1906
BEST POINTS DIFFERENCE 145 in 1897

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WORST POINTS DIFFERENCE -250 in 1902

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CHALLENGE CUP Never a finalist
MOST INDIVIDUAL APPEARANCES  
HIGHEST INDIVIDUAL POINTS SCORER  
  HIGHEST LEAGUE CROWD    
WHERE ARE THEY NOW? Penine League Division 3
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