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

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