Portsmouth Rovers F.C.

English football club

Portsmouth Rovers F.C. was an English association football club based in the village of Portsmouth, which was then in Lancashire. The team spent four years in the second division of the Lancashire Combination between 1911 and 1915, but consistently finished near the foot of the table.[1] Portsmouth Rovers also entered the FA Cup, the foremost cup competition in England, on several occasions and reached the first qualifying round twice. For seven consecutive seasons from 1919–20 to 1925–26, they were knocked out in the preliminary round. Portsmouth Rovers participated in the Cup for the final time on 4 September 1926, but lost to Walsden United in the extra preliminary round by a single goal.[2]

Several notable footballers began their careers with Portsmouth Rovers; goalkeeper Jerry Dawson went on to become an England international,[3] while local full-back Clem Rigg played over 250 professional matches for Nelson.[4]

## FA Cup results

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Season | Round | Opponent | Date | H/A | Result

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1909–10 | Extra preliminary round | Bacup | 11 September 1909 | Home | 0–3
1910–11 | Preliminary round | Burnley Casuals | 17 September 1910 | Away | 1–1
21 September 1910 | Home | 4–0
First qualifying round | Barnoldswick United | 1 October 1910 | Away | 0–3
1911–12 | Preliminary round | Rossendale United | 16 September 1911 | Away | 0–8
1912–13 | Preliminary round | Haslingden | 28 September 1912 | Away | 1–3
1913–14 | Preliminary round | Tottington | 27 September 1913 | Home | 4–2
First qualifying round | Southport Central | 11 October 1913 | Home | 1–9
1914–15 | Preliminary round | Barnoldswick United | 26 September 1914 | Away | 2–4
1919–20 | Preliminary round | Breightmet United | 27 September 1919 | Home | 0–3
1920–21 | Preliminary round | Lancaster Town | 25 September 1920 | Home | 2–3
1921–22 | Preliminary round | Skelmersdale United | 24 September 1921 | Away | 0–1
1923–24 | Preliminary round | Morecambe | 22 September 1923 | Away | 0–3
1924–25 | Preliminary round | Horwich RMI | 20 September 1924 | Away | 2–4
1925–26 | Preliminary round | Lancaster Town | 19 September 1925 | Away | 0–4
1926–27 | Extra preliminary round | Walsden United | 4 September 1926 | Away | 0–1

## References

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1. ^ "Portsmouth Rovers league history". Football Club History Database. Richard Rundle. Retrieved 27 August 2010.
2. ^ "The FA Cup results archive". The Football Association. Retrieved 27 August 2010.
3. ^ Scholes, Tony (2 October 2003). "Jerry Dawson". Clarets Mad. Retrieved 27 August 2010.
4. ^ Dykes, Garth (2009). Nelson FC in the Football League. Nottingham: SoccerData. p. 61\. ISBN 978-1-905891-29-0.