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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Burnley Rovers (rugby club) canonical 1

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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) ⓘ