Barholm Rovers Football Club was an
association football club based in
Creetown,
Dumfries & Galloway.
History
The club was formed in 1884 and was an original member of the Stewartry Football League based in
Kirkcudbrightshire which started in 1894–95.
Its stay in the Stewartry League was short-lived
as it was replaced by the
6th G.R.V. for the start of the 1896–97 season.
In 1900 Rovers amalgamated with Ellangowan Swifts, a club from
Carsluith which had tried (but failed) to join the
Scottish Football Association
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in 1899, but retained the name of Barholm Rovers.
This new side won through the
Scottish Qualifying Cup in 1902–03 to play in the first round proper of the
Scottish Cup. It was drawn away to
Dundee
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, but Rovers failed to honour the fixture and the Taysiders were awarded the tie by a
walkover.
The club folded in 1905 but was immediately replaced by a new club, Creetown Rifle Volunteers Football Club, a forerunner to the current
South of Scotland Football League club,
Creetown.
Colours
Rovers played in a number of colour combinations through their short history including black and white, black and amber stripes with navy shorts and eventually maroon.
Ground
Rovers played their home games originally at Cassencarrie Park (now known as Castle Cary Park), but after 1894 they moved to Barholm Park in Creetown.
Notes
External links
* https://web.archive.org/web/20120312095023/http://www.statto.com/football/stats/scotland/fa-cup/1902-1903/results/r1
Defunct football clubs in Scotland
Association football clubs established in 1884
Association football clubs disestablished in 1905
1884 establishments in Scotland
1905 disestablishments in Scotland
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