Blackburn Rovers was a professional

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club from

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. The club played their home games at the

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. The team last competed in the 2013-14 season of the

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, the second tier of the South African football league pyramid. The club was relegated at the end of the season to the Eastern Cape provincial division of the

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, after finishing bottom of the league. It wouldn't, however, go on to compete in the league following its disqualification. Very little information exists regarding the circumstances of the club's sudden exit from football in South Africa, with the club's account on social networking platform

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being the only remaining trace, from the club itself, to exist.

Honours

* SAFA Second Division Eastern Cape **Champions 1999-00, 2001–02, 2008–09, 2009-10 (promoted) **Runners-up 2002-03 (promoted)

References

External links

NFD Club InfoTwitter account
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