marklaspalmas

Sounds interesting, but 30 quid for a 46 page "Book" on amazon......

Possibly. Going back to the OP I did read it as a current club. This Castleford NUFC disappeared in 1906

No mate, I would never claim knowledge in this area, although I am very interested. 1896 feels a little early for clubs specifically starting up as northern union clubs having had no affiliation with the RFU previously. Among professional clubs, Dewsbury's claim is strongest IMO.

Yes.

Which ones?

I think that's incorrect for many historians

I tried to claim it was Featherstone Rovers 1902, but was corrected by a rather higher authority, who happens to be from the same smallish town as me, that it's Dewsbury 1898.

Don't miss: almost everything Miss: being a kid

90 odd players on that list, and I'm not convinced I've found them all. Any missing?

Like it says on the tin, a list of ex-Featherstone Rovers players and their clubs in 2026. SUPER LEAGUE Hull KR 4: J. Broadbent, Brown, Gorman, Fishwick Wigan 1: Eseh Leeds 7: Newman, Handley, Oledjski, O'Connor, Holroyd, Hankinson, C. Smith St. Helens 0: Warrington 1: Harrison Leigh 3: Halton, O.Trout, Wilde Hull FC 2: Hardaker, Aydin Catalans 0: Toulouse 3: Lacans, Wallace, Dupree Huddersfield 2: L.Sutcliffe, Cozza Wakefield 3: C.Hall, Johnstone, Williams Castleford 3: Singleton, Beckett, Ashworth Bradford 5: Aekins, Gardiner, Wynne, Ruan, Hooley York 2: Dagger, Clark CHAMPIONSHIP London 1: A.Walker North Wales 7: Hatton, Spedding, Patton, Moran, Eden, England, Addy Barrow 0: Swinton 1: Openshaw Midlands 4: Craven, Warren, Silk, McCelland Halifax 1: Day Widnes 1: Abdul Batley 4: Cooper, Reynolds, Stevens, Manning Sheffield 6: Bussey, Lilley, Butterworth, Bowes, Foster, C.Johnson Salford 1: Dwyer Oldham 4: M.Smith, Dean, Ormanroyd, Wilde Rochdale 1: Punchard Whitehaven 0: Workington 0: Newcastle 2: Vuniyayawa, Tennison Goole 7: Ferres, Wacokecoke, Tomlinson, Arnold, Coventry, Barley, Jubb Keighley 2: Pickersgill, Flanagan Dewsbury 3: Sykes, Summers, B. O'Connor Hunslet 0: Doncaster 15: Jones, Springer, Glover, Boas, Holmes, Aston, Briscoe, Knowles, Smeaton, A.Sutcliffe, McConnell, Mustapha, Baldwinson, Hepi, L.Johnson Among the coaches there are also three former Fev coaches, Powell, Carr and Ford (also ex player), and two other former players, Steadman and K.Trout.

If only Featherstone Rovers had an "iconic" stadium that the RFL were interested in buying......

Yesterday's paper telling yesterday's news

Yes. It really does get you thinking about "what-could-have-been" especially in working class areas such as South Wales, the West country and areas of the Midlands

Well worth a read.

I have updated the OP. Just 5 players unaccounted for now. I suspect that two of them have returned down under, two more have mid/long term injuries and the other may be retiring.