marklaspalmas 1,749 Posted January 27 Report Share Posted January 27 To coincide with celebrations for the centenary of our proud club as a senior league side, the Featherstone Rovers archive site is now live and online. Plotting the history of the club from 1921 to 2021, there is a lot to see. The site contains a record of every game played by Rovers since August 1921 (more than 3,600), biographies of every player who has ever played for the Rovers first team (more than 1,100), as well as an extensive programme collection and photograph library, along with a wealth of other material. The aim is for this site to be one of the most comprehensive of its type in the rugby league world. The website is the fruit of years of planning and preparation by Stephen Parker and Mark Kirby, but draws heavily on research, donations and work undertaken by numerous people over the decades who have helped tell the story of Featherstone Rovers. Particular thanks go to Irvin Saxton and Ron Bailey, as well as Ian Clayton who have all given kind permission to use their published work on the site. This is very much an ongoing project, so they are looking for your help too. If you have any information to add about any of Featherstone Rovers’ players, or if you have any photographs, programmes or other material that are not yet on the site, please contact them by email to fevarchive@btinternet.com or on the Featherstone Rovers Heritage Society Facebook page. If you can help them with the momentous task of adding thousands of match reports to the site, they would be happy to hear from you. You can now visit the Featherstone Rovers achive site at: fevarchive.co.uk #UTR | Featherstone Rovers 9 5 Quote A Featherstone Rovers Blog Link to post Share on other sites
Scubby 11,964 Posted January 27 Report Share Posted January 27 10 minutes ago, marklaspalmas said: To coincide with celebrations for the centenary of our proud club as a senior league side, the Featherstone Rovers archive site is now live and online. Plotting the history of the club from 1921 to 2021, there is a lot to see. The site contains a record of every game played by Rovers since August 1921 (more than 3,600), biographies of every player who has ever played for the Rovers first team (more than 1,100), as well as an extensive programme collection and photograph library, along with a wealth of other material. The aim is for this site to be one of the most comprehensive of its type in the rugby league world. The website is the fruit of years of planning and preparation by Stephen Parker and Mark Kirby, but draws heavily on research, donations and work undertaken by numerous people over the decades who have helped tell the story of Featherstone Rovers. Particular thanks go to Irvin Saxton and Ron Bailey, as well as Ian Clayton who have all given kind permission to use their published work on the site. This is very much an ongoing project, so they are looking for your help too. If you have any information to add about any of Featherstone Rovers’ players, or if you have any photographs, programmes or other material that are not yet on the site, please contact them by email to fevarchive@btinternet.com or on the Featherstone Rovers Heritage Society Facebook page. If you can help them with the momentous task of adding thousands of match reports to the site, they would be happy to hear from you. You can now visit the Featherstone Rovers achive site at: fevarchive.co.uk #UTR | Featherstone Rovers An absolute joy! Thanks so much to those involved!! 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
The Phantom Horseman 2,285 Posted January 27 Report Share Posted January 27 A wonderful achievement, well worth a look for all RL fans. 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Robin Evans 4,714 Posted January 27 Report Share Posted January 27 Fablius. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Blind side johnny 6,547 Posted January 27 Report Share Posted January 27 1 hour ago, marklaspalmas said: To coincide with celebrations for the centenary of our proud club as a senior league side, the Featherstone Rovers archive site is now live and online. Plotting the history of the club from 1921 to 2021, there is a lot to see. The site contains a record of every game played by Rovers since August 1921 (more than 3,600), biographies of every player who has ever played for the Rovers first team (more than 1,100), as well as an extensive programme collection and photograph library, along with a wealth of other material. The aim is for this site to be one of the most comprehensive of its type in the rugby league world. The website is the fruit of years of planning and preparation by Stephen Parker and Mark Kirby, but draws heavily on research, donations and work undertaken by numerous people over the decades who have helped tell the story of Featherstone Rovers. Particular thanks go to Irvin Saxton and Ron Bailey, as well as Ian Clayton who have all given kind permission to use their published work on the site. This is very much an ongoing project, so they are looking for your help too. If you have any information to add about any of Featherstone Rovers’ players, or if you have any photographs, programmes or other material that are not yet on the site, please contact them by email to fevarchive@btinternet.com or on the Featherstone Rovers Heritage Society Facebook page. If you can help them with the momentous task of adding thousands of match reports to the site, they would be happy to hear from you. You can now visit the Featherstone Rovers achive site at: fevarchive.co.uk #UTR | Featherstone Rovers Great work. Every club should have one. 2 1 Quote Sport, amongst other things, is a dream-world offering escape from harsh reality and the disturbing prospect of change. Link to post Share on other sites
Griff 485 Posted January 27 Report Share Posted January 27 Quality stuff, Mark. 1 Quote "We'll sell you a seat .... but you'll only need the edge of it!" Link to post Share on other sites
MADREDNIGE 728 Posted January 27 Report Share Posted January 27 Some interesting programmes including Dewsbury. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
marklaspalmas 1,749 Posted January 27 Author Report Share Posted January 27 Thanks for the comments guys. It's been a real labour of love. 2 2 Quote A Featherstone Rovers Blog Link to post Share on other sites
Gooleboy 1,558 Posted January 27 Report Share Posted January 27 2 hours ago, marklaspalmas said: Thanks for the comments guys. It's been a real labour of love. It's a credit to you, and great for the Club and Supporters. 3 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
BrisbaneRhino 148 Posted January 28 Report Share Posted January 28 Had a quick look and have to say its pretty much got everything you'd want. Great job. Especially adding photos and pen pictures for every player - that's a lot of work on top of the matches and player records which is itself a huge job. 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Man of Kent 7,855 Posted January 28 Report Share Posted January 28 That’s a superb resource. Many congratulations. I was trying to click on the ‘1921: Featherstone join the League’ page but couldn’t find a link. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Robin Evans 4,714 Posted January 28 Report Share Posted January 28 Had a good shufty last night. It hasn't half challenged my.memory.... 1 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Stephen P 0 Posted January 28 Report Share Posted January 28 Thanks Man of Kent. We will get that sorted - it seems to work on some platforms but not others. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Man of Kent 7,855 Posted January 28 Report Share Posted January 28 2 hours ago, Stephen P said: Thanks Man of Kent. We will get that sorted - it seems to work on some platforms but not others. Didn't work on my iPhone but does on my PC (Chrome browser). Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Steve Slater 732 Posted January 28 Report Share Posted January 28 Fantastic! Trouble is I can't leave it alone. It doesn't half bring back memories. 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
creditwhereitsdews 134 Posted January 28 Report Share Posted January 28 Great site and I'm not even a Fev fan. Well done. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
steve oates 17 Posted January 28 Report Share Posted January 28 On 27/01/2021 at 15:15, marklaspalmas said: To coincide with celebrations for the centenary of our proud club as a senior league side, the Featherstone Rovers archive site is now live and online. Plotting the history of the club from 1921 to 2021, there is a lot to see. The site contains an extensive programme collection....... The rare gems from the 1920's are fantastic, thank you for the link and your and everyone else's hard work. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Scubby 11,964 Posted January 28 Report Share Posted January 28 3 hours ago, Steve Slater said: Fantastic! Trouble is I can't leave it alone. It doesn't half bring back memories. Agree it is addictive. Such an amazing resource. Basically a window into my childhood. 3 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Fevrover 43 Posted January 28 Report Share Posted January 28 So many memories and nostalgia. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
clwydianrange 239 Posted January 28 Report Share Posted January 28 Absolutely brilliant, that certainly brought back some memories. Thank you. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Yorkshire patriot 1 Posted January 28 Report Share Posted January 28 A wonderful site and a big well done for all your efforts. There is a lot of memories on there and not just for Featherstone fans but for all rugby league fans. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
marklaspalmas 1,749 Posted January 29 Author Report Share Posted January 29 20 hours ago, Man of Kent said: Didn't work on my iPhone but does on my PC (Chrome browser). I think we've ironed out that glitch. Thanks for the heads up. 1 Quote A Featherstone Rovers Blog Link to post Share on other sites
Stephen P 0 Posted January 30 Report Share Posted January 30 Apologies to anyone who used the contact page on the site. Discovered yesterday it wasn't working so anyone who did try to contact us via that route please can you resend. cheers Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Scubby 11,964 Posted January 30 Report Share Posted January 30 Was back on this today. A real gem of a resource. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Angelic Upstart 25 Posted January 30 Report Share Posted January 30 Loved looking through all the players some great names there I'd forgotten about. Not a Fev fan, but still great to have a trawl through. Great work to all concerned. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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