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Blackburn Rovers are an English football club formed in 1875. == The early years == The club Blackburn Rovers was the idea of John Lewis and Arthur Constantine during a seventeen-man meeting at the Leger Hotel, Blackburn on 5 November 1875. The club's first secretary was Walter Duckworth, and Lewis was its first treasurer. The first match played by Blackburn Rovers took place in Church, Lancashire on 11 December 1875.〔 〕 During the 1876–77 season, Rovers finally gained a ground of its own by renting a piece of farmland at Oozehead. Occasional games were also played at Pleasington Cricket Ground. Subsequently Blackburn Rovers rented Alexandra Meadows, the home of the East Lancashire Cricket Club, for their matches. The inaugural game at Alexandra Meadows was played against Partick Thistle. On 28 September 1878, Blackburn Rovers became one of 23 clubs to form the Lancashire Football Association. On 1 November 1879 the club played in the FA Cup for the first time, beating the Tyne Association Football Club 5–1. Rovers were eventually put out of the competition in the third round after suffering a heavy 6–0 defeat by Nottingham Forest. During the 1881–82 season, the club continued to rent the facilities at Alexandra Meadows, but began to look towards a move elsewhere. As the leading club in the area, it was felt that Rovers needed its own ground. A ground was leased at Leamington Street and £500 was spent on a new grandstand capable of seating 600–700 spectators. Boards were placed around the pitch to help prevent a repeat of the crowd troubles with Darwen, and a large ornate entrance arch was erected bearing the name of the club and ground. On 25 March 1882, the club won through to the final of the FA Cup against the Old Etonians. Blackburn Rovers was the first provincial team to reach the final, but the result was a 1–0 defeat by the Old Etonians. There was no repeat of the previous season's success during the 1882–83 season, when Rovers suffered a bitter defeat 1–0 at the hands of Darwen in the second-round. Local rivals Blackburn Olympic went on to be the first provincial team to actually win the FA Cup. Rovers won the FA Cup in 1884 with a 2–1 victory over Queen's Park F.C.. The same teams played the FA Cup final again the next season, with Blackburn Rovers again emerging victorious, with a 2–0 win. Rovers repeated this success again the next season, winning the final against West Bromwich Albion. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「History of Blackburn Rovers F.C.」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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