Portsmouth Rovers F.C. was an English association football club based in the village of Portsmouth, which was then in Lancashire. The team spent four years in the second division of the Lancashire Combination between 1911 and 1915, but consistently finished near the foot of the table.[1] Portsmouth Rovers also entered the FA Cup, the foremost cup competition in England, on several occasions and reached the first qualifying round twice. For seven consecutive seasons from 1919–20 to 1925–26, they were knocked out in the preliminary round. Portsmouth Rovers participated in the Cup for the final time on 4 September 1926, but lost to Walsden United in the extra preliminary round by a single goal.[2]
Several notable footballers began their careers with Portsmouth Rovers; goalkeeper Jerry Dawson went on to become an England international,[3] while local full-back Clem Rigg played over 250 professional matches for Nelson.[4]
Season | Round | Opponent | Date | H/A | Result | |
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Extra preliminary round | 11 September 1909 | Home | 0–3 | |||
Preliminary round | 17 September 1910 | Away | 1–1 | |||
21 September 1910 | Home | 4–0 | ||||
First qualifying round | 1 October 1910 | Away | 0–3 | |||
Preliminary round | 16 September 1911 | Away | 0–8 | |||
Preliminary round | 28 September 1912 | Away | 1–3 | |||
Preliminary round | 27 September 1913 | Home | 4–2 | |||
First qualifying round | 11 October 1913 | Home | 1–9 | |||
Preliminary round | 26 September 1914 | Away | 2–4 | |||
Preliminary round | 27 September 1919 | Home | 0–3 | |||
Preliminary round | 25 September 1920 | Home | 2–3 | |||
Preliminary round | 24 September 1921 | Away | 0–1 | |||
Preliminary round | 22 September 1923 | Away | 0–3 | |||
Preliminary round | 20 September 1924 | Away | 2–4 | |||
Preliminary round | 19 September 1925 | Away | 0–4 | |||
Extra preliminary round | 4 September 1926 | Away | 0–1 |