| Full name | Barholm Rovers Football Club | |
|---|---|---|
| Nickname | Sons of Granite[1] | |
| Founded | 1884 | |
| Dissolved | 1905 | |
| Ground | Cassencarrie Park 1884–1894 Barholm Park 1894–1905 | |
| League | Stewartry Football League | |
Barholm Rovers Football Club was anassociation football club based inCreetown,Dumfries & Galloway.
The club was formed in 1884 and was an original member of the Stewartry Football League based inKirkcudbrightshire which started in 1894–95.[2] Its stay in the Stewartry League was short-lived[2] as it was replaced by the6th G.R.V. for the start of the 1896–97 season.
In 1900 Rovers amalgamated with Ellangowan Swifts, a club fromCarsluith which had tried (but failed) to join theScottish Football Association in 1899,[3] but retained the name of Barholm Rovers.[2] This new side won through theScottish Qualifying Cup in 1902–03 to play in the first round proper of theScottish Cup. It was drawn away toDundee, but Rovers failed to honour the fixture and the Taysiders were awarded the tie by awalkover.
The club folded in 1905 but was immediately replaced by a new club, Creetown Rifle Volunteers Football Club, a forerunner to the currentSouth of Scotland Football League club,Creetown.[4]
Rovers played in a number of colour combinations through their short history including black and white, black and amber stripes with navy shorts and eventually maroon.[2]
Rovers played their home games originally at Cassencarrie Park (now known as Castle Cary Park), but after 1894 they moved to Barholm Park in Creetown.
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