Rossendale United F.C.

Rossendale United
Full nameRossendale United Football Club
Nickname(s)The Stags
Founded1898
Dissolved2011; 13 years ago (2011)
GroundDark Lane
Capacity2,550
2010–11North West Counties League Premier Division, 21st

Rossendale United Football Club was a semi-professional football club based in the village of Newchurch within the Rossendale borough of Lancashire, England. The club was founded in 1898. Nicknamed the Stags, they had a long and eventful run which saw much success, but also long periods of hardship which often endangered the club's existence before they were finally expelled from the North West Counties League Premier Division on 18 June 2011, then forced to dissolve.[1] A new club, Rossendale F.C., was to be formed by the supporters' trust for the 2012–13 season, but plans were abandoned after the main stand burned down in January 2012.

  1. ^ "League Constitution 2011/2012". North West Counties Football League. 18 June 2011. Archived from the original on 23 June 2011. Retrieved 18 June 2011.