The Rovers Football Club was a former Mexican football team that played in the Liga Mexicana de Football Amateur Association prior to the professionalization and development of the Mexican first division

Primera División de México

The Primera División Profesional , known simply as the Primera División, is the top level of the Mexican football league system and is administered by the Mexican Football Federation. It was established in 1943 and as of 2011 has 18 clubs. Up to June 2011, it was divided into three groups competing...

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History

The club was founded in 1912 by Percy Clifford and former members of the British Club

British Club (football)

The British Football Club was a former Mexican football team that played in the Liga Mexicana de Football Amateur Association prior to the professionalization and development of the Mexican first division.-History:...

. However, the team was disbanded in 1916 as a result of World War One since most of the players were British and returned to Europe to fight the war.

See also

• Football in Mexico
  Football in Mexico
  Mexico’s most popular sport is association football. It is commonly believed that Football was introduced in Mexico by Cornish miners at the end of the 19th century. By 1902 a five-team league still emerged with a strong English influence. Football became a professional sport in 1943...
  
  
• Reforma Athletic Club
• Albinegros de Orizaba
  Albinegros de Orizaba
  The club Albinegros de Orizaba, is a football team of the city of Orizaba, Orizaba Athletic Club was founded in 1898, a sporting club who also practice Cricket among other sports in the city of Orizaba, Veracruz...
  
  
• Mexico Cricket Club
  Mexico Cricket Club
  The Mexico Cricket Club was a former Mexican football team that played in the Liga Mexicana de Football Amateur Association prior to the professionalization and development of the Mexican first division. This club was founded in the small town San Pedro de los Pinos, which now lies in the outskirts...
  
  
• British Club
  British Club (football)
  The British Football Club was a former Mexican football team that played in the Liga Mexicana de Football Amateur Association prior to the professionalization and development of the Mexican first division.-History:...