The White Rovers
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The White Rovers, also known as White Rovers Paris, was a French
amateur football club based in Paris
. The club was founded in 1891 by Englishman
Jack Wood. Wood had recently arrived in Paris and formerly played football in his home country. White Rovers primarily utilized Anglo-America
n football players, but was open to all nationalities. The club hosted its football matches on land opposite the commune
of Bécon-les-Bruyères and later played matches in Bois de Vincennes
. White Rovers was one of the six football clubs that participated in France's first-ever football championship finishing runner-up to Standard Athletic Club
in 1894. The club finished second for the next three seasons. After seven seasons of amateur football, the club disbanded in 1898.
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
amateur football club based in Paris
Paris
Paris is the capital and largest city in France, situated on the river Seine, in northern France, at the heart of the Île-de-France region...
. The club was founded in 1891 by Englishman
England
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Jack Wood. Wood had recently arrived in Paris and formerly played football in his home country. White Rovers primarily utilized Anglo-America
Anglo-America
Anglo-America is a region in the Americas in which English is a main language, or one which has significant British historical, ethnic, linguistic, and cultural links...
n football players, but was open to all nationalities. The club hosted its football matches on land opposite the commune
Communes of France
The commune is the lowest level of administrative division in the French Republic. French communes are roughly equivalent to incorporated municipalities or villages in the United States or Gemeinden in Germany...
of Bécon-les-Bruyères and later played matches in Bois de Vincennes
Bois de Vincennes
The Bois de Vincennes is a park in the English landscape manner to the east of Paris. The park is named after the nearby town of Vincennes....
. White Rovers was one of the six football clubs that participated in France's first-ever football championship finishing runner-up to Standard Athletic Club
Standard Athletic Club
The Standard Athletic Club is a British social club in Paris, created on 1 March 1890, as one of the first football clubs in France. The Standard Athletic Club won the first French football championship in 1894, and then again in 1895, 1897, 1898 and 1901...
in 1894. The club finished second for the next three seasons. After seven seasons of amateur football, the club disbanded in 1898.