The town's sport scene is dominated by its local rugby league club, Featherstone Rovers, who have won the Challenge Cup on three occasions, most recently on 7 May 1983, and won the League Championship in 1976–77.
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They reached the Championship Grand Final by beating Halifax 46-16 in the Semi-Final, only to be defeated by Halifax in the final on a golden point (22–23).
In June 1411, along with others including John Mynors (MP for Newcastle-under-Lyme and Staffordshire), Hardhead was arrested for a murder in Featherstone, Staffordshire and armed assaults against many people in Wolverhampton.
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His father, Featherstone Lake Osler (1805-1895), the son of a shipowner at Falmouth, Cornwall, was a former Lieutenant in the Royal Navy and served on H.M.S. Victory.
Charlie Annable broke his Clavicle in November 1927 which kept him out of Featherstone Rovers' run to the 1927–28 Rugby Football League Championship final, in 1931 he was sold to Castleford for £400 (based on increases in average earnings, this would be approximately £78,300 in 2009).
His son Neil was a rugby league player with Featherstone Rovers and grandson Martyn is a footballer with Bristol City.
Before the nationalisation of the coal industry, the family had owned the colliery in Featherstone and David never forgot his links with the area, being a fervent supporter, as well as president of, Featherstone Rovers rugby league club.
The earliest recorded history of this area derives from the Roman occupation period; in 122 AD, the Romans erected Hadrian's Wall, the course of which lies about 5 kilometres to the north of Featherstone Castle.
He was born in Featherstone, West Yorkshire, the son of Ernest Lofthouse, a farm labourer in Micklefield, and Emma (née Fellows).
Jamie Field (born 1976), rugby league footballer for Leeds, Huddersfield Giants, Wakefield Trinity Wildcats, and Featherstone Rovers
John Keith Bridges (born 1952), rugby league player for Featherstone Rovers, England and Great Britain
Jack Hirst, rugby league footballer of the 1920s for England, and Featherstone Rovers
In 1888, he ran as a Labor Party candidate against Democrat William H. Cate for the Fifty-first Congress; although Cate was initially declared re-elected, Featherstone challenged on the grounds of election fraud.
Matthew Ross Featherstone (born 5 July 1970 in Bromley, Kent) is an English born Brazilian cricketer.
Paul Newlove, rugby league Centre of the 1980s, '90s and 2000s for Great Britain, England, Yorkshire, Featherstone Rovers, Bradford Northern, St Helens & Catleford Tigers.
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John Newlove (rugby league), rugby league footballer of the 1970s and '80s for Featherstone Rovers and Hull F.C. Father of Paul Newlove
With the success of Woodland, the band began getting requests for their music on various US television shows, including "Featherstone" being featured in the season 8 finale of Grey's Anatomy.
Featherstone spent several years in the Young Men general presidency of the church, and has served in area presidencies in the Philippines and Pacific.