(Lisburn) Distillery 2–1 in the FA Cup, but Distillery protested on the basis that the pitch markings were not in conformity with the regulations, lacking the centre spot, centre circle, and six-yard arcs; the protest was upheld and rather than replay the tie Park Road scratched from the competition to play Distillery's rivals Cliftonville F.C., who had beaten the Roadsters in the first round the previous year, in a friendly instead. Lancashire League As the fourth club in Blackburn, behind Rovers, Olympic, and Witton, the club did not consider joining any of the national leagues being set up in the late 1880s. Instead it was a founder member of the Lancashire League in 1889. After a mid-table finish in its one season, the club left the League, and after a defeat at the second Clitheroe club in the Lancashire Junior Cup in 1890 the club seems to have dissolved. Second club In 1894, a new club emerged using the Park Road name, and in 1895 its committee took over the Audley End ground, "once the property of the once famous but now defunct Park Road". The club played for four seasons in the Lancashire Combination, without ever finishing in the top half of the table. After then the club played in the North-East Lancashire League but could not finish the 1901-02 season. The club's final seasons were in the extremely low-key Blackburn & District Amateur League, and Park Road finally disbanded after a 10-3 defeat at Wilpshire at the end of the 1903-04 season. Colours The club's original colours were white jerseys, blue knickers, and blue and white hose. In 1880 they changed to light red and blue jerseys, later confirmed as being in halves. Grounds In 1880, the club moved from its original Haslingden Road ground to Place Farm, a mile and a quarter from Blackburn Station. By 1883 the club was playing at the Audley Hall Ground. Honours Lancashire Senior Cup Runners-up 1880-81 Notable former players International players: Jack Reynolds References Sources The Guinness Record of the FA Cup External links Football club history database Defunct football clubs in England Sport in Blackburn Association football clubs established in 1875 Association football clubs disestablished in 1901 1875 establishments in England 1901 disestablishments in England Lancashire League (football) Lancashire Combination Defunct football clubs in Lancashire