Brymbo Institute Cricket and Football Club

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Brymbo Institute
Full nameBrymbo Institute Cricket and Football Club
Founded1888
Dissolved3 June 1921 (merged with Brymbo Green F.C. to form Brymbo and Green United FC)
GroundInstitute Recreation Ground, Brymbo
1920–21 North Wales Alliance League Division One 4th

Brymbo Institute Cricket and Football Club was a multi purpose sports club based in Brymbo, Wales. [2]

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History

The club has its roots in the establishment of the Brymbo Institute and Reading Room, set up by non-conformist and Victorian industrialist William Darby. It was not as successful as he hoped, as few steelworkers were teetotalers, whilst the Darbys were great supporters of the temperance movement and so banned the sale of alcohol from their premises and land. The steelworkers later took over the Institute and managed it themselves. The institute supported cricket, rifle, tennis and bowls clubs, financed the silver band and supplied newspapers and magazines for the reading room. [3]

Brymbo Institute FC merged with local rivals Brymbo Green FC on 3 June 1921. The merger created a new club called Brymbo and Green United FC. The new club disbanded in 1926.

Colours

The club originally wore blue and white stripes. [4]

Seasons

SeasonLeaguePosition
1892–93 [5] Welsh Senior League 3rd
1893–94 [6] Welsh Senior League3rd
1894–95 [7] Welsh Senior League5th
1895–96 [8] Welsh Senior League5th
1907–08 Wrexham & District League Division Two 5th
1908–09Wrexham & District League Division Two1st
1919–20 [9] North Wales Alliance League Division One3rd
1920–21 [10] North Wales Alliance League Division One4th

Cup history

SeasonCompetitionRoundOppositionScoreNotes
1890–91 [11] Welsh Cup First RoundGresford2–2
First Round Replay1–2
1891–92 [12] Welsh CupFirst Round Westminster Rovers 3–4Ordered to Replay after protest
First Round Replay1–4
1892–93 [13] Welsh CupFirst RoundDruids2–2
First Round Replay1–11
1893–94 [14] Welsh CupFirst RoundRhosllanerchrugog3–5
Second RoundWestminster Rovers2–3
1894–95 [15] Welsh CupFirst Round Rhostyllen Victoria 4–1
Second RoundRhosllanerchrugog4–1
Third Round Druids 1–0
Fourth Round Bangor 1–0
Semi Final Wrexham 0–4
1895–96 [16] Welsh CupFourth RoundAberystwyth2–3Bye to Fourth Round as previous seasons Semi Finalists
Denbighshire and Flintshire Charity CupFirst Round [17] Buckley Victoria
Denbighshire and Flintshire Charity CupFinalChirk2–3 [18]
1896–97 [19] Welsh CupFirst RoundRhosllanerchrugogw/o
Second RoundBye
Third RoundDruids1–3
1897–98 [20] Welsh CupFirst RoundChirk0–3
1913–14 [21] Welsh CupFirst Preliminary Round Chirk 1–3
1914–15 [22] Welsh CupFirst RoundChirkw/oChirk withdrew
Second RoundRhos Churchw/oRhos Church withdrew
Third RoundBangor4–1
Fourth RoundWrexham2–4
1919–20 [23] Welsh CupPreliminary RoundRhosrobin5–2
First RoundOswestry Comrades [24] 2–1Abandoned due to darkness
First Round Replay3–2
Second RoundRhos1–1
Second Round Replay1–3
1920–21 [25] Welsh CupSecond Preliminary RoundRhosrobin1–1
Second Preliminary Round Replay3–3
Second Preliminary Round Second Replays7–0
First RoundPowell's2–2
First Round Replay1–0
Second RoundWellington St George2–4
1921–22 [26] Welsh CupSecond Preliminary RoundMynydd Isa2–2
Second Preliminary Round Replay0–0
Second Preliminary Round Second Replays1–0
First RoundSummerhill United1–4

Honours

League

Third : 1893, 1894
Winners : 1909
Third : 1920

Cups

Runner-up : 1896

Notable players

Previously or Went onto play Professional or International Football.

Other information

Not to be confused with Brymbo Victoria, Brymbo Steelworks FC or Brymbo FC.

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