| Full name | Gwersyllt Foresters Football Club | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Nickname(s) | Foresters | ||
| Founded | September 1877 | ||
| Dissolved | c. 1885 | ||
| Ground | Gwersyllt Park | ||
Gwersyllt Foresters were a Welsh football team from the village of Gwersyllt, Wrexham.
| Full name | Gwersyllt Foresters Football Club | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Nickname(s) | Foresters | ||
| Founded | September 1877 | ||
| Dissolved | c. 1885 | ||
| Ground | Gwersyllt Park | ||
Gwersyllt Foresters were a Welsh football team from the village of Gwersyllt, Wrexham.
Foresters were formed in April 1877 [1] [2] and participated in the inaugural Welsh Cup competition. [3] They played their home games at Gwersyllt Park, and their colours are recorded as being green and red. [4] Their first match was against Wrexham on 6 October 1877, a 9–0 defeat where Gwersyllt played in Red and Blue stripes. [5] No record of them exists beyond November 1884. [6]
| Season | Competition | Round | Opposition | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1877–78 [7] | Welsh Cup | Round 1 | Northwich Victoria | 0–0 [8] |
| Round 1 Replay | 4–1 [9] | |||
| Round 2 | Llangollen | 2–1 [10] | ||
| Round 3 | Wrexham | 0–8 [11] | ||
| 1878–79 [12] | Round 1 | Rhosllanerchrugog | 1–1 [13] | |
| Round 1 Replay | 0–3 [14] | |||
| 1879–80 [15] | Round 1 | Civil Service (Wrexham) | 1–1 [16] | |
| Round 1 Replay | 1–1 [17] | |||
| Round 1 Second Replay | 2–1 [18] | |||
| Round 2 | Newtown White Stars | 0–2 [19] | ||
| 1880–81 [20] | Round 1 | Civil Service (Wrexham) | 1–3 [21] | |
| 1881–82 [22] | Round 1 | Hartford St Johns | 3–1 [23] | |
| Round 2 | Bye [24] | |||
| 1883–84 [25] | Round 1 | Hare & Hounds (Wrexham) | 6–5 [26] | |
| Round 2 | Druids | 1–7 [27] | ||
        October 1877 v Wrexham |  November 1877 v Northwich |
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