Rhosllanerchrugog F.C. (1889)

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Rhosllanerchrugog
Full nameRhosllanerchrugog Football Club
Nickname(s)Rhos
Founded1889
Dissolved1896
GroundJohnstown Football Ground

Rhosllanerchrugog F.C. was a football club based in Rhosllanerchrugog, Wales. The club was often simply called Rhos. [1]

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History

The club's first appearance was via its entry into the first round of the Welsh Cup in 1889–90; although favoured to beat Overton it lost 2–1.

The club entered the English FA Cup for three seasons during the nineteenth century. [2] [3] Its final appearance in the competition was an 8–2 home defeat to Prescot in 1892–93, after scoring the first two goals and still holding a 2–1 lead at half-time. [4]

The club initially disbanded in July 1891, not being able to find a practice ground, [5] but it continued for the next few seasons; it also came close to disbanding in 1894, due to "meagre support" and losses of nearly £14 per season. [6] It finally disbanded on 6 November 1896, "entirely due to the indifference shown by the players in not turning up when selected". [7] The committee of the club held fund-raising efforts over the next year in order to clear the club's debts.

Colours

The club wore red shirts. [8]

Ground

The club played at the Football Ground in Johnstown. [9]

Notable players

Went on to or previously played Professional or International football

League history

The club was a founding member of the Welsh Senior League, one of the first organised football leagues in Wales. [12]

SeasonLeaguePlayedWonDrewLostGoals ForGoals AgainstPointsPositionTeams in LeagueNotes
1890–91 [13] Welsh Senior League 950426171026League Finished after winners decided
1891–92Welsh Senior LeagueLeague Not Run
1892–93Welsh Senior League1461725241358
1893–94Welsh Senior League1551926441169
1894–95Welsh Senior League1201111262199
1895–96 [14] Welsh Senior League1264234211627
1896–97 [15] Welsh Senior LeagueWithdrew

Cup results

SeasonCompetitionRoundOppositionScoreNotes
1889–90Welsh Cup [16] First RoundOverton1–2
1890–91 FA Cup First Qualifying Round Shrewsbury Town w/o
Second Qualifying Round Cliftonville w/o
Welsh Cup [17] Round 1 Corwen 2–0
Round 2 Chirk 1–2
1891–92 FA CupFirst Qualifying Round Chester 0–1
Welsh Cup [18] Round 1Llangollen Rovers6–1
Round 2 Druids 2–1
Quarter Final Wrexham 1–3
1892–93 FA CupFirst Qualifying RoundPrescot2–8
Welsh Cup [19] Round 1Bye
Round 2 Rhostyllen Victoria 1–1
3–2Replay
Round 3Druids2–4
1893–94Welsh CupRound 1 Brymbo Institute 3–5Rhos had a 3–1 lead at half-time [20]
1894–95Welsh Cup [21] Round 1 Wellington Town 4–4Wellington withdrew
Round 2Brymbo Institute1–4
1896–97Welsh Cup [22] Round 1Brymbo Institutew/oRhosllanerchrugog withdrew

See also

References

  1. "Prescot v Rhos". Liverpool Mercury: 7. 17 October 1892.
  2. "Club Rhosllanerchrugog, England". wildstat.com. Retrieved 2015-09-27.
  3. "The website for the English football association, The FA Cup and The England football team – The Emirates FA Cup | The FA". www.thefa.com. Retrieved 2015-11-04.
  4. "Rhos v Prescot". Wrexham Advertiser: 3. 22 October 1892.
  5. "Rhos Football Club". Wrexham Advertiser: 3. 25 July 1891.
  6. "Rhos Football Club". Rhos Herald: 8. 1 September 1894.
  7. "Rhos Football Club". Wrexham Advertiser: 7. 7 November 1896.
  8. Squire, Adam (2024). Forgotten clubs of Wrexham (1872–1914). p. 190. ISBN   979-8300544454.
  9. "Athletic gala". Rhos Herald. 18 August 1894.
  10. "Abel Hughes". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 2017-06-21.
  11. "Welsh Newspapers Online [No title]|1891-02-28|Wrexham and Denbighshire Advertiser and Cheshire Shropshire and North Wales Register – Welsh Newspapers Online". newspapers.library.wales. Retrieved 2017-06-21.
  12. "Welsh Newspapers Online A WELSH FOOTBALL LEAGUE|1890-03-01|Wrexham and Denbighshire Advertiser and Cheshire Shropshire and North Wales Register – Welsh Newspapers Online". newspapers.library.wales. Retrieved 2015-11-04.
  13. "Welsh Football Data Archive: Preserving our football heritage". wfda.co.uk. Archived from the original on 2015-12-25. Retrieved 2015-11-04.
  14. "Welsh Football Data Archive: Preserving our football heritage". wfda.co.uk. Archived from the original on 2017-10-05. Retrieved 2015-11-04.
  15. "Football Club History Database – Rhos". www.fchd.info. Retrieved 2015-11-04.
  16. "Welsh Football Data Archive: Preserving our football heritage". wfda.co.uk. Archived from the original on 2016-11-16. Retrieved 2015-11-04.
  17. "Wales 1890/91". RSSSF . Retrieved 2015-11-04.
  18. "Wales (Cup) 1891/92". RSSSF . Retrieved 2015-11-04.
  19. "Wales 1892/93". RSSSF . Retrieved 2015-11-04.
  20. "Rhos v Brymbo Institute". Chester Chronicle: 3. 4 November 1893.
  21. "Wales (Cup) 1894/95". RSSSF . Retrieved 2015-11-04.
  22. "Wales (Cup) 1896/97". RSSSF . Retrieved 2015-11-04.