| Full name | Rhostyllen Victoria Football Club | |
|---|---|---|
| Founded | Appr. 1881 | |
| Dissolved | 1897 | |
| Ground | Rhostyllen | |
Rhostyllen Victoria was a Welsh football club based in Rhostyllen, Wrexham during the Victorian era.
| Full name | Rhostyllen Victoria Football Club | |
|---|---|---|
| Founded | Appr. 1881 | |
| Dissolved | 1897 | |
| Ground | Rhostyllen | |
Rhostyllen Victoria was a Welsh football club based in Rhostyllen, Wrexham during the Victorian era.
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By 1895 the club was playing in white shirts. [1]
They played in the Welsh Senior League from 1890 to 1897 [2]
| Season | Competition | Round | Opposition | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1881–82 | Welsh Cup | First Round | Corwen Mountaineers | 6–1 | |
| Second Round | Ruthin | 0–11 | |||
| 1883–84 [3] | Welsh Cup | First Round | Wrexham Crown | 1–1 | |
| 1–1 | Replay. | ||||
| Second Round | Wrexham | 0–2 | |||
| Denbighshire Challenge Cup | Semi Final | Rhos Olympic | 3–1 [4] | ||
| Final | Wrexham Olympic | ||||
| 1884–85 [5] | Welsh Cup | First Round | Wrexham Crown | 0–5 | Rhostyllen Victoria in Second Round |
| Second Round | Chirk | 0–4 | |||
| 1885–86 | Welsh Cup | First Round | Berwyn Rangers | 1–2 | |
| 2–1 | Replay | ||||
| Second Round | Bye | ||||
| Third Round | Druids | 0–0 | |||
| 1–5 | Replay | ||||
| 1887–88 [6] | Welsh Cup | First Round | Druids | 0–3 | |
| 1888–89 [7] | Welsh Cup | First Round | Corwen | 8–1 | |
| Second Round | Vale of Llangollen | 3–3 | |||
| 2–1 | Replay | ||||
| Third Round | Wrexham | 0–1 | |||
| 0–4 | Replay after Protest | ||||
| 1890–91 [8] [9] | Welsh Cup | First Round | Ruabon | 1–1 | |
| 1–3 | Replay | ||||
| Second Round | Wrexham Hibernians | 5–3 | |||
| Third Round | Chirk | 1–2 | |||
| 1891–92 [10] | Welsh Cup | First Round | Wrexham | 1–2 | |
| Soames Charity Cup | First Round | Rhosllanerchrugog | 9–2 | ||
| Second Round | Gresford | ||||
| Third Round | Westminster Rovers | 2–1 | |||
| Fourth Round | Flint | 1–5 | |||
| 1892–93 [11] | Welsh Cup | First Round | Denbigh | w/o | Denbigh withdrew |
| Second Round | Rhosllanerchrugog | 2–2 | |||
| 1–1 | Replay | ||||
| 2–3 | Second Replay | ||||
| Soames Charity Cup | First Round | Brymbo Institute | |||
| 1893–94 [12] | Welsh Cup | First Round | Westminster Rovers | 0–3 | |
| 1894–95 [13] | Welsh Cup | First Round | Brymbo Institute | 1–4 | |
| Soames Charity Cup | First Round | Rhosllanerchrugog | 4–0 | ||
| Second Round | Brymbo Institute | 3–2 | |||
| Third Round | Westminster Rovers | 2–1 | |||
| Semi Final | Wrexham | 0–2 [14] | |||
| 1895–96 [15] | Welsh Cup | First Round | Wrockwardine Wood | 0–2 | |
| Soames Charity Cup | First Round | Bye | |||
| Second Round | Chirk | 1–9 | |||
| 1896–97 [16] | Welsh Cup | First Round | Westminster Rovers | 2–0 | |
| Second Round | Druids | 0–8 |
Alf Pugh Achieved International honours as a Rhostyllen Victoria player, also first ever person to be substituted in an International football match. Bill Roberts Achieved International honours.Listed as having striped jerseys in 1889, exact colours are unknown. [17] Source from 1885 lists them as playing in white shirts. [18]
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