Thurcroft Welfare F.C.

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Thurcroft Welfare
Full nameThurcroft Welfare Football Club
Founded(as Thurcroft Main)

Thurcroft Welfare F.C. was an English association football club based in Thurcroft, Rotherham, South Yorkshire.

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History

The club was formed in the 1930s as Thurcroft Main [1] and played in local Sheffield leagues. It won the Sheffield Association League title in 1943. They also won the Sheffield & Hallamshire Senior Cup (1947) and Wharncliffe Charity Cup (1955), [2] as well as entering the FA Amateur Cup as Thurcroft Welfare. [1]

League and cup history

Thurcroft Welfare League and Cup history [1]
SeasonDivisionPosition FA Amateur Cup
1942–43 Sheffield Association League 1st-
1945–46 Sheffield Association League Division 2-
1946–47 Sheffield Association League -
1947–48 Sheffield Association League -
1948–49 Sheffield Association League -
1951–52 ?
1952–53Preliminary Round
1957–58Preliminary Round
1958–592nd Qualifying Round
1959–602nd Qualifying Round
1960–611st Qualifying Round
1961–62Preliminary Round
1962–63Preliminary Round
1963–64Preliminary Round

Honours

Records

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References

  1. 1 2 3 Hawthorn, Fred (2009). The FA Amateur Cup : Complete Results. soccerdata.
  2. "Miscellaneous 4".