Warrington A.F.C.

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Warrington A.F.C.
Full nameWarrington Association Football Club
Founded1899
Dissolved1902
GroundWarrington Cricket Field
PresidentCouncillor W. Pierpoint
SecretaryT. P. Bradshaw

Warrington A.F.C. was an association football club from Warrington, Lancashire.

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History

The first Warrington A.F.C. (normally referred to as Warrington Association) was founded in 1884. [1] With the rugby football code dominant in the town, the club struggled to keep its head above water; in 1886 [2] and 1887 [3] its members faced claims in court for non-payment of bills, and in September 1893 the club was formally disbanded. [4]

The club however was re-founded in 1899, [5] and showed considerable ambition before the 1899–1900 season, signing (amongst others) Ted Connor of Preston North End and one Colour-Sergeant Jones, whom Aston Villa wanted to buy out of the Army, only for Warrington to beat it to the punch. [6] After a season in which the club made a profit of 14s 6½d from an income of £207 8s, [7] the club resolved to join the Combination league in 1900, [8] and finished the season 10th out of 12, [9] but also winners of the Warrington Cup, thanks to a win over Newton-le-Willows in front of 3,000 at Earlestown. [10]

This modest success encouraged the club to join the higher status Lancashire League in 1901, but it ran out of money before the season ended; in January 1902, with a debt of £15 likely to increase to £50 before the season end, it resolved to wind itself up. [11] In February 1902, it tendered its resignation to the League, which was accepted, and the club's record was expunged. [12] At the time, the club had only won one of its 14 games (against Haydock in December 1901, coming from 3–1 down to win 4–3) [13] and drawn 2, and had only scored 9 goals, conceding 38; it was bottom of the table, a point behind Bacup. [14]

Ground

The club played at the Warrington Cricket Field. [15]

references

  1. ↑ "Warrington (Association Football Club)". St Helens Examiner: 8. 13 September 1884.
  2. ↑ "report". Warrington Examiner: 5. 9 January 1886.
  3. ↑ "Another football club dispute". Warrington Examiner: 5. 23 July 1887.
  4. ↑ "The Warrington Association Football Club". Warrington Examiner: 8. 9 September 1893.
  5. ↑ "Notes on games and athletics". Warrington Examiner: 5. 12 August 1899.
  6. ↑ "Warrington Association Football Club". Liverpool Echo: 4. 2 August 1899.
  7. ↑ "The Warrington Association Club". Liverpool Daily Post: 9. 9 July 1900.
  8. ↑ "Warrington Association Football Club". Liverpool Echo: 8. 7 July 1900.
  9. ↑ "England - The Combination". rsssf. Retrieved 2 March 2025.
  10. ↑ "Warrington Cup". Runcorn Guardian: 6. 24 April 1901.
  11. ↑ "Serious financial difficulties - the club disbanded". Runcorn Guardian: 6. 22 January 1902.
  12. ↑ "Lancashire League meeting at Bolton". Manchester Courier: 7. 7 February 1902.
  13. ↑ "Warrington v Haydock". Liverpool Echo: 8. 7 December 1901.
  14. ↑ "Results up to Saturday, February 1 (inclusive)". Manchester Courier: 7. 3 February 1902.
  15. ↑ "Association". Runcorn Examiner: 6. 20 October 1894.
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