| Full name | Westminster Rovers Football Club | |
|---|---|---|
| Founded | Appr. 1889 | |
| Dissolved | 1897 | |
| Ground | Stansty Park | |
Westminster Rovers F.C. was a Welsh football club based in Wrexham, Wales. [2]
| Full name | Westminster Rovers Football Club | |
|---|---|---|
| Founded | Appr. 1889 | |
| Dissolved | 1897 | |
| Ground | Stansty Park | |
Westminster Rovers F.C. was a Welsh football club based in Wrexham, Wales. [2]
Formed sometime around 1889 as the team of the Westminster Colliery, Westminster Rovers were runners up in the Welsh Cup in 1892 and 1894, on both occasions losing to Chirk. They were also founding members of the Welsh Senior League, a competition which they won in 1894. They are last mentioned in 1897. The name reappeared in 1919, for one season in the Ffrith and District League.
The club wore white jerseys. [3]
| Season | League | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pts | Pos | Teams in League |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1890–91 [6] | Welsh Senior League | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 18 | 18 | 1* | 6 | 6 |
| 1892–93 [7] | Welsh Senior League | 14 | 5 | 1 | 8 | 30 | 31 | 11 | 6 | 8 |
| 1893–94 [8] [9] | Welsh Senior League | 16 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 54 | 26 | 25 | 1 | 9 |
| 1894–95 [6] | Welsh Senior League | 15 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 45 | 27 | 20 | 2 | 9 |
| 1895–96 [10] | Welsh Senior League | 12 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 23 | 48 | 6 | 6 | 7 |
| 1896–97 [11] | Welsh Senior League | 14 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 22 | 65 | 7 | 7 | 8 |
| 1919–20 [12] | Ffrith and District League | 20 | 16 | 1 | 3 | 89 | 21 | 33 | 3 | 12 |
| Season | Competition | Round | Opposition | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1889–90 [13] | Welsh Cup | Round 1 | Over Wanderers | 3–4 [14] | Over Wanderers withdrew after protests. |
| Round 2 | Wrexham | 1–1 | |||
| 1–1 | Replay | ||||
| 0–1 | Second Replay | ||||
| 1890–91 [15] | Welsh Cup | Round 1 | Nantwich | w/o | |
| Round 2 | Gresford | 4–3 | |||
| Quarter Final | Wrexham | 0–1 | |||
| 1891–92 [16] | Welsh Cup | Round 1 | Brymbo Institute | 4–3 | Replayed after protest. |
| 4–1 [17] | Replay | ||||
| Round 2 | Gresford | 6–1 | |||
| Quarter Final | Crewe Alexandra Hornets | [18] | Crewe withdrew after being ordered to replay. [19] | ||
| Semi Final | Shrewsbury Town | 0–4 | Played at Chirk. Replayed after protest. | ||
| 3–1 | Replay. Played at Chirk. | ||||
| Final | Chirk | 1–2 [20] | Attendance 4,000. Played at Racecourse Ground, Wrexham. | ||
| 1892–93 [21] | Welsh Cup | Quarter Final | Druids | 0–1 | |
| 1893–94 [22] | Welsh Cup | Round 1 | Rhostyllen Victoria | 3–0 | |
| Round 2 | Brymbo Institute | 3–2 | |||
| Round 3 | Bye | ||||
| Quarter Final | Druids | 4–3 [23] | |||
| Semi Final | Wrexham | 5–3 | Played at Racecourse Ground, Wrexham. | ||
| Final | Chirk | 0–2 [24] | Played at Wynnstay Park, Ruabon. | ||
| 1894–95 [25] | Welsh Cup | Quarter Final | Newtown | 0–1 | |
| 1895–96 [26] | Welsh Cup | Round 1 | Flint | 1–0 | |
| Round 2 | Carnarvon Ironopolis | w/o | |||
| Round 3 | Bangor | 1–1 | |||
| 1–3 | Replay | ||||
| 1896–97 [27] | Welsh Cup | Round 1 | Rhostyllen Victoria | 0–2 | |
| Denbighshire and Flintshire Charity Cup | Final | Chirk | 0–1 [28] |
Harry Trainer, centre-forward, who in 1894, while with the club, was cautioned for assault of a pub landlord, the victim accepting £5 on behalf of a hospital charity in compensation. [29] [30] – Wales Football International. Job Wilding – Wales Football International.