Rhosllanerchrugog F.C.

Rhosllanerchrugog
Full name Rhosllanerchrugog Football Club
Nickname(s) Rhos
Founded c. 1889
Dissolved c. 1897
1895-96 Welsh Senior League 2nd (of 7)
Rhosllanerchrugog
Full name Rhosllanerchrugog Football Club
Nickname(s) Wasps
Founded 2017
Ground Rhos Rugby Club
League North East Wales Football League

Rhosllanerchrugog F.C. is a Welsh football team from the village of Rhosllanerchrugog, Wrexham.

League History

Rhos were founding members of the Welsh Senior League, one of the first organised football leagues in Wales.[1]

Season League Played Won Drew Lost Goals For Goals Against Points Position Teams in League Notes
1890–91[2] Welsh Senior League 9 5 0 4 26 17 10 2 6 League Finished after winners decided
1891–92 Welsh Senior League League Not Run
1892–93 Welsh Senior League 14 6 1 7 25 24 13 5 8
1893–94 Welsh Senior League 15 5 1 9 26 44 11 6 9
1894–95 Welsh Senior League 12 0 1 11 12 62 1 9 9
1895–96[3] Welsh Senior League 12 6 4 2 34 21 16 2 7
1896–97[4] Welsh Senior League Withdrew
2017-18 North East Wales League

Cup History

The club played in the English FA Cup for three seasons during the nineteenth century.[5][6]

Season Competition Round Opposition Score Notes
1877–78 Welsh Cup[7] Round 1 Bye
Round 2 Druids 0–3
1878–79 Welsh Cup[8] Round 1 Gwersyllt Foresters 1–1
3–0[9] Replay
Round 2 Bangor w/o
1889–90 Welsh Cup[10] First Round Overton 1–2
1890–91 FA Cup First Qualifying Round Shrewsbury Town w/o
Second Qualifying Round Cliftonville w/o
Welsh Cup[11] Round 1 Corwen 2–0
Round 2 Chirk 1–2
1891–92 FA Cup First Qualifying Round Chester 0–1
Welsh Cup[12] Round 1 Llangollen Rovers 6–1
Round 2 Druids 2–1
Quarter Final Wrexham 1–3
1892–93 FA Cup First Qualifying Round Prescot 3–1 Home Side Disqualified
Welsh Cup[13] Round 1 Bye
Round 2 Rhostyllen Victoria 1–1
3–2 Replay
Round 3 Druids 2–4
1893–94 Welsh Cup[14] Round 1 Brymbo Institute 5–3 Brymbo Institute progressed
1894–95 Welsh Cup[15] Round 1 Wellington Town 4–4 Wellington withdrew
Round 2 Brymbo Institute 1–4
1896–97 Welsh Cup[16] Round 1 Brymbo Institure w/o Rhosllanerchrugog withdrew
2017-18 Welsh Cup First Qualifying Round Mynydd Isa Spartans
FAW Trophy Round 1 Offa Athletic 2-0
Round 2 Corwen

Former Players

Went on to or previously played Professional or International football

Resurrection

The Rhosllanerchrugog name was resurrected more than 100 years after they last played, when in June 2017 the name was listed among the entrants for the 2017-18 North East Wales Football League season.[19]

References

  1. ↑ "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.
  2. ↑ "Welsh Football Data Archive: Preserving our football heritage". wfda.co.uk. Retrieved 2015-11-04.
  3. ↑ "Welsh Football Data Archive: Preserving our football heritage". wfda.co.uk. Retrieved 2015-11-04.
  4. ↑ "Football Club History Database – Rhos". www.fchd.info. Retrieved 2015-11-04.
  5. ↑ "Club Rhosllanerchrugog, England". wildstat.com. Retrieved 2015-09-27.
  6. ↑ "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.
  7. ↑ "Welsh Football Data Archive: Preserving our football heritage". wfda.co.uk. Retrieved 2015-11-04.
  8. ↑ "Welsh Football Data Archive: Preserving our football heritage". wfda.co.uk. Retrieved 2015-11-04.
  9. ↑ "Welsh Newspapers Online THE WELSH CHALLENGE CUP.|1878-11-08|The Cambrian News and Merionethshire Standard - Welsh Newspapers Online". newspapers.library.wales. Retrieved 2017-10-12.
  10. ↑ "Welsh Football Data Archive: Preserving our football heritage". wfda.co.uk. Retrieved 2015-11-04.
  11. ↑ "Wales 1890/91". www.rsssf.com. Retrieved 2015-11-04.
  12. ↑ "Wales (Cup) 1891/92". www.rsssf.com. Retrieved 2015-11-04.
  13. ↑ "Wales 1892/93". www.rsssf.com. Retrieved 2015-11-04.
  14. ↑ "Wales (Cup) 1893/94". www.rsssf.com. Retrieved 2015-11-04.
  15. ↑ "Wales (Cup) 1894/95". www.rsssf.com. Retrieved 2015-11-04.
  16. ↑ "Wales (Cup) 1896/97". www.rsssf.com. Retrieved 2015-11-04.
  17. ↑ "Abel Hughes". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 2017-06-21.
  18. ↑ "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.
  19. ↑ "League Lineup Finalised - News - Offa Athletic FC". www.pitchero.com. Retrieved 2017-06-20.
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