Gwersyllt Foresters F.C.

Gwersyllt Foresters were a Welsh football team from the village of Gwersyllt, Wrexham.

Full nameGwersyllt Foresters Football Club
Nickname(s)Foresters
FoundedSeptember 1877
Dissolvedc. 1885
GroundGwersyllt Park

History

Foresters were formed in September 1877[1] and participated in the inaugural Welsh Cup competition.[2] They played their home games at Gwersyllt Park, and their colours are recorded as being green and red.[3] Their first match was against Wrexham on 6 October 1877, a 9–0 defeat where Gwersyllt played in Red and Blue stripes.[4] No record of them exists beyond November 1884.[5]

Cup History
Season Competition Round Opposition Score
1877–78[6] Welsh Cup Round 1 Northwich Victoria 0–0[7]
Round 1 Replay 4–1[8]
Round 2 Llangollen 2–1[9]
Round 3 Wrexham 0–8[10]
1878–79[11] Round 1 Rhosllanerchrugog 1–1[12]
Round 1 Replay 0–3[13]
1879–80[14] Round 1 Civil Service (Wrexham) 1–1[15]
Round 1 Replay 1–1[16]
Round 1 Second Replay 2–1[17]
Round 2 Newtown White Stars 0–2[18]
1880–81[19] Round 1 Civil Service (Wrexham) 1–3[20]
1881–82[21] Round 1 Hartford St Johns 3–1[22]
Round 2 Bye[23]
1883–84[24] Round 1 Hare & Hounds (Wrexham) 6–5[25]
Round 2 Druids 1–7[26]

Colours
October 1877 v Wrexham
November 1877 v Northwich

Gwersyllt Foresters were reported as playing in Green and Red against Northwich, however the actual design of the kit is unknown.

References
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