Civil Service (Wrexham) Cricket and Football Club

Civil Service (Wrexham) were a Welsh football and cricket club from Wrexham.

Civil Service (Wrexham)
Full nameCivil Service (Wrexham) Cricket and Football Club
Foundedc. 1876
Dissolvedc. 1882
GroundRhosddu Recreation Ground

History

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Civil Service (Wrexham) first appear in the local press in May 1876 among the Cricket fixtures.[1] The following year the football team participated in the inaugural Welsh Cup competition.[2][3]

Cup history

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Season Competition Round Opposition Score
1877-78 Welsh Cup[4] First Round Wrexham 1-3
1878-79 First Round Druids w/o
Second Round Oswestry 0-6
1879-80 First Round Gwersyllt Foresters 1-1
First Round Replay 1-2
1880-81 First Round Gwersyllt Foresters 3-1
Second Round Llanidloes 0-1

Notable players

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References

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  1. ^ "CRICKET. -|1876-05-27|Wrexham Guardian - Welsh Newspapers Online - The National Library of Wales". newspapers.library.wales. Retrieved 2019-03-05.
  2. ^ "Welsh Newspapers Online THE WELSH CHALLENGE CUP.|1878-02-16|Wrexham Guardian – Welsh Newspapers Online". newspapers.library.wales. Retrieved 2017-10-12.
  3. ^ "Eminent Victorians (Wales) - Historical Football Kits". www.historicalkits.co.uk. Retrieved 2019-03-05.
  4. ^ "Year-by-year". www.welshsoccerarchive.co.uk. Retrieved 2019-03-06.
  5. ^ "15 March 1880 at the Racecourse, Wrexham". Welsh Football Data Archive.