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Rhosllanerchrugog F.C. (1889)

Not to be confused with Llanerchrugog F.C. or Rhosllanerchrugog F.C. (2017).

Rhosllanerchrugog F.C. was a football club based in Rhosllanerchrugog, Wales. The club was often simply called Rhos.[1]

Rhosllanerchrugog
Full nameRhosllanerchrugog Football Club
Nickname(s)Rhos
Founded1889
Dissolved1896
GroundJohnstown Football Ground

History edit

The club's first appearance was via its entry into the first round of the Welsh Cup in 1889–90; although favoured to beat Overton it lost 2–1.

The club entered the English FA Cup for three seasons during the nineteenth century.[2][3] Its final appearance in the competition was an 8–2 home defeat to Prescot in 1892–93, after scoring the first two goals and still holding a 2–1 lead at half-time.[4]

The club initially disbanded in July 1891, not being able to find a practice ground,[5] but it continued for the next few seasons; it also came close to disbanding in 1894, due to "meagre support" and losses of nearly £14 per season.[6] It finally disbanded on 6 November 1896, "entirely due to the indifference shown by the players in not turning up when selected".[7] The committee of the club held fund-raising efforts over the next year in order to clear the club's debts.

Ground edit

The club played at the Football Ground in Johnstown.[8]

Notable players edit

Went on to or previously played Professional or International football

League history edit

The club was a founding member of the Welsh Senior League, one of the first organised football leagues in Wales.[11]

Season League Played Won Drew Lost Goals For Goals Against Points Position Teams in League Notes
1890–91[12] 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[13] Welsh Senior League 12 6 4 2 34 21 16 2 7
1896–97[14] Welsh Senior League Withdrew

Cup results edit

Season Competition Round Opposition Score Notes
1889–90 Welsh Cup[15] First Round Overton 1–2
1890–91 FA Cup First Qualifying Round Shrewsbury Town w/o
Second Qualifying Round Cliftonville w/o
Welsh Cup[16] Round 1 Corwen 2–0
Round 2 Chirk 1–2
1891–92 FA Cup First Qualifying Round Chester 0–1
Welsh Cup[17] Round 1 Llangollen Rovers 6–1
Round 2 Druids 2–1
Quarter Final Wrexham 1–3
1892–93 FA Cup First Qualifying Round Prescot 2–8
Welsh Cup[18] Round 1 Bye
Round 2 Rhostyllen Victoria 1–1
3–2 Replay
Round 3 Druids 2–4
1893–94 Welsh Cup Round 1 Brymbo Institute 3–5 Rhos had a 3–1 lead at half-time[19]
1894–95 Welsh Cup[20] Round 1 Wellington Town 4–4 Wellington withdrew
Round 2 Brymbo Institute 1–4
1896–97 Welsh Cup[21] Round 1 Brymbo Institute w/o Rhosllanerchrugog withdrew

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ "Prescot v Rhos". Liverpool Mercury: 7. 17 October 1892.
  2. ^ "Club Rhosllanerchrugog, England". wildstat.com. Retrieved 2015-09-27.
  3. ^ "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.
  4. ^ "Rhos v Prescot". Wrexham Advertiser: 3. 22 October 1892.
  5. ^ "Rhos Football Club". Wrexham Advertiser: 3. 25 July 1891.
  6. ^ "Rhos Football Club". Rhos Herald: 8. 1 September 1894.
  7. ^ "Rhos Football Club". Wrexham Advertiser: 7. 7 November 1896.
  8. ^ "Athletic gala". Rhos Herald. 18 August 1894.
  9. ^ "Abel Hughes". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 2017-06-21.
  10. ^ "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.
  11. ^ "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.
  12. ^ "Welsh Football Data Archive: Preserving our football heritage". wfda.co.uk. Archived from the original on 2015-12-25. Retrieved 2015-11-04.
  13. ^ "Welsh Football Data Archive: Preserving our football heritage". wfda.co.uk. Archived from the original on 2017-10-05. Retrieved 2015-11-04.
  14. ^ "Football Club History Database – Rhos". www.fchd.info. Retrieved 2015-11-04.
  15. ^ "Welsh Football Data Archive: Preserving our football heritage". wfda.co.uk. Archived from the original on 2016-11-16. Retrieved 2015-11-04.
  16. ^ "Wales 1890/91". RSSSF. Retrieved 2015-11-04.
  17. ^ "Wales (Cup) 1891/92". RSSSF. Retrieved 2015-11-04.
  18. ^ "Wales 1892/93". RSSSF. Retrieved 2015-11-04.
  19. ^ "Rhos v Brymbo Institute". Chester Chronicle: 3. 4 November 1893.
  20. ^ "Wales (Cup) 1894/95". RSSSF. Retrieved 2015-11-04.
  21. ^ "Wales (Cup) 1896/97". RSSSF. Retrieved 2015-11-04.
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