Gwersyllt Foresters F.C.

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

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

History

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

Cup History

Season Competition Round Opposition Score
1877–78[7] Welsh Cup Round 1 Northwich Victoria 0–0[8]
Round 1 Replay 4–1[9]
Round 2 Llangollen 2–1[10]
Round 3 Wrexham 0–8[11]
1878–79[12] Round 1 Rhosllanerchrugog 1–1[13]
Round 1 Replay 0–3[14]
1879–80[15] Round 1 Civil Service (Wrexham) 1–1[16]
Round 1 Replay 1–1[17]
Round 1 Second Replay 2–1[18]
Round 2 Newtown White Stars 0–2[19]
1880–81[20] Round 1 Civil Service (Wrexham) 1–3[21]
1881–82[22] Round 1 Hartford St Johns 3–1[23]
Round 2 Bye[24]
1883–84[25] Round 1 Hare & Hounds (Wrexham) 6–5[26]
Round 2 Druids 1–7[27]

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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