Wrexham Albion F.C.

Wrexham Albion
Full nameWrexham Albion Cricket and Football Club
Foundedc. 1867
Dissolved23 August 1880 (merged into Wrexham Football Club)
GroundChester Road

Wrexham Albion were a Welsh football and cricket club from Wrexham.

History

The name Wrexham Albion first appears in the cricket fixtures in August 1867.[1]

The first mention of the team as a football club appeared in November 1877.[2] The football club played its home games at Chester Road, Wrexham.[3]

The club are recorded as playing in White shirts and short, with Red and Black hooped socks.[4]

The team entered the Welsh Cup in 1879-80.[5]

In the close season of 1880, the players of Albion (Wrexham) Football Club were amalgamated into Wrexham Football Club to provide additional depth and strength to the first and second teams.[6][7]

The Wrexham Albion name briefly made a come back in 1887-88[8] and again in 1890–91.[9]

Cup history

Season Competition Round Opposition Score
1879-80 Welsh Cup[5] First Round Wrexham Grosvenor 2-1[10]
Second Round Newtown Excelsior 0-1[11]

Notable players

References

  1. ^ "I -SPORTING INTELLIGENCE.-1867-08-17-Wrexham and Denbighshire Advertiser and Cheshire Shropshire and North Wales Register". Newspapers.library.wales. Archived from the original on 2019-03-08. Retrieved 7 March 2019.
  2. ^ "FOOTBALL.-1877-11-24-Wrexham Guardian". Newspapers.library.wales. Archived from the original on 2019-03-08. Retrieved 7 March 2019.
  3. ^ "----------FOOTBALL. ! -I-1878-11-09-Wrexham Guardian". Newspapers.library.wales. Archived from the original on 2019-03-08. Retrieved 7 March 2019.
  4. ^ "Eminent Victorians (Wales) - Historical Football Kits". www.historicalkits.co.uk. Archived from the original on 18 February 2019. Retrieved 17 January 2022.
  5. ^ a b "Archived copy". www.welshsoccerarchive.co.uk. Archived from the original on 7 March 2019. Retrieved 17 January 2022.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  6. ^ Mills, John. "Athletic and Olympic". Wst.org.uk. Archived from the original on 8 March 2019. Retrieved 7 March 2019.
  7. ^ "Local News". Newspapers.library.wales. Archived from the original on 2019-03-08. Retrieved 2019-03-07.
  8. ^ "FOOTBILL.|1887-11-26|Wrexham and Denbighshire Advertiser and Cheshire Shropshire and North Wales Register". Newspapers.library.wales. Archived from the original on 2019-03-08. Retrieved 2019-03-07.
  9. ^ "[No title]|1890-12-13|Wrexham and Denbighshire Advertiser and Cheshire Shropshire and North Wales Register". Newspapers.library.wales. Archived from the original on 2019-03-08. Retrieved 2019-03-07.
  10. ^ "FOOTBALL ASSOCIATION OF WALES.|1879-11-01|Wrexham Guardian - Welsh Newspapers Online - The National Library of Wales". newspapers.library.wales. Archived from the original on 2019-12-16. Retrieved 2019-03-08.
  11. ^ "INOTES ox THE PAST SEASON.|1880-04-24|Wrexham and Denbighshire Advertiser and Cheshire Shropshire and North Wales Register - Welsh Newspapers Online - The National Library of Wales". newspapers.library.wales. Archived from the original on 2019-03-08. Retrieved 2019-03-07.