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

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

History

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

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

Notable players

Went on to or previously played Professional or International football

League history

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

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

References

  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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