Beighton Miners Welfare F.C. Explained

Clubname:	Beighton Miners Welfare
Fullname:	Beighton Miners Welfare Football Club
Founded:	(as Beighton Recreation)

Beighton Miners Welfare F.C. was an English association football club based in Beighton, Sheffield, South Yorkshire.

History

Starting from the first qualifying round, they reached the first round of the FA Cup in 1953, where they were beaten by Wrexham at Millmoor.^[1] During this era they were also members of the Yorkshire League and won the prestigious Sheffield Senior Cup on two occasions.^[2]

Honours

League

• Yorkshire League Division 1
  • Runners-up: 1952–53
• Yorkshire League Division 2
  • Promoted: 1949–50
• Hatchard League
  • Champions: 1919–20 (shared), 1920–21

Cup

• Sheffield Senior Cup
  • Winners: 1939–40, 1955–56
  • Runners-up: 1940–41, 1947–48, 1949–50, 1952–53
• Aston-cum-Aughton Charity Cup
  • Runners-up: 1903–04

Records

• Best League performance: Yorkshire League Division 1, 1952–53
• Best FA Cup performance: 1st Round, 1952–53

Notes and References

1. http://www.stevesfootballstats.co.uk/millmoor_rotherham.html Millmoor, Rotherham
2. http://wildstat.com/p/1/club/ENG_Beighton_Miners_Welfare_FC Beighton MW