Brierfield Swifts F.C. Explained

Clubname:Brierfield Swifts F.C.
Fullname:Brierfield Swifts Football Club
Founded:1907
Dissolved:1910

Brierfield Swifts Football Club was an English association football club based in Brierfield, Lancashire. The team entered the FA Cup, the major English cup competition, for the first time in the 1907–08 but were knocked out in the preliminary round, losing 1–7 away at Rossendale United. In the next two years, Brierfield were beaten at the same stage by Darwen and Nelson.[1] [2] The team's furthest progression in the tournament occurred during their last entry into the Cup in 1910–11, when they defeated Padiham before losing to Haslingden in the first qualifying round.

FA Cup results

Date Round Opponents H/A Result
Preliminary Round Away 1–7
Preliminary Round Away 1–4
Preliminary Round Home 2–3
Preliminary Round Home 2–1
First Qualifying Round Home 1–5

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Darwen FA Cup history. Darwen FC. 3 August 2010.
  2. Book: Dykes, Garth. Nelson FC in the Football League. Nottingham. SoccerData. 2009. 978-1-905891-29-0. 85.