Chirk AAA F.C. explained

Clubname:	Chirk AAA
Fullname:	Chirk Amateur Athletic Association Football Club
Nickname:	The Colliers
Ground:	Holyhead Road, Chirk
Capacity:	1,000
Chairman:	Colin Heyward
Manager:	Gary Jones/Jack Ellis
Website:	http://www.chirkaaafc.co.uk
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Chirk AAA F.C. is a Welsh football team based in Chirk, Wales. They compete in the . They were previously in the Premier division of the Welsh National League^[1] since their relegation after one season in the Cymru Alliance.^[2] Chirk is the only former Welsh Cup winner (excepting those competing in the English football league system) who to date have not competed in the Cymru Premier of today.

Their reserve team plays in the FAW Reserve League (North East).

History

For a full history see; List of Chirk AAA FC seasons

Chirk, along with other local teams Wrexham, Oswestry and Druids, became founder members of the Welsh Football Association^[3] in the same year as their formation.

Chirk's early teams were formed mainly from employees from both Chirk Castle and Black Park Colliery. Chirk played friendly fixtures against other local teams and it was not until October 1877 that Chirk competed in a competitive fixture, although archive information from the Football Association suggests that the club entered the 1885–86 FA Cup, losing in the first round to Burslem Port Vale 3–0.

Albert Lockley, the Welsh international forward who played for Chirk in the late 19th century, was the great-grandfather of actor Ralf Little.^[4]

Billy Meredith started his football career at the club before playing for Manchester City and Manchester United.^[5]

Honours

Taken from the Chirk AAA website^[6]

• Welsh Cup
  • Winners (5): 1886–87, 1887–88, 1889–90, 1891–92, 1893–94^[7]
• Welsh Cup
  • Runners-up (1): 1892–93
• Welsh Amateur Cup
  • Winners (3): 1958–59, 1959–60, 1962–63
• Welsh Amateur Cup
  • Runners-up (2): 1951–52, 1954–55
• FAW Trophy
  • Winners (1): 2016–17
• FAW Trophy
  • Runners-up (1): 2013–14
• The Combination
  • Champions (1): 1899–1900^[8]
• Welsh National League
  • First Division
  • Champions (8): 1947–48, 1949–50, 1951–52, 1958–59, 1959–60, 1960–61, 1983–84, 2012–13
• Welsh National League Second Division
  • Champions (2): 1978–79, 1984–85
• North Wales Alliance Cup
  • Winners (2): 1919–20, 1920–21
• Welsh National League Premier Division Cup
  • Winners (4): 1988–89, 1990–91, 1998–99, 2003–04
• Welsh National League Division 1 League Cup
  • Winners (1): 1953–54
• Welsh National League Division 2 League Cup
  • Winners (4): 1975–76, 1976–77, 1978–79, 1984–85
• North East Wales FA Junior (Horace Wynne) Cup
  • Winners (1): 1978–79
• Carlsberg Pub and Club Cup Cymru
  • Winners (1): 1996–97
• Ardal NE League
  • Champions (1): 2021–22

External links

• Club website

Notes and References

1. Web site: Welsh National League. www.wnl.org.uk. 30 January 2019.
2. Web site: Archived copy . 2011-02-06 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20110523224556/http://huwsgrayalliance.co.uk/PDF/tables.pdf . 2011-05-23 .
3. Web site: Chirk AAA Football Club - the Colliers . 2011-02-06 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20110708145420/http://www.chirkaaafc.com/chapter1.html . 2011-07-08 .
4. https://www.walesonline.co.uk/lifestyle/tv/moment-death-paradise-actor-ralf-24361126 The moment Death in Paradise actor Ralf Little discovers his great-grandfather was a successful Welsh footballer
5. Web site: Chirk AAA Football Club - the Colliers . 2013-02-10 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20120219151403/http://www.chirkaaafc.com/chapter5.html . 2012-02-19 .
6. Web site: Chirk AAA Football Club – the Colliers . 2011-02-06 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20110708145432/http://www.chirkaaafc.com/honours.html . 2011-07-08 .
7. Web site: Wales - List of Cup Finals. RSSSF. 30 January 2019.
8. Web site: England - The Combination. RSSSF. 30 January 2019.