Civil Service (Wrexham) Cricket and Football Club explained

Ground:	Rhosddu Recreation Ground
Clubname:	Civil Service (Wrexham)
Fullname:	Civil Service (Wrexham) Cricket and Football Club
Founded:	c. 1876
Dissolved:	c. 1882
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Civil Service (Wrexham) were a Welsh football and cricket club from Wrexham.

History

Civil Service (Wrexham) first appear in the local press in May 1876 among the Cricket fixtures.^[1] The following year the football team participated in the inaugural Welsh Cup competition.^{[2] [3]}

Cup history

!Season!Competition!Round!Opposition!Score

1877-78	Welsh Cup^[4]	First Round	Wrexham	1-3
1878-79		First Round	Druids	w/o
		Second Round	Oswestry	0-6
1879-80		First Round	Gwersyllt Foresters	1-1
		First Round Replay		1-2
1880-81		First Round	Gwersyllt Foresters	3-1
		Second Round	Llanidloes	0-1

Notable players

• Henry Edwards - Wales Football International^[5]
• John Price - Wales Football International

Notes and References

1. Web site: CRICKET. -1876-05-27Wrexham Guardian - Welsh Newspapers Online - The National Library of Wales. newspapers.library.wales. en. 2019-03-05.
2. Web site: Welsh Newspapers Online THE WELSH CHALLENGE CUP.1878-02-16Wrexham Guardian – Welsh Newspapers Online. newspapers.library.wales. en. 2017-10-12.
3. Web site: Eminent Victorians (Wales) - Historical Football Kits. www.historicalkits.co.uk. 2019-03-05.
4. Web site: Year-by-year. www.welshsoccerarchive.co.uk. 2019-03-06.
5. Web site: 15 March 1880 at the Racecourse, Wrexham. Welsh Football Data Archive.