Elsecar Main F.C. Explained

Clubname:Elsecar Main
Fullname:Elsecar Main Football Club
Founded:(as Elsecar Athletic)

Elsecar Main F.C. was an English association football club based in Elsecar, Barnsley, South Yorkshire.

History

The club was formed early in the 20th century as Elsecar Athletic[1] and entered the FA Cup for the first time in 1906 after winning the Barnsley Minor Cup League in the previous season. They changed their name to Elsecar Main in 1908, but folded three years later.

Several clubs using the same name have been in existence since, most notably the incarnation that played in the Sheffield Association League and Sheffield & Hallamshire County Senior League from 1964 to 1991.[2]

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Records

Notes and References

  1. Sheffield Daily Telegraph, 4 July 1906, page 12
  2. Web site: Football Club History Database - Elsecar Main.