Wrexham Albion F.C. Explained

Ground:Chester Road
Clubname:Wrexham Albion
Fullname:Wrexham Albion Cricket and Football Club
Founded:c. 1867
Dissolved:23 August 1880 (merged into Wrexham Football Club)
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Wrexham Albion were a Welsh football and cricket club from Wrexham.

History

The name Wrexham Albion first appears in the cricket fixtures in August 1867.[1]

The first mention of the team as a football club appeared in November 1877.[2] The football club played its home games at Chester Road, Wrexham.[3]

The club are recorded as playing in White shirts and short, with Red and Black hooped socks.[4]

The team entered the Welsh Cup in 1879-80.[5]

In the close season of 1880, the players of Albion (Wrexham) Football Club were amalgamated into Wrexham Football Club to provide additional depth and strength to the first and second teams.[6] [7]

The Wrexham Albion name briefly made a come back in 1887-88[8] and again in 1890–91.[9]

Cup history

!Season!Competition!Round!Opposition!Score
1879-80Welsh CupFirst RoundWrexham Grosvenor2-1[10]
Second RoundNewtown Excelsior0-1[11]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: I -SPORTING INTELLIGENCE.-1867-08-17-Wrexham and Denbighshire Advertiser and Cheshire Shropshire and North Wales Register. Newspapers.library.wales. 7 March 2019. 2019-03-08. https://web.archive.org/web/20190308002928/https://newspapers.library.wales/view/4582716/4582724/45/. live.
  2. Web site: FOOTBALL.-1877-11-24-Wrexham Guardian. Newspapers.library.wales. 7 March 2019. 2019-03-08. https://web.archive.org/web/20190308003006/https://newspapers.library.wales/view/3854760/3854768/48/. live.
  3. Web site: ----------FOOTBALL. ! -I-1878-11-09-Wrexham Guardian. Newspapers.library.wales. 7 March 2019. 2019-03-08. https://web.archive.org/web/20190308003018/https://newspapers.library.wales/view/3855748/3855754/86/. live.
  4. Web site: Eminent Victorians (Wales) - Historical Football Kits . www.historicalkits.co.uk . 17 January 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190218111135/http://www.historicalkits.co.uk/Eminent%20Victorians/Wales.html . 18 February 2019 . dead.
  5. Web site: Archived copy . www.welshsoccerarchive.co.uk . 17 January 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190307174001/https://www.welshsoccerarchive.co.uk/welsh_cup.php?id=3 . 7 March 2019 . dead.
  6. Web site: Athletic and Olympic. John. Mills. Wst.org.uk. 7 March 2019. 8 March 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190308082419/http://wst.org.uk/www3/index.php/component/k2/item/5138-athletic-and-olympic. live.
  7. Web site: Local News. Newspapers.library.wales. en. 2019-03-07. 2019-03-08. https://web.archive.org/web/20190308003042/https://newspapers.library.wales/view/4586623/4586627/35/wrexham%20AND%20football. live.
  8. Web site: FOOTBILL.1887-11-26Wrexham and Denbighshire Advertiser and Cheshire Shropshire and North Wales Register. Newspapers.library.wales. en. 2019-03-07. 2019-03-08. https://web.archive.org/web/20190308003030/https://newspapers.library.wales/view/4592703/4592711/55/. live.
  9. Web site: [No title]1890-12-13Wrexham and Denbighshire Advertiser and Cheshire Shropshire and North Wales Register]. Newspapers.library.wales. en. 2019-03-07. 2019-03-08. https://web.archive.org/web/20190308002954/https://newspapers.library.wales/view/4591309/4591312/17/. live.
  10. Web site: FOOTBALL ASSOCIATION OF WALES.1879-11-01Wrexham Guardian - Welsh Newspapers Online - The National Library of Wales. newspapers.library.wales. en. 2019-03-08. 2019-12-16. https://web.archive.org/web/20191216053510/https://newspapers.library.wales/view/3855234/3855237/15/. live.
  11. Web site: INOTES ox THE PAST SEASON.1880-04-24Wrexham and Denbighshire Advertiser and Cheshire Shropshire and North Wales Register - Welsh Newspapers Online - The National Library of Wales. newspapers.library.wales. en. 2019-03-07. 2019-03-08. https://web.archive.org/web/20190308002937/https://newspapers.library.wales/view/4586443/4586449/44/. live.

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