Mexborough F.C.

Mexborough F.C. was an English association football club based in Mexborough, Doncaster, South Yorkshire.

Not to be confused with Mexborough Athletic F.C..
Mexborough
Full nameMexborough Football Club
Founded1880s
Dissolved1900

History

The club was formed in the early 1880s,[1] winning the prestigious Sheffield Senior Cup for the first time in 1886 when beating Heeley at Bramall Lane. Mexborough. In 1891 they were founder members of the Sheffield & District League. In 1893 they finished as league runners-up, and a year later they went one better, beating Sheffield Wednesday reserves in the league's play-off final.[2] During the same season they also won the Sheffield Challenge Cup League.

In 1896 they won the Wharncliffe Charity Cup League, and the following season they entered the Midland League, finishing 13th in their first season. The 1897–98 campaign was the most successful in the club's history, winning the Midland League title as well as finishing runners-up in the Yorkshire League and reaching the 5th Qualifying Round of the FA Cup.

They decided to revert to more local football in 1899, joining the Sheffield Association League, but the fans' interest wained and the club disbanded early in the 1900–01 season.[1]

League and cup history
Mexborough League and Cup history[2][3][4][5]
SeasonDivisionPositionFA Cup
1885–86
-
-
1st Round
1891–92
Sheffield & District League
/10
-
1893–93
Sheffield & District League
2nd/14
-
1893–94
Sheffield & District League Division 2
Sheffield Challenge Cup League
1st/5*
1st/14
2nd Qualifying Round
1894–95
Wharncliffe Charity Cup League
1st/6
3rd Qualifying Round
1895–96
Sheffield Challenge Cup League
1st/15
1st Qualifying Round
1896–97
Midland League
13th/15
1st Qualifying Round
1897–98
Midland League
Yorkshire League
1st/12
2nd/10
5th Qualifying Round
1898–99
Midland League
Yorkshire League
14th/14
4th/10
3rd Qualifying Round
1899–00
Sheffield Association League Division 1
5th/9
2nd Qualifying Round

* League play-off winners

Honours

Records

References
  1. The Boro' Matchday Magazine – Mexborough Town AFC programme, 18 October 1986
  2. Mexborough Football Club History Database
  3. FA Cup Archive The FA
  4. Sportsman Rovers WildStat
  5. British Newspaper Archive
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