Wrexham Albion F.C.

Wrexham Albion were a Welsh football and cricket club from Wrexham.

Wrexham Albion
Full nameWrexham Albion Cricket and Football Club
Foundedc. 1867
Dissolved23 August 1880 (merged into Wrexham Football Club)
GroundChester Road

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
1879-80 Welsh Cup[5] First Round Wrexham Grosvenor 2-1[10]
Second Round Newtown Excelsior 0-1[11]

References
  1. "I -SPORTING INTELLIGENCE.-1867-08-17-Wrexham and Denbighshire Advertiser and Cheshire Shropshire and North Wales Register". Newspapers.library.wales. Retrieved 7 March 2019.
  2. "FOOTBALL.-1877-11-24-Wrexham Guardian". Newspapers.library.wales. Retrieved 7 March 2019.
  3. "----------FOOTBALL. ! -I-1878-11-09-Wrexham Guardian". Newspapers.library.wales. Retrieved 7 March 2019.
  6. Mills, John. "Athletic and Olympic". Wst.org.uk. Retrieved 7 March 2019.
  7. "Local News". Newspapers.library.wales. Retrieved 2019-03-07.
  8. "FOOTBILL.|1887-11-26|Wrexham and Denbighshire Advertiser and Cheshire Shropshire and North Wales Register". Newspapers.library.wales. Retrieved 2019-03-07.
  9. "[No title]|1890-12-13|Wrexham and Denbighshire Advertiser and Cheshire Shropshire and North Wales Register". Newspapers.library.wales. Retrieved 2019-03-07.
  10. "FOOTBALL ASSOCIATION OF WALES.|1879-11-01|Wrexham Guardian - Welsh Newspapers Online - The National Library of Wales". newspapers.library.wales. Retrieved 2019-03-08.
  11. "INOTES ox THE PAST SEASON.|1880-04-24|Wrexham and Denbighshire Advertiser and Cheshire Shropshire and North Wales Register - Welsh Newspapers Online - The National Library of Wales". newspapers.library.wales. Retrieved 2019-03-07.
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