Rhosllanerchrugog F.C.
Rhosllanerchrugog F.C. were a Welsh football team from the village of Rhosllanerchrugog, Wrexham. In November 2018, it was announced that Ben Barlow, vocalist of the Welsh pop-punk band Neck Deep, had signed for the club. As of September 2018 Manager Jeff Owen and assistant managers Matt Griffiths and Wes Roberts are the current coaching staff. In December 2019 the club resigned from the league, effectively merging with Johnstown Youth.[1]
Full name | Rhosllanerchrugog Football Club |
---|---|
Nickname(s) | Rhos |
Founded | c. 1889 |
Dissolved | c. 1897 |
1895–96 | Welsh Senior League 2nd (of 7) |
Full name | Rhosllanerchrugog Football Club | |
---|---|---|
Nickname(s) | Wasps | |
Founded | 2017 | |
Dissolved | 2019 | |
Ground | Rhos Rugby Club | |
League | Welsh National League (Wrexham Area) (resigned in December 2019) | |
|
League history
Rhos were founding members of the Welsh Senior League, one of the first organised football leagues in Wales.[2]
Season | League | Played | Won | Drew | Lost | Goals For | Goals Against | Points | Position | Teams in League | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1890–91[3] | Welsh Senior League | 9 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 26 | 17 | 10 | 2 | 6 | League Finished after winners decided |
1891–92 | Welsh Senior League | League Not Run | |||||||||
1892–93 | Welsh Senior League | 14 | 6 | 1 | 7 | 25 | 24 | 13 | 5 | 8 | |
1893–94 | Welsh Senior League | 15 | 5 | 1 | 9 | 26 | 44 | 11 | 6 | 9 | |
1894–95 | Welsh Senior League | 12 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 12 | 62 | 1 | 9 | 9 | |
1895–96[4] | Welsh Senior League | 12 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 34 | 21 | 16 | 2 | 7 | |
1896–97[5] | Welsh Senior League | Withdrew | |||||||||
2017–18[6] | North East Wales League | 26 | 12 | 3 | 11 | 77 | 56 | 39 | 8 | 14 | Promoted due to Vacancy |
2018-19 | Welsh National League (Wrexham Area) Division 1 |
Cup history
The club played in the English FA Cup for three seasons during the nineteenth century.[7][8]
Season | Competition | Round | Opposition | Score | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1877–78 | Welsh Cup[9] | Round 1 | Bye | ||
Round 2 | Druids | 0–3 | |||
1878–79 | Welsh Cup[10] | Round 1 | Gwersyllt Foresters | 1–1 | |
3–0[11] | Replay | ||||
Round 2 | Bangor | w/o | |||
1889–90 | Welsh Cup[12] | First Round | Overton | 1–2 | |
1890–91 | FA Cup | First Qualifying Round | Shrewsbury Town | w/o | |
Second Qualifying Round | Cliftonville | w/o | |||
Welsh Cup[13] | Round 1 | Corwen | 2–0 | ||
Round 2 | Chirk | 1–2 | |||
1891–92 | FA Cup | First Qualifying Round | Chester | 0–1 | |
Welsh Cup[14] | Round 1 | Llangollen Rovers | 6–1 | ||
Round 2 | Druids | 2–1 | |||
Quarter Final | Wrexham | 1–3 | |||
1892–93 | FA Cup | First Qualifying Round | Prescot | 3–1 | Home Side Disqualified |
Welsh Cup[15] | Round 1 | Bye | |||
Round 2 | Rhostyllen Victoria | 1–1 | |||
3–2 | Replay | ||||
Round 3 | Druids | 2–4 | |||
1893–94 | Welsh Cup[16] | Round 1 | Brymbo Institute | 5–3 | Brymbo Institute progressed |
1894–95 | Welsh Cup[17] | Round 1 | Wellington Town | 4–4 | Wellington withdrew |
Round 2 | Brymbo Institute | 1–4 | |||
1896–97 | Welsh Cup[18] | Round 1 | Brymbo Institute | w/o | Rhosllanerchrugog withdrew |
2017–18[19] | Welsh Cup | First Qualifying Round | Mynydd Isa Spartans | ||
Second Qualifying Round | Penyffordd | 2-3 | |||
FAW Trophy | Round 1 | Offa Athletic | 2–0 | ||
Round 2 | Corwen | 0-6 | |||
2018-18[19] | Welsh Cup | First Qualifying Round | Rhos Aelwyd | 0-4 | |
FAW Trophy | Round 2 | Chirk AAA | 1-8 |
Former players
Went on to or previously played Professional or International football
- Abel Hughes[20]
- Joseph Owens
- Seth Powell[21]
- Robert Roberts
2017 revival
The Rhosllanerchrugog name was revived more than 100 years after they last played, when in June 2017 the name was listed among the entrants for the 2017–18 North East Wales Football League season.[22]
References
- @RhosWaspsFC (December 20, 2019). "Majority of our players and management have merged with @JTYouthFC (Johnstown). We are delighted with this merger and gives the chance for both sides to put together a really good competitive outfit. We thank everyone for there support over the years! #TheWasps #JT" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
- "Welsh Newspapers Online A WELSH FOOTBALL LEAGUE|1890-03-01|Wrexham and Denbighshire Advertiser and Cheshire Shropshire and North Wales Register – Welsh Newspapers Online". newspapers.library.wales. Retrieved 2015-11-04.
- "Welsh Football Data Archive: Preserving our football heritage". wfda.co.uk. Archived from the original on 2015-12-25. Retrieved 2015-11-04.
- "Welsh Football Data Archive: Preserving our football heritage". wfda.co.uk. Archived from the original on 2017-10-05. Retrieved 2015-11-04.
- "Football Club History Database – Rhos". www.fchd.info. Retrieved 2015-11-04.
- "North East Wales League - NonLeagueMatters". www.nonleaguematters.co.uk. Retrieved 2019-03-11.
- "Club Rhosllanerchrugog, England". wildstat.com. Retrieved 2015-09-27.
- "The website for the English football association, The FA Cup and The England football team – The Emirates FA Cup | The FA". www.thefa.com. Retrieved 2015-11-04.
- "Welsh Football Data Archive: Preserving our football heritage". wfda.co.uk. Archived from the original on 2015-02-27. Retrieved 2015-11-04.
- "Welsh Football Data Archive: Preserving our football heritage". wfda.co.uk. Archived from the original on 2016-11-16. Retrieved 2015-11-04.
- "Welsh Newspapers Online THE WELSH CHALLENGE CUP.|1878-11-08|The Cambrian News and Merionethshire Standard – Welsh Newspapers Online". newspapers.library.wales. Retrieved 2017-10-12.
- "Welsh Football Data Archive: Preserving our football heritage". wfda.co.uk. Archived from the original on 2016-11-16. Retrieved 2015-11-04.
- "Wales 1890/91". RSSSF. Retrieved 2015-11-04.
- "Wales (Cup) 1891/92". RSSSF. Retrieved 2015-11-04.
- "Wales 1892/93". RSSSF. Retrieved 2015-11-04.
- "Wales (Cup) 1893/94". RSSSF. Retrieved 2015-11-04.
- "Wales (Cup) 1894/95". RSSSF. Retrieved 2015-11-04.
- "Wales (Cup) 1896/97". RSSSF. Retrieved 2015-11-04.
- "FAW / FAW Cups". www.faw.cymru. Retrieved 2019-03-11.
- "Abel Hughes". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 2017-06-21.
- "Welsh Newspapers Online [No title]|1891-02-28|Wrexham and Denbighshire Advertiser and Cheshire Shropshire and North Wales Register – Welsh Newspapers Online". newspapers.library.wales. Retrieved 2017-06-21.
- "League Lineup Finalised – News – Offa Athletic FC". www.pitchero.com. Retrieved 2017-06-20.