Hemsworth West End F.C.
Full name | Hemsworth West End Football Club |
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Ground | West End Ground, Hemsworth, West Yorkshire |
Hemsworth West End Football Club was an English association football club based in Hemsworth, West Yorkshire. In the 1925-26 season the club reached the final of the Sheffield Challenge Cup, the oldest county cup in England and fourth oldest surviving cup competition in England.
History[]
Currently, the first known record of the club is in the 1920-21 season, when the club were competing in the Hemsworth Charity League[1] and the Hemsworth Combination League simultaneously.[2] By the 1922-23 season the club were competing in the South Elmsall Football League[3] and by the 1924-25 season the club had joined the Barnsley Association League[4] and also the Hemsworth and District Football League.[5] The 1924-25 season was a hugely important one for the club, who secured four cup and league titles in the season.[6]
In the 1925 season the club were beaten finalists in the Sheffield Senior Cup. In the semi-final they easily beat Frickley Colliery[7] (who have won the cup a record 14 times) but were roundly beaten by Wath Athletic in the final at Tickhill Square.[8] The 1926-27 season saw the club continuing to compete in the Barnsley Association League[9] and reach the semi-finals of the Sheffield Senior Cup, beaten in extra-time by Ecclesfield.[10]
By this time the club were strong enough to have both a senior side and junior teams, so strong that boys from the club were selected for the Hemsworth Schoolboys team competing in the English Schools Shield.[11] The 1927/28 season saw the club win the Royston Charity Cup, Pontefract Infirmary Cup and Sides Football Cup, resulting in them playing a 'Cup Winners' final against South Kirkby Colliery, winners of the Doncaster Senior League.[12] By the 1928/29 season the club were still competing in the Barnsley Association League[13] and in the 1929/30 season the club won the Royston Charity Cup again[14] but a current lack of known records after this season makes it impossible to ascertain what year the club finally folded.
Ground[]
Not much is known about the West End Ground other than it formerly hosted finals of the Hemsworth Hospital Cup.[15]
FA Cup[]
The club first played in the FA Cup in the 1925-26 season,[16] reaching the fourth qualifying round at the first attempt, where they lost to Kettering Town.[17] The official FA Cup records for the 1925–26 season show that the Anston Athletic and Hemsworth West End was a 3-1 win to Hemsworth. However, many newspapers of the day printed reports that the game ended 3-3 and no replay seems to have ever happened.
FA Cup results[]
Season | Round | Opponent | Result | Replay |
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1925–26 | First qualifying round | Bullcroft Main | 0–0[18] | 2–0[19] |
Second qualifying round | Rossington Main | 4–2[20] | ||
Third qualifying round | Anston Athletic | 3–1 | ||
Fourth qualifying round | Kettering Town | 5–0[21] | ||
1926–27 | Preliminary round | Maltby Main | 3–3[22] | 2-1[23] |
First qualifying round | Birdwell | 3–2[24] | ||
Second qualifying round | Ardsley Athletic | 1–1[25] | 3-2[26] | |
Third qualifying round | Brodsworth Main | 3–0[27] | ||
1927–28 | Preliminary round | Hallam | 1–1[28] | 4-2[29] |
Records[]
Notable players[]
The most notable player to have appeared for Hemsworth West End in their short history is centre forward William Coulson who transferred to Barnsley in the 1928-29 season.[31]
Honours[]
- Hemsworth Hospital Cup
- Winners 1924–25[32]
- Sheffield and Hallamshire Senior Cup
- Runners-up 1925–26
- Hooton Pagnell Cup
- Winners 1926–27[33]
- Royston Charity Cup
- Winners 1927–28, 1929–30
- Runners-up 1926–27[34]
- Sides Football Cup
- Winners 1927–28
- Doncaster and District Senior League Division Three
- Winners 1973–74
- Doncaster and District Senior League Division Two
- Winners 1974–75
References[]
- ^ "Results in Brief". Sheffield Independent. 13 September 1920. p. 3.
- ^ "Summary of Results". Yorkshire Post and Leeds Intelligencer. 8 November 1920. p. 5.
- ^ "South Elmsall Notes". Star Green 'Un. 31 March 1923. p. 2.
- ^ "Sports Special". Star Green 'Un. 7 March 1925. p. 2.
- ^ "Doncaster Football". Star Green 'Un. 4 April 1925. p. 5.
- ^ "Hemsworth Team's Cup Record". Leeds Mercury. 4 May 1925. p. 9.
- ^ "Sheffield Cup". Sheffield Independent. 15 February 1926. p. 9.
- ^ "Senior Cup Final". Sheffield Independent. 15 March 1926. p. 9.
- ^ "Barnsley Bits". Star Green 'Un. 4 December 1926. p. 3.
- ^ "Senior Cup Final". Sheffield Independent. 17 February 1927. p. 9.
- ^ "Hemsworth Team For Second Round Replay With Scarborough". Sheffield Independent. 5 January 1927. p. 6.
- ^ "Cup Winners V. Champions". Leeds Mercury. 10 May 1928. p. 9.
- ^ "Junior Results". Sheffield Independent. 7 January 1929. p. 11.
- ^ "Results and Tables". Sheffield Independent. 22 April 1930. p. 11.
- ^ "Summary of Results". Yorkshire Post and Leeds Intelligencer. 5 May 1927. p. 17.
- ^ "Summary of Results". Yorkshire Post and Leeds Intelligencer. 2 November 1925. p. 4.
- ^ "Week-End Football Outlook". Hull Daily Mail. 12 November 1925. p. 2.
- ^ "Brief Results". Star Green 'Un. 3 October 1925. p. 5.
- ^ "Untitled". Yorkshire Post and Leeds Intelligencer. 8 October 1925. p. 10.
- ^ "Brief Results". Star Green 'Un. 17 October 1925. p. 5.
- ^ "Kettering Town v. Hemsworth West End". Star Green 'Un. 14 November 1925. p. 5.
- ^ "Brief Results". Star Green 'Un. 18 September 1926. p. 5.
- ^ "English Cup Replay". Sheffield Independent. 23 September 1926. p. 8.
- ^ "Brief Results". Star Green 'Un. 2 October 1926. p. 5.
- ^ "Brief Results". Star Green 'Un. 16 October 1926. p. 5.
- ^ "Hemsworth Win". Sheffield Independent. 22 October 1926. p. 15.
- ^ "Brodsworth Main v. Hemsworth West End". Star Green 'Un. 30 October 1926. p. 5.
- ^ "Brief Results". Star Green 'Un. 17 September 1927. p. 5.
- ^ "Hallam Succeed". Sheffield Independent. 23 September 1927. p. 10.
- ^ http://www.thefa.com/competitions/facompetitions/thefacup/archive[permanent dead link]
- ^ "Sporting Items". Nottingham Evening Post. 11 October 1928. p. 10.
- ^ "Sporting Notes in Brief". Leeds Mercury. 4 May 1925. p. 9.
- ^ "Sporting Notes in Brief". Leeds Mercury. 3 May 1927. p. 9.
- ^ "Footballing Items". Star Green 'Un. 3 May 1927. p. 5.
- Defunct football clubs in England
- Defunct football clubs in West Yorkshire
- Hemsworth