Oswestry United F.C.
Full name | Oswestry United Football Club | |
---|---|---|
Founded | September 1893 | |
Dissolved | March 1915 | |
Ground | Victoria Road Oswestry | |
1914–15 | Lancashire Combination Division 2, Withdrew | |
|
Oswestry United Football Club was a football club from Shropshire, playing at Victoria Road. The club was formed in September 1893 after the demise of Oswestry Town in 1891.[1] They joined the .[2]
The club won the Shropshire Senior Cup in 1899[3] and 1909, and won the Welsh Cup in 1901[4] and in 1907.[5]
Demise[]
In September 1914 it was reported that the club had lost 5 players due to World War I, and it was likely that the club would no longer be able to continue in the Lancashire Combination League.[6] By October 1914 the club are shown to have only played two fixtures in the league.[7] The club were due to play a Shropshire Cup fixture with Shrewsbury Town in March 1915, but could not raise a team and were later ejected from the competition.[8]
When football started again after World War I the club did not re-emerge.
League History[2][]
Season | League | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pts | Pos |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1893-94[9] | Shropshire League | 18 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 35 | 63 | 12 | 10 |
1894-95 | Shropshire League | 18 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 53 | 25 | 25 | 2 |
1895-96 | Shropshire League | 18 | 3 | 0 | 15 | 30 | 71 | 6 | 10 |
1896-97[10] | Welsh Senior League | 14 | 8 | 33 | 3 | 33 | 16 | 17 | 3 |
1897-98 | Shropshire League | 18 | 8 | 1 | 9 | 36 | 40 | 17 | 6 |
1898-99[11] | The Combination | 28 | 9 | 2 | 17 | 49 | 73 | 20 | 12 |
1899-1900 | The Combination | 16 | 5 | 2 | 9 | 30 | 38 | 10 | 8 |
1900-01 | The Combination | 22 | 10 | 8 | 4 | 57 | 28 | 28 | 4 |
1901-02 | The Combination | 26 | 12 | 6 | 8 | 55 | 33 | 30 | 3 |
1902-03 | The Combination | 26 | 14 | 2 | 10 | 57 | 42 | 30 | 5 |
1903-04 | The Combination | 24 | 11 | 2 | 11 | 42 | 55 | 24 | 7 |
1904-05 | The Combination | 26 | 10 | 2 | 14 | 43 | 62 | 22 | 10 |
1905-06 | The Combination | 28 | 13 | 1 | 14 | 72 | 56 | 27 | 9 |
1906-07 | The Combination | 26 | 9 | 6 | 11 | 49 | 41 | 24 | 9 |
1907-08 | The Combination | 26 | 16 | 4 | 6 | 62 | 38 | 36 | 3 |
1908-09 | The Combination | 30 | 13 | 4 | 13 | 74 | 55 | 30 | 9 |
1909-10 | The Combination | 30 | 9 | 7 | 14 | 44 | 62 | 25 | 11 |
1910-11 | The Combination | 20 | 11 | 3 | 6 | 44 | 27 | 25 | 3 |
Wrexham & District League[12] | Withdrew | ||||||||
1911-12 | Lancashire Combination Division 2 | 30 | 13 | 5 | 12 | 75 | 64 | 31 | 8 |
1912-13 | Lancashire Combination Division 2 | 34 | 17 | 3 | 14 | 79 | 80 | 37 | 10 |
1913-14 | Lancashire Combination Division 2 | 34 | 14 | 4 | 16 | 47 | 60 | 32 | 12 |
1914-15 | Lancashire Combination Division 2 | Withdrew |
Honours[]
Cup[]
References[]
- ^ "Football". Montgomery County Times. 16 September 1893.
- ^ a b "Football Club History Database - Oswestry United". www.fchd.info. Retrieved 23 November 2021.
- ^ "SHROPSHIRE CUP.|1899-04-08|The Montgomery County Times and Shropshire and Mid-Wales Advertiser - Welsh Newspapers". newspapers.library.wales. Retrieved 23 November 2021.
- ^ "THE WELSH CUP.|1901-04-11|Towyn-on-Sea and Merioneth County Times - Welsh Newspapers". newspapers.library.wales. Retrieved 23 November 2021.
- ^ "Liocal Football lables.|1907-04-06|Rhyl Record and Advertiser - Welsh Newspapers". newspapers.library.wales. Retrieved 23 November 2021.
- ^ "Northern Union Football League and the War". Birmingham Daily Post. 9 September 1914.
- ^ "Division II". Nantwich Guardian. 6 October 1914.
- ^ "A Shropshire Cup Difficulty". Birmingham Post. 20 March 1915. Retrieved 23 November 2021.
- ^ "Shropshire & District League 1890-1900". www.nonleaguematters.co.uk. Retrieved 29 November 2021.
- ^ "Welsh Senior League 1896/97". Welsh Football. Retrieved 29 November 2021.
- ^ "England - The Combination". www.rsssf.com. Retrieved 29 November 2021.
- ^ "Wrexham & District League 1910/11". Welsh Football. Retrieved 29 November 2021.
- Defunct football clubs in Shropshire
- Oswestry