Shrewsbury Castle Blues F.C.
Full name | Shrewsbury Castle Blues Football Club | |
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Nickname(s) | Castle Blues | |
Founded | c. 1877 | |
Dissolved | April 1886 | |
Ground | Racecourse Ground, Monkmoor, Shrewsbury | |
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Shrewsbury Castle Blues F.C. were a football club based in Shrewbury, England. The club are recorded as playing their home games at the Racecourse at Monkmoor, Shrewsbury.[1]
History[]
Castle Blues were formed around 1877 by grammar school old boys, and initially played at Sutton Lane.[2][3] In 1881 the were amalgamated into the club.[4]
The club entered the Welsh Cup in 1881–82, and again in 1884–85, and 1885–86.[5]
The club were a very rough team and were forced to disband by the Birmingham FA in April 1886.[3]
The club ceased to exist in April 1886 and was absorbed into Shrewsbury Town when they were reformed in May 1886.[6][7]
Cup History[]
Season | Competition | Round | Opposition | Score |
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1881-82 | Welsh Cup[8] | First Round | Welshpool Warriors | 1-0 |
Second Round | Aberystwyth | 1-3 | ||
1882-83 | Shropshire Senior Cup | Final | Oswestry | 1-2[9] |
1883-84 | Shropshire Senior Cup | Final | Wellington Town | |
Final Replay | 0-1[9] | |||
1884-85 | Welsh Cup[10] | First Round | Ellesmere | 8-1 |
Second Round | Newtown | 1-2 | ||
Shropshire Senior Cup | Final | Wellington Town | ||
Final Replay 1 | ||||
Final Replay 2 | 2-1[9] | |||
1885-86 | Welsh Cup[11] | First Round | Trefonen | 6-0 |
Second Round | Llanfyllin | 3-0 | ||
Third Round | Newtown | 1-1 | ||
Third Round Replay | 0-2 | |||
Shropshire Senior Cup[12] | First Round | Wellington Town | 1-1 | |
First Round Replay | 0-1 |
Honours[]
Cups[]
- Shropshire Senior Cup[9]
- Winners (1): 1885
- Runner Up (2): 1883, 1884
Notable players[]
- Clopton Lloyd-Jones - 1880 FA Cup winner with Clapham Rovers[13]
References[]
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(help) - ^ a b Bradbury, Mike (October 22, 2013). Lost Teams of the Midlands. Xlibris Corporation. ISBN 9781483695310 – via Google Books.
- ^ https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000986/18811102/032/0006 – via British Newspaper Archive. Missing or empty
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(help) - ^ "Year-by-year". www.welshsoccerarchive.co.uk.
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(help) - ^ https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0001504/18861201/133/0006 – via British Newspaper Archive. Missing or empty
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(help) - ^ www.welshsoccerarchive.co.uk https://www.welshsoccerarchive.co.uk/welsh_cup.php?id=5. Retrieved 2020-03-18. Missing or empty
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(help) - ^ a b c d https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000405/18890525/150/0006 – via British Newspaper Archive. Missing or empty
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(help) - ^ www.welshsoccerarchive.co.uk https://www.welshsoccerarchive.co.uk/welsh_cup.php?id=8. Retrieved 2020-03-18. Missing or empty
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(help) - ^ www.welshsoccerarchive.co.uk https://www.welshsoccerarchive.co.uk/welsh_cup.php?id=9. Retrieved 2020-03-18. Missing or empty
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(help) - ^ "Wellington Journal - Saturday 22 May 1886". Retrieved 2020-03-23 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "Exhibition in honour of FA Cup hero". BBC News. 2013-09-14. Retrieved 2020-03-18.
Categories:
- Sport in Shrewsbury
- Defunct football clubs in Shropshire
- Shrewsbury Town F.C.
- Defunct football clubs in England
- Association football clubs disestablished in 1886
- Association football clubs established in 1877
- 1877 establishments in England