Westminster Rovers F.C.
Full name | Westminster Rovers Football Club | |
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Founded | Appr. 1889 | |
Dissolved | 1897 | |
Ground | Stansty Park | |
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Westminster Rovers F.C. was a Welsh football club based in Wrexham, Wales.[2]
History[]
Formed sometime around 1889 as the team of the , Westminster Rovers were runners up in the Welsh Cup in 1892 and 1894, on both occasions losing to Chirk. They were also founding members of the Welsh Senior League, a competition which they won in 1894. They are last mentioned in 1897. The name reappeared in 1919, for one season in the Ffrith and District League.
Seasons[]
Season | League | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pts | Pos | Teams in League |
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1890–91[3] | Welsh Senior League | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 18 | 18 | 1* | 6 | 6 |
1892–93[4] | Welsh Senior League | 14 | 5 | 1 | 8 | 30 | 31 | 11 | 6 | 8 |
1893–94[5][6] | Welsh Senior League | 16 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 54 | 26 | 25 | 1 | 9 |
1894–95[3] | Welsh Senior League | 15 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 45 | 27 | 20 | 2 | 9 |
1895–96[7] | Welsh Senior League | 12 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 23 | 48 | 6 | 6 | 7 |
1896–97[8] | Welsh Senior League | 14 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 22 | 65 | 7 | 7 | 8 |
1919–20[9] | Ffrith and District League | 20 | 16 | 1 | 3 | 89 | 21 | 33 | 3 | 12 |
Cup History[]
Season | Competition | Round | Opposition | Score | Notes |
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1889–90[10] | Welsh Cup | Round 1 | Over Wanderers | 3–4[11] | Over Wanderers withdrew after protests. |
Round 2 | Wrexham | 1–1 | |||
1–1 | Replay | ||||
0–1 | Second Replay | ||||
1890–91[12] | Welsh Cup | Round 1 | Nantwich | w/o | |
Round 2 | Gresford | 4–3 | |||
Quarter Final | Wrexham | 0–1 | |||
1891–92[13] | Welsh Cup | Round 1 | Brymbo Institute | 4–3 | Replayed after protest. |
4–1[14] | Replay | ||||
Round 2 | Gresford | 6–1 | |||
Quarter Final | Crewe Alexandra Hornets | [15] | Crewe withdrew after being ordered to replay.[16] | ||
Semi Final | Shrewsbury Town | 0–4 | Played at Chirk. Replayed after protest. | ||
3–1 | Replay. Played at Chirk. | ||||
Final | Chirk | 1–2[17] | Attendance 4,000. Played at Racecourse Ground, Wrexham. | ||
1892–93[18] | Welsh Cup | Quarter Final | Druids | 0–1 | |
1893–94[19] | Welsh Cup | Round 1 | Rhostyllen Victoria | 3–0 | |
Round 2 | Brymbo Institute | 3–2 | |||
Round 3 | Bye | ||||
Quarter Final | Druids | 4–3[20] | |||
Semi Final | Wrexham | 5–3 | Played at Racecourse Ground, Wrexham. | ||
Final | Chirk | 0–2[21] | Played at Wynnstay Park, Ruabon. | ||
1894–95[22] | Welsh Cup | Quarter Final | Newtown | 0–1 | |
1895–96[23] | Welsh Cup | Round 1 | Flint | 1–0 | |
Round 2 | Carnarvon Ironopolis | w/o | |||
Round 3 | Bangor | 1–1 | |||
1–3 | Replay | ||||
1896–97[24] | Welsh Cup | Round 1 | Rhostyllen Victoria | 0–2 | |
Denbighshire and Flintshire Charity Cup | Final | Chirk | 0–1[25] |
Notable Players[]
- Harry Trainer[26] – Wales Football International.
- Job Wilding – Wales Football International.
Honours[]
League[]
- Winners (1): 1894
- Runner Up (1): 1895
Cups[]
- Runner Up (2): ,
- Denbighshire and Flintshire Charity Cup
- Runner Up (1): 1897
References[]
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Sources[]
Categories:
- Sport in Wrexham
- Sport in Wrexham County Borough
- Defunct football clubs in Wales
- Football clubs in Wrexham
- Mining association football teams in Wales
- Association football clubs established in 1889
- Association football clubs disestablished in 1897