Gwersyllt Foresters F.C.
| Full name | Gwersyllt Foresters Football Club | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Nickname(s) | Foresters | ||
| Founded | September 1877 | ||
| Dissolved | c. 1885 | ||
| Ground | Gwersyllt Park | ||
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Gwersyllt Foresters were a Welsh football team from the village of Gwersyllt, Wrexham.
History[edit]
Foresters were formed in April 1877[1][2] and participated in the inaugural Welsh Cup competition.[3] They played their home games at Gwersyllt Park, and their colours are recorded as being green and red.[4] Their first match was against Wrexham on 6 October 1877, a 9–0 defeat where Gwersyllt played in Red and Blue stripes.[5] No record of them exists beyond November 1884.[6]
Cup History[edit]
| Season | Competition | Round | Opposition | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1877–78[7] | Welsh Cup | Round 1 | Northwich Victoria | 0–0[8] |
| Round 1 Replay | 4–1[9] | |||
| Round 2 | Llangollen | 2–1[10] | ||
| Round 3 | Wrexham | 0–8[11] | ||
| 1878–79[12] | Round 1 | Rhosllanerchrugog | 1–1[13] | |
| Round 1 Replay | 0–3[14] | |||
| 1879–80[15] | Round 1 | Civil Service (Wrexham) | 1–1[16] | |
| Round 1 Replay | 1–1[17] | |||
| Round 1 Second Replay | 2–1[18] | |||
| Round 2 | Newtown White Stars | 0–2[19] | ||
| 1880–81[20] | Round 1 | Civil Service (Wrexham) | 1–3[21] | |
| 1881–82[22] | Round 1 | Hartford St Johns | 3–1[23] | |
| Round 2 | Bye[24] | |||
| 1883–84[25] | Round 1 | Hare & Hounds (Wrexham) | 6–5[26] | |
| Round 2 | Druids | 1–7[27] | ||
Colours[edit]
        October 1877 v Wrexham |
 November 1877 v Northwich |
Gwersyllt Foresters were reported as playing in Green and Red against Northwich, however the actual design of the kit is unknown.
References[edit]
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- ^ "Welsh Newspapers Online [No title]|1884-11-22|Wrexham and Denbighshire Advertiser and Cheshire Shropshire and North Wales Register – Welsh Newspapers Online". newspapers.library.wales. Retrieved 12 October 2017.
- ^ "Wales (Cup) 1877/78". RSSSF. Retrieved 12 October 2017.
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- ^ "Welsh Newspapers Online FORESTERS 1) LLANGOLLEN. *|1877-12-29|Wrexham Guardian – Welsh Newspapers Online". newspapers.library.wales. Retrieved 12 October 2017.
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- ^ "Year-by-year". wfda.co.uk. Archived from the original on 9 August 2017. Retrieved 12 October 2017.
- ^ "Welsh Newspapers Online FOOTBALL.|1878-10-26|Wrexham and Denbighshire Advertiser and Cheshire Shropshire and North Wales Register – Welsh Newspapers Online". newspapers.library.wales. Retrieved 12 October 2017.
- ^ "Welsh Newspapers Online THE WELSH CHALLENGE CUP.|1878-11-08|The Cambrian News and Merionethshire Standard – Welsh Newspapers Online". newspapers.library.wales. Retrieved 12 October 2017.
- ^ "Wales (Cup) 1879/80". RSSSF. Retrieved 12 October 2017.
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- ^ "Welsh Newspapers Online CIVIL SERVICE (WREXHAM) v. FORESTERS|1879-11-14|The Cambrian News and Merionethshire Standard – Welsh Newspapers Online". newspapers.library.wales. Retrieved 12 October 2017.
- ^ "Welsh Newspapers Online – JWtlnll JnMugriitc.|1879-11-29|Wrexham Guardian – Welsh Newspapers Online". newspapers.library.wales. Retrieved 12 October 2017.
- ^ "Welsh Newspapers Online Football.|1880-01-03|Wrexham and Denbighshire Advertiser and Cheshire Shropshire and North Wales Register – Welsh Newspapers Online". newspapers.library.wales. Retrieved 12 October 2017.
- ^ "Wales (Cup) 1880/81". RSSSF. Retrieved 12 October 2017.
- ^ "Welsh Newspapers Online ICIVIL SERVICE v. FORESTERS (GWERSYLLT.)|1880-11-20|Wrexham and Denbighshire Advertiser and Cheshire Shropshire and North Wales Register – Welsh Newspapers Online". newspapers.library.wales. Retrieved 12 October 2017.
- ^ "Wales (Cup) 1881/82". RSSSF. Retrieved 12 October 2017.
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- ^ "Welsh Newspapers Online FOOTBALL INTELLIGENCE.|1881-11-25|Llangollen Advertiser Denbighshire Merionethshire and North Wales Journal – Welsh Newspapers Online". newspapers.library.wales. Retrieved 12 October 2017.
- ^ "Wales (Cup) 1883/84". RSSSF. Retrieved 12 October 2017.
- ^ "Welsh Newspapers Online IGWERSYLLT FORESTERS v. HARE AND _ . HOUNDS, WREXHAM.|1883-11-09|Wrexham and Denbighshire Advertiser and Cheshire Shropshire and North Wales Register – Welsh Newspapers Online". newspapers.library.wales. Retrieved 12 October 2017.
- ^ "Welsh Newspapers Online FOOTBALL INTELLIGENCE.|1883-11-30|Llangollen Advertiser Denbighshire Merionethshire and North Wales Journal – Welsh Newspapers Online". newspapers.library.wales. Retrieved 12 October 2017.