Wrexham Grosvenor F.C.

Wrexham Grosvenor

Full name	Wrexham Grosvenor Football Club
Nickname(s)	Grosvenor
Founded	1876
Dissolved	1893
Ground	Mr Snape's Field, Chester Road
Secretary	John Taylor
Home colours

Wrexham Grosvenor Football Club was a Welsh football club based in Wrexham, who played in the Welsh Cup in the 1879–80 and 1880–81 seasons.

History

The club was founded in 1876,[1] out of a cricket club.

In 1877 at a meeting held at The Walnut Tree, Wrexham, Mr F Jones was selected as club captain, with Mr J Grant as vice-captain.[2] The following year Mr T Jones was captain, with Mr E Hopkins as vice-captain.[3]

The last recorded match for the club is a 6–1 win over Rhosrobin Institute in October 1893.[4]

Colours

The club wore white jerseys, blue (serge) knickerbockers, and red stockings.[5]

Ground

The club's ground, at Mr Snape's Field, on the Chester Road,[6][7] was a 10 minute walk from Wrexham railway station.[8]

Cup history

Season	Competition	Round	Opposition	Score
1879–80[9]	Welsh Cup	First Round	Wrexham Albion	1–2[10]
1880–81[11]			Northwich Victoria	0–3

Notable players

• Arthur Lea – Wales Football International.[12]
• Harry Trainer[13] – Wales Football International.
• James Trainer – Wales Football International.

References

1. Alcock, Charles (1880). Football Annual. London: Cricket Press. p. 136.
2. "FOOTBALL.|1877-09-22|Wrexham Guardian - Welsh Newspapers". newspapers.library.wales. Retrieved 3 April 2020.
3. "FOOTBALL.|1878-08-17|Wrexham Guardian - Welsh Newspapers". newspapers.library.wales. Retrieved 3 April 2020.
4. "Wrexham Grosvenor v Rhosrobin Institute". Wrexham Advertiser: 3. 7 October 1893.
5. Alcock, Charles (1880). Football Annual. London: Cricket Press. p. 136.
6. "Welsh Newspapers Online FOOTBALL.|1876-12-02|Wrexham Guardian – Welsh Newspapers Online". newspapers.library.wales. Retrieved 4 October 2017.
7. "Eminent Victorians (Wales) - Historical Football Kits". www.historicalkits.co.uk. Retrieved 4 March 2019.
8. Alcock, Charles (1880). Football Annual. London: Cricket Press. p. 136.
9. "WFDA".
10. "FOOTBALL ASSOCIATION OF WALES.|1879-11-01|Wrexham Guardian - Welsh Newspapers Online - The National Library of Wales". newspapers.library.wales. Retrieved 8 March 2019.
11. "WFDA".
12. Davies, Gareth; Garland, Ian (1991). Who's Who of Welsh International Soccer Players. Bridge Books. p. 125. ISBN 1-872424-11-2.
13. "The Wales striker with more criminal convictions than caps". TheGuardian.com. 19 November 2019.

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