Full name | Rhostyllen Victoria Football Club | |
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Founded | Appr. 1881 | |
Dissolved | 1897 | |
Ground | Rhostyllen | |
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Rhostyllen Victoria was a Welsh football club based in Rhostyllen, Wrexham during the Victorian era.
History
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Colours
By 1895 the club was playing in white shirts.
League history
They played in the Welsh Senior League from 1890 to 1897
Cup History
Season | Competition | Round | Opposition | Score | Notes |
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1881–82 | Welsh Cup | First Round | Corwen Mountaineers | 6–1 | |
Second Round | Ruthin | 0–11 | |||
1883–84 | Welsh Cup | First Round | Wrexham Crown | 1–1 | |
1–1 | Replay. | ||||
Second Round | Wrexham | 0–2 | |||
Denbighshire Challenge Cup | Semi Final | Rhos Olympic | 3–1 | ||
Final | Wrexham Olympic | ||||
1884–85 | Welsh Cup | First Round | Wrexham Crown | 0–5 | Rhostyllen Victoria in Second Round |
Second Round | Chirk | 0–4 | |||
1885–86 | Welsh Cup | First Round | Berwyn Rangers | 1–2 | |
2–1 | Replay | ||||
Second Round | Bye | ||||
Third Round | Druids | 0–0 | |||
1–5 | Replay | ||||
1887–88 | Welsh Cup | First Round | Druids | 0–3 | |
1888–89 | Welsh Cup | First Round | Corwen | 8–1 | |
Second Round | Vale of Llangollen | 3–3 | |||
2–1 | Replay | ||||
Third Round | Wrexham | 0–1 | |||
0–4 | Replay after Protest | ||||
1890–91 | Welsh Cup | First Round | Ruabon | 1–1 | |
1–3 | Replay | ||||
Second Round | Wrexham Hibernians | 5–3 | |||
Third Round | Chirk | 1–2 | |||
1891–92 | Welsh Cup | First Round | Wrexham | 1–2 | |
Soames Charity Cup | First Round | Rhosllanerchrugog | 9–2 | ||
Second Round | Gresford | ||||
Third Round | Westminster Rovers | 2–1 | |||
Fourth Round | Flint | 1–5 | |||
1892–93 | Welsh Cup | First Round | Denbigh | w/o | Denbigh withdrew |
Second Round | Rhosllanerchrugog | 2–2 | |||
1–1 | Replay | ||||
2–3 | Second Replay | ||||
Soames Charity Cup | First Round | Brymbo Institute | |||
1893–94 | Welsh Cup | First Round | Westminster Rovers | 0–3 | |
1894–95 | Welsh Cup | First Round | Brymbo Institute | 1–4 | |
Soames Charity Cup | First Round | Rhosllanerchrugog | 4–0 | ||
Second Round | Brymbo Institute | 3–2 | |||
Third Round | Westminster Rovers | 2–1 | |||
Semi Final | Wrexham | 0–2 | |||
1895–96 | Welsh Cup | First Round | Wrockwardine Wood | 0–2 | |
Soames Charity Cup | First Round | Bye | |||
Second Round | Chirk | 1–9 | |||
1896–97 | Welsh Cup | First Round | Westminster Rovers | 2–0 | |
Second Round | Druids | 0–8 |
Notable players
- Alf Pugh Achieved International honours as a Rhostyllen Victoria player, also first ever person to be substituted in an International football match.
- Bill Roberts Achieved International honours.
Other Notes
Listed as having striped jerseys in 1889, exact colours are unknown. Source from 1885 lists them as playing in white shirts.
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