Full name | Wrexham Albion Cricket and Football Club | |
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Founded | c. 1867 | |
Dissolved | 23 August 1880 (merged into Wrexham Football Club) | |
Ground | Chester Road | |
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Wrexham Albion were a Welsh football and cricket club from Wrexham.
History
The name Wrexham Albion first appears in the cricket fixtures in August 1867.
The first mention of the team as a football club appeared in November 1877. The football club played its home games at Chester Road, Wrexham.
The club are recorded as playing in White shirts and short, with Red and Black hooped socks.
The team entered the Welsh Cup in 1879-80.
In the close season of 1880, the players of Albion (Wrexham) Football Club were amalgamated into Wrexham Football Club to provide additional depth and strength to the first and second teams.
The Wrexham Albion name briefly made a come back in 1887-88 and again in 1890–91.
Cup history
Season | Competition | Round | Opposition | Score |
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1879-80 | Welsh Cup | First Round | Wrexham Grosvenor | 2-1 |
Second Round | Newtown Excelsior | 0-1 |
Notable players
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References
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- "FOOTBALL.-1877-11-24-Wrexham Guardian". Newspapers.library.wales. Archived from the original on 2019-03-08. Retrieved 7 March 2019.
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- "Eminent Victorians (Wales) - Historical Football Kits". www.historicalkits.co.uk. Archived from the original on 18 February 2019. Retrieved 17 January 2022.
- ^ "Archived copy". www.welshsoccerarchive.co.uk. Archived from the original on 7 March 2019. Retrieved 17 January 2022.
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- "[No title]|1890-12-13|Wrexham and Denbighshire Advertiser and Cheshire Shropshire and North Wales Register". Newspapers.library.wales. Archived from the original on 2019-03-08. Retrieved 2019-03-07.
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- "INOTES ox THE PAST SEASON.|1880-04-24|Wrexham and Denbighshire Advertiser and Cheshire Shropshire and North Wales Register - Welsh Newspapers Online - The National Library of Wales". newspapers.library.wales. Archived from the original on 2019-03-08. Retrieved 2019-03-07.