Chester St Oswalds F.C.
| Full name | Chester St Oswalds Football Club | |
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| Nickname(s) | Saints | |
| Dissolved | 26 January 1892 | |
| Ground | Exton Park, Chester | |
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Chester St Oswalds F.C. were a football club based in Chester, England.
History
The club was formed by Mr L Bebbington as some point in the 1870s.[1]
A Special General Meeting in July 1887 lists the club captain as John Thompson, with vice captain Tom Pixton, and Mr Bennion as reserve captain. Prior to this John Boardman had been captain for two seasons. The club had just moved to Exton Park, and had adopted blue and white vertical stripes as the club colours.[2]
The club's Annual Meeting of May 1888 stated the club had a field in Exton Park especially levelled and enclosed for next year.[3]
In 1889 Francis Jayne the Bishop of Chester became patron of the club and contributed towards it financially.[4]
The club competed in the 1889-90 FA Cup, losing 3–0 against Chester FC.[5][6]
The club was dissolved on 26 January 1892.[7]
Despite newspaper reports stating the club folded in January 1892, a club with the same name appear to be active after this date. However his could be a new club using the Chester St Oswalds name.
League history
| Season | League | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | P | W | D | L | F | A | Pts | Pos | |
| 1898-99[8] | West Cheshire League Division 1 | 20 | 4 | 4 | 12 | 34 | 58 | 12 | 10 |
Cup history
| Season | Competition | Round | Opposition | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1887-88 | FA Cup | 1R | Chirk | 1-4 |
| 1888-89 | FA Cup | 1QR | Over Wanderers | 5-1 |
| Welsh Cup[9] | 1R | Crewe Athletic | 5-1[10] | |
| 2R | Northwich Victoria | 1-2 | ||
| Cheshire Cup | SF | Crewe Alexandra | 1-4[11] | |
| 1889-90 | FA Cup | 1QR | Druids | 4-0 |
| 2QR | Shrewsbury Town | 6-1 | ||
| 3QR | Chester | 0-3 | ||
| 1890-91 | FA Cup | 1QR | Chester | 0-6 |
| 1891-92 | FA Cup | 1QR | Nantwich | 0-3 |
Honours
League
Cups
- Chester Charity Cup
- Winners (1): 1891[12]
Notable players
Charlie Parry - Wales International, later played for Everton.[13]
References
- ^ Live, Cheshire (2007-11-30). "City's roots run deep but dates are valid". chesterchronicle. Retrieved 2020-03-11.
- ^ "St Oswalds Football Club". Cheshire Observer. No. 1825. 30 July 1887. p. 5. Retrieved 2 May 2020 – via British Newspaper Archive.
{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ "The annual meeting of the members of the Chester St. Oswald's Football Club...". Athletic News. No. 662. 22 May 1888. p. 1. Retrieved 2 May 2020 – via British Newspaper Archive.
{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ "Dr Jayne and Football Professionalism". South Wales Echo. No. 1583. 14 September 1889. p. 4. Retrieved 2 May 2020 – via British Newspaper Archive.
{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ "ASSOCIATION 1\IATCHES.|1889-11-18|South Wales Daily News - Welsh Newspapers". newspapers.library.wales.
- ^ "Football Club History Database - Chester St Oswald's". www.fchd.info.
- ^ "Dissolution of the Chester St. Oswald's Football Club". Manchester Evening News. No. 7145. 27 January 1892. p. 2. Retrieved 2 May 2020 – via British Newspaper Archive.
{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ "West Cheshire League 1892-1915". www.nonleaguematters.co.uk. Retrieved 2020-03-11.
- ^ "Year-by-year". www.welshsoccerarchive.co.uk. Retrieved 2020-03-11.
- ^ "--------_----FOOTBALL.j|1888-10-20|Denbighshire Free Press - Welsh Newspapers". newspapers.library.wales. Retrieved 2020-03-11.
- ^ "Register | British Newspaper Archive". www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk. Retrieved 2020-03-12.
- ^ "Welsh Newspapers Online ATHLETIC NEWS. I|1903-05-02|Cheshire Observer – Welsh Newspapers Online". newspapers.library.wales. Retrieved 2016-04-17.
- ^ "The Life of Charlie Parry". www.toffeeweb.com. Retrieved 2020-03-12.
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