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Kilnhurst F.C.

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Kilnhurst
Full nameKilnhurst Football Club
Nickname(s)Wasps[1]
Founded(as Kilnhurst)

Kilnhurst F.C. was an English association football club based in Kilnhurst, South Yorkshire.

History

A home FA Cup tie with Sheffield F.C. in 1896 attracted a crowd of 2,000 to their home ground.[2]

League and cup history

Kilnhurst Colliery League and Cup history[3][4][5][6]
Season Division Position FA Cup
1890–91
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-
3rd Qualifying Round
1891–92
Sheffield & District League
/10
2nd Qualifying Round
1892–93
Sheffield & District League
8th/14
2nd Qualifying Round
1893–94
Sheffield & District League Division 2
4th/5
1st Qualifying Round
1894–95
Sheffield Challenge Cup League
12th/15
1st Qualifying Round
1895–96
Sheffield Challenge Cup League
/15
2nd Qualifying Round
1896–97
Sheffield Association League
/10
2nd Qualifying Round
1897–98
Sheffield Association League
/12
2nd Qualifying Round

Records

  • Best FA Cup performance: 2nd Qualifying Round

References

  1. ^ Sheffield Evening Telegraph, 12 October 1895
  2. ^ Sheffield Evening Telegraph, 12 October 1895
  3. ^ FA Cup Archive The FA
  4. ^ Kilnhurst Football Club History Database
  5. ^ Kilnhurst WildStat
  6. ^ British Newspaper Archive