Rhostyllen Victoria F.C.
| Full name | Rhostyllen Victoria Football Club | |
|---|---|---|
| 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
League History
They played in the Welsh Senior League from 1890-1897[1]
Cup History
| Season | Competition | Round | Opposition | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1881-82 | Welsh Cup | First Round | Corwen Mountaineers | 6-1 | |
| Second Round | Ruthin | 0-11 | |||
| 1883-84[2] | 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[3] | ||
| Final | Wrexham Olympic | ||||
| 1884-85[4] | 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[5] | Welsh Cup | First Round | Druids | 0-3 | |
| 1888-89[6] | 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[7][8] | Welsh Cup | First Round | Ruabon | 1-1 | |
| 1-3 | Replay | ||||
| Second Round | Wrexham Hibernians | 5-3 | |||
| Third Round | Chirk | 1-2 | |||
| 1891-92[9] | 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[10] | 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[11] | Welsh Cup | First Round | Westminster Rovers | 0-3 | |
| 1894-95[12] | 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[13] | |||
| 1895-96[14] | Welsh Cup | First Round | Wrockwardine Wood | 0-2 | |
| Soames Charity Cup | First Round | Bye | |||
| Second Round | Chirk | 1-9 | |||
| 1896-97[15] | 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.[16]Source from 1885 lists them as playing in white shirts.[17]
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