Brymbo Institute Cricket and Football Club

Brymbo Institute Cricket and Football Club was a multi purpose sports club based in Brymbo, Wales.^[2]

Brymbo Institute

Full name	Brymbo Institute Cricket and Football Club
Founded	1888
Dissolved	3 June 1921 (merged with Brymbo Green F.C. to form Brymbo and Green United FC)
Ground	Institute Recreation Ground, Brymbo
1920–21	North Wales Alliance League Division One 4th
Home colours

History

For a full history, see List of football seasons involving Brymbo teams.

The club has its roots in the establishment of the Brymbo Institute and Reading Room, set up by non-conformist and Victorian industrialist William Darby. It was not as successful as he hoped, as few steelworkers were teetotalers, whilst the Darbys were great supporters of the temperance movement and so banned the sale of alcohol from their premises and land. The steelworkers later took over the Institute and managed it themselves. The institute supported cricket, rifle, tennis and bowls clubs, financed the silver band and supplied newspapers and magazines for the reading room.^[3]

Brymbo Institute FC merged with local rivals Brymbo Green FC on 3 June 1921. The merger created a new club called Brymbo and Green United FC. The new club disbanded in 1926.

Colours

The club originally wore blue and white stripes.^[4]

Seasons

Season	League	Position
1892–93[5]	Welsh Senior League	3rd
1893–94[6]	Welsh Senior League	3rd
1894–95[7]	Welsh Senior League	5th
1895–96[8]	Welsh Senior League	5th
1907–08	Wrexham & District League Division Two	5th
1908–09	Wrexham & District League Division Two	1st
1919–20[9]	North Wales Alliance League Division One	3rd
1920–21[10]	North Wales Alliance League Division One	4th

Cup history

Season	Competition	Round	Opposition	Score	Notes
1890–91[11]	Welsh Cup	First Round	Gresford	2–2
		First Round Replay		1–2
1891–92[12]	Welsh Cup	First Round	Westminster Rovers	3–4	Ordered to Replay after protest
		First Round Replay		1–4
1892–93[13]	Welsh Cup	First Round	Druids	2–2
		First Round Replay		1–11
1893–94[14]	Welsh Cup	First Round	Rhosllanerchrugog	3–5
		Second Round	Westminster Rovers	2–3
1894–95[15]	Welsh Cup	First Round	Rhostyllen Victoria	4–1
		Second Round	Rhosllanerchrugog	4–1
		Third Round	Druids	1–0
		Fourth Round	Bangor	1–0
		Semi Final	Wrexham	0–4
1895–96[16]	Welsh Cup	Fourth Round	Aberystwyth	2–3	Bye to Fourth Round as previous seasons Semi Finalists
	Denbighshire and Flintshire Charity Cup	First Round[17]	Buckley Victoria
	Denbighshire and Flintshire Charity Cup	Final	Chirk	2–3[18]
1896–97[19]	Welsh Cup	First Round	Rhosllanerchrugog	w/o
		Second Round	Bye
		Third Round	Druids	1–3
1897–98[20]	Welsh Cup	First Round	Chirk	0–3
1913–14[21]	Welsh Cup	First Preliminary Round	Chirk	1–3
1914–15[22]	Welsh Cup	First Round	Chirk	w/o	Chirk withdrew
		Second Round	Rhos Church	w/o	Rhos Church withdrew
		Third Round	Bangor	4–1
		Fourth Round	Wrexham	2–4
1919–20[23]	Welsh Cup	Preliminary Round	Rhosrobin	5–2
		First Round	Oswestry Comrades[24]	2–1	Abandoned due to darkness
		First Round Replay		3–2
		Second Round	Rhos	1–1
		Second Round Replay		1–3
1920–21[25]	Welsh Cup	Second Preliminary Round	Rhosrobin	1–1
		Second Preliminary Round Replay		3–3
		Second Preliminary Round Second Replays		7–0
		First Round	Powell's	2–2
		First Round Replay		1–0
		Second Round	Wellington St George	2–4
1921–22[26]	Welsh Cup	Second Preliminary Round	Mynydd Isa	2–2
		Second Preliminary Round Replay		0–0
		Second Preliminary Round Second Replays		1–0
		First Round	Summerhill United	1–4

Honours

League

• Welsh Senior League

Third : 1893, 1894

• Wrexham and District League Division 2

Winners : 1909

• North Wales Alliance League Division One

Third : 1920

Cups

• Denbighshire and Flintshire Charity Cup

Runner-up : 1896

Notable players

Previously or Went onto play Professional or International Football.

• Joseph Rogers – Wales International^[27]
• G.F Kelly – Wales International^[28]
• Jack Newnes – Wales International
• John Matthias – Wales International^[29]

Other information

Not to be confused with Brymbo Victoria, Brymbo Steelworks FC or Brymbo FC.

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