Chirk AAA F.C.

Chirk AAA F.C. is a Welsh football team based in Chirk, Wales. They compete in the Ardal NE League. They were previously in the Premier division of the Welsh National League^[1] since their relegation after one season in the Cymru Alliance.^[2] Chirk is the only former Welsh Cup winner (excepting those competing in the English football league system) who to date have not competed in the Cymru Premier of today.

Chirk AAA

Full name	Chirk Amateur Athletic Association Football Club
Nickname(s)	The Colliers
Founded	1876; 148 years ago (1876)
Ground	Holyhead Road, Chirk
Capacity	1,000
Chairman	Colin Heyward
Manager	Gary Jones/Jack Ellis
League	Ardal NE League
2023–24	Cymru North, 15th of 16 (relegated)
Website	http://www.chirkaaafc.co.uk
Home colours Away colours

Their reserve team plays in the FAW Reserve League (North East).

History

For a full history see; List of Chirk AAA FC seasons

Chirk, along with other local teams Wrexham, Oswestry and Druids, became founder members of the Welsh Football Association^[3] in the same year as their formation.

Chirk's early teams were formed mainly from employees from both Chirk Castle and Black Park Colliery. Chirk played friendly fixtures against other local teams and it was not until October 1877 that Chirk competed in a competitive fixture, although archive information from the Football Association suggests that the club entered the 1885–86 FA Cup, losing in the first round to Burslem Port Vale 3–0.^[3]

Albert Lockley, the Welsh international forward who played for Chirk in the late 19th century, was the great-grandfather of actor Ralf Little.^[4]

Billy Meredith started his football career at the club before playing for Manchester City and Manchester United.^[5]

Honours

Taken from the Chirk AAA website^[6]

• Welsh Cup
  • Winners (5): 1886–87, 1887–88, 1889–90, 1891–92, 1893–94^[7]
• Welsh Cup
  • Runners-up (1): 1892–93^[7]
• Welsh Amateur Cup
  • Winners (3): 1958–59, 1959–60, 1962–63
• Welsh Amateur Cup
  • Runners-up (2): 1951–52, 1954–55
• FAW Trophy
  • Winners (1): 2016–17
• FAW Trophy
  • Runners-up (1): 2013–14
• The Combination
  • Champions (1): 1899–1900^[8]
• Welsh National League
  • First Division
  • Champions (8): 1947–48, 1949–50, 1951–52, 1958–59, 1959–60, 1960–61, 1983–84, 2012–13
• Welsh National League Second Division
  • Champions (2): 1978–79, 1984–85
• North Wales Alliance Cup
  • Winners (2): 1919–20, 1920–21
• Welsh National League Premier Division Cup
  • Winners (4): 1988–89, 1990–91, 1998–99, 2003–04
• Welsh National League Division 1 League Cup
  • Winners (1): 1953–54
• Welsh National League Division 2 League Cup
  • Winners (4): 1975–76, 1976–77, 1978–79, 1984–85
• North East Wales FA Junior (Horace Wynne) Cup
  • Winners (1): 1978–79
• Carlsberg Pub and Club Cup Cymru
  • Winners (1): 1996–97
• Ardal NE League
  • Champions (1): 2021–22

Current squad

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player — GK  WAL Oliver Farebrother — DF  WAL Ryan Williams — DF  WAL Matthew Williams — DF  WAL Adam Williams — DF  WAL Joe Roberts — DF  WAL Jake Ellison — MF  WAL Jack Edwards — MF  WAL Josh Phillips — MF  WAL Dan Burnett — MF  WAL Josh Evans — MF  WAL Iwan Hardy — MF  WAL Regan Jones — MF  WAL Steff Rogers

No. Pos. Nation Player — MF  WAL Aston Williams — MF  WAL Ryan Davies — MF  WAL Tristan Lloyd — MF  WAL Jake Jones — FW  WAL Dale Davies — FW  WAL Spencer Parrish — FW  WAL Louie Middlehurst — FW  ENG Max Mcloughlin — FW  WAL Rhys Edwards — FW  WAL Harry Jones — FW  WAL Nicky Williams — FW  ENG Eduard Baker

References

1. "Welsh National League". www.wnl.org.uk. Retrieved 30 January 2019.
2. "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-05-23. Retrieved 2011-02-06.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
3. "Chirk AAA Football Club - the Colliers". Archived from the original on 2011-07-08. Retrieved 2011-02-06.
4. The moment Death in Paradise actor Ralf Little discovers his great-grandfather was a successful Welsh footballer, Wales Online, 30 June 2022
5. "Chirk AAA Football Club - the Colliers". Archived from the original on 2012-02-19. Retrieved 2013-02-10.
6. "Chirk AAA Football Club – the Colliers". Archived from the original on 2011-07-08. Retrieved 2011-02-06.
7. "Wales - List of Cup Finals". RSSSF. Retrieved 30 January 2019.
8. "England - The Combination". RSSSF. Retrieved 30 January 2019.

External links

• Club website Archived 2008-10-26 at the Wayback Machine

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