Rhostyllen Victoria F.C.

Rhostyllen Victoria was a Welsh football club based in Rhostyllen, Wrexham during the Victorian era.

Rhostyllen Victoria

Full name	Rhostyllen Victoria Football Club
Founded	Appr. 1881
Dissolved	1897
Ground	Rhostyllen
Home colours

History

Colours

By 1895 the club was playing in white shirts.^[1]

League history

They played in the Welsh Senior League from 1890 to 1897^[2]

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[3]	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[4]
		Final	Wrexham Olympic
1884–85[5]	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[6]	Welsh Cup	First Round	Druids	0–3
1888–89[7]	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[8][9]	Welsh Cup	First Round	Ruabon	1–1
				1–3	Replay
		Second Round	Wrexham Hibernians	5–3
		Third Round	Chirk	1–2
1891–92[10]	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[11]	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[12]	Welsh Cup	First Round	Westminster Rovers	0–3
1894–95[13]	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[14]
1895–96[15]	Welsh Cup	First Round	Wrockwardine Wood	0–2
	Soames Charity Cup	First Round		Bye
		Second Round	Chirk	1–9
1896–97[16]	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.^[17] Source from 1885 lists them as playing in white shirts.^[18]

References

1. "Westminster Rovers v Rhostellyn". Wrexham Advertiser: 2. 28 September 1895.
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17. "Welsh Newspapers Online SPECIAL REPORTS OF THE MATCHES.|1889-04-27|Rhyl Record and Advertiser – Welsh Newspapers Online". newspapers.library.wales. Retrieved 2017-10-18.
18. "Welsh Newspapers Online THE WELSH LEAGUE.|1895-09-28|Wrexham and Denbighshire Advertiser and Cheshire Shropshire and North Wales Register – Welsh Newspapers Online". newspapers.library.wales. Retrieved 2017-12-12.

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