Gwersyllt Foresters were a Welsh football team from the village of Gwersyllt, Wrexham.
Full name | Gwersyllt Foresters Football Club | ||
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Nickname(s) | Foresters | ||
Founded | September 1877 | ||
Dissolved | c. 1885 | ||
Ground | Gwersyllt Park | ||
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Foresters were formed in April 1877[1][2] and participated in the inaugural Welsh Cup competition.[3] They played their home games at Gwersyllt Park, and their colours are recorded as being green and red.[4] Their first match was against Wrexham on 6 October 1877, a 9–0 defeat where Gwersyllt played in Red and Blue stripes.[5] No record of them exists beyond November 1884.[6]
Season | Competition | Round | Opposition | Score |
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1877–78[7] | Welsh Cup | Round 1 | Northwich Victoria | 0–0[8] |
Round 1 Replay | 4–1[9] | |||
Round 2 | Llangollen | 2–1[10] | ||
Round 3 | Wrexham | 0–8[11] | ||
1878–79[12] | Round 1 | Rhosllanerchrugog | 1–1[13] | |
Round 1 Replay | 0–3[14] | |||
1879–80[15] | Round 1 | Civil Service (Wrexham) | 1–1[16] | |
Round 1 Replay | 1–1[17] | |||
Round 1 Second Replay | 2–1[18] | |||
Round 2 | Newtown White Stars | 0–2[19] | ||
1880–81[20] | Round 1 | Civil Service (Wrexham) | 1–3[21] | |
1881–82[22] | Round 1 | Hartford St Johns | 3–1[23] | |
Round 2 | Bye[24] | |||
1883–84[25] | Round 1 | Hare & Hounds (Wrexham) | 6–5[26] | |
Round 2 | Druids | 1–7[27] |
Gwersyllt Foresters were reported as playing in Green and Red against Northwich, however the actual design of the kit is unknown.