Brymbo Institute Cricket and Football Club
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| 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 | |
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Brymbo Institute Cricket and Football Club was a multi purpose sports club based in Brymbo, Wales.[2]
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
- Third : 1893, 1894
- Winners : 1909
- Third : 1920
Cups
- Runner-up : 1896
