Oswestry United F.C.
| Full name | Oswestry United Football Club | |
|---|---|---|
| Founded | September 1893 | |
| Dissolved | March 1915 | |
| Ground | Victoria Road Oswestry | |
| 1914–15 | Lancashire Combination Division 2, withdrew | |
| ||
Oswestry United Football Club was a football club from Shropshire, playing at Victoria Road.
History
The club was formed in September 1893 after the demise of Oswestry F.C. in 1891.[1] They joined the Shropshire & District League.[2]
The club won the Shropshire Senior Cup in 1899[3] and 1909, and won the Welsh Cup in 1901[4] and in 1907.[5] For its first triumph, special trains took 1,000 supporters from Oswestry to the Racecourse Ground, although they formed a minority in the 7,000 crowd, most of the remainder supporting opponents Druids; nevertheless the Salopians scored the only goal of the game.[6]
Demise
In September 1914 it was reported that the club had lost five players due to enlistments in World War I, and it was likely that the club would no longer be able to continue in the Lancashire Combination League.[7] By October 1914 the club are shown to have only played two fixtures in the league.[8] The club were due to play a Shropshire Cup fixture with Shrewsbury Town in March 1915, but could not raise a team and were later ejected from the competition.[9]
When football started again after World War I the club did not re-emerge.
The new Oswestry Town club replaced United as the main club in Oswestry in 1920.
Colours
The club is known to have worn the following colours:
- 1900–01: red and blue halves[10]
- 1902–03: chocolate and blue[11]
- 1909–13: navy and sky blue[12][13]
- by 1915: blue and white striped shirts[14]
League history
| Season | League | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pts | Pos |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1893-94[15] | Shropshire League | 18 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 35 | 63 | 12 | 10 |
| 1894-95 | Shropshire League | 18 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 53 | 25 | 25 | 2 |
| 1895-96 | Shropshire League | 18 | 3 | 0 | 15 | 30 | 71 | 6 | 10 |
| 1896-97[16] | Welsh Senior League | 14 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 33 | 16 | 17 | 3 |
| 1897-98 | Shropshire League | 18 | 8 | 1 | 9 | 36 | 40 | 17 | 6 |
| 1898-99[17] | The Combination | 28 | 9 | 2 | 17 | 49 | 73 | 20 | 12 |
| 1899-1900 | The Combination | 16 | 5 | 2 | 9 | 30 | 38 | 10 | 8 |
| 1900-01 | The Combination | 22 | 10 | 8 | 4 | 57 | 28 | 28 | 4 |
| 1901-02 | The Combination | 26 | 12 | 6 | 8 | 55 | 33 | 30 | 3 |
| 1902-03 | The Combination | 26 | 14 | 2 | 10 | 57 | 42 | 30 | 5 |
| 1903-04 | The Combination | 24 | 11 | 2 | 11 | 42 | 55 | 24 | 7 |
| 1904-05 | The Combination | 26 | 10 | 2 | 14 | 43 | 62 | 22 | 10 |
| 1905-06 | The Combination | 28 | 13 | 1 | 14 | 72 | 56 | 27 | 9 |
| 1906-07 | The Combination | 26 | 9 | 6 | 11 | 49 | 41 | 24 | 9 |
| 1907-08 | The Combination | 26 | 16 | 4 | 6 | 62 | 38 | 36 | 3 |
| 1908-09 | The Combination | 30 | 13 | 4 | 13 | 74 | 55 | 30 | 9 |
| 1909-10 | The Combination | 30 | 9 | 7 | 14 | 44 | 62 | 25 | 11 |
| 1910-11 | The Combination | 20 | 11 | 3 | 6 | 44 | 27 | 25 | 3 |
| Wrexham & District League[18] | Withdrew | ||||||||
| 1911-12 | Lancashire Combination Division 2 | 30 | 13 | 5 | 12 | 75 | 64 | 31 | 8 |
| 1912-13 | Lancashire Combination Division 2 | 34 | 17 | 3 | 14 | 79 | 80 | 37 | 10 |
| 1913-14 | Lancashire Combination Division 2 | 34 | 14 | 4 | 16 | 47 | 60 | 32 | 12 |
| 1914-15 | Lancashire Combination Division 2 | Withdrew | |||||||
Honours
Cup
- Shropshire Senior Cup
- 1898–99, 1908–09
References
- ^ "Football". Montgomery County Times. 16 September 1893.
- ^ a b "Football Club History Database - Oswestry United". www.fchd.info. Retrieved 23 November 2021.
- ^ "SHROPSHIRE CUP.|1899-04-08|The Montgomery County Times and Shropshire and Mid-Wales Advertiser - Welsh Newspapers". newspapers.library.wales. Retrieved 23 November 2021.
- ^ "THE WELSH CUP.|1901-04-11|Towyn-on-Sea and Merioneth County Times - Welsh Newspapers". newspapers.library.wales. Retrieved 23 November 2021.
- ^ "Local Football Tables.|1907-04-06|Rhyl Record and Advertiser - Welsh Newspapers". newspapers.library.wales. Retrieved 23 November 2021.
- ^ "Final tie". Montgomery County Times and Shropshire and Mid-Wales Advertiser: 6. 13 April 1901.
- ^ "Northern Union Football League and the War". Birmingham Daily Post. 9 September 1914.
- ^ "Division II". Nantwich Guardian. 6 October 1914.
- ^ "A Shropshire Cup Difficulty". Birmingham Post. 20 March 1915. Retrieved 23 November 2021.
- ^ "Final tie". Montgomery County Times and Shropshire and Mid-Wales Advertiser: 6. 13 April 1901.
- ^ "Answers to correspondents". Athletic News: 4. 3 November 1902.
- ^ "Answers to correspondents". Athletic News: 4. 18 October 1909.
- ^ "Answers to correspondents". Athletic News: 4. 9 December 1912.
- ^ "Shropshire Senior Cup". Shrewsbury Chronicle: 3. 3 December 1920.
- ^ "Shropshire & District League 1890-1900". www.nonleaguematters.co.uk. Retrieved 29 November 2021.
- ^ "Welsh Senior League 1896/97". Welsh Football. Retrieved 29 November 2021.
- ^ "England - The Combination". RSSSF. Retrieved 29 November 2021.
- ^ "Wrexham & District League 1910/11". Welsh Football. Retrieved 29 November 2021.