Brymbo Victoria F.C.

Brymbo Victoria

Full name	Brymbo Victoria Football Club
Nickname(s)	Vics
Founded	Appr. 1900
Dissolved	1911
Ground	Brymbo

Brymbo Victoria F.C. was a Welsh football club based in Brymbo, Wales.

History

Formed sometime around 1900 Brymbo Victoria were runners up in the Welsh Amateur Cup in 1908.^[1] They joined The Combination midway through the 1909/10 season, taking on the results of Birkenhead who had resigned mid season,^[2] finishing bottom of the league. The 1910/11 season saw an upturn in fortunes and they finished fourth.

Seasons

Season	League	Played	Won	Drew	Lost	Goals For	Goals Against	Points	Position	Teams in League
1906–07[3]	Flintshire League Division 1	18								10
1907–08[4]	Wrexham and District League Division 1	18								10
1909–10[5]	The Combination	30	5	1	24	42	105	11	16	16
1910–11[6]	The Combination	20	11	2	7	55	34	24	4	11

Cup History

Season	Competition	Round	Opposition	Score	Notes
1907–08[7]	Welsh Cup	Round 1	Buckley Engineers	2–1	Annulled, undersized pitch
	Welsh Cup	Round 1 Replay	Buckley Engineers	0–3
	Welsh Amateur Cup	Round 2[8]	Gwersyllt Victoria
	Welsh Amateur Cup	Round 3[9]	Wrexham Victoria	4–0
	Welsh Amateur Cup	Round 4[10]	Holyhead	3–1
	Welsh Amateur Cup	Semi Final[11]	Shrewsbury Rovers	3–2	Played at Oswestry
	Welsh Amateur Cup	Final[12]	Esclusham White Stars	0–1	Played at Racecourse Ground, Wrexham
1908–09[13]	Welsh Cup	Second Preliminary Round	Johnstown Amateurs	0–5
1909–10[14]	Welsh Cup	Preliminary Round	Ruabon	1–2
1910–11[15]	Welsh Cup	Preliminary Round	Summerhill Victoria	3–1
	Welsh Cup	Round 1	Ruabon	1–0
	Welsh Cup	Round 2	Johnstown	0–2

Notable former players

• Horace Blew^[16]

Other Info

Not to be confused with Brymbo Institute, Brymbo Steelworks FC or Brymbo FC.

References

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16. "Welsh Newspapers Online « Football.|1910-01-15|Rhyl Record and Advertiser – Welsh Newspapers Online". newspapers.library.wales. Retrieved 2015-10-21.