Wednesbury Strollers F.C.
- Wednesbury Strollers F.C.
Wednesbury Strollers F.C. were an English football club based in Wednesbury, Staffordshire who were active in the 1870s and 1880s.
The club was founded in 1875 and played at Wood Green Lane, Wednesbury and later at The Trapezium Ground. [cite book |author= Mike Collett|title= The Complete Record of the FA Cup|year= 2003|publisher= Sports Books|pages=p.637|isbn=1-899807-19-5]
FA Cup
The club entered the FA Cup during the four seasons from 1878–79 to 1881–1882, without any conspicuous success. Their FA Cup record was:
:1878–79 - defeated in Round One by Oxford University 0–7:1879–80 - defeated in Round One by Stafford Road 0–2:1880–81 - defeated in Round One by Aston Villa 3–5:1881–82 - victory in Round One over Stafford Road 3–1::1881–82 - defeated in Round One by Notts County 2–5 (FA ordered replay after protest)::1881–82 - defeated in Round One replay by Notts County 1–11 [Henry Cursham scored six goals for Notts County]
Notable players
Alf Harvey was registered as a Wednesbury Strollers player when he made his solitary appearance for England in February 1881. [cite web | title= England Players' Club Affiliations - Wednesbury Strollers | work=www.englandfootballonline.com| url= http://www.englandfootballonline.com/TeamClubs/Clubs/WednesburyStrollers.html|accessdate=9 September|accessyear = 2008]
References
External links
* [http://www.fchd.info/WEDNESBS.HTM Wednesbury Strollers on Football Club History Database (incomplete)]
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