Chirk AAA F.C.

Chirk Amateur Athletic Association

Full name	Chirk Amateur Athletic Association Football Club
Short name	The Triple A'S
Founded	1876
Ground	Holyhead Road, Chirk (Capacity: 2000)
Chairman	Roger Pearce
Manager	Mark Holmes
League	Welsh National League, Premier Division
2009–10	Welsh National League, Premier Division 2nd
Home colours Away colours

Chirk AAA F.C. is a Welsh football team based in Chirk, Wales. They have been competing in the Premier division of the Welsh National League^[1] since their relegation after one season in the Cymru Alliance.^[2].

Their reserve team plays in the Welsh National League's Reserve Division.^[3].

History

Chirk, along with other local teams Wrexham, Oswestry and Druids, became founder members of the Welsh Football Association^[4] in the same year as their formation.

Chirk’s early teams were formed mainly from employees from both Chirk Castle and Black Park Colliery. Chirk played friendly fixtures against other local teams and it was not until October 1877 that Chirk competed in a competitive fixture, although archive information from the Football Association suggests that the club entered the 1885-86 FA Cup, losing in the first round to Burslem Port Vale 3 - 0.^[4]

Billy Meredith started his footballing career for the club before joining Manchester City.^[5]

Honours

Taken from the Chirk AAA website^[6]

• Welsh Cup Winners: (5) 1886–87, 1887–88, 1889–90, 1891–92, 1893–94^[7]
• Welsh Cup Runners-Up: (1) 1892–93^[7]
• Welsh Amateur Cup Winners: (3) 1958–58, 1959–60, 1962–63
• Welsh Amateur Cup Runners-Up: (2) 1951–52, 1954–55
• The Combination Champions: (1) : 1899–1900^[8]
• Welsh National League First Division Champions: (7) 1947–48, 1949–50, 1951–52, 1958–59, 1959–60, 1960–61, 1983–84
• Welsh National League Second Division Champions: (2) 1978–79, 1984–85
• North Wales Alliance Cup Winners: (2) 1919–20, 1920–21
• Welsh National League Premier Division Cup Winners: (4) 1988–89, 1990–91, 1998–99, 2003–04
• Welsh National League Division 1 League Cup Winners: (1) 1953–54
• Welsh National League Division 2 League Cup Winners: (4) 1975–76, 1976–77, 1978–79, 1984–85
• Horace Wynne Cup Winners: (1) 1978–79
• Carlsberg Pub and Club Cup Cymru Winners: (1) 1996–97

Current squad

Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Position Player GK Nikki Williams DF Daniel Nash DF Dan Hughes DF John Paul Wood DF Andrew Roberts DF Jay Williams MF Paul Mitchell MF Leyton Edwards MF Greg King MF Rhys Owen

No. Position Player MF Kev Price MF Matty Evans MF Matthew Evans MF Matty Crow MF Kev Price MF Marc Grey-coles FW Anthony Jones FW Chris Roberts FW Joe Roberts

References

1. ^ [1]
2. ^ [2]
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4. ^ ^{a b} [4]
5. ^ [5]
6. ^ [6]
7. ^ ^{a b} [7]
8. ^ [8]

External links

• Club website