Chirk AAA F.C. is a Welsh football team based in Chirk, Wales. They compete in the . They were previously in the Premier division of the Welsh National League since their relegation after one season in the Cymru Alliance. Chirk is the only former Welsh Cup winner (excepting those competing in the English football league system) who to date have not competed in the Cymru Premier of today.
Their reserve team plays in the FAW Reserve League (North East).
History
Chirk, along with other local teams Wrexham, Oswestry and Druids, became founder members of the Welsh Football Association 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.
They won the Welsh Cup five times in the 19th century and were runners-up once.
Chirk won the Combination in the 1899–1900 season.
Albert Lockley, the Welsh international forward who played for Chirk in the late 19th century, was the great-grandfather of actor Ralf Little.The moment Death in Paradise actor Ralf Little discovers his great-grandfather was a successful Welsh footballer, Wales Online, 30 June 2022
Billy Meredith started his football career at the club before playing for Manchester City and Manchester United.
Honours Taken from the Chirk AAA website Welsh Cup Winners (5): 1886–87, 1887–88, 1889–90, 1891–92, 1893–94 Welsh Cup Runners-up (1): 1892–93 Welsh Amateur Cup Winners (3): 1958–59, 1959–60, 1962–63 Welsh Amateur Cup Runners-up (2): 1951–52, 1954–55 FAW Trophy Winners (1): 2016–17 FAW Trophy Runners-up (1): 2013–14 The Combination Champions (1): 1899–1900 Welsh National League First Division Champions (8): 1947–48, 1949–50, 1951–52, 1958–59, 1959–60, 1960–61, 1983–84, 2012–13 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 North East Wales FA Junior (Horace Wynne) Cup Winners (1): 1978–79 Carlsberg Pub and Club Cup Cymru Winners (1): 1996–97 Ardal NE League Champions (1): 2021–22
Current squad
References
External links Club website