Brymbo Institute Cricket and Football Club was a multi purpose sports club based in Brymbo, Wales.
History The club has its roots in the establishment of the Brymbo Institute and Reading Room, set up by non-conformist and Victorian industrialist William Darby. It was not as successful as he hoped, as few steelworkers were teetotalers, whilst the Darbys were great supporters of the temperance movement and so banned the sale of alcohol from their premises and land. The steelworkers later took over the Institute and managed it themselves. The institute supported cricket, rifle, tennis and bowls clubs, financed the silver band and supplied newspapers and magazines for the reading room.
Brymbo Institute FC merged with local rivals Brymbo Green FC on 3 June 1921. The merger created a new club called Brymbo and Green United FC. The new club disbanded in 1926.
Colours
The club originally wore blue and white stripes.
Seasons SeasonLeaguePosition1892–93Welsh Senior League3rd1893–94Welsh Senior League3rd1894–95Welsh Senior League5th1895–96Welsh Senior League5th1907–08Wrexham & District League Division Two5th1908–09Wrexham & District League Division Two1st1919–20North Wales Alliance League Division One3rd1920–21North Wales Alliance League Division One4th
Cup history SeasonCompetitionRoundOppositionScoreNotes1890–91Welsh CupFirst RoundGresford2–2First Round Replay1–21891–92Welsh CupFirst RoundWestminster Rovers3–4Ordered to Replay after protestFirst Round Replay1–41892–93Welsh CupFirst RoundDruids2–2First Round Replay1–111893–94Welsh CupFirst RoundRhosllanerchrugog3–5Second RoundWestminster Rovers2–31894–95Welsh CupFirst RoundRhostyllen Victoria4–1Second RoundRhosllanerchrugog4–1Third RoundDruids1–0Fourth RoundBangor1–0Semi FinalWrexham0–41895–96Welsh CupFourth RoundAberystwyth2–3Bye to Fourth Round as previous seasons Semi FinalistsDenbighshire and Flintshire Charity CupFirst RoundBuckley VictoriaDenbighshire and Flintshire Charity CupFinalChirk2–31896–97Welsh CupFirst RoundRhosllanerchrugogw/oSecond RoundByeThird RoundDruids1–31897–98Welsh CupFirst RoundChirk0–31913–14Welsh CupFirst Preliminary RoundChirk1–31914–15Welsh CupFirst RoundChirkw/oChirk withdrewSecond RoundRhos Churchw/oRhos Church withdrewThird RoundBangor4–1Fourth RoundWrexham2–41919–20Welsh CupPreliminary RoundRhosrobin5–2First RoundOswestry Comrades2–1Abandoned due to darknessFirst Round Replay3–2Second RoundRhos1–1Second Round Replay1–31920–21Welsh CupSecond Preliminary RoundRhosrobin1–1Second Preliminary Round Replay3–3Second Preliminary Round Second Replays7–0First RoundPowell's2–2First Round Replay1–0Second RoundWellington St George2–41921–22Welsh CupSecond Preliminary RoundMynydd Isa 2–2Second Preliminary Round Replay0–0Second Preliminary Round Second Replays1–0First RoundSummerhill United1–4
Honours League Welsh Senior League Third : 1893, 1894
Wrexham and District League Division 2 Winners : 1909
North Wales Alliance League Division One Third : 1920
Cups Denbighshire and Flintshire Charity Cup Runner-up : 1896
Notable players Previously or Went onto play Professional or International Football.
Joseph Rogers – Wales International G.F Kelly – Wales International Jack Newnes – Wales International John Matthias – Wales International
Other information
Not to be confused with Brymbo Victoria, Brymbo Steelworks FC or Brymbo FC.
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