Wednesbury Town F.C.
UK association football club
Wednesbury Town F.C. was the name of a football clubs based in Wednesbury, West Midlands, England.
History
The first club referred to as "Wednesbury Town" changed its name in 1877 to Wednesbury Strollers F.C.. The instant club claimed a foundation date of 1879, but it only started as a separate club in 1883. It was formed by the reserve side of the Wednesbury Old Athletic F.C., which split from the parent club after a player disagreement, and therefore may have dated its foundation to the first games of the reserve side.
The club's first season was successful. It entered the FA Cup for the first time in 1883–84 and reached the fourth round. The club recorded a shock first round victory over West Bromwich Albion (2–0), and followed it up with wins over Walsall Town (6–0 after a 2–2 draw, H. Wood scoring a hat-trick) and Derby Midland (1–0) before going out in the Fourth Round after a 5–0 defeat by Old Westminsters.
Town also reached the quarter-finals of the Birmingham Senior Cup in 1883–84, losing 5–3 to Aston Villa at the Aston Lower Grounds.
The club's finest moment however came towards the end of the season, when it won the Wednesbury Charity Cup, beating some of the best sides in the Midlands; the Old Athletic by 4–0, Birmingham St George's 3–1, Walsall Swifts 3–0, and, in the final, Nottingham Forest 3–0, after a replay.
The following season was less successful.
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