Shrewsbury Castle Blues F.C.
| Full name | Shrewsbury Castle Blues Football Club | |
|---|---|---|
| Nickname | Castle Blues | |
| Founded | c. 1877 | |
| Dissolved | April 1886 | |
| Ground | Racecourse Ground, Monkmoor, Shrewsbury | |
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Shrewsbury Castle Blues F.C. was a football club based in Shrewbury, England. The club are recorded as playing their home games at the Racecourse at Monkmoor.[1]
Castle Blues were formed around 1877 by grammar school old boys, and initially played at Sutton Lane.[2][3] In 1881 the Shrewsbury Engineers were amalgamated into the club.[4]
The club entered the Welsh Cup in 1881–82, and again in 1884–85, and 1885–86.[5]
Castle Blues were infamous for being a very rough team with aggressive supporters. In one of their matches against Wellington Town, the opposition were left with just six outfield players as a result of "violent and unorthodox tackling" leading to the game being abandoned.[6] On 27 September 1884, a match versus the Aston Villa 2nd team at Shrewsbury was abandoned 1–1 after both match balls were burst possibly on purpose by the home team players and home supporters.[6] As a result of their reputation, Castle Blues were forced to disband by the Birmingham FA in April 1886.[3] The club ceased to exist in that month and was absorbed into Shrewsbury Town when they were reformed in May 1886.[7][8]
Cup History
| Season | Competition | Round | Opposition | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1881-82 | Welsh Cup[9] | First Round | Welshpool Warriors | 1-0 |
| Second Round | Aberystwyth | 1-3 | ||
| 1882-83 | Shropshire Senior Cup | Final | Oswestry | 1-2[10] |
| 1883-84 | Shropshire Senior Cup | Final | Wellington Town | |
| Final Replay | 0-1[10] | |||
| 1884-85 | Welsh Cup[11] | First Round | Ellesmere | 8-1 |
| Second Round | Newtown | 1-2 | ||
| Shropshire Senior Cup | Final | Wellington Town | ||
| Final Replay 1 | ||||
| Final Replay 2 | 2-1[10] | |||
| 1885-86 | Welsh Cup[12] | First Round | Trefonen | 6-0 |
| Second Round | Llanfyllin | 3-0 | ||
| Third Round | Newtown | 1-1 | ||
| Third Round Replay | 0-2 | |||
| Shropshire Senior Cup[13] | First Round | Wellington Town | 1-1 | |
| First Round Replay | 0-1 |
Honours
Cups
- Shropshire Senior Cup[10]
- Winners (1): 1885
- Runner Up (2): 1883, 1884
Notable players
Clopton Lloyd-Jones - 1880 FA Cup winner with Clapham Rovers[14]
References
- ↑ "Register". Retrieved 24 June 2023 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ↑ "Register". Retrieved 24 June 2023 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- 1 2 Bradbury, Mike (22 October 2013). Lost Teams of the Midlands. Xlibris Corporation. ISBN 9781483695310 – via Google Books.
- ↑ "Register". Retrieved 24 June 2023 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ↑ "Year-by-year". www.welshsoccerarchive.co.uk.
- 1 2 Aston Villa Friendlies, Fours & Testimonials, Bryan Sheppard, 2012, Yore Publications
- ↑ "Register". Retrieved 24 June 2023 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ↑ "Register". Retrieved 24 June 2023 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ↑ "Season 1881/82". www.welshsoccerarchive.co.uk. Archived from the original on 19 January 2019. Retrieved 24 June 2023.
- 1 2 3 4 "Register". Retrieved 24 June 2023 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ↑ "Season 1884/85". www.welshsoccerarchive.co.uk. Archived from the original on 24 June 2023. Retrieved 24 June 2023.
- ↑ "Season 1885/86". www.welshsoccerarchive.co.uk. Archived from the original on 24 June 2023. Retrieved 24 June 2023.
- ↑ "Wellington Journal - Saturday 22 May 1886". Retrieved 23 March 2020 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ↑ "Exhibition in honour of FA Cup hero". BBC News. 14 September 2013. Retrieved 18 March 2020.
