Brymbo Institute Cricket and Football Club was a multi purpose sports club based in
Brymbo
Brymbo is a village and Community (Wales), community in Wrexham County Borough, Wales. It lies in the hilly country to the west of Wrexham city, largely surrounded by farmland.
At the United Kingdom Census 2001, 2001 Census, the population of t ...
, Wales.
History
The club has its roots in the establishment of the Brymbo Institute and Reading Room, set up by
non-conformist and
Victorian
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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
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and so banned the sale of alcohol from their premises and land. The
steelworkers
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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
Cup history
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.
References
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Defunct football clubs in Wales
Sport in Wrexham
Football clubs in Wrexham
North Wales Alliance League clubs