Chirk AAA F.C. is a

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football team based in Chirk,

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. They compete in the

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. They were previously in the Premier division of the Welsh National League since their relegation after one season in the

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. Their reserve team plays in the FAW Reserve League (North East).

History

For a full history see; '' List of Chirk AAA FC seasons'' Chirk, along with other local teams

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, Oswestry and

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, 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.

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, the Welsh international forward who played for Chirk in the late 19th century, was the great grandfather of actor

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.The moment Death in Paradise actor Ralf Little discovers his great-grandfather was a successful Welsh footballer
''Wales Online'', 30 June 2022

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started his football career at the club before playing for Manchester City and Manchester United.

Honours

''Taken from the Chirk AAA website'' *

Welsh Cup The FAW Welsh Cup ( cy, Cwpan Cymdeithas Pêl-droed Cymru), currently known as the JD Welsh Cup for sponsorship reasons, is a knock-out football competition contested annually by teams in the Welsh football league system. It is considered the mos ...

Winners: (5) 1886–87, 1887–88, 1889–90, 1891–92, 1893–94 *

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 The FAW Welsh Trophy is a knock-out football competition contested annually by teams from Wales and the borders. The Football Association of Wales is the organising body of this competition, which has been run every year since its inception in ...

Winners: (1) 2016–17 *

Runners-Up: (1) 2013–14 *

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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 (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
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