Great Wyrley F.C. was a football club based in
Great Wyrley,
Staffordshire
Staffordshire (; postal abbreviation Staffs.) is a landlocked county in the West Midlands region of England. It borders Cheshire to the northwest, Derbyshire and Leicestershire to the east, Warwickshire to the southeast, the West Midlands Cou ...
, England. They joined the
West Midlands (Regional) League Division Two in 1980. For the 2006–07 season, they were members of the West Midlands (Regional) League Premier Division but resigned from the league in October having played only four matches.
History
Great Wyrley joined the West Midlands (Regional) League in 1980 and won three divisional titles. In 2005 they gained promotion to the Premier Division for the first time and finished third in their first season in the top division, but financial problems at the start of the subsequent season led them to start the season late, fail to fulfil a number of fixtures, and ultimately withdraw from the league in October 2006.
They won the local
JW Hunt Cup
The JW Hunt Cup is an annual charity football competition for teams based in the West Midlands area of England.
The defending champions are Lye Town, who defeated Boldmere St. Michaels 2–1 in the 2021–22 final.
History
The JW Hunt Cup w ...
twice and the Staffordshire Challenge Vase on three occasions.
Honours
*West Midlands (Regional) League
**Division One champions 2004–05
**Division One North champions 1996–97
**Division Two champions 1982–83
Club records
*Best league performance: 3rd in West Midlands (Regional) League Premier Division, 2005–06
*Best
FA Cup
The Football Association Challenge Cup, more commonly known as the FA Cup, is an annual knockout football competition in men's domestic English football. First played during the 1871–72 season, it is the oldest national football competi ...
performance: ''none''
*Best
FA Vase
The Football Association Challenge Vase, usually referred to as the FA Vase, is an annual football competition for teams playing in Steps 5 and 6 of the English National League System (or equivalently, tier 9 or 10 of the overall English footbal ...
performance: ''none''
Sources
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Defunct football clubs in England
Defunct football clubs in Staffordshire
Great Wyrley
Staffordshire County League (South)
Association football clubs disestablished in 2006