Ruabon F.C. were a

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club based in the village of

Ruabon Ruabon ( cy, Rhiwabon ) is a village and community in Wrexham County Borough, Wales. The name comes from ''Rhiw Fabon'', ''rhiw'' being the Welsh word for "slope" or "hillside" and ''Fabon'' being a mutation from St Mabon, the original church ...

near Wrexham, Wales.

History

The club was founded on Thursday 25 September 1873 during a meeting at Ruabon National School. During the meeting Eban Edwards was selected as captain, and J.E. Davies as treasurer. Also present at the meeting was

Llewelyn Kenrick Samuel Llewelyn Kenrick (9 June 1847 – 29 May 1933) was a Welsh solicitor who became the founder of the Football Association of Wales and organised the first Welsh international football match against Scotland in 1876. As such he became the "f ...

, later of Druids FC and founder of the Football Association of Wales. The club played its first match on Saturday 4 October at Vicarage Fields, an internal match between Edwards and Davies teams. The club played in the inaugural Welsh Cup competition, losing 1–0 against Newtown White Stars in the first round. The following season, the club contested the Welsh Cup again, going out in the first round again after losing 1–0 against

Chirk Chirk ( cy, Y Waun) is a town and community in Wrexham County Borough, Wales, south of Wrexham, between it and Oswestry. At the 2011 census, it had a population of 4,468. Historically in the traditional county of Denbighshire, and later Clwy ...

Cup History

Other Info

Ruabon F.C. are not to be confused with Ruabon Rovers F.C. who later became Plasmadoc FC and eventually Ruabon Druids F.C. who they should also not be confused with.

References

{{Reflist Sport in Wrexham County Borough Association football clubs established in 1873 Ruabon 1873 establishments in Wales 1870s disestablishments in Wales Football clubs in Wrexham 1879 disestablishments in the United Kingdom