Thurcroft Welfare F.C. was an English association football club based in Thurcroft, Rotherham, South Yorkshire.

History

The club was formed in the 1930s as Thurcroft Main and played in local Sheffield leagues. It won the

Sheffield Association League The Sheffield Association League was an English association football league based in Sheffield, South Yorkshire. History The league was founded in 1897 to fill the void left by the disbandment of the Sheffield & District Football League, whic ...

title in 1943. They also won the

Sheffield & Hallamshire Senior Cup The Sheffield & Hallamshire Senior Cup is a county cup competition involving teams within the Sheffield and Hallamshire County Football Association. Originally named the Sheffield Challenge Cup, it is the 5th oldest surviving cup competition i ...

(1947) and Wharncliffe Charity Cup (1955), as well as entering the

FA Amateur Cup The FA Amateur Cup was an English football competition for amateur clubs. It commenced in 1893 and ended in 1974 when the Football Association abolished official amateur status. History Following the legalisation of professionalism within footba ...

as Thurcroft Welfare.

League and cup history

Honours

League

** Champions: 1942–43

Cup

** Winners: 1946–47 * Wharncliffe Charity Cup ** Winners: 1954–55

Records

* Best

performance: 2nd Qualifying Round, 1958–59

References

Defunct football clubs in England Defunct football clubs in South Yorkshire Sheffield Association League Sheffield Amateur League Mining association football teams in England {{England-footyclub-defunct-stub