Willenhall F.C. was an
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association football
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club based in
Willenhall
Willenhall is a market town situated in the Metropolitan Borough of Walsall, in the West Midlands, England, with a population taken at the 2011 census of 28,480. It is situated between Wolverhampton and Walsall, historically in the county of St ...
in the
Black Country
The Black Country is an area of the West Midlands county, England covering most of the Metropolitan Boroughs of Dudley, Sandwell and Walsall. Dudley and Tipton are generally considered to be the centre. It became industrialised during its ro ...
. The club was formed by the merger of Willenhall Pickwick F.C. and Willenhall Swifts F.C. and competed in the
Birmingham & District League, one of the country's strongest semi-professional leagues, between 1919 and 1930. Willenhall won the league championship in the
1921–22 season. The club also competed in the
FA Cup
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on at least one occasion. The town is currently represented by
Willenhall Town of the
Midland Football Alliance
The Midland Football Alliance was an English association football league for semi-professional teams. It covered Leicestershire, Shropshire, Staffordshire, Warwickshire, West Midlands, Worcestershire and also southern parts of Derbyshire and Not ...
,
but this club has no connection to the original Willenhall club.
Former players
1. Players that have played/managed in the Football League or any foreign equivalent to this level (i.e. fully professional league).
2. Players with full international caps.
3. Players that hold a club record.
*
Ted Juggins
References
Defunct football clubs in England
Defunct football clubs in the West Midlands (county)
Willenhall
West Midlands (Regional) League
Association football clubs established in 1919
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