Shrewsbury Castle Blues F.C.

Shrewsbury Castle Blues F.C. were a football club based in Shrewbury, England. The club are recorded as playing their home games at the Racecourse at Monkmoor, Shrewsbury.[1]

Shrewsbury Castle Blues
Full nameShrewsbury Castle Blues Football Club
Nickname(s)Castle Blues
Foundedc. 1877
DissolvedApril 1886
GroundRacecourse Ground, Monkmoor, Shrewsbury

History

Castle Blues were formed around 1877 by grammar school old boys, and initially played at Sutton Lane.[2][3] In 1881 the Shrewsbury Engineers were amalgamated into the club.[4]

The club entered the Welsh Cup in 1881–82, and again in 1884–85, and 1885–86.[5]

The club were a very rough team and were forced to disband by the Birmingham FA in April 1886.[3] The club ceased to exist in that month and was absorbed into Shrewsbury Town when they were reformed in May 1886.[6][7]

On 27th September 1884, a match versus Aston Villa was abandoned 1-1 after all the match balls were burst possibly on purpose by the home team players and home supporters.

Cup History
Season Competition Round Opposition Score
1881-82 Welsh Cup[8] First Round Welshpool Warriors 1-0
Second Round Aberystwyth 1-3
1882-83 Shropshire Senior Cup Final Oswestry 1-2[9]
1883-84 Shropshire Senior Cup Final Wellington Town
Final Replay 0-1[9]
1884-85 Welsh Cup[10] First Round Ellesmere 8-1
Second Round Newtown 1-2
Shropshire Senior Cup Final Wellington Town
Final Replay 1
Final Replay 2 2-1[9]
1885-86 Welsh Cup[11] First Round Trefonen 6-0
Second Round Llanfyllin 3-0
Third Round Newtown 1-1
Third Round Replay 0-2
Shropshire Senior Cup[12] First Round Wellington Town 1-1
First Round Replay 0-1

Honours

Cups
  • Shropshire Senior Cup[9]
Winners (1): 1885
Runner Up (2): 1883, 1884

Notable players

References
  1. "Register". Retrieved 24 June 2023 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  2. "Register". Retrieved 24 June 2023 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  3. Bradbury, Mike (22 October 2013). Lost Teams of the Midlands. Xlibris Corporation. ISBN 9781483695310 – via Google Books.
  4. "Register". Retrieved 24 June 2023 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  5. "Year-by-year". www.welshsoccerarchive.co.uk.
  6. "Register". Retrieved 24 June 2023 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  7. "Register". Retrieved 24 June 2023 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  8. "Season 1881/82". www.welshsoccerarchive.co.uk. Archived from the original on 19 January 2019. Retrieved 24 June 2023.
  9. "Register". Retrieved 24 June 2023 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  10. "Season 1884/85". www.welshsoccerarchive.co.uk. Archived from the original on 24 June 2023. Retrieved 24 June 2023.
  11. "Season 1885/86". www.welshsoccerarchive.co.uk. Archived from the original on 24 June 2023. Retrieved 24 June 2023.
  12. "Wellington Journal - Saturday 22 May 1886". Retrieved 23 March 2020 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  13. "Exhibition in honour of FA Cup hero". BBC News. 14 September 2013. Retrieved 18 March 2020.
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