Wath Athletic F.C.

Wath Athletic F.C. was an English football club based in Wath-upon-Dearne, South Yorkshire.

Wath Athletic
Full nameWath Athletic Football Club
Founded(as Wath)

History

The club was formed as Wath F.C. in the late 1880s, entering the Hallamshire League in 1891. They played in local Sheffield leagues and entered the FA Cup for the first time in 1893 (as Wath-upon-Dearne[1]), before changing their name to Wath Athletic in 1899. This name change reflected their move to the new Athletic Ground in the village.[2]

In 1904 the club became defunct, but returned again three years later and rejoined the Sheffield Association League, winning the league title at the first time of asking in 1908. They won the Association League on a further three occasions before the First World War, and when hostilities ended Wath joined the Yorkshire League, though only for the 1920–21 season.

In the summer of 1921 Athletic were admitted into the Midland League, and they would spend a total of nine seasons in the competition. Although their highest league finish (fourth) came in 1926–27, they had arguably their most successful season a year earlier when they reached the 1st round of the FA Cup for the only time, losing 0–5 to Chesterfield, before winning the Sheffield & Hallamshire Senior Cup for the first time after losing the final in 1897.

They left the Midland League in 1930 after finishing bottom of the 26 team table, returning to the Association League. They won the Association League again in 1932 but the club fell on hard times and disbanded before the outbreak of the Second World War.

Notable former players

Players that have played in the Football League either before or after playing for Wath Athletic –

League and cup history
Wath Athletic League and Cup history[3][4][5][6]
SeasonDivisionPositionFA Cup
1891–92Hallamshire League2nd/8-
1892–93Sheffield & District League9th/14-
1893–94Sheffield & District League Division 23rd/52nd qualifying round
1894–95Wharncliffe Charity Cup Shield North Division1st/52nd qualifying round
1895–96Sheffield Challenge Cup League1st qualifying round
1896–97Sheffield Association League3rd qualifying round
1897–98Sheffield Association League2nd qualifying round
1898–99Sheffield Association League2nd qualifying round
1899–1900Sheffield Association League Division 11st qualifying round
1900–01Sheffield Association League2nd qualifying round
1901–02Sheffield Association League2nd qualifying round
1902–03Sheffield Association League3rd-
1903–04Sheffield Association LeaguePreliminary round
1907–08Sheffield Association League1st2nd qualifying round
1908–09Sheffield Association League3rd qualifying round
1909–10Sheffield Association League1st qualifying round
1910–11Sheffield Association League1st2nd qualifying round
1911–12Sheffield Association League1st1st qualifying round
1912–13Sheffield Association League1st1st qualifying round
1913–142nd qualifying round
1914–152nd qualifying round
1919–20Preliminary round
1920–21Yorkshire League3rd/13Preliminary round
1921–22Midland League18th/22Preliminary round
1922–23Midland League7th/225th qualifying round
1923–24Midland League17th/221st qualifying round
1924–25Midland League10th/151st qualifying round
1925–26Midland League6th/211st round
1926–27Midland League4th/203rd qualifying round
1927–28Midland League6th/231st qualifying round
1928–29Midland League19th/26Preliminary round
1929–30Midland League26th/261st qualifying round
1930–31Preliminary round
1931–32Sheffield Association League1st2nd qualifying round
1932–332nd qualifying round
1933–34Preliminary round
1934–35Extra preliminary round

Honours

Records

References
  1. Sheffield Independent, 23 August 1898
  2. Sheffield Independent, 22 August 1899
  3. Wath Athletic Football Club History Database
  4. Wath Football Club History Database
  5. Wath Athletic WildStat
  6. British Newspaper Archive
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