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Love and Shakespeare

Extract from RC.Churchill, 60 Years of League Football (1958), Cost 4/-

WREXHAM
The hardy Welshmen…in the field (SHAKESPEARE)

Founded 1873, oldest Soccer club in Wales; one of original members of League Division III (North) 1921.

Ground: Racecourse Ground, Mold Road, Wrexham, Denbighshire. Formerly at Acton Park. Record crowd: 35,800.

Colours: red shirts with white collars; white shorts.

Manager: Mr J. Love, formerly of Walsall. Previous managers have in- cluded Messrs J. Baynes, E. Blackburn, W. Hewitt, C.Lloyd (1954-7; now Secretary), P. Jackson, J. Logan (1950-4), and T. Morgan.

League career: Division III (North) 1921-39, 1946-58; Division III .1958-9.

Highest positions: runners-up Division III (North) 1932-3; 3rd 1928-9, 1930-1, 1947-8, 1952-3. Lowest: 20th 1949-50; 19th 1923-4.

Most points: 57 out of 84, 1932-3. Least: 32 out of 84, 1925-6.

Best scoring season: 1932-3,106 goals in 42 matches.

Best defensive season: 1923-4, conceding 44 goals in 42 matches.

Highest League score: 8-0 v. Rochdale, 1929-30; 8-1 v. Hartlepools United, 1932-3; 8-1 v. Carlisle United, 1933-4.

Most goals in League season: 44 by T. Bamford, 1933-4.

Welsh international players: Period 1876-1914: J. Adams, W. Blew, T. Boden, T. Carty, E. Cross, A. Davies, J. Davies, L. Davies, 0. Davies, W. Davies, Will Davies, H. Edwards, H. Evans, R. Evans, J. Eyton-Jones, S. Gillam, G. Glascodine, S. Griffiths, W. Harrison, A. Hayes, T. Hewitt, R. Hibbott, E. Hughes, G. Jones, R. Jones, F. Kelly, W. Lea, B. Lewis, J. Lewis, J. Lloyd, T. Morgan, J. Owen, H. Phennice, J. Price, D. Pugh, J. Roberts, J. Rogers, H. Taylor, .H. Trainer, J. Trainer, R. Turner, G. Williams, G. Wynn. Period 1919-39: T. Bamford, W. Crompton, H. Davies, W. Ellis, R. Finnigan, G. Godding, J. Jones, A. Lumberg, T. Mathias, A. Mays, G. Poland, W. Rogers, L. Williams. Total of Wrexham players honoured by Wales (56 to date) is international record for home countries. Amateur internationals (1946-58): E; Griffiths (Wales); L. Rowlands, P. Thompson (England).

Other honours include Welsh Cup winners, 1883,1893,1897,1903, 1905, 1909, 1910, 1911, 1914, 1915, 1921, 1924, 1925, 1931, and 1957 (beating Swansea Town 2-1 at Cardiff; team: Waters; McGowan, Parker; McNab, Fox, Davis; G. Jones, Thompson, Williams, Hewitt. Anderson); Birmingham League Champions 1932-3; in F.A. Cup 1930 beat West Bromwich Albion 1-0.

Thank you to Andy Thomas