Oswestry United F.C.
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Oswestry United Football Club was a football club from Shropshire, playing at Victoria Road.
History
The club was formed in September 1893 after the demise of Oswestry F.C. in 1891.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> They joined the Shropshire & District League.<ref name=":0">Template:Cite web</ref>
The club won the Shropshire Senior Cup in 1899<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> and 1909, and won the Welsh Cup in 1901<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> and in 1907.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> For its first triumph, special trains took 1,000 supporters from Oswestry to the Racecourse Ground, although they formed a minority in the 7,000 crowd, most of the remainder supporting opponents Druids; nevertheless the Salopians scored the only goal of the game.<ref>Template:Cite journal</ref>
Demise
In September 1914 it was reported that the club had lost five players due to enlistments in World War I, and it was likely that the club would no longer be able to continue in the Lancashire Combination League.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> By October 1914 the club are shown to have only played two fixtures in the league.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> The club were due to play a Shropshire Cup fixture with Shrewsbury Town in March 1915, but could not raise a team and were later ejected from the competition.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
When football started again after World War I the club did not re-emerge.
The new Oswestry Town club replaced United as the main club in Oswestry in 1920.
Colours
The club is known to have worn the following colours:
- 1900–01: red and blue halves<ref>Template:Cite journal</ref>
- 1902–03: chocolate and blue<ref>Template:Cite journal</ref>
- 1909–13: navy and sky blue<ref>Template:Cite journal</ref><ref>Template:Cite journal</ref>
- by 1915: blue and white striped shirts (1909–demise)<ref>Template:Cite journal</ref>
League history
| Season | League | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pts | Pos |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1893-94<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> | Shropshire League | 18 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 35 | 63 | 12 | 10 |
| 1894-95 | Shropshire League | 18 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 53 | 25 | 25 | 2 |
| 1895-96 | Shropshire League | 18 | 3 | 0 | 15 | 30 | 71 | 6 | 10 |
| 1896-97<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> | Welsh Senior League | 14 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 33 | 16 | 17 | 3 |
| 1897-98 | Shropshire League | 18 | 8 | 1 | 9 | 36 | 40 | 17 | 6 |
| 1898-99<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> | The Combination | 28 | 9 | 2 | 17 | 49 | 73 | 20 | 12 |
| 1899-1900 | The Combination | 16 | 5 | 2 | 9 | 30 | 38 | 10 | 8 |
| 1900-01 | The Combination | 22 | 10 | 8 | 4 | 57 | 28 | 28 | 4 |
| 1901-02 | The Combination | 26 | 12 | 6 | 8 | 55 | 33 | 30 | 3 |
| 1902-03 | The Combination | 26 | 14 | 2 | 10 | 57 | 42 | 30 | 5 |
| 1903-04 | The Combination | 24 | 11 | 2 | 11 | 42 | 55 | 24 | 7 |
| 1904-05 | The Combination | 26 | 10 | 2 | 14 | 43 | 62 | 22 | 10 |
| 1905-06 | The Combination | 28 | 13 | 1 | 14 | 72 | 56 | 27 | 9 |
| 1906-07 | The Combination | 26 | 9 | 6 | 11 | 49 | 41 | 24 | 9 |
| 1907-08 | The Combination | 26 | 16 | 4 | 6 | 62 | 38 | 36 | 3 |
| 1908-09 | The Combination | 30 | 13 | 4 | 13 | 74 | 55 | 30 | 9 |
| 1909-10 | The Combination | 30 | 9 | 7 | 14 | 44 | 62 | 25 | 11 |
| 1910-11 | The Combination | 20 | 11 | 3 | 6 | 44 | 27 | 25 | 3 |
| Wrexham & District League<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> | Withdrew | ||||||||
| 1911-12 | Lancashire Combination Division 2 | 30 | 13 | 5 | 12 | 75 | 64 | 31 | 8 |
| 1912-13 | Lancashire Combination Division 2 | 34 | 17 | 3 | 14 | 79 | 80 | 37 | 10 |
| 1913-14 | Lancashire Combination Division 2 | 34 | 14 | 4 | 16 | 47 | 60 | 32 | 12 |
| 1914-15 | Lancashire Combination Division 2 | Withdrew | |||||||
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