Birkenhead F.C.
| Full name | Birkenhead Football Club | ||
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| Nickname | the Birks | ||
| Founded | 1879 | ||
| Dissolved | 1910 | ||
| Ground | Birkenhead Park | ||
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Birkenhead Football Club was an English football club from the town of Birkenhead, then in Cheshire.
History
[edit | edit source]The club was founded in 1879 by Robert Lythgoe of the Shropshire Union Railways and Canal Company.[1] It played in the first Cheshire Senior Cup in 1879–80, losing its one tie to Northwich Victoria. The following season, Birkenhead reached the final, again against Victoria, but after a 1–1 draw, the club failed to turn up for the replay.[2]
The club joined The Combination in 1899, and it remained a member until the 1909–10 season.[3] It won the title once, in 1903–04, a gutsy goalless draw in the face of a gale force wind at Nantwich on Good Friday more or less securing the title,[4] Chester overtaking Nantwich at the last to finish 4 points behind the Birks.[5] However the club did not complete its final season, its part-record being transferred to Brymbo Victoria at the end of 1909, Birkenhead having only registered 1 point in 10 games.[6]
Birkenhead entered the FA Cup from 1899 to 1901, and its last appearance was its best, reaching the third preliminary round;[7] at that stage, at Nantwich, the Birks had a half-time lead and survived a penalty, but went down 2–1.[8]
Colours
[edit | edit source]Its first colours were red and white,[9] which referred to red jerseys and white knickers;[10] its jerseys were plain red until at least 1902.[11] By 1905 it had changed to green and white jerseys.[12]
Ground
[edit | edit source]Its first ground was on Chester Street, with the Clarendon Arms being used for facilities.[13] In 1882 the council gave permission to the club to open an enclosure on Birkenhead Park.[14]
Notable players
[edit | edit source]- Arthur Hughes, centre-forward in the mid-1900s who went on to play for Southampton[15]
References
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