Chester St Oswalds F.C.

Chester St Oswalds F.C. were a football club based in Chester, England.

Chester St Oswalds
Full nameChester St Oswalds Football Club
Nickname(s)Saints
Dissolved26 January 1892
GroundExton Park, Chester

History

The club was formed by Mr L Bebbington as some point in the 1870s.[1]

A Special General Meeting in July 1887 lists the club captain as John Thompson, with vice captain Tom Pixton, and Mr Bennion as reserve captain. Prior to this John Boardman had been captain for two seasons. The club had just moved to Exton Park, and had adopted blue and white vertical stripes as the club colours.[2]

The club's Annual Meeting of May 1888 stated the club had a field in Exton Park especially levelled and enclosed for next year.[3]

In 1889 Francis Jayne the Bishop of Chester became patron of the club and contributed towards it financially.[4]

The club competed in the 1889-90 FA Cup, losing 3–0 against Chester FC.[5][6]

The club was dissolved on 26 January 1892.[7]

Despite newspaper reports stating the club folded in January 1892, a club with the same name appear to be active after this date. However his could be a new club using the Chester St Oswalds name.

League history
Season League
Division P W D L F A Pts Pos
1898-99[8] West Cheshire League Division 1 20 4 4 12 34 58 12 10

Cup history
Season Competition Round Opposition Score
1887-88 FA Cup 1R Chirk 1-4
1888-89 FA Cup 1QR Over Wanderers 5-1
Welsh Cup[9] 1R Crewe Athletic 5-1[10]
2R Northwich Victoria 1-2
Cheshire Cup SF Crewe Alexandra 1-4[11]
1889-90 FA Cup 1QR Druids 4-0
2QR Shrewsbury Town 6-1
3QR Chester 0-3
1890-91 FA Cup 1QR Chester 0-6
1891-92 FA Cup 1QR Nantwich 0-3

Honours

League

Cups
  • Chester Charity Cup
Winners (1): 1891[12]

Notable players

References
  1. Live, Cheshire (2007-11-30). "City's roots run deep but dates are valid". chesterchronicle. Retrieved 2020-03-11.
  2. "St Oswalds Football Club". Cheshire Observer (1825). 30 July 1887. p. 5. Retrieved 2 May 2020 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  3. "The annual meeting of the members of the Chester St. Oswald's Football Club...". Athletic News (662). 22 May 1888. p. 1. Retrieved 2 May 2020 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  4. "Dr Jayne and Football Professionalism". South Wales Echo (1583). 14 September 1889. p. 4. Retrieved 2 May 2020 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  5. "ASSOCIATION 1\IATCHES.|1889-11-18|South Wales Daily News - Welsh Newspapers". newspapers.library.wales.
  6. "Football Club History Database - Chester St Oswald's". www.fchd.info.
  7. "Dissolution of the Chester St. Oswald's Football Club". Manchester Evening News (7145). 27 January 1892. p. 2. Retrieved 2 May 2020 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  8. "West Cheshire League 1892-1915". www.nonleaguematters.co.uk. Retrieved 2020-03-11.
  9. "Year-by-year". www.welshsoccerarchive.co.uk. Retrieved 2020-03-11.
  10. "--------_----FOOTBALL.j|1888-10-20|Denbighshire Free Press - Welsh Newspapers". newspapers.library.wales. Retrieved 2020-03-11.
  11. "Register | British Newspaper Archive". www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk. Retrieved 2020-03-12.
  12. "Welsh Newspapers Online ATHLETIC NEWS. I|1903-05-02|Cheshire Observer – Welsh Newspapers Online". newspapers.library.wales. Retrieved 2016-04-17.
  13. "The Life of Charlie Parry". www.toffeeweb.com. Retrieved 2020-03-12.


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