Mexborough F.C.
| Full name | Mexborough Football Club |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1880s |
| Dissolved | 1900 |
Mexborough F.C. was an English association football club based in Mexborough, Doncaster, South Yorkshire.
History
The club was formed in the early 1880s,[1] winning the prestigious Sheffield Senior Cup for the first time in 1886 when beating Heeley at Bramall Lane. Mexborough. In 1891 they were founder members of the Sheffield & District League. In 1893 they finished as league runners-up, and a year later they went one better, beating Sheffield Wednesday reserves in the league's play-off final.[2] During the same season they also won the Sheffield Challenge Cup League.
In 1896 they won the Wharncliffe Charity Cup League, and the following season they entered the Midland League, finishing 13th in their first season. The 1897–98 campaign was the most successful in the club's history, winning the Midland League title as well as finishing runners-up in the Yorkshire League and reaching the 5th Qualifying Round of the FA Cup.
They decided to revert to more local football in 1899, joining the Sheffield Association League, but the fans' interest wained and the club disbanded early in the 1900–01 season.[1]
League and cup history
| Mexborough League and Cup history[2][3][4][5] | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Division | Position | FA Cup |
| 1885–86 | | | |
| 1891–92 | | | |
| 1893–93 | | | |
| 1893–94 | Sheffield Challenge Cup League | 1st/14 | |
| 1894–95 | | | |
| 1895–96 | | | |
| 1896–97 | | | |
| 1897–98 | Yorkshire League | 2nd/10 | |
| 1898–99 | Yorkshire League | 4th/10 | |
| 1899–00 | | | |
* League play-off winners
Honours
League
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Cup
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Records
References
- 1 2 The Boro' Matchday Magazine – Mexborough Town AFC programme, 18 October 1986
- 1 2 Mexborough Football Club History Database
- ↑ FA Cup Archive The FA
- ↑ Sportsman Rovers WildStat
- ↑ British Newspaper Archive