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Chirk AAA

Full name	Chirk Amateur Athletic Association Football Club
Nickname(s)	The Colliers
Founded	1876; 148 years ago (1876)
Ground	Holyhead Road, Chirk
Capacity	1,000
Chairman	Colin Heyward
Manager	Gary Jones/Jack Ellis
League	Cymru North
2022–23	Cymru North, 13th of 16
Website	Club website
Home colours Away colours

Chirk AAA F.C. is a Welsh football team based in Chirk, Wales. They compete in the Cymru North. They were previously in the Premier division of the Welsh National League ^[1] since their relegation after one season in the Cymru Alliance. ^[2] Chirk is the only former Welsh Cup winner (excepting those competing in the English football league system) who to date have not competed in the Cymru Premier of today.

Their reserve team plays in the FAW Reserve League (North East).

History

For a full history see; List of Chirk AAA FC seasons

Chirk, along with other local teams Wrexham, Oswestry and Druids, became founder members of the Welsh Football Association ^[3] in the same year as their formation.

Chirk’s early teams were formed mainly from employees from both Chirk Castle and Black Park Colliery. Chirk played friendly fixtures against other local teams and it was not until October 1877 that Chirk competed in a competitive fixture, although archive information from the Football Association suggests that the club entered the 1885–86 FA Cup, losing in the first round to Burslem Port Vale 3–0. ^[3]

Albert Lockley, the Welsh international forward who played for Chirk in the late 19th century, was the great grandfather of actor Ralf Little. ^[4]

Billy Meredith started his football career at the club before playing for Manchester City and Manchester United. ^[5]

Honours

Taken from the Chirk AAA website ^[6]

• Welsh Cup Winners: (5) 1886–87, 1887–88, 1889–90, 1891–92, 1893–94 ^[7]
• Welsh Cup Runners-Up: (1) 1892–93 ^[7]
• Welsh Amateur Cup Winners: (3) 1958–59, 1959–60, 1962–63
• Welsh Amateur Cup Runners-Up: (2) 1951–52, 1954–55
• FAW Trophy Winners: (1) 2016–17
• FAW Trophy Runners-Up: (1) 2013–14
• The Combination Champions: (1) : 1899–1900 ^[8]
• Welsh National League First Division Champions: (8) 1947–48, 1949–50, 1951–52, 1958–59, 1959–60, 1960–61, 1983–84, 2012–13
• Welsh National League Second Division Champions: (2) 1978–79, 1984–85
• North Wales Alliance Cup Winners: (2) 1919–20, 1920–21
• Welsh National League Premier Division Cup Winners: (4) 1988–89, 1990–91, 1998–99, 2003–04
• Welsh National League Division 1 League Cup Winners: (1) 1953–54
• Welsh National League Division 2 League Cup Winners: (4) 1975–76, 1976–77, 1978–79, 1984–85
• North East Wales FA Junior (Horace Wynne) Cup (1) 1978–79
• Carlsberg Pub and Club Cup Cymru Winners: (1) 1996–97
• Ardal NE League Champions: (1) 2021–22

Current squad

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player — GK   WAL Oliver Farebrother — DF   WAL Ryan Williams — DF   WAL Matthew Williams — DF   WAL Adam Williams — DF   WAL Joe Roberts — DF   WAL Jake Ellison — MF   WAL Jack Edwards — MF   WAL Josh Phillips — MF   WAL Dan Burnett — MF   WAL Josh Evans — MF   WAL Iwan Hardy — MF   WAL Regan Jones — MF   WAL Steff Rogers

No. Pos. Nation Player — MF   WAL Aston Williams — MF   WAL Ryan Davies — MF   WAL Tristan Lloyd — MF   WAL Jake Jones — FW   WAL Dale Davies — FW   WAL Spencer Parrish — FW   WAL Louie Middlehurst — FW   ENG Max Mcloughlin — FW   WAL Rhys Edwards — FW   WAL Harry Jones — FW   WAL Nicky Williams — FW   ENG Eduard Baker

References

External links

• Club website Archived 2008-10-26 at the Wayback Machine

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