Kilnhurst
Full nameKilnhurst Football Club
Nickname(s)Wasps[1]
Founded(as Kilnhurst)

Kilnhurst F.C. was an English association football club based in Kilnhurst, South Yorkshire.

History

A home FA Cup tie with Sheffield F.C. in 1896 attracted a crowd of 2,000 to their home ground.[2]

League and cup history

Kilnhurst Colliery League and Cup history[3][4][5][6]
SeasonDivisionPositionFA Cup
1890–91--3rd qualifying round
1891–92Sheffield & District League/102nd qualifying round
1892–93Sheffield & District League8th/142nd qualifying round
1893–94Sheffield & District League Division 24th/51st qualifying round
1894–95Sheffield Challenge Cup League12th/151st qualifying round
1895–96Sheffield Challenge Cup League/152nd qualifying round
1896–97Sheffield Association League/102nd qualifying round
1897–98Sheffield Association League/122nd qualifying round

Records

  • Best FA Cup performance: 2nd qualifying round

References

  1. Sheffield Evening Telegraph, 12 October 1895
  2. Sheffield Evening Telegraph, 12 October 1895
  3. FA Cup Archive The FA
  4. Kilnhurst Football Club History Database
  5. Kilnhurst WildStat
  6. British Newspaper Archive


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