Berwyn Rangers F.C.


Berwyn Rangers Football Club were a Welsh football team from Llangollen, Denbighshire.

History

The club was formed on Tuesday 22 October 1872, at the National Schoolroom by members of Llangollen Cricket Club, under the name Llangollen. Their first match was played on The Recreation Ground on Saturday 26 October 1872. The club reformed again on Monday 10 September 1877. The club has the honour of playing in the inaugural Welsh Cup competition. On 22 October 1880 the club changed their name to Berwyn Rangers.
On 22 October 1880, the club changed its name to Berwyn Rangers. Under its new name, it had its best run in the Welsh Cup, reaching the semi-final in 1883–84; the semi-final was played in Chirk, but bad weather left the pitch resembling a "ploughed field", and Berwyn went down to opponents Oswestry 2–1.

Colours

The club's jerseys were claret.

Notable players

Other Info

Also see Llangollen Town F.C.