Gwersyllt Foresters F.C.

Gwersyllt Foresters were a Welsh football team from the village of Gwersyllt, Wrexham.

Gwersyllt Foresters F.C.

Full name	Gwersyllt Foresters Football Club
Nickname	Foresters
Founded	September 1877
Dissolved	c. 1885
Ground	Gwersyllt Park
Home colours Away colours

History

Foresters were formed in April 1877^[1][2] and participated in the inaugural Welsh Cup competition.^[3] They played their home games at Gwersyllt Park, and their colours are recorded as being green and red.^[4] Their first match was against Wrexham on 6 October 1877, a 9–0 defeat where Gwersyllt played in Red and Blue stripes.^[5] No record of them exists beyond November 1884.^[6]

Cup History

Season	Competition	Round	Opposition	Score
1877–78[7]	Welsh Cup	Round 1	Northwich Victoria	0–0[8]
		Round 1 Replay		4–1[9]
		Round 2	Llangollen	2–1[10]
		Round 3	Wrexham	0–8[11]
1878–79[12]		Round 1	Rhosllanerchrugog	1–1[13]
		Round 1 Replay		0–3[14]
1879–80[15]		Round 1	Civil Service (Wrexham)	1–1[16]
		Round 1 Replay		1–1[17]
		Round 1 Second Replay		2–1[18]
		Round 2	Newtown White Stars	0–2[19]
1880–81[20]		Round 1	Civil Service (Wrexham)	1–3[21]
1881–82[22]		Round 1	Hartford St John's	3–1[23]
		Round 2	Bye[24]
1883–84[25]		Round 1	Hare & Hounds (Wrexham)	6–5[26]
		Round 2	Druids	1–7[27]

Colours

October 1877 v Wrexham

November 1877 v Northwich

Gwersyllt Foresters were reported as playing in Green and Red against Northwich, however the actual design of the kit is unknown.