Wombwell F.C.

Wombwell F.C. was an English football club located in Wombwell, Barnsley, South Yorkshire.

Wombwell
Full nameWombwell Football Club
Founded1920
Dissolved1934
GroundHough Lane
1920–27 colours
1927–34 colours

History

The club was formed in 1920 and was [1] the second senior team to represent the village, after Wombwell Town became defunct in the 1900s. Wombwell entered the Yorkshire League and the FA Cup in their inaugural season. After finishing in second place in their first season they moved to the Midland League.

Wombwell spent 12 seasons in the Midland League, in which time they won the Sheffield & Hallamshire Senior Cup and reached the 1st round of the FA Cup in 1930, being knocked out by Wellington Town the current Telford Utd, 3–0 after a replay.

However the club had long struggled with finances and only survived a winding up petition over a debt of £369 with directors agreeing to forgo the money the club owed to them.[2] The club therefore looked to become a nursery club with a more established side, and, after reaching an accommodation with Sheffield Wednesday,[3] changed colours to suit.

In 1934, with debts of £1,969, assets of £18, and a ground repossessed in lieu of outstanding rent, the club withdrew from the Midland League and dissolved; the motion was put by Councillor Pascoe, who had scored the club's first Midland League goal.[4]

League and cup history
Wombwell League and Cup history[5][6][7]
SeasonDivisionPositionFA Cup
1920–21Yorkshire League2nd/132nd qualifying round
1921–22Midland League12th/225th qualifying round
1922–23Midland League15th/22Preliminary round
1923–24Midland League18th/221st qualifying round
1924–25Midland League15th/152nd qualifying round
1925–26Midland League12th/211st qualifying round
1926–27Midland League19th/201st qualifying round
1927–28Midland League20th/23Preliminary round
1928–29Midland League25th/26Preliminary round
1929–30Midland League21st/262nd qualifying round
1930–31Midland League23rd/241st round
1931–32Midland League20th/241st qualifying round
1932–33Midland League23rd/231st qualifying round

Colours

The club originally wore white shirts,[8] black shorts, and black socks.[9] In 1927 the club changed its jerseys to blue and white stripes[10] due to its affiliation with Sheffield Wednesday, which it retained after the relationship came to an end.[11]

Ground

The club's ground, officially termed Hough Lane,[12] was opposite Winder's Place,[13] with an extra entrance via the allotments on Summer Lane.[14] One locally famous supporter was the "Chocolate Boy", E. Merriweather, who used to sell sweets from a tray hung around his neck at every home game.[15]

Honours

Cup

Records

References
  1. Yorkshire Post and Leeds Intelligencer, 24 July 1920
  2. "Wombwell Football Club's finance". Mansfield Reporter: 6. 9 April 1926.
  3. "Wombwell's position". Star Green 'un: 2. 5 March 1932.
  4. "Wombwell F.C.". Hull Daily Mail: 9. 24 January 1934.
  5. Wombwell Football Club History Database
  6. Wombwell WildStat
  7. British Newspaper Archive
  8. "Against white ball". South Yorkshire Times and Mexborough & Swinton Times: 11. 19 August 1927.
  9. "Wombwell Football Club". South Yorkshire Times and Mexborough & Swinton Times: 6. 14 May 1921.
  10. "Wombwell as a nursery". Sheffield Daily Telegraph: 8. 18 August 1927.
  11. "Wombwell's position". Star Green 'un: 2. 5 March 1932.
  12. "Wombwell Football Ground (Hough Lane)". Sheffield Daily Telegraph: 1. 31 May 1930.
  13. Ordnance Survey. "Yorkshire CCLXXXIII.1". National LIbrary of Scotland. Retrieved 24 February 2024.
  14. "Wombwell Football". Sheffield Independent: 10. 13 August 1926.
  15. "A Wombwell football memory". South Yorkshire Times and Mexborough & Swinton Times: 13. 22 February 1935.
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