Chirk AAA F.C.

Chirk
Full name Chirk Amateur Athletic Association Football Club
Short name The Triple A's
Founded 1876
Ground Holyhead Road, Chirk
Ground Capacity 1,000
Chairman Roger Pearce
Manager Mark Holmes
League Welsh National League Premier Division
2015-16 Welsh National League Premier Division, 1st (from 16)
Website Club home page

Chirk AAA F.C. is a Welsh football team based in Chirk, Wales. They have been competing in the Premier division of the Welsh National League[1] since their relegation after one season in the Cymru Alliance.[2]

Their reserve team plays in the Welsh National League's Reserve Division.[3]

History

Chirk, along with other local teams Wrexham, Oswestry and Druids, became founder members of the Welsh Football Association[4] 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.[4]

Billy Meredith started his footballing career for the club before joining Manchester City.[5]

Honours

Taken from the Chirk AAA website[6]

Current squad

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

No. Position Player
Wales GK Nikki Williams
Wales DF Daniel Nash
Wales DF Dan Hughes
Wales DF John Paul Wood
Wales DF Andrew Roberts
Wales DF Jay Williams
Wales MF Paul Mitchell
Wales MF Leyton Edwards
Wales MF Greg King
Wales MF Rhys Owen
No. Position Player
Wales MF Kev Price
Wales MF Matty Evans
Wales MF Matthew Evans
Wales MF Matty Crow
Wales MF Kev Price
Wales MF Marc Grey-coles
Wales FW Anthony Jones
Wales FW Chris Roberts
Wales FW Joe Roberts

References

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External links

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