Park Grange F.C.
Full name | Park Grange Football Club | |
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Nickname(s) | the Grange/Grangeites[1] | |
Founded | 1874 | |
Dissolved | 1890 | |
Ground | Sheaf House Ground[2] | |
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Park Grange F.C. was an English association football club based in Sheffield, South Yorkshire.
History
The club was formed as Providence (sometimes referred to as Sheffield Providence) in 1874, originally playing under
Providence years
The club's most competitive run in the Cup was its first, in
The
Park Grange F.C.
In the summer of 1882, the club took over the Exchange and Perseverance clubs,[9] and changed its name to Park Grange. Under the latter name, the club enjoyed its best run in a local competition, being one of the final three teams in the Sheffield & Hallamshire Senior Cup; after beating Mexborough 1-0[10] and losing 2–0 to Lockwood Brothers F.C. the club was declared runners-up.[11]
The only entries the club made to the
Exchange F.C.
The Exchange Cricket Club still existed and in 1888 Park Grange and the cricketers put on a joint athletics competition. Perhaps prompted by that, at the start of the 1888–89 season, the club changed its name to the Exchange Football Club.[13] However, despite a decent fixture list, the club "lost several of their most players"[14] and did not survive to the following season.
League and cup history
Park Grange League and Cup history[15][16][17][18][19] | |
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Season | FA Cup |
1879–80 | 2nd Round |
1880–81 | 1st Round |
1881–82 | 1st Round |
1887–88 | 1st Round |
1888–89 | 3rd qualifying round |
Colours
The club originally played in red and white,
Honours
LeagueNone |
Cup
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Records
- Best 1879–80
References
- ^ "Long Eaton Rangers v Park Grange". Athletic News: 2. 18 October 1887.
- ^ "Football Notes". Sheffield Independent: 7. 27 March 1888.
- ^ Alcock, Charles (1876). Football Annual. p. 153.
- ^ Sheffield Independent, 21 September 1882, page 4
- ^ "report". The Field: 840. 20 December 1879.
- ^ "report". Sporting Life: 1. 17 December 1879.
- ^ "report". Sheffield Independent: 8. 16 December 1879.
- ^ "report". Sheffield Independent: 8. 30 December 1879.
- ^ Perseverance, originally called Perseverance Temperance, was founded in 1870 and played at Norfolk Park; the club colours were white with a blue star, Charles Alcock Football Annual, 1873 edition.
- ^ "Football". Nottingham Evening Post: 4. 30 March 1885.
- ^ "Football - The Association Game". Daily Gazette for Middlesbrough: 2. 22 April 1885.
- ^ "report". Long Eaton Advertiser: 2. 22 October 1887.
- ^ "Exchange Football Club". Sheffield Independent: 8. 26 August 1889.
- ^ "Football Notes". Sheffield Independent: 8. 8 October 1889.
- ^ "Archived copy". thefa.com. Archived from the original on 13 April 2012. Retrieved 22 May 2022.
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: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^ "Club Sheffield Providence, England".
- ^ "Football Club History Database - Sheffield Providence".
- ^ "Club Park Grange, England".
- ^ "Football Club History Database - Park Grange".
- ^ Alcock, Charles (1876). Football Annual. p. 153.
- ^ Alcock, Charles (1878). Football Annual. p. 102.