Royal Welsh Warehouse F.C.
| Full name | Royal Welsh Warehouse Football Club |
|---|---|
| Nickname(s) | the Wanderers |
| Short name | RWW |
| Founded | 1880 |
| Dissolved | 1914 |
Royal Welsh Warehouse F.C. (often abbreviated to RWW) was a Welsh football club based in Newtown, Powys.
History
The club was formed in 1880, but first appears in the 1888–89 Welsh Cup, where they went out in the first round, losing 1–0 to Oswestry.[1]
In 1895 they were founder members of the Newtown & District Junior League,[2] and in 1896–97 they were champions.[3]
They were founder members of the Montgomeryshire League in 1904.[4]
In 1906–07, 1907–08,[5] and 1913–14[6] the club won the Montgomeryshire Challenge Cup.[7]
The club does not appear to have reformed after World War I.
Rivals
The club's main rivals were Newtown North End, another football club that emerged at a similar time in Newtown. They were originally known as Cambrian North End and rebranded in 1895, but folded in 1909.[8]
References
- ^ "Welsh Soccer - SEASON 1888/89". welshsoccerarchive.co.uk. Retrieved 2025-08-07.
- ^ "Welsh Newspapers". newspapers.library.wales.
- ^ "Welsh Newspapers". newspapers.library.wales.
- ^ "Montgomeryshire & district league tables 1904-05". welshsoccerarchive.co.uk. Retrieved 2025-08-07.
- ^ "MONTGOMERYSHIRE CUP.|1908-04-23|The Aberystwith Observer - Welsh Newspapers". Archived from the original on 2022-05-25. Retrieved 2025-07-30.
- ^ "The Royal Welsh Warehouse Football Team and Officials, 1914 | Peoples Collection Wales". www.peoplescollection.wales. Retrieved 2025-07-30.
- ^ "Royal Welsh Warehouse Newtown - Pioneers of Welsh football | County Times". www.countytimes.co.uk. Retrieved 2025-07-30.
- ^ "A history of Newtown's factory football clubs | County Times". www.countytimes.co.uk. Retrieved 2025-07-30.