Shropshire Wanderers F.C.
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Shropshire Wanderers F.C. were an amateur football team based in Shrewsbury, England. They were active during in the 1870s.
They entered the FA Cup competition in each of the years from 1873-74 to 1877-78. Their greatest success came in 1874-75, when they reached the Semi-finals where they played Old Etonians at the Kennington Oval losing 1-0.
[edit] Notable players
John Hawley Edwards, who made his only international appearance for England in 1874 whilst a Shropshire Wanderers player[1], scored for the more famous Wanderers club in the 1876 FA Cup Final and played for Wales against Scotland a week later.
[edit] References
[edit] External links
- Shropshire Wanderers at the Football Club History Database
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