Beighton Miners Welfare F.C.

Beighton Miners Welfare
Full name Beighton Miners Welfare Football Club
Founded (as Beighton Recreation)

Beighton Miners Welfare F.C. was an English association football club based in Beighton, Sheffield, South Yorkshire.

History

The club was formed at the back end of the 19th century. As Beighton Recreation, they won the Hatchard League title twice (one being shared) just after the First World War. In 1925 they were renamed Beighton Miners Welfare.

Welfare reached the First Round of the FA Cup in 1953, where they were beaten by Wrexham at Millmoor.[1] During this era they were also members of the Yorkshire League and won the prestigious Sheffield Senior Cup on two occasions.

Notable former players

Players that played in the Football League before or after playing for Beighton Miners Welfare -

League and cup history

Beighton Miners Welfare League and Cup history[2][3][4][5]
Season Division Position FA Cup
1899–00
Sheffield Association Junior League Division 4
/10
-
1900–01
Hatchard League Division 1
/9
-
1901–02
Hatchard League Division 2
/11
-
1902–03
Hatchard League Division 1
/8
-
1903–04
Hatchard League
/11
-
1904–05
Hatchard League
/13
-
1905–06
Hatchard League
-
1906–07
Hatchard League Division 1
/10
-
1907–08
Hatchard League Division 1
/10
-
1908–09
Hatchard League Division 1
/9
-
1909–10
Hatchard League
/14
-
1910–11
Hatchard League
/11
-
1911–12
Hatchard League
/12
-
1912–13
Hatchard League
/14
-
1913–14
Hatchard League
/13
-
1914–15
Hatchard League
/10
-
1919–20
Hatchard League
/10**
-
1920–21
Hatchard League
/9*
Preliminary Round
1921–22
Hatchard League
/9
Extra Preliminary Round
1922–23
Hatchard League
-
1924–25
Preliminary Round
1925–26
Sheffield Association League
/13
Preliminary Round
1938–39
Sheffield Association League
-
1939–40
Sheffield Association League
-
1947–48
Sheffield Association League
/20
-
1948–49
Sheffield Association League
/18
Preliminary Round
1949–50
Yorkshire League Division 2
2nd/18
2nd Qualifying Round
1950–51
Yorkshire League Division 1
3rd/18
1st Qualifying Round
1951–52
Yorkshire League Division 1
3rd/18
1st Qualifying Round
1952–53
Yorkshire League Division 1
2nd/18
1st Round
1953–54
Yorkshire League Division 1
11th/18
3rd Qualifying Round
1954–55
Yorkshire League Division 1
7th/18
2nd Qualifying Round
1955–56
Yorkshire League Division 1
9th/18
2nd Qualifying Round
1956–57
Yorkshire League Division 1
9th/18
2nd Qualifying Round
1957–58
Yorkshire League Division 1
8th/18
2nd Qualifying Round
1958–59
Yorkshire League Division 1
7th/18
Preliminary Round
1959–60
Yorkshire League Division 1
15th/18
-
1960–61
Yorkshire League Division 2
17th/19
-

* League play-off winners
** Shared the league title with Treeton Reading Room

Honours

League

  • Hatchard League
    • Champions: 1919–20 (shared), 1920–21

Cup

  • Sheffield Senior Cup
    • Winners: 1939-40, 1955–56
    • Runners-up: 1940-41, 1947–48, 1949–50, 1952-53
  • Aston-cum-Aughton Charity Cup
    • Runners-up: 1903–04

Records

References

  1. Millmoor, Rotherham Steve's Football Stats
  2. FA Cup Archive The FA
  3. Beighton MW WildStat
  4. Beighton Miners Welfare at the Football Club History Database
  5. British Newspaper Archive