Royal Welsh Warehouse F.C.
| Full name | Royal Welsh Warehouse Football Club |
|---|---|
| Nickname | 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,[1] but first appears in the 1888–89 Welsh Cup, where they went out in the first round, losing 1–0 to Oswestry.[2]
In 1895 they were founder members of the Newtown & District Junior League,[3] and in 1896–97 they were champions.[4]
They were founder members of the Montgomeryshire League in 1904.[5]
In 1906–07, 1907–08,[6] and 1913–14[7] the club won the Montgomeryshire Challenge Cup.[8]
The club does not appear to have reformed after World War One.
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.[1]
References
- ^ a b "A history of Newtown's factory football clubs | County Times". www.countytimes.co.uk. Retrieved 2025-07-30.
- ^ "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.