Wrexham Hare and Hounds Club

Hare & Hounds (Wrexham)

Full name	Wrexham Hare and Hounds Club
Nickname(s)	Hounds
Founded	c. 1873
Dissolved	c. 1888
Ground	The Racecourse Ground, Wrexham

Hare & Hounds were a Welsh football and athletics club from Wrexham.

History

The club was formed around 1873, and existed during the Victorian era.^[1] Their football team played in the Welsh Cup competition during its formative years. The club was granted free use of The Racecourse Ground by Sir Watkin Williams-Wynn.^[2]

Cup History

Season	Competition	Round	Opposition	Score
1881–82[3]	Welsh Cup	Round 1	Wrexham Athletic	1–2[4]
1882–83[5]		Round 1	Coedpoeth	1–1[6]
		Round 1 Replay		4–2[7]
		Round 2	Northwich Victoria	1–5[8]
1883–84		Round 1	Gwersyllt Foresters	5–6[9]

Notable players

• John Eyton-Jones^[10] – Wales Football International.

References

1. "Welsh Newspapers Online Advertising|1875-01-30|Wrexham and Denbighshire Advertiser and Cheshire Shropshire and North Wales Register – Welsh Newspapers Online". newspapers.library.wales. Retrieved 2017-10-20.
2. "Welsh Newspapers Online [No title]|1886-04-30|The North Wales Express – Welsh Newspapers Online". newspapers.library.wales. Retrieved 2017-10-20.
3. "Welsh Football Data Archive".
4. "Welsh Newspapers Online LOCAL & DISTRICT NEWS.|1881-11-04|Llangollen Advertiser Denbighshire Merionethshire and North Wales Journal – Welsh Newspapers Online". newspapers.library.wales. Retrieved 2017-10-20.
5. "Welsh Football Data Archive".
6. "Welsh Newspapers Online FOOTBALL INTELLIGENCE.|1882-11-10|Llangollen Advertiser Denbighshire Merionethshire and North Wales Journal – Welsh Newspapers Online". newspapers.library.wales. Retrieved 2017-10-24.
7. "Welsh Newspapers Online FOOTBALL INTELLIGENCE.|1882-12-15|Llangollen Advertiser Denbighshire Merionethshire and North Wales Journal – Welsh Newspapers Online". newspapers.library.wales. Retrieved 2017-10-24.
8. "Welsh Newspapers Online FOOTBALL.|1882-12-23|Weekly Mail – Welsh Newspapers Online". newspapers.library.wales. Retrieved 2017-10-20.
9. "Welsh Newspapers Online IGWERSYLLT FORESTERS v. HARE AND _ . HOUNDS, WREXHAM.|1883-11-09|Wrexham and Denbighshire Advertiser and Cheshire Shropshire and North Wales Register – Welsh Newspapers Online". newspapers.library.wales. Retrieved 2017-10-20.
10. "Welsh Newspapers Online !-.I ? INTERNATIONAL MATCH.I – |1883-03-24|Wrexham and Denbighshire Advertiser and Cheshire Shropshire and North Wales Register – Welsh Newspapers Online". newspapers.library.wales. Retrieved 2017-10-20.