Talk:Oswestry Town F.C.

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About Oswestry Town
''Founded in 1860, making them one of the world’s oldest football clubs, Oswestry Town FC were also founder members of the Football Association of Wales in 1876 – a rare achievement for an English club. In their long history, they’ve competed in the Northern Premier League, Cheshire League and Cymru Alliance.''

Despite several successes including reaching the FA Cup first round and winning the Cheshire League, the club went into financial decline.

In the late 1980s, Oswestry Town were forced to sell their Victoria Road ground to pay mounting debts and the club folded completely.

''The re-formed club opted for Welsh football and played in the Cymru Alliance/Welsh Premier from 1995/6 to 2003. After being initially refused entry to the League of Wales on ground criteria, Oswestry moved to the Park Hall athletics stadium and considerable improvements were carried out to reach Welsh Premier standards, although the ground was still a long way from meeting the modern standards of the Welsh Premier.''

which can usefully be added to this page. Note Oswestry reached the FA Cup 2nd Round in 1885 Foxinthebin (talk) 14:18, 18 June 2023 (UTC)