Stafford Road F.C.
| Full name | Stafford Road Railway Works Football Club |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1876 |
| Ground | Recreation Ground, Stafford Road railway works, Wolverhampton |
| Capacity | n/a |
Stafford Road were an English association football club founded in 1876, that are now defunct. The club was connected to the Stafford Road railway works in Wolverhampton, then-Staffordshire.
The club was founded by the works manager Charles Crump and were noted as the strongest team in Wolverhampton until the formation of Wolverhampton Wanderers in 1877. They competed in the FA Cup on eight occasions between 1879 and 1880 and between 1887 and 1888.
Their full results were as follows:
1879–80 – Rd 1 Wednesbury Strollers (H) won 2–0, Rd 2 Aston Villa (H) drew 1–1, replay Aston Villa (A) lost 1–3
1880–81 – Rd 1 Spilsby (H) won 7–0, Rd 2 Grantham (A) drew 1–1, replay Grantham (H) won 7–1, Rd 3 Bye, Rd 4 Aston Villa (A) won 3–2, Rd 5 Old Etonians (H) lost 1–2
1881–82 – Rd 1 Wednesbury Strollers (A) lost 1–3
1882–83 – Rd 1 Small Heath Alliance (A) drew 3–3, replay Small Heath Alliance (H) won 6–2, Rd 2 Walsall Town (A) lost 1–4
1883–84 – Rd 1 Aston Unity (H) won 5–1, Rd 2 Aston Villa (H) lost 0–5
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