Wrexham Hare and Hounds Club

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

Hare & Hounds (Wrexham)

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