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Chirk AAA F.C. is a Welsh football team based in Chirk, Wales. They compete in the North East Wales Division Two. They were previously in the Premier division of the Welsh National League since their relegation after one season in the Cymru Alliance. Chirk is the only former Welsh Cup winner (excepting those competing in the English football league system) who to date have not competed in the Cymru Premier of today.
Their reserve team plays in the FAW Reserve League (North East).
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Chirk, along with other local teams Wrexham, Oswestry and Druids, became founder members of the Welsh Football Association in the same year as their formation.
Chirk's early teams were formed mainly from employees from both Chirk Castle and Black Park Colliery. Chirk played friendly fixtures against other local teams and it was not until October 1877 that Chirk competed in a competitive fixture, although archive information from the Football Association suggests that the club entered the 1885–86 FA Cup, losing in the first round to Burslem Port Vale 3–0.
They won the Welsh Cup five times in the 19th century and were runners-up once.
Chirk won the Combination in the 1899–1900 season.
Albert Lockley, the Welsh international forward who played for Chirk in the late 19th century, was the great-grandfather of actor Ralf Little.
Billy Meredith started his football career at the club before playing for Manchester City and Manchester United.
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