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'''Rhosddu Recreation Ground''' was a football ground in Wrexham, Wales. It was first mentioned in the local press in September 1879 as the New Recreation Ground, [[Rhosddu]], prior to a game between [[Civil Service (Wrexham) Cricket and Football Club|Civil Service (Wrexham)]] and [[Gwersyllt Foresters F.C.|Gwersyllt Foresters]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://hdl.handle.net/10107/3855179|title=Notitle - Wrexham Guardian|date=1879-09-13|accessdate=2022-08-31|publisher=William Garratt Jones & John Hamlyn}}</ref>
'''Rhosddu Recreation Ground''' was a football ground in Wrexham, Wales. It was first mentioned in the local press in September 1879 as the New Recreation Ground, [[Rhosddu]], prior to a game between [[Civil Service (Wrexham) Cricket and Football Club|Civil Service (Wrexham)]] and [[Gwersyllt Foresters F.C.|Gwersyllt Foresters]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://hdl.handle.net/10107/3855179|title=Notitle - Wrexham Guardian|date=1879-09-13|accessdate=2022-08-31|publisher=William Garratt Jones & John Hamlyn|hdl=10107/3855179 }}</ref>


It was the home ground of [[Wrexham F.C.|Wrexham]] between 1881 and 1883.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.wst.org.uk/www3/index.php/component/k2/itemlist/category/167-wrexham-afc|title=Wrexham AFC|website=www.wst.org.uk|language=en-gb|access-date=2017-10-04}}</ref> It hosted home games of Wrexham Civil Service, Wrexham Excelsior, Wrexham Albion and [[Wrexham Victoria F.C.|Wrexham Victoria]] to name a few.
It was the home ground of [[Wrexham F.C.|Wrexham]] between 1881 and 1883.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.wst.org.uk/www3/index.php/component/k2/itemlist/category/167-wrexham-afc|title=Wrexham AFC|website=www.wst.org.uk|language=en-gb|access-date=2017-10-04}}</ref> It hosted home games of Wrexham Civil Service, Wrexham Excelsior, Wrexham Albion and [[Wrexham Victoria F.C.|Wrexham Victoria]] to name a few.

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Rhosddu Recreation Ground
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LocationWrexham, Wales
Coordinates53°03′24″N 2°59′46″W / 53.0566°N 2.9960°W / 53.0566; -2.9960
SurfaceGrass
Opened1879
Closed1886
Tenants
Civil Service (Wrexham) (1879-1880)
Wrexham Excelsior (1880-1885)
Wrexham Crown (1883)
Wrexham (1881-1883)

Rhosddu Recreation Ground was a football ground in Wrexham, Wales. It was first mentioned in the local press in September 1879 as the New Recreation Ground, Rhosddu, prior to a game between Civil Service (Wrexham) and Gwersyllt Foresters.[1]

It was the home ground of Wrexham between 1881 and 1883.[2] It hosted home games of Wrexham Civil Service, Wrexham Excelsior, Wrexham Albion and Wrexham Victoria to name a few.

It was last used for football in 1885.[3]

References

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  1. ^ "Notitle - Wrexham Guardian". William Garratt Jones & John Hamlyn. 1879-09-13. hdl:10107/3855179. Retrieved 2022-08-31.
  2. ^ "Wrexham AFC". www.wst.org.uk. Retrieved 2017-10-04.
  3. ^ Wrexham and Denbighshire Advertiser and Cheshire Shropshire and North Wales Register. 3 October 1885. {{cite news}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)