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'''Whitwick White Cross F.C.''' was an [[England|English]] [[association football|football]] club.
'''Whitwick White Cross F.C.''' was an [[England|English]] [[association football|football]] club from [[Whitwick]] in [[Leicestershire]].


==History==
==History==
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The club joined [[Midland League (1889)|Midland League]] in 1901 after a year in the Leciestershire League. They spent three years in the Midland League before resigning.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://fchd.info/WHITWIWC.HTM|title=Whitwick White Cross|publisher=Football Club History Database|accessdate=2015-10-02}}</ref> The club rejoined the Leicestershire League in 1934 but folded in 1948.


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The first records for the club are from the 1896–97 season, in which it won its first 14 matches.<ref>{{cite journal |title=Whitwick White Cross v Coleorton Beaumont |journal=Coalville Times |date=19 March 1897 |page=8}}</ref> The club joined the Leicestershire FA in 1897<ref>{{cite journal |title=Leicestershire Football Association |journal=Leicester Journal |date=30 July 1897 |page=4}}</ref> and the [[Midland League (1889)|Midland League]] in 1901, after a year in the Leicestershire League. It spent three years in the Midland League before resigning.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://fchd.info/WHITWIWC.HTM|title=Whitwick White Cross|publisher=Football Club History Database|accessdate=2015-10-02}}</ref> The club rejoined the Leicestershire League in 1934 but folded in 1948.
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While in the Midland League, they also competed in the [[FA Cup]], reaching the 4th Qualifying Round in 1903.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://wildstat.com/p/1/club/ENG_Whitwick_White_Cross_FC|title=Whitwick White Cross|publisher=Wildstat|accessdate=2015-10-02}}</ref>

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While in the Midland League, they also competed in the [[FA Cup]], reaching the 4th Qualifying Round in [[1903-04 FA Cup qualifying rounds|1903–04]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://wildstat.com/p/1/club/ENG_Whitwick_White_Cross_FC|title=Whitwick White Cross|publisher=Wildstat|accessdate=2015-10-02}}</ref> Its most successful competition was the Coalville & District Charity Cup, which it won in 1900–01, 1901–02, and 1934–35,<ref>{{cite journal |title=Quest to retrace history |journal=Burton Daily Mail |date=16 December 1995 |page=2}}</ref> and it also won the [[Leicestershire and Rutland Senior Cup]] in 1901–02 and 1902–03.

The club is last noted as playing in the 1952–53 season.<ref>{{cite journal |title=Coalville League club fined |journal=Leicester Daily Mercury |date=21 April 1953 |page=16}}</ref>

==Colours==

The club originally wore red shirts with a white cross,<ref>{{cite journal |title=Answers to correspondents |journal=Athletic News |date=28 October 1901 |page=4}}</ref> with an alternate jersey in khaki with the same white cross.<ref>{{cite journal |title=Answers to correspondents |journal=Athletic News |date=1 February 1904 |page=4}}</ref> By 1910 at the latest the club wore black jerseys (with a change of white),<ref>{{cite journal |title=The ground difficulty |journal=Melton Mowbray Mercury and Oakham and Uppingham News |date=18 August 1910 |page=4}}</ref> with celebratory [[Rock (confectionery)|rock]] made in black and white to celebrate successes.<ref>{{cite journal |title=The Charnwood of yesterday |journal=Loughborough Echo |date=3 March 1950 |page=7}}</ref> The club adopted a "striking" new design in 1936 of black jerseys with a "huge" white Maltese cross, and black shorts with broad white side-stripes.<ref>{{cite journal |title=Leicestershire League |journal=Burton Observer and Chronicle |date=10 September 1936 |page=11}}</ref>

==Ground==

The club played at the Vicarage Ground in Whitwick.<ref>{{cite journal |title=Whitwick White Cross v Coleorton Beaumont |journal=Coalville Times |date=19 March 1897 |page=8}}</ref><ref>{{cite journal |title=Loughborough Brush's fine feat |journal=Leicester Evening Mail |date=28 October 1940 |page=11}}</ref>


==Former players==
==Former players==
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2. Players with full international caps.<br>
2. Players with full international caps.<br>
3. Players that hold a club record or have captained the club.
3. Players that hold a club record or have captained the club.
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*{{flagicon|England}} [[Harry Parker (footballer)|Harry Parker]]
*{{flagicon|England}} [[George Richards (footballer, born 1880)|George Richards]]
*{{flagicon|England}} [[Jack Sheffield (footballer)|Jack Sheffield]]
*{{flagicon|England}} [[Jack Sheffield (footballer)|Jack Sheffield]]
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*{{flagicon|Scotland}} [[Jock Scott (footballer)|Jock Scott]]


==References==
==References==
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[[Category:Defunct football clubs in England]]
[[Category:Defunct football clubs in England]]
[[Category:Defunct football clubs in Leicestershire]]
[[Category:Midland Football League (1889)]]
[[Category:Association football clubs established in 1896]]
[[Category:Association football clubs disestablished in 1953]]
[[Category:1896 establishments in England]]
[[Category:1953 disestablishments in England]]

Latest revision as of 23:08, 22 April 2024

Whitwick White Cross
Cross of the Knights Hospitaller
Full nameWhitwick White Cross Football Club
Nickname(s)the Black and Whites[1]
Founded1896
Dissolved1953
GroundVicarage Ground

Whitwick White Cross F.C. was an English football club from Whitwick in Leicestershire.

History

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The first records for the club are from the 1896–97 season, in which it won its first 14 matches.[2] The club joined the Leicestershire FA in 1897[3] and the Midland League in 1901, after a year in the Leicestershire League. It spent three years in the Midland League before resigning.[4] The club rejoined the Leicestershire League in 1934 but folded in 1948.

While in the Midland League, they also competed in the FA Cup, reaching the 4th Qualifying Round in 1903–04.[5] Its most successful competition was the Coalville & District Charity Cup, which it won in 1900–01, 1901–02, and 1934–35,[6] and it also won the Leicestershire and Rutland Senior Cup in 1901–02 and 1902–03.

The club is last noted as playing in the 1952–53 season.[7]

Colours

[edit]

The club originally wore red shirts with a white cross,[8] with an alternate jersey in khaki with the same white cross.[9] By 1910 at the latest the club wore black jerseys (with a change of white),[10] with celebratory rock made in black and white to celebrate successes.[11] The club adopted a "striking" new design in 1936 of black jerseys with a "huge" white Maltese cross, and black shorts with broad white side-stripes.[12]

Ground

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The club played at the Vicarage Ground in Whitwick.[13][14]

Former players

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1. Players that have played/managed in the Football League or any foreign equivalent to this level (i.e. fully professional league).
2. Players with full international caps.
3. Players that hold a club record or have captained the club.

References

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  1. ^ "The Charnwood of yesterday". Loughborough Echo: 7. 3 March 1950.
  2. ^ "Whitwick White Cross v Coleorton Beaumont". Coalville Times: 8. 19 March 1897.
  3. ^ "Leicestershire Football Association". Leicester Journal: 4. 30 July 1897.
  4. ^ "Whitwick White Cross". Football Club History Database. Retrieved 2 October 2015.
  5. ^ "Whitwick White Cross". Wildstat. Retrieved 2 October 2015.
  6. ^ "Quest to retrace history". Burton Daily Mail: 2. 16 December 1995.
  7. ^ "Coalville League club fined". Leicester Daily Mercury: 16. 21 April 1953.
  8. ^ "Answers to correspondents". Athletic News: 4. 28 October 1901.
  9. ^ "Answers to correspondents". Athletic News: 4. 1 February 1904.
  10. ^ "The ground difficulty". Melton Mowbray Mercury and Oakham and Uppingham News: 4. 18 August 1910.
  11. ^ "The Charnwood of yesterday". Loughborough Echo: 7. 3 March 1950.
  12. ^ "Leicestershire League". Burton Observer and Chronicle: 11. 10 September 1936.
  13. ^ "Whitwick White Cross v Coleorton Beaumont". Coalville Times: 8. 19 March 1897.
  14. ^ "Loughborough Brush's fine feat". Leicester Evening Mail: 11. 28 October 1940.
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