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Birch F.C. was an English
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and
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club from
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, founded in around 1870 as a club playing originally just the association code.


History

By 1878, the club mostly played rugby only, but in April 1878 played a friendly against Queen's Park because ''"it has lately been practising the dribbling as well as the Rugby game''", due to a former Queen's Park player (James Strang) joining the club. The club entered the
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the next season, but scratched when drawn at home to
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. In October 1878, the association part of the club broke away to form Manchester Wanderers while the Birch club joined the
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. In 1881 Birch was a founder member of the
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. The club ceased to exist in the 1890s.


Ground

The club played at the Longsight Cricket Ground.


Notable players

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, the first
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manager, guested for the team against Queen's Park.


References

Defunct football clubs in England Defunct football clubs in Lancashire Defunct football clubs in Greater Manchester Association football clubs established in the 1870s Association football clubs disestablished in the 1890s {{England-footyclub-defunct-stub