Dresden United Football Club was a
football
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club based in the
Dresden
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area of
Stoke-on-Trent
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who were active at the end of the nineteenth century.
History
In 1892, the club were elected to
the Combination
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, where they spent three seasons finishing seventh, fifth and fourth respectively.
In 1895, they left the Combination and took up a place in the
Midland League
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. In their two seasons in the Midland League, the club managed finishes in eleventh and tenth place (out of fifteen).
In 1897, Dresden returned to the Combination but were unable to complete the season, with their record being expunged.
Several players from Dresden joined the local
Football League
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clubs,
Port Vale
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or
Stoke
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, including
Jack Farrell
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who left Dresden to join Stoke in 1894. He later played for
Southampton
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, appearing in the
1900 FA Cup Final.
Joe Turner started his career at Dresden before joining Southampton in 1895; he appeared in the
1902 FA Cup Final and also played for
Everton.
References
External links
Details on Football Club History Database
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Defunct football clubs in England
Association football clubs disestablished in 1897
Sport in Stoke-on-Trent
Defunct football clubs in Staffordshire
1897 disestablishments in England
Association football clubs established in the 19th century