Shrewsbury Castle Blues F.C. was a

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club based in Shrewbury, England. The club are recorded as playing their home games at the Racecourse at Monkmoor.

History

Castle Blues were formed around 1877 by

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old boys, and initially played at Sutton Lane. In 1881 the Shrewsbury Engineers were amalgamated into the club. The club entered the

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in 1881–82, and again in 1884–85, and 1885–86. The club were a very rough team and were forced to disband by the Birmingham FA in April 1886. The club ceased to exist in that month and was absorbed into Shrewsbury Town when they were reformed in May 1886. On 27 September 1884, a match versus

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was abandoned 1-1 after all the match balls were burst possibly on purpose by the home team players and home supporters.

Cup History

Honours

Cups

*Shropshire Senior Cup :''Winners (1):'' 1885 :''Runner Up (2):'' 1883, 1884

Notable players

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- 1880 FA Cup winner with

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References

{{Shrewsbury Town F.C. Sport in Shrewsbury Defunct football clubs in Shropshire * Defunct football clubs in England Association football clubs disestablished in 1886 Association football clubs established in 1877 1877 establishments in England