Brierfield Swifts Football Club was an English association football club based in Brierfield, Lancashire. The team entered the FA Cup, the major English cup competition, for the first time in the 1907–08 but were knocked out in the preliminary round, losing 1–7 away at Rossendale United. In the next two years, Brierfield were beaten at the same stage by Darwen and Nelson.[1][2] The team's furthest progression in the tournament occurred during their last entry into the Cup in 1910–11, when they defeated Padiham before losing to Haslingden in the first qualifying round.
| Full name | Brierfield Swifts Football Club |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1907 |
| Dissolved | 1910 |
FA Cup results
edit| Date | Round | Opponents | H/A | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21 September 1907 | Preliminary Round | Rossendale United | Away | 1–7 |
| 19 September 1908 | Preliminary Round | Darwen | Away | 1–4 |
| 18 September 1909 | Preliminary Round | Nelson | Home | 2–3 |
| 17 September 1910 | Preliminary Round | Padiham | Home | 2–1 |
| 1 October 1910 | First Qualifying Round | Haslingden | Home | 1–5 |
References
edit- ^ "Darwen FA Cup history". Darwen FC. Retrieved 3 August 2010.
- ^ Dykes, Garth (2009). Nelson FC in the Football League. Nottingham: SoccerData. p. 85. ISBN 978-1-905891-29-0.
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