Mexborough Athletic F.C. was an English association football club based in Mexborough, Doncaster, South Yorkshire.
History The club was formed as Mexborough Town in 1903, and was the second team to take the Mexborough name, the first having been wound up three years earlier.The Boro' Matchday Magazine – Mexborough Town AFC programme, 18 October 1986Sheffield Evening Telegraph, 18 March 1903
They spent their first season in the Sheffield Association League, winning the league title at the first attempt. The club joined the Midland League in 1905 and would remain in the competition for the rest of their existence.
The Midland League was suspended for the duration of the First World War, but Mexborough rejoined the competition when hostilities ended. The club won its only Midland League title in 1926, two years after changing their name to Mexborough Athletic.The Star Green Un, 23 August 1924 The following year they reached the first round of the FA Cup, losing to Chesterfield at Saltergate.
Athletic would struggle on in the lower echelons of the Midland League until 1936, when after finishing bottom of the table, they resigned from the competition and disbanded.The Boro' Matchday Magazine – Mexborough Town AFC programme, 18 October 1986
League and cup history Mexborough League and Cup historyFA Cup Archive The FASportsman Rovers WildStatMexborough Football Club History DatabaseMexborough Athletic Football Club History Database Season Division Position FA Cup 1903–04 Sheffield Association League 1st/14 3rd qualifying round 1904–05 Wharncliffe Charity Cup League 5th qualifying round 1905–06 Midland League 5th/18 2nd qualifying round 1906–07 Midland League 6th/20 - 1907–08 Midland League 17th/20 1st qualifying round 1908–09 Midland League 12th/20 4th qualifying round 1909–10 Midland League 20th/22 5th qualifying round 1910–11 Midland League 10th/20 2nd qualifying round 1911–12 Midland League 9th/19 3rd qualifying round 1912–13 Midland League 19th/20 Preliminary round 1913–14 Midland League 17th/18 Preliminary round 1914–15 Midland League 17th/20 1st qualifying round 1919–20 Midland League 5th/18 2nd qualifying round 1920–21 Midland League 17th/20 2nd qualifying round 1921–22 Midland League 6th/22 Preliminary round 1922–23 Midland League 18th/22 2nd qualifying round 1923–24 Midland League 4th/22 2nd qualifying round 1924–25 Midland League 8th/15 Preliminary round 1925–26 Midland League 1st/21 2nd qualifying round 1926–27 Midland League 5th/20 1st round 1927–28 Midland League 17th/23 Preliminary round 1928–29 Midland League 20th/26 3rd qualifying round 1929–30 Midland League 20th/26 3rd qualifying round 1930–31 Midland League 20th/24 2nd qualifying round 1931–32 Midland League 16th/24 1st qualifying round 1932–33 Midland League 21st/23 Preliminary round 1933–34 Midland League 16th/17 Preliminary round 1934–35 Midland League 15th/20 Preliminary round 1935–36 Midland League 21st/21 1st qualifying round
Colours
The club's colours were red (or scarlet) and blue, in stripes, with white shorts.
Honours
League Midland League Champions: 1925–26 Sheffield Association League Champions: 1903–04
Cup Sheffield & Hallamshire Senior Cup Winners: 1930–31, 1933–34 Runners-up: 1910–11, 1922–23
Records Best FA Cup performance: 1st round, 1927–28
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