The club was formed by Mr L Bebbington as some point in 1883. It entered the
FA Cup for the first time in
1887–88, which was the last year before the introduction of qualifying rounds. The club was drawn to visit
Chirk in the first round, and Cross gave the Saints the lead, but Chirk came back to win 4–1. It also entered the
Welsh Cup in
1887–88 and
1888–89, losing both of its ties; it did get through to the second round in 1888–89 after Crewe Athletic scratched from its first round tie on turning up at Chester, so the tie was played as a friendly, the Saints winning 5–1. A Special General Meeting in July 1887 lists the club captain as John Thompson, with vice captain Tom Pixton, and Mr Bennion as reserve captain. Prior to this John Boardman had been captain for two seasons. In 1889
Francis Jayne the
Bishop of Chester became patron of the club and contributed towards it financially, but on the basis that the club would fight against the evils of professionalism. Its best run in the qualifying rounds came in
1889–90, losing 3–0 against
Chester FC in the third. Its stance against professionalism proved disastrous as, without attractive opponents, the club ran out of money, and was dissolved on 26 January 1892 due to financial difficulties. The St Oswalds name was revived in June 1898 when Chester P.S.A. changed their name. ==Colours==