The club was founded on Thursday 25 September 1873 during a meeting at Ruabon National School. During the meeting Eban Edwards was selected as captain, and J.E. Davies as treasurer. Also present at the meeting was
Llewelyn Kenrick, later of
Druids FC and founder of the
Football Association of Wales. The club played its first match on Saturday 4 October at Vicarage Fields, an internal match between Edwards and Davies teams. The club played in the inaugural
Welsh Cup competition, losing 1–0 against
Newtown White Stars in the first round. The following season, the club contested the Welsh Cup again, going out in the first round again after losing 1–0 against
Chirk. ==Cup history==