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Brierfield Swifts F.C.

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Brierfield Swifts F.C.
Full nameBrierfield Swifts Football Club
Founded1907
Dissolved1910

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.

FA Cup results

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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

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  1. ^ "Darwen FA Cup history". Darwen FC. Retrieved 3 August 2010.
  2. ^ Dykes, Garth (2009). Nelson FC in the Football League. Nottingham: SoccerData. p. 85. ISBN 978-1-905891-29-0.
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