Shrewsbury Engineers F.C.

[5] The club was the region's representative in the Birmingham Senior Cup in 1878–79, but lost at home to Wednesbury Strollers.

[6] At the end of 1878, the club experimented with hosting floodlit matches, the Monkmoor pitch being surrounded by 10' high canvas;[7] four Siemens lights were put up, although only two worked properly.

The final itself, against Newport, ended in a 1–1 draw, the Engineers protesting vainly against both the Newport goal (holding the match up for 9 minutes) and the eligibility of one of the players,[10] The replay also ended in a draw, the Engineers sitting back on an early Groom goal and conceding with 4 minutes remaining.

[14] The club however did not immediately get its hands on the trophy, as Mr Ward, the secretary of previous holders Newport, refused to hand it over until the Shropshire FA paid him the £10 which he had contributed to make up the shortfall between the Shropshire FA's contribution to its manufacture and the actual cost.

[32] Goalkeeper Robert McMillan and half-back William Bell were both Welsh internationals while at the Engineers, playing in Wales' unexpected 1–0 win over England in 1881.