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'''Montrose Works F.C.''' was an English [[association football]] club based in [[Sheffield]], [[South Yorkshire]].
==History==
Montrose Works F.C. was the works football team of William Lee & Sons Limited who were malleable iron founders and machinists, manufacturing parts principally for the agricultural industry at their Montrose Works factory in Harwood Street, Sheffield, just a few yards away from the [[Bramall Lane]] ground of [[Sheffield United]].
The business was originally established in 1860 and there was a Montrose Works cricket team by 1885. The football club was formed in 1888 but had some difficulty in finding a home ground until securing a lease on a field formerly used by Caledonian F.C. at the Olive Grove.
Montrose Works F.C. joined the [[Sheffield & District League]] in 1890 but finished bottom of the table and resigned at the end of the season as they were unable to find a ground for the 1891–92 season.
After being dormant for a few years, Montrose Works joined both the Hatchard Cup and the [[Sheffield & Hallamshire Minor Cup]] in 1895 by which time they were playing home games at [[Millhouses]]. The latter competition had two stages with the successful clubs from the first stage qualifying for the second stage. Montrose Works qualified for the second stage by finishing second in their section but then withdrew from the competition.
In 1896–97, Montrose Works won their division of the Hatchard Cup and reached the final played at [[Woodhouse, South Yorkshire]] where they lost 3–0 to Kimberworth.
In 1897–98, Montrose Works won the Hatchard Cup, beating Eastwood Mission 6–1 in the final at [[Carbrook, Sheffield|Carbrook]].
In 1898, the club opened a new ground at Norton where there was a stand that could accommodate 300 people and there were dressing rooms for both the players and match officials.
In 1899–1900, Montrose Works moved up to the Sheffield Association League and finished 4th out of 9 in Division Two and then 10th out of 15 in the single division in 1900–01.
Montrose Works entered the F.A. Cup in both 1899-1900 and 1900-01 but were eliminated in their opening tie in both seasons.
In 1901, William Lee & Sons moved their business from Sheffield to Dronfield and Montrose Works F.C. closed down.
===League and cup history===
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!colspan="2"|'''Mexborough West End League and Cup history<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.thefa.com/competitions/facompetitions/thefacup/archive|title = The website for the English football association, the Emirates FA Cup and the England football team}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://wildstat.com/p/1/club/ENG_Montrose_Works_FC|title = Club Montrose Works, England}}</ref>'''
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! Season !!  [[FA Cup]]
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| 1899–1900 || [[1899–1900 FA Cup qualifying rounds#Preliminary round|Preliminary round]]
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| 1900–01 || [[1900–01 FA Cup qualifying rounds#1st qualifying round|1st qualifying round]]
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==Records==
Hatchard Cup winners 1897–98.
==References==
{{Reflist}}
[[Category:Defunct football clubs in England]]
[[Category:Defunct football clubs in South Yorkshire]]
[[Category:Hatchard League]]
[[Category:Sheffield Association League]]
[[Category:Sheffield & District Football League]]
[[Category:Works association football teams in England]]
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