We are thrilled to reveal our new crest to our fans, and our new look for this new era of Wexford Football Club.
Our new crest incorporates all that makes our club and home county great.
The club crest features three pikes, which nod to the 1798 Rebellion, and combine to form a W.
Our new colour scheme of purple and gold harks back to the great sporting patrons of the 17th and 18th centuries, such as the Colcloughs of Tintern Abbey, the Carews of Castleboro and the Devereuxes of Carrigmannon.
Tradition has it that in the early 1700s, the great sporting patron Sir Caesar Colclough brought a team of Wexford men to Cornwall where another landlord had a team of hurlers. The Wexford men were accorded a royal reception. The Cornishmen looked with contempt on their Slaneyside opponents as they stripped. But, Sir Caesar gave his men a glass of whiskey apiece and told them to tie yellow kerchiefs around their middles so that they would easily recognize each other on the field. The Wexford men were victorious, winning a large wager to bring home to Wexford.
The famous purple and gold remains synonymous with County Wexford to this day!
