 Ruabon Volunteers were also known as the 2nd Denbighshire Volunteers so were actually a Military team.In September 1873 the club was still known as Ruabon Rovers as evidenced in the annual meeting of the club, where a number of influential people, later associated with Druids were present and held key roles, such as David and George Thomson..The issue of the clubs foundation is further muddied when Llewelyn Kenrick was present at the founding of a football club in Ruabon in September 1873.