1878–79 Welsh Cup
Tournament details | |
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Country | Wales |
Final positions | |
Champions | Wrexham |
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The 1878–79 Welsh Cup was the second season of the Welsh Cup. The cup was won by Newtown White Star who defeated Wrexham 1–0 in the final.
First round
19 October 1878 | Gwersyllt Foresters | 1 – 1 | Llanerchrugog | Stansty Park |
Report |
19 October 1878 | Llangollen | 8 – 1 | Mold |
26 October 1878 | Carnarvon Athletic | 0 – 1 | Bangor | Caernarvon |
15:00 |
26 October 1878 | Friars School | 1 – 0 | Rhyl | Maes-y-dre, Bangor |
15:00 |
Source: Welsh Football Data Archive
Replay
26 October 1878 | Llanerchrugog | 3 – 0 | Gwersyllt Foresters |
Source: Welsh Football Data Archive
Oswestry receive a bye to the next round
Second round
Chirk | 1 – 0 | Trinity Shrewsbury |
Source: Welsh Football Data Archive
Newtown receive bye into next round
Third round
Newtown White Star |
Source: Welsh Football Data Archive
Replay
Source: Welsh Football Data Archive
Wrexham receive bye
to next round
Semi-final
25 January 1879 | Wrexham | 2 – 0 | Oswestry | Salisbury Park, Wrexham |
14:50 | Report | Attendance: 1,500 Referee: T. B. Burnett, Ruabon |
Source: Welsh Football Data Archive
Replay
Source: Welsh Football Data Archive
Final
Wrexham | ||
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E Rees 60' |
Newtown White Star
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Wrexham
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References
- ^ "The Welsh Challenge Cup". Shrewsbury Chronicle: 5. 8 November 1878.
- The History of the Welsh Cup 1877-1993 by Ian Garland (1991) ISBN 1-872424-37-6
- Welsh Football Data Archive