1896–97 Welsh Amateur Cup

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1896-97 Welsh Amateur Cup
Tournament details
CountryWales
Defending championsQueensferry Ironopolis
Final positions
ChampionsEngland Coppenhall
Runner-upRhos Eagle Wanderers

The 1896–97 Welsh Amateur Cup was the seventh season of the

1926 FA Cup Final referee) and Joe Foster (later of Stockport County).[1]

First round

Home team Result Away team Remarks
St Asaph Athletic 4-3 Penmaenmawr Swifts
Bangor Reserve 5-1 Carnarvon Ironopolis Reserves
Llandudno Swifts Reserves 6-4[2] Flint Swifts
Gresford 1-4 Brymbo Institute Reserves
Mold Red Stars 1-3[2] England Coppenhall
Buckley Town Reserves 1-5 Buckley Victoria
Stansty Villa 4-3 Westminster Rovers Reserve
Ruabon Albion 4-1 England Ellesmere Rangers
Rhos Reserve Adwy United
Rhosnessney 0-3 Erddig Albion
Chirk Reserve 1-2 Druids Reserve
Rhos Eagle Wanderers 4-1 Wrexham St. Mary's
Rhostyllen Victoria Reserve 0-3 Wrexham Old Boys
England Shrewsbury Athletic 2-4 England Dawley Town
Llanidloes Reserve 1-1[3] Newtown Royal Welsh Warehouse
Newtown Excelsior England Oswestry Reserve
Newtown Half Holiday Welshpool Reserve Went to a Replay.
Welshpool Reserve 2-1 Newtown Half Holiday Replay

[4]

Second round

Home team Result Away team Remarks
Llandudno Swifts Reserves 3-1[5] Penmaenmawr Swifts
Bangor Reserve Bye
Stansty Villa 4-2[6] Buckley Victoria
England Coppenhall 5-0 Brymbo Institute Reserves
Rhos Eagle Wanderers 5-1 Wrexham Old Boys
Druids Reserve 0-4 Erddig Albion
Adwy United 1-1 Ruabon Albion Ruabon Albion won replay 3–2.[7]
England Oswestry Reserve 3-0[6] Newtown Royal Welsh Warehouse
Welshpool Reserve 1-5 England Shrewsbury Athletic

[8]

Third round

Home team Result Away team Remarks
Llandudno Swifts Reserves 5-1[9] Bangor Reserves
England Oswestry Reserve 3-1[10] England Shrewsbury Athletic
Ruabon Albion Bye
Rhos Eagle Wanderers Erddig Albion
Stansty Villa 2-6[11] England Coppenhall
Incomplete

Fourth round

Home team Result Away team Remarks
Rhos Eagle Wanderers Ruabon Albion
Llandudno Swifts Reserves Bye
England Oswestry Reserve Bye
England Coppenhall Bye

[12]

Semi-final

Result Venue
England Coppenhall 2-1[13] England Oswestry Reserve Wynnstay Park, Ruabon
Llandudno Swifts Reserves 0-7[14] Rhos Eagle Wanderers Queensferry

Final

Winner Result Runner-up Venue
England Coppenhall 3-2 Rhos Eagle Wanderers Buckley

[15]

References

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  4. ^ "WELSH JUNIOR CUP". The Montgomery County Times and Shropshire and Mid-Wales Advertiser. 1896-10-10. Retrieved 2017-02-24 – via Welsh Newspapers Online.
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  7. ^ "FOOTBALL". Carnarvon and Denbigh Herald and North and South Wales Independent. 1897-01-01. Retrieved 2017-02-24 – via Welsh Newspapers Online.
  8. ^ Wrexham Advertiser. 28 November 1896 http://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000496/18961128/052/0008 – via British Newspaper Archive. {{cite news}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
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  10. ^ "FOOTBALL NOTES". The Montgomery County Times and Shropshire and Mid-Wales Advertiser. 1897-01-23. Retrieved 2017-02-24 – via Welsh Newspapers Online.
  11. ^ "Football". Flintshire Observer Mining Journal and General Advertiser for the Counties of Flint Denbigh. 1897-01-14. Retrieved 2017-02-24 – via Welsh Newspapers Online.
  12. ^ Liverpool Mercury. 15 January 1897 http://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000081/18970115/036/0007?_=1487961493077 – via British Newspaper Archive. {{cite news}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  13. ^ "FOOTBALL NOTES". The Montgomery County Times and Shropshire and Mid-Wales Advertiser. 1897-03-13. Retrieved 2017-02-24 – via Welsh Newspapers Online.
  14. ^ "FOOTBALL". Carnarvon and Denbigh Herald and North and South Wales Independent. 1897-03-12. Retrieved 2017-02-24 – via Welsh Newspapers Online.
  15. ^ "Football". Flintshire Observer Mining Journal and General Advertiser for the Counties of Flint Denbigh. 1897-04-22. Retrieved 2017-02-24 – via Welsh Newspapers Online.