Tournament details | |
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Country | Wales |
Final positions | |
Champions | Druids |
Runner-up | Ruthin |
Civil Service (Wrexham) | 1 – 1 | Gwersyllt Foresters | Gwersyllt Park Wrexham |
Newtown White Star | 3 – 0 | Dollgelau |
Aberystwyth | 1 – 0 | Oswestry |
Ruthin | 4 – 0 | Llangollen |
Source: Welsh Football Data Archive [1]
Wrexham | 1 – 0 | Northwich Victoria |
Source: Welsh Football Data Archive
22 November 1879 | Civil Service (Wrexham) | 1 – 2 | Gwersyllt Foresters | Rhosddu Recreation Ground, Wrexham |
Referee: Edwin Cross |
Source: Welsh Football Data Archive
Oswestry receive a bye to the next round
Mold scratch to Druids
23rd Royal Welch Fusiliers scratch to Rhyl
Rhyl | 1 – 1 | Aberystwyth |
Source: Welsh Football Data Archive
Aberystwyth | 0 – 0 | Rhyl |
Source: Welsh Football Data Archive
Rhyl | 0 – 3 | Aberystwyth |
Source: Welsh Football Data Archive
10 January 1880 | Druids | 6 – 0 | Aberystwyth | Dolgellau |
1:30 | Referee: Mr Owen, Dolgellau |
17 January 1880 | Newtown Excelsior | 1 – 1 | Ruthin | Racecourse Ground, Wrexham |
2:35 | Referee: Mr H Hainshaw, Wrexham |
Source: Welsh Football Data Archive
Newtown Excelsior | 2 – 4 | Ruthin |
Source: Welsh Football Data Archive
Newtown White Star receive bye to semi final
21 February 1880 | Druids | 3 – 1 | Newtown White Star | The Cricket Field Oswestry |
3:55 | Referee: Mr H Dobbs, Oswestry |
Source: Welsh Football Data Archive [2]
Druids | 2 – 1 | Ruthin |
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Vaughan, John Jones | Goodwin |
Druids | Ruthin |
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