1879 Welsh Cup final

1879 Football Association of Wales Challenge Cup final
Event	1878–79 Welsh Cup
Date	29 March 1879
Venue	Cricket Field, Oswestry
Referee	A.E. Daniel (Birmingham)
Attendance	2,500
	← 1878 1880 →

Last updated January 03, 2026

The 1879 Welsh Cup final, was the second in the competition. It was contested by Newtown White Star and Wrexham at the Cricket Field, Oswestry.

Route to the Final

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Newtown White Star


Round	Opposition	Score	Location
1st	All Saints (A)	2–0	Shrewsbury
2nd	Llangollen (A)	1–0	Llangollen
3rd	Bangor (N)	2–2	Wrexham
3rd	Bangor (N)	A–A^[2]	Chester
SF	Newtown (N)	1–1	Oswestry
SF	Newtown (A)	3–1	Newtown

Wrexham


Round	Opposition	Score	Location
1st	Corwen (A)	2-0	Corwen
2nd	Friars School (A)	3-1	School Ground, Bangor
3rd	Bye
SF	Oswestry United	2-0^[3]	Salisbury Park, Wrexham

Final

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29 March 1879
16:00

Newtown White Star	1 – 0	Wrexham
E Rees 60'

Cricket Field, Oswestry

Attendance: 2,500

Referee: A E Daniel (Birmingham)

Newtown White Star

Wrexham


GK		George Montford
FB		James Davies
FB		T. Jones
HB		E.H. Morgan
HB		T. Pryce
RW		George Woosnam
RW		W. Andrew
LW		S. Davies
LW		D. Rees
CF		E. Gittins (c)
CF		George Thomas


GK		J. Davies
FB		Charles Murless (c)
FB		T.W. Davies
HB		F. Owen
HB		Charles Edwards
HB		Edwin Alfred Cross
RW		Thomas Boden
RW		James Lloyd
LW		Henry Loxham
LW		E. Evans
CF		John Price

Assistant referees:

Mr J.P. Davies (Corwen)
Mr R. Hamer (Oswestry)

References

↑ "Year-by-year". www.welshsoccerarchive.co.uk. Retrieved 2017-12-20.
↑ Match abandoned after 30 minutes with White Stars 3–1 up, after the match broke out into a brawl, featuring the Bangor umpire. Bangor scratched rather than show up to another replay.
↑ "Welsh Newspapers Online WELSH- CHALLENGE CUP.|1879-02-01|Wrexham Guardian - Welsh Newspapers Online". newspapers.library.wales. Retrieved 2017-12-20.
↑ "FOOTBALL.|1879-04-04|Llangollen Advertiser Denbighshire Merionethshire and North Wales Journal - Welsh Newspapers". newspapers.library.wales. Retrieved 2 June 2021.
↑ "FOOTBALL.I|1879-04-04|The Cambrian News and Merionethshire Standard - Welsh Newspapers". newspapers.library.wales. Retrieved 2 June 2021.
↑ "; THE WELSH CHALLENGE GUP. j THE 1-T.KAL TIE|1879-04-05|Wrexham Guardian - Welsh Newspapers". newspapers.library.wales. Retrieved 2 June 2021.

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[1] "Year-by-year". www.welshsoccerarchive.co.uk. Retrieved 2017-12-20.

[2] Match abandoned after 30 minutes with White Stars 3–1 up, after the match broke out into a brawl, featuring the Bangor umpire. Bangor scratched rather than show up to another replay.

[3] "Welsh Newspapers Online WELSH- CHALLENGE CUP.|1879-02-01|Wrexham Guardian - Welsh Newspapers Online". newspapers.library.wales. Retrieved 2017-12-20.

[4] "FOOTBALL.|1879-04-04|Llangollen Advertiser Denbighshire Merionethshire and North Wales Journal - Welsh Newspapers". newspapers.library.wales. Retrieved 2 June 2021.

[5] "FOOTBALL.I|1879-04-04|The Cambrian News and Merionethshire Standard - Welsh Newspapers". newspapers.library.wales. Retrieved 2 June 2021.

[6] "; THE WELSH CHALLENGE GUP. j THE 1-T.KAL TIE|1879-04-05|Wrexham Guardian - Welsh Newspapers". newspapers.library.wales. Retrieved 2 June 2021.

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