1879–80 Welsh Cup

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1879–80 Welsh Cup
Tournament details
CountryWales
Final positions
Champions Druids
Runners-up Ruthin
  1878–79
1880–81  

First round

Wrexham 1 1 Northwich Victoria Racecourse Ground
Wrexham
Civil Service (Wrexham) 1 1 Gwersyllt Foresters Gwersyllt Park
Wrexham
Wrexham Albion 2 1 Wrexham Grosvenor Rhosddu Recreation Ground
Wrexham
Newtown White Star 3 0 Dolgellau
Corwen 7 3 Bala Bala
Newtown Excelsior 6 0 All Saints (Salop)
Aberystwyth 1 0 Oswestry
Ruthin 4 0 Llangollen

Source: Welsh Football Data Archive [1]

Replay

Source: Welsh Football Data Archive

Second replay

Source: Welsh Football Data Archive

Oswestry receive a bye to the next round
Mold scratch to Druids
23rd Royal Welch Fusiliers scratch to Rhyl

Contents

Second round

Rhyl 1 1 Aberystwyth
Newtown Excelsior 1 0 Wrexham Albion
13 December 1879 Wrexham 0 1 Druids The Racecourse, Wrexham
Referee: Mr Rees, Shrewsbury
Newtown White Star 2 0 Gwersyllt Foresters
Ruthin 3 0 Corwen

Source: Welsh Football Data Archive

Replay

Source: Welsh Football Data Archive

Second replay

Source: Welsh Football Data Archive

Third round

10 January 1880 Druids 6 0 Aberystwyth Dolgellau
1:30Referee: Mr Owen, Dolgellau
17 January 1880 Newtown Excelsior 1 1 Ruthin Racecourse Ground, Wrexham
2:35Referee: Mr H Hainshaw, Wrexham

Source: Welsh Football Data Archive

Replay

Source: Welsh Football Data Archive

Newtown White Star receive bye to semi final

Semi-final

21 February 1880 Druids 3 1 Newtown White Star The Cricket Field
Oswestry
3:55Referee: Mr H Dobbs, Oswestry

Source: Welsh Football Data Archive [2]

Ruthin receive bye to final

Final

Druids 2 1 Ruthin
Vaughan, John Jones Goodwin
Racecourse Ground, Wrexham
Attendance: 4,000
Referee: Mr Brooks (Wolverhampton)
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Druids
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Ruthin

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References

  1. "FOOTBALL ASSOCIATION OF WALES.|1879-11-01|Wrexham Guardian - Welsh Newspapers". Newspapers.library.wales. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
  2. "FOOTBALL.|1880-02-27|The Cambrian News and Merionethshire Standard - Welsh Newspapers". Newspapers.library.wales. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
  3. "Welsh Newspapers Online WELSH ASSOCIATION CHALLENGE CUP.|1880-03-19|The Cambrian News and Merionethshire Standard - Welsh Newspapers Online". newspapers.library.wales. Retrieved 2017-12-20.
  4. "Welsh Newspapers Online - - - - -..-FOOTBALL.|1880-03-20|The North Wales Chronicle and Advertiser for the Principality - Welsh Newspapers Online". newspapers.library.wales. Retrieved 2017-12-20.

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