1883 Welsh Cup final

1883 Football Association of Wales Challenge Cup final
Event	1882–83 Welsh Cup
Date	21 April 1883
Venue	The Racecourse, Wrexham
Referee	W.H. Holt (Shrewsbury)
Attendance	2,000
	← 1882 1884 →

Last updated January 03, 2026

The 1883 Welsh Cup final, was the sixth in the competition. It was contested by Wrexham and Druids at The Racecourse, Wrexham.^[1]

Route to the final

Wrexham

Druids

Final

21 April 1883
15:30

Wrexham	1 – 0	Druids
W Roberts75'

Racecourse Ground, Wrexham

Attendance: 2,000

Referee: Mr W.H. Holt (Shrewsbury)

Wrexham

Druids^[2]


GK		James Trainer
FB		George Thomas
FB		Walter Davies
HB		Tom Burke
HB		E. Griffiths
HB		Henry Edwards
RW		Robert Davies
RW		W. Roberts
LW		J. Davies
LW		J. Jones
CF		M. Davies


GK		Harry Adams
FB		Jack Powell (c)
FB		A. Powell
HB		Robert Roberts
HB		William Williams
HB		J. Bowen
RW		James Lloyd
RW		Jack Doughty
LW		John Vaughan
LW		A. Jones
CF		Charles Ketley

Assistant referees:

Mr T.H. Bancroft (Wrexham)
Mr E.S. Roberts (Llantysilio)

^[3]

References

↑ "WELSH CUP FINAL 1882/83". www.welshsoccerarchive.co.uk. Archived from the original on 2020-06-25. Retrieved 2020-06-25.
↑ Alcock, Charles (1882). Football Annual. Cricket Press. p. 205.
↑ "Welsh Newspapers Online IFootball. /". newspapers.library.wales. Retrieved 2017-12-21.

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[1] "WELSH CUP FINAL 1882/83". www.welshsoccerarchive.co.uk. Archived from the original on 2020-06-25. Retrieved 2020-06-25.

[2] Alcock, Charles (1882). Football Annual. Cricket Press. p. 205.

[3] "Welsh Newspapers Online IFootball. /". newspapers.library.wales. Retrieved 2017-12-21.

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