1995 Welsh Cup final

1995 Football Association of Wales Challenge Cup Final
Event	1994–95 Welsh Cup
Date	21 May 1995
Venue	Cardiff Arms Park, Cardiff
Referee	V.J. Reed (Aberdare)
Attendance	11,200
	← 1994 1996 →

Last updated August 12, 2025

The 1995 Welsh Cup Final, was the 108th in the competition. It was contested by Wrexham and Cardiff City at the Cardiff Arms Park, Cardiff.^[1]

Route to the Final

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Wrexham

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Round	Opposition	Score	Location
3rd	Newtown	1–1	Latham Park, Newtown
3rd	Newtown	2–0	The Racecourse, Wrexham
4th	Connahs Quay Nomads	4–0	The Racecourse, Wrexham
5th	Bangor City	2–2	Farrar Road, Bangor
5th	Bangor City	1–0	The Racecourse, Wrexham
SF	Merthyr Tydfil	3–1	The Racecourse, Wrexham
SF	Merthyr Tydfil	1–0	Penydarren Park, Merthyr

Cardiff City

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Round	Opposition	Score	Location
3rd	Ebbw Vale	1–1	Eugene Cross, Ebbw Vale
3rd	Ebbw Vale	7–1	Ninian Park, Cardiff
4th	Risca United	4–0	Ninian Park, Cardiff
5th	Llandudno	1–0	Maesdu Park, Llandudno
SF	Swansea City	1–0	The Vetch, Swansea
SF	Swansea City	0–0	Ninian Park, Cardiff

Final

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21 May 1995
15:00

Wrexham	2 – 1	Cardiff City
Gary Bennett 19' (pen.) Gary Bennett 26'		Carl Dale 78'

Cardiff Arms Park, Cardiff

Attendance: 11,200

Referee: V.J. Reed (Aberdare)

Wrexham

Cardiff City


GK	1	Andy Marriott
RB		Deryn Brace
CB		Barry Jones
CB		Barry Hunter
LB	3	Phil Hardy (c)
RM		Kieron Durkin
CM		Gareth Owen
CM		Bryan Hughes
LM	9	Karl Connolly
CF	10	Stephen Morris	84'
CF	7	Gary Bennett
Substitutes:
GK	13	Mark Cartwright
CM	12	Wayne Phillips
CF	14	Steve Watkin	84'
Manager:
Brian Flynn


GK	1	Scott Williams
RB		Derek Brazil
CB		Jason Perry
CB		Lee Baddeley
LB		Damon Searle
RM		Cohen Griffith
CM		Nathan Wigg
CM		Nick Richardson
LM		Paul Millar	84'
CF		Carl Dale
CF		Tony Bird	77'
Substitutes:
GK		Pat Mountain
CM		Charlie Oatway	84'
CF		Scott Young	77'
Manager:
Eddie May

Assistant referees:

References

1 2 "The finals". www.welshsoccerarchive.co.uk. Archived from the original on 22 December 2017. Retrieved 22 December 2017.
1 2 "Year-by-year". www.welshsoccerarchive.co.uk. Archived from the original on 22 December 2017. Retrieved 22 December 2017.
↑ "1994/95 Welsh Cup". Wrexham Football Programme Archive. Archived from the original on 2017-12-22. Retrieved 2017-12-22.
↑ SuperClyde1998 (2012-02-12), Cardiff City 1–2 Wrexham – Welsh Cup Final 1995, archived from the original on 2017-12-22, retrieved 2017-12-22{{citation}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)

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[welshsoccerarchive.co.uk-1] 1 2 "The finals". www.welshsoccerarchive.co.uk. Archived from the original on 22 December 2017. Retrieved 22 December 2017.

[:0-2] 1 2 "Year-by-year". www.welshsoccerarchive.co.uk. Archived from the original on 22 December 2017. Retrieved 22 December 2017.

[3] "1994/95 Welsh Cup". Wrexham Football Programme Archive. Archived from the original on 2017-12-22. Retrieved 2017-12-22.

[4] SuperClyde1998 (2012-02-12), Cardiff City 1–2 Wrexham – Welsh Cup Final 1995, archived from the original on 2017-12-22, retrieved 2017-12-22{{citation}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)

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