1877–78_Welsh_Cup

1877–78 Welsh Cup

1877–78 Welsh Cup

Football tournament season

The 1877–78 Welsh Cup was the first season of the Welsh Cup. The cup was won by Wrexham who defeated Druids 1–0 in the final.

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The Wrexham side that won the first Welsh Cup in 1878

First round

13 October 1877[1] Newtown 1 – 1 Druids Racecourse, Newtown
14:30 Daniel Grey 87'
20 October 1877 Wrexham 3 – 1 Civil Service (Wrexham) Racecourse Ground, Wrexham
15:15
20 October 1877 Bangor 1 – 0 Carnarvon Athletic Maes-y-dre, Bangor
15:00
27 October 1877 Newtown White Star 1 – 0 Ruabon
3 November 1877 Oswestry 12 – 0 Chirk
Referee: W. H. Wimble
3 November 1877 Northwich Victoria 0 – 0 Gwersyllt Foresters Hill Field, Northwich
15:00 Attendance: 600
10 November 1877 Corwen 0 – 0 Bala
Swansea RFC w/o Aberystwyth Town
23rd Royal Welch Fusiliers w/o Llangollen

Source: Welsh Football Data Archive

Replay

27 October 1877 Druids 4 – 0 Newtown Plasmadoc Park
15:00
10 November 1877 Gwersyllt Foresters 4 – 1 Northwich Victoria Gwersyllt Park, Gwersyllt
14 November 1877 Corwen 0 – 0 Bala

Source: Welsh Football Data Archive

Second replay

17 November 1877 Corwen 1 – 0 Bala

Source: Welsh Football Data Archive

Llanerchrugog received a bye to the next round

Second round

15 December 1877 Corwen 0 – 7 Bangor
22 December 1877 Wrexham 1 – 1 Oswestry The Racecourse, Wrexham
14:45 Referee: Burgess, Wrexham

[2]

28 December 1877 Gwersyllt Foresters 2 – 1 Llangollen
5 January 1878 Druids 3 – 0 Llanerchrugog
Aberystwyth Town w/o Newtown White Star

Source: Welsh Football Data Archive

Replay

5 January 1878 Oswestry 0 – 2 Wrexham Cricket Field, Oswestry
C. Edwards , J. Price Referee: Mr. Burgess, Wrexham

[3]

Source: Welsh Football Data Archive

Third round

2 February 1878 Druids 1 – 1 Newtown White Star
14:30
9 February 1878 Gwersyllt Foresters 0 – 8 Wrexham Gwersyllt Park, Gwersyllt
15:15 J. Davies 24' Attendance: 500
Referee: Powys Jones

[4][5]

Source: Welsh Football Data Archive

Replay

9 February 1878 Newtown White Star 1 – 1 Druids Newtown
14:30

Source: Welsh Football Data Archive

Second replay

23 February 1878 Druids 3 – 0 Newtown White Star Racecourse Ground, Wrexham

Source: Welsh Football Data Archive

Bangor receive bye to next round

Semi-final

2 March 1878 Bangor 0 – 0 Druids Racecourse Ground, Wrexham

Source: Welsh Football Data Archive

Replay

9 March 1878[6] Bangor 0 – 1 (a.e.t.) Druids Rhyl
Dr Daniel Grey 115'

Source: Welsh Football Data Archive

Wrexham receive bye to next round

Final

Main article: 1878 Welsh Cup Final

The final of the inaugural Welsh Cup tournament was played at Acton Park, Wrexham on 30 March 1878 between Wrexham and Druids of Ruabon. The match was a cliffhanger, with no score until the Wrexham forwards charged the Druids' defenders to take the ball over the line to win the game in the final minute, with James Davies being credited with the goal.[7][8]

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Attendance: 1,500
Referee: J W Thomas (Stoke)
Wrexham
Druids

References

  1. [1]
    Wrexham Guardian, 20th October 1877
  2. [2]
    "i WELSH ASSOCIATION CUP. I|1878-01-12|Wrexham and Denbighshire Advertiser and Cheshire Shropshire and North Wales Register - Welsh Newspapers". newspapers.library.wales. Retrieved 31 May 2021.
  3. [3]
    "THE WELSH ASSOCIATION CUP.|1878-01-11|The North Wales Express - Welsh Newspapers". newspapers.library.wales. Retrieved 31 May 2021.
  4. [4]
    "WELSH ASSOCIATION CUP. I THIRD TIES.|1878-02-16|Wrexham and Denbighshire Advertiser and Cheshire Shropshire and North Wales Register - Welsh Newspapers". newspapers.library.wales. Retrieved 31 May 2021.
  5. [5]
    "THE WELSH CHALLENGE CUP.|1878-02-16|Wrexham Guardian - Welsh Newspapers". newspapers.library.wales. Retrieved 31 May 2021.
  6. [6]
    "Wrexham Guardian, 16th October 1878".
  7. [7]
    "1877 Welsh Cup Action". The Story of Welsh Football: 1877–1879. wrexham.gov.uk. Retrieved 24 February 2010.
  8. [8]
    Davies, Gareth; Garland, Ian (1991). Who's Who of Welsh International Soccer Players. Bridge Books. p. 38. ISBN 1-872424-11-2.
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