NB: Depot 23rd Royal Welsh Fuzileers and Trinity (Shrewsbury) entered after the
original deadline and their tie was added to round 1 after the initial draw.
Round 1
[Oct 19, Aberystwyth]
Aberystwyth 1-4 Newtown
[Oct 19, Corwen]
Corwen 0-2 Wrexham
[Oct 19, Llangollen]
Llangollen 8-1 Mold
[Oct 19, Plasmadoc]
Druids o/w Civil Service (Wrexham) [Druids could not secure a ground after being
[Oct 19, Ruabon] refused permission to use Plasmadoc Park]
Ruabon 0-1 Chirk
[Oct 19, Shrewsbury]
All Saints (Shrewsbury) 0-2 White Stars (Newtown)
[Oct 19, Stansty Park, Wrexham]
Foresters (Gwersyllt) 1-1 Llanerchrugog
[Oct 26, Bangor]
Friars' School (Bangor) 1-0 Rhyl
[Oct 26, Carnarvon]
Carnarvon 0-1 Bangor
[date?]
Depot 23rd R.W.F. o/w Trinity (Shrewsbury) [Royal Welsh Fuzileers scratched]
Oswestry bye
Round 1 Replay [Oct 26, Llanerchrugog]
Llanerchrugog 3-0 Foresters (Gwersyllt)
Round 2
[Nov 16, Bangor]
Bangor w/o Llanerchrugog [Llanerchrugog scratched]
[Nov 16, Chirk]
Chirk 1-0 Trinity (Shrewsbury)
[Nov 16, Llangollen]
Llangollen 0-1 White Stars (Newtown)
[Nov 27, Bangor]
Friars' School (Bangor) 1-3 Wrexham
[Nov 30, Oswestry]
Oswestry 6-0 Civil Service (Wrexham)
Newtown bye
Round 3
[Jan 4, Racecourse Ground, Wrexham]
Bangor 2-2 White Stars (Newtown)
[Jan 18, Newtown]
Newtown 3-1 Chirk
[Jan 25, Salisbury Park Road, Wrexham]
Wrexham 2-0 Oswestry
Round 3 Replay [Jan 18, Chester]
White Stars (Newtown) abd Bangor [abandoned at 3-1 after 40', annulled]
NB: Bangor refused to honour the replay of the replay as the meeting at which
this was decided (on Jan 29 in Ruabon) had declined to hear the evidence
of the match referee; they withdrew from the FAW and in October 1879 a
rival association, the Northern Welsh Football Association, was formed
at Bangor.
Round 3 Second Replay [Feb 1, Oswestry]
White Stars (Newtown) w/o Bangor [Bangor scratched]
Semi-final [Feb 22, Oswestry Cricket Ground]
White Stars (Newtown) 1-1 Newtown
Wrexham bye
Semi-final Replay [Mar 8, Newtown FC ground, Newtown]
Newtown 1-3 White Stars (Newtown)
Final [Mar 29, Oswestry]
White Stars (Newtown) 1-0 Wrexham
[E. Rees 60]
Sources: [Gar 93], contemporary Welsh newspapers (available through the National Library of Wales), Welsh Football Data Archive
Thanks to Hans Schöggl for an earlier version of this file
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