Wales 1881/82

FAW Cup 1881/82

NB: three clubs (Druids, Northwich Victoria and Wrexham, officially called Wrexham Athletic
      at the time) entered reserve sides as well, the only season in which this was allowed;
    Equitable (Coedpoeth) usually referred to as plain Coedpoeth;
    Flintshire Wanderers (Mold) usually referred to as plain Mold;
    the 24 entrants were divided into 3 groups of 8, based on geographical considerations.

Round 1 - Group A
[Oct 22, Holywell]
Holywell                0-3 Northwich Victoria A    
[Oct 29, Coedpoeth]
Equitable (Coedpoeth)   3-3 Flintshire Wanderers    [after protest, originally 3-4]
[Nov 12, Hartford]
St. John's (Hartford)   1-3 Foresters (Gwersyllt)   
[Nov 12, Rhosddu Recreation Ground, Wrexham]
Wrexham Athletic A      4-1 Rhyl                     
Round 1 - Group B
[Oct 22, Ruthin]
Ruthin                  w/o Northwich Victoria B    [Northwich Victoria B withdrew]
[Oct 29, Corwen]
Mountaineers (Corwen)   1-7 Rhostyllen Victoria     
[Oct 29, Dolgelley (kick-off 15.00, after Aberystwyth Mechanics vs Druids B in group C)]
Dolgelley Idris         0-6 Druids A                
[Oct 29, Wrexham]
Wrexham Athletic B      2-1 Hare & Hounds (Wrexham) 
Round 1 - Group C
[Oct 29, Chirk]
Chirk                   4-3 Oswestry White Star     
[Oct 29, Dolgelley (kick-off 12.30, before Dolgelley Idris vs Druids A in group B)]
Aberystwyth Mechanics   2-1 Druids B                
[Nov 12, Llangollen]
Berwyn Rangers          0-4 Oswestry                
[Nov 12, Shrewsbury]
Shrewsbury Castle Blues 1-0 Welshpool Warriors      

Round 1 - Group A Replay [Nov 12, Mold]
Flintshire Wanderers    1-1 Equitable (Coedpoeth)   

NB: no second replay was held; both clubs progressed to Round 2, thus necessitating
      an additional, third match (which was considered part of Round 2) in Group A.

Round 2 - Group A
[Dec 3, Coedpoeth]
Equitable (Coedpoeth)   0-2 Wrexham Athletic A      
[Dec 3, Northwich]
Northwich Victoria A    7-0 Flintshire Wanderers (Mold)
[Dec 17, Wrexham]
Wrexham Athletic A      4-0 Foresters (Gwersyllt)   
Round 2 - Group B
[Dec 10, Rhosddu Recreation Ground, Wrexham]
Wrexham Athletic B      0-5 Druids A                
[Dec 10, Star Field, Ruthin]
Ruthin                 11-0 Rhostyllen Victoria     
Round 2 - Group C
[Dec 10, Aberystwyth]
Aberystwyth Mechanics   3-1 Shrewsbury Castle Blues 
[Dec 17, Oswestry]
Oswestry                2-1 Chirk                   [annulled]

Round 2 Replay - Group C [Dec 31, Chirk]
Chirk                   2-1 Oswestry                [protest Oswestry rejected]

NB: at a meeting on Dec 19 in Wrexham, the third round ties were drawn as
      Aberystwyth vs Druids, Wrexham vs Northwich, Ruthin vs Chirk or Oswestry,
      thus ignoring the original division into three groups;
    this draw was revoked at a special general meeting on Jan 5 and replaced
      by the original set-up.

Round 3 - Group A [Jan 7, Wrexham]
Wrexham Athletic A      0-0 Northwich Victoria A    [annulled]
Round 3 - Group B [Jan 21, Racecourse Ground, Wrexham]
Druids A                0-0 Ruthin                  
Round 3 - Group C [Jan 21, Newtown]
Chirk                   2-1 Aberystwyth Mechanics   

Round 3 - Group A Replay [Jan 28, Ruabon]
Wrexham Athletic A      1-5 Northwich Victoria A    
Round 3 - Group B Replay [Feb 4, Racecourse Ground, Wrexham]
Ruthin                  1-2 Druids A                

Semi-final [Mar 4, Racecourse Ground, Wrexham]
Chirk                   2-2 Northwich Victoria A    
Druids A                bye

Semi-final Replay [Mar 18, Racecourse Ground, Wrexham]
Northwich Victoria A    5-1 Chirk                   

Final [Apr 8, Racecourse Ground, Wrexham]
Druids A                5-0 Northwich Victoria A

NWFA Cup 1881/82

NB: Ruthin Colts once referred to as Ruthin (2nd team).

Round 1
[Nov 12, Bangor]
Friars' School (Bangor) 1-1 Ruthin Colts            
[Nov 12, Flint]
Flint                   4-0 Conway                  
[Nov 12, Llandudno]
Llandudno               0-2 Llanrwst                
[Nov 16, Ynysgalch, Portmadoc]
Madoc                   5-0 Beaumaris               
[Nov 19, Bangor]
Bangor                  0-2 Bangor Mountain Rangers [also reported 1-2]
[Nov 19, Holyhead]
Holyhead                0-5 Upper Bangor Rovers     
[date?, Carnarvon]
Carnarvon Athletic      3-1 Carnarvon Colts         

Round 1 Replay [Nov 19, Ruthin]
Ruthin Colts            w/o Friars' School (Bangor) [Friars' School scratched]

Round 2
[Dec 17, Llanrwst]
Llanrwst                1-4 Bangor Mountain Rangers 
[Dec 17, Portmadoc]
Madoc                   1-1 Carnarvon Athletic      
[Dec 17, Ruthin]
Ruthin Colts            6-0 Upper Bangor Rovers     
Flint                   bye 

Round 2 Replay [Dec 24, Carnarvon]
Carnarvon Athletic      4-1 Madoc                   

Round 3
[Jan 28, Penrhos, Bangor]
Bangor Mountain Rangers 2-1 Ruthin Colts            
[Jan 28, Carnarvon]
Carnarvon Athletic      awd Flint                   [awarded to Carnarvon; abandoned at 2-2, Flint walked off]

Final [Mar 4, Vaynol Park Cricket Ground, Portdinorwic]
Bangor Mountain Rangers 2-1 Carnarvon Athletic

About this document

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

Prepared and maintained by Karel Stokkermans for the Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation

Author: Karel Stokkermans
Last updated: 8 Jan 2026