Wales 1896/97


FAW Cup 1896/97

FAW Cup 1896/97

NB: Aberystwyth Town, Bangor, Newtown and Wrexham (semi-finalists in 1895/96)
      bye to Round 4.

Round 1 - Division 1
[Oct 24, Flint]
Flint                   w/o Portmadoc               [Portmadoc scratched; Flint instead played
[Oct 24, Holywell]                                   a friendly away to Bangor, losing 1-7]
Holywell                2-1 Llandudno Swifts        
[Oct 24, Rhyl]
Rhyl                    3-2 Carnarvon Ironopolis    
Round 1 - Division 2
[Oct 24, Brymbo]
Brymbo Institute        w/o Rhos                    [Rhos scratched]
[Oct 24, Chirk]
Chirk                   2-4 Druids                  
[Oct 24, Rhostyllen]
Rhostyllen Victoria     2-0 Westminster Rovers      
Round 1 - Division 3
[Oct 24, Ironbridge]
Ironbridge              5-2 Market Drayton          
[Oct 24, Llanidloes]
Llanidloes              0-1 Oswestry United         [aet]
[Oct 24, Towyn]
Towyn Rovers            1-6 Welshpool United        
[Oct 24, Wellington]
Wellington Town         1-0 Wrockwardine Wood       
Round 1 - Division 4
[Oct 24, Builth]
Builth                  0-0 Rhayader                [also reported 2-2]
[Oct 24, Knighton]
Knighton                7-1 Aberdare                
[Oct 24, Rogerstone]
Rogerstone              5-0 Swansea                 

Round 1 - Division 4 Replay [Rhayader]
Rhayader                w/o Builth                  [Builth scratched]

Round 2 - Division 1 [Nov 28, Victoria Park, Rhyl]
Rhyl                    2-2 Holywell                [Rhyl suspended and disqualified because the
Flint                   bye                          referee was mobbed at the end of the match]
Round 2 - Division 2 [Nov 28, Ruabon]
Druids                  8-0 Rhostyllen Victoria     
Brymbo Institute        bye
Round 2 - Division 3
[Nov 28, Oswestry]
Oswestry United         3-0 Ironbridge
[Nov 28, Wellington]
Wellington Town         0-2 Welshpool United
Round 2 - Division 4 [Nov 28, Knighton]
Knighton                2-1 Rhayader    
Rogerstone              bye
 
Round 3 - Division 1 [Dec 12, Holywell]
Holywell                2-3 Flint
Round 3 - Division 2 [Dec 19, Ruabon]
Druids                  3-1 Brymbo Institute
Round 3 - Division 3 [Dec 19, Welshpool]
Welshpool United        0-2 Oswestry United         
Round 3 - Division 4 [Knighton]
Knighton                7-2 Rogerstone

NB: Aberystwyth Town, Bangor, Newtown and Wrexham (semi-finalists in 1895/96)
      entered in Round 4.

Round 4
[Jan 23, Bangor]
Bangor                  1-1 Wrexham                 
[Jan 23, Flint]
Flint                   1-1 Knighton                
[Jan 23, Newtown]
Newtown                 3-0 Aberystwyth Town        
[Jan 23, Wynnstay Park, Ruabon]
Druids                  1-3 Oswestry United         
 
Round 4 Replays
[Jan 30, Knighton]
Knighton                3-2 Flint                   
[Feb 15, Racecourse Ground, Wrexham]
Wrexham                 6-0 Bangor                  
 
Semi-finals
[Feb 27, Shrewsbury]
Newtown                 1-0 Knighton                
[Mar 13, Chirk]
Wrexham                 3-2 Oswestry United         
 
Final [Apr 19 (Easter Monday), Oswestry]
Wrexham                 2-0 Newtown                 


1895/96.

1897/98.

list of champions.

list of cup finals.


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

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