1879 Football Association of Wales Challenge Cup Final
Event1878–79 Welsh Cup
Date29 March 1879 (1879-03-29)
VenueCricket Field, Oswestry
RefereeA.E. Daniel (Birmingham)
Attendance2,500

The 1879 Welsh Cup Final, was the second in the competition. It was contested by Newtown White Star and Wrexham at the Cricket Field, Oswestry.

Route to the Final

[1]

Newtown White Star

Round Opposition Score Location
1st Aberystwyth (H) 4-1 Newtown
2nd Llangollen (A) 1-0 Llangollen
3rd Bangor (A) 2-2 Bangor
Bangor (H) 3-1 Newtown
SF Newtown (N) 1-1 Newtown
3-1
Newtown White Star, Welsh Cup winners 1878/79

Wrexham

Round Opposition Score Location
1st Corwen (A) 2-0 Corwen
2nd Friars School (A) 3-1 School Ground, Bangor
3rd Bye
SF Oswestry United 2-0[2] Salisbury Park, Wrexham

Final

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Newtown White Star1 0Wrexham
E Rees 60'
Cricket Field, Oswestry
Attendance: 2,500
Referee: A E Daniel (Birmingham)
Newtown White Star
Wrexham
GKEngland George Montford
FBWales James Davies
FBWales T. Jones
HBWales E.H. Morgan
HBWales T. Pryce
RWWales George Woosnam
RWWales W. Andrew
LWWales S. Davies
LWWales D. Rees
CFWales E. Gittins (c)
CFWales George Thomas
GKWales J. Davies
FBEngland Charles Murless (c)
FBWales T.W. Davies
HBWales F. Owen
HBWales Charles Edwards
HBWales Edwin Alfred Cross
RWWales Thomas Boden
RWWales James Lloyd
LWEngland Henry Loxham
LWWales E. Evans
CFWales John Price

Assistant referees:

  • Mr J.P. Davies (Corwen)
  • Mr R. Hamer (Oswestry)

References

  1. "Year-by-year". www.welshsoccerarchive.co.uk. Retrieved 2017-12-20.
  2. "Welsh Newspapers Online WELSH- CHALLENGE CUP.|1879-02-01|Wrexham Guardian - Welsh Newspapers Online". newspapers.library.wales. Retrieved 2017-12-20.
  3. "FOOTBALL.|1879-04-04|Llangollen Advertiser Denbighshire Merionethshire and North Wales Journal - Welsh Newspapers". newspapers.library.wales. Retrieved 2 June 2021.
  4. "FOOTBALL.I|1879-04-04|The Cambrian News and Merionethshire Standard - Welsh Newspapers". newspapers.library.wales. Retrieved 2 June 2021.
  5. "; THE WELSH CHALLENGE GUP. j THE 1-T.KAL TIE|1879-04-05|Wrexham Guardian - Welsh Newspapers". newspapers.library.wales. Retrieved 2 June 2021.
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