1896-97 Welsh Amateur Cup
Tournament details
CountryWales
Defending championsQueensferry Ironopolis
Final positions
ChampionsEngland Coppenhall
Runner-upRhos Eagle Wanderers

The 1896–97 Welsh Amateur Cup was the seventh season of the Welsh Amateur Cup. The cup was won by Coppenhall who defeated Rhos Eagle Wanderers 3–2 in the final, at Buckley. An ancient parish within the growing railway town of Crewe, Coppenhall became the first English club to win the trophy. In the same season, Coppenhall won the Crewe & District Cup, the Crewe League and the Sentinel Trophy - their successful side including George Betts (later of Nantwich and Crewe Alexandra), Ike Baker (1926 FA Cup Final referee) and Joe Foster (later of Stockport County).[1]

First round

Home team Result Away team Remarks
St Asaph Athletic Penmaenmawr Swifts
Bangor Reserve Carnarvon Ironopolis Reserves
Llandudno Swifts Reserves 6-4[2] Flint Swifts
Gresford Brymbo Reserves
Mold Red Stars 1-3[2] England Coppenhall
Buckley Town Reserves Buckley Victoria
Stansty Villa Westminster Rovers Reserve
Ruabon Albion England Ellesmere Rangers
Rhos Reserve Adwy United
Rhosnessy Erddig Albion
Chirk Reserve Druids Reserve
Rhos Eagle Wanderers Wrexham St. Mary's
Rhostyllen Reserve Wrexham Old Boys Appear in draw as Wrexham, however Wrexham Old Boys appear in later rounds.
England Shrewsbury Athletic England Dawley Town
Llanidloes Reserve 1-1[3] Newtown Royal Welsh Warehouse
Newtown Excelsior England Oswestry Reserve
Newtown Half Holiday Welshpool Reserve Went to a Replay.
Welshpool Reserve 2-1 Newtown Half Holiday Replay

[4]

Second round

Home team Result Away team Remarks
Llandudno Swifts Reserves 3-1[5] Penmaenmawr Swifts
Bangor Reserve Bye
Stansty Villa 4-2[6] Buckley Victoria
England Coppenhall 5-0 Brymbo Reserves
Rhos Eagle Wanderers 5-1 Wrexham Old Boys
Druids Reserve 0-4 Erddig Albion
Adwy United 1-1 Ruabon Albion Ruabon Albion won replay 3–2.[7]
England Oswestry Reserve 3-0[6] Newtown Royal Welsh Warehouse
Welshpool Reserve 1-5 England Shrewsbury Athletic

[8]

Third round

Home team Result Away team Remarks
Llandudno Swifts Reserves 5-1[9] Bangor Reserves
England Oswestry Reserve 3-1[10] England Shrewsbury Athletic
Ruabon Albion Bye
Rhos Eagle Wanderers Erddig Albion
Stansty Villa 2-6[11] England Coppenhall
Incomplete

Fourth round

Home team Result Away team Remarks
Rhos Eagle Wanderers Ruabon Albion
Llandudno Swifts Reserves Bye
England Oswestry Reserve Bye
England Coppenhall Bye

[12]

Semi-final

Result Venue
England Coppenhall 2-1[13] England Oswestry Reserve Wynnstay Park, Ruabon
Llandudno Swifts Reserves 0-7[14] Rhos Eagle Wanderers Queensferry

Final

Winner Result Runner-up Venue
England Coppenhall 3-2 Rhos Eagle Wanderers Buckley

[15]

References

  1. ↑ CHATWIN, MICHAEL (2020). ULTIMATE BOOK OF NANTWICH TOWN FOOTBALL CLUB. [S.l.]: EMPIRE. ISBN 0-9563068-2-9. OCLC 1199329275.
  2. 1 2 "Football". Flintshire Observer Mining Journal and General Advertiser for the Counties of Flint Denbigh. 1896-11-26. Retrieved 2017-02-24 – via Welsh Newspapers Online.
  3. ↑ "Llanidloes". The Montgomeryshire Express and Radnor Times. 1896-12-01. Retrieved 2017-02-24 – via Welsh Newspapers Online.
  4. ↑ "WELSH JUNIOR CUP". The Montgomery County Times and Shropshire and Mid-Wales Advertiser. 1896-10-10. Retrieved 2017-02-24 – via Welsh Newspapers Online.
  5. ↑ "WELSH JUNIOR CUP (SECOND * ROUND)". Carnarvon and Denbigh Herald and North and South Wales Independent. 1896-12-18. Retrieved 2017-02-24 – via Welsh Newspapers Online.
  6. 1 2 "Football". Flintshire Observer Mining Journal and General Advertiser for the Counties of Flint Denbigh. 1896-12-17. Retrieved 2017-02-24 – via Welsh Newspapers Online.
  7. ↑ "FOOTBALL". Carnarvon and Denbigh Herald and North and South Wales Independent. 1897-01-01. Retrieved 2017-02-24 – via Welsh Newspapers Online.
  8. ↑ Wrexham Advertiser. 28 November 1896 http://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000496/18961128/052/0008 – via British Newspaper Archive. {{cite news}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  9. ↑ "FOOTBALL". Carnarvon and Denbigh Herald and North and South Wales Independent. 1897-01-15. Retrieved 2017-02-24 – via Welsh Newspapers Online.
  10. ↑ "FOOTBALL NOTES". The Montgomery County Times and Shropshire and Mid-Wales Advertiser. 1897-01-23. Retrieved 2017-02-24 – via Welsh Newspapers Online.
  11. ↑ "Football". Flintshire Observer Mining Journal and General Advertiser for the Counties of Flint Denbigh. 1897-01-14. Retrieved 2017-02-24 – via Welsh Newspapers Online.
  12. ↑ Liverpool Mercury. 15 January 1897 http://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000081/18970115/036/0007?_=1487961493077 – via British Newspaper Archive. {{cite news}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  13. ↑ "FOOTBALL NOTES". The Montgomery County Times and Shropshire and Mid-Wales Advertiser. 1897-03-13. Retrieved 2017-02-24 – via Welsh Newspapers Online.
  14. ↑ "FOOTBALL". Carnarvon and Denbigh Herald and North and South Wales Independent. 1897-03-12. Retrieved 2017-02-24 – via Welsh Newspapers Online.
  15. ↑ "Football". Flintshire Observer Mining Journal and General Advertiser for the Counties of Flint Denbigh. 1897-04-22. Retrieved 2017-02-24 – via Welsh Newspapers Online.
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