1878–79 Welsh Cup

1878–79 Welsh Cup

Country	Wales
Champions	Newtown White Star
Runners-up	Wrexham
1879–80 →

First round

Home team	Score	Away team	Additional information
Caernarvon Athletic 0 – 1 Bangor Kick off 15:00 Stadium Caernarvon
Friars School 1 – 0 Rhyl Kick off 15:00 Stadium Maes-y-dre Bangor
Newtown White Star 4 – 1 Aberystwyth Town
Gwersyllt Foresters 1 – 1 Rhosllanerchrugog
Chirk 1 – 0 Ruabon
Llangollen 8 – 1 Mold
Druids w/o Civil Service Wrexham
Corwen 0 – 2 Wrexham

Source: Welsh Football Data Archive
a.e.t. = after extra time; agg. = aggregation score; pen. = decision by penalties.

Replay

Home team	Score	Away team	Additional information
Rhosllanerchrugog 3 – 0 Gwersyllt Foresters

Source: Welsh Football Data Archive
a.e.t. = after extra time; agg. = aggregation score; pen. = decision by penalties.

Oswestry receive a bye to the next round

Second round

Home team	Score	Away team	Additional information
Rhosllanerchrugog w/o Bangor
Chirk 1 – 0 Trinity Shrewsbury
Llangollen 0 – 1 Newtown White Star
Friars School 1 – 3 Wrexham
Oswestry 6 – 0 Civil Service Wrexham

Source: Welsh Football Data Archive
a.e.t. = after extra time; agg. = aggregation score; pen. = decision by penalties.

Newtown receive bye into next round

Third round

Home team	Score	Away team	Additional information
Newtown 3 – 1 Chirk
Bangor 2 – 2 Newtown White Star

Source: Welsh Football Data Archive
a.e.t. = after extra time; agg. = aggregation score; pen. = decision by penalties.

Replay

Home team	Score	Away team	Additional information
Bangor 1 – 3 Newtown White Star

Source: Welsh Football Data Archive
a.e.t. = after extra time; agg. = aggregation score; pen. = decision by penalties.

Wrexham receive bye to next round

Semi Final

Home team	Score	Away team	Additional information
Newtown White Star 1 – 1 Newtown Stadium Newtown
Wrexham 2 – 0 Oswestry

Source: Welsh Football Data Archive
a.e.t. = after extra time; agg. = aggregation score; pen. = decision by penalties.

Replay

Home team	Score	Away team	Additional information
Newtown 1 – 3 Newtown White Star Dr D Gray  ??' Stadium Rhyl

Source: Welsh Football Data Archive
a.e.t. = after extra time; agg. = aggregation score; pen. = decision by penalties.

Final

Newtown White Star v Wrexham

29 March 1879 16:00

Newtown White Star	1 – 0	Wrexham
E Rees  60'

Cricket Field, Oswestry Attendance: 2,500 Referee: A E Daniel (Birmingham)

Newtown White Star

Wrexham

References

• The History of the Welsh Cup 1877-1993 by Ian Garland (1991) ISBN 1-872424-37-6
• Welsh Football Data Archive