1888–89 Welsh Cup

1888–89 Football Association of Wales Challenge Cup
	The Welsh Cup
Tournament details
Country	Wales
Final positions
Champions	Bangor
Runners-up	Northwich Victoria

The 1888–89 FAW Welsh Cup was the 12th edition of the annual knockout tournament for competitive football teams in Wales. The competition was won by Bangor.

First round

Group one

Holywell

2 – 4

Ruthin

St Asaph

0 – 7

Bangor City

Mold

3 – 0

Porthmadoc

Corwen

Source: Welsh Football Data Archive

Group two

Builth

0 – 8

Chirk AAA

Knighton

Oswestry

1 – 0

Newtown RWW

Source: Welsh Football Data Archive

Group three

Llangollen Rovers

2 – 7^[1]

Alyn White Star

Druids

2 – 2

Wrexham

Rhostyllen Victoria

8 – 1

Corwen

Source: Welsh Football Data Archive

Replay

Wrexham

2 – 1

Druids

Racecourse Ground
Wrexham

Source: Welsh Football Data Archive

Group four

Nantwich

w/o

Crewe Alexandra

Over Wanderers

1 – 2

Northwich Victoria

Chester St Oswalds

5 – 1

Crewe Athletic

Source: Welsh Football Data Archive

Davenham receive a bye to the next round

Second round

Ruthin

9 – 0¹

Mold

Chirk AAA

w/o

Oswestry

Wrexham

4 – 1²

Alyn White Star

Rhostyllen Victoria

3 – 3

Vale of Llangollen

Davenham

2 – 2

Nantwich

Northwich Victoria

2 – 1

Chester St Oswalds

Source: Welsh Football Data Archive

Bangor receive a bye to the next round ¹ Match protested regarding poor light, re-play was organised
² Match protested regarding ineligible man, re-play was organised

Replay

Ruthin

3 – 0

Mold

St Asaph

Wrexham

3 – 0

Alyn White Star

Racecourse Ground
Wrexham

Rhostyllen Victoria

2 – 1

Vale of Llangollen

Davenham

2 – 3¹

Nantwich

Source: Welsh Football Data Archive

¹ match abandoned after poor light

Second replay

Davenham

5 – 1

Nantwich

Source: Welsh Football Data Archive

Third round

Ruthin

1 – 4

Bangor City

Wrexham

1 – 0¹

Rhostyllen Victoria

Davenham

0 – 0

Northwich Victoria

Source: Welsh Football Data Archive

Chirk AAA receive bye to next round
¹ match protested, re-play was organised

Replay

Wrexham

4 – 0

Rhostyllen Victoria

Northwich Victoria

4 – 3

Davenham

Source: Welsh Football Data Archive

Semi-final

	Wrexham	2 – 3	Bangor City	Faulkner Street Chester
	Hewitt P leary^(o.g)		D Lewis P Leary 40' W Lewis	Attendance: 2,000

	Chirk AAA	1 – 1	Northwich Victoria	Chester
				Attendance: 3,000

Source: Welsh Football Data Archive

Replay

Northwich Victoria

3 – 2

Chirk AAA

Chester
Wrexham

Source: Welsh Football Data Archive

.

Final

22 April 1889
15:30

Bangor	2 – 1	Northwich Victoria
E P Whitley-Hughes 75' R O Roberts		R Leather 76'

Racecourse Ground, Wrexham

Attendance: 4,000

Referee: Mr Mitchell (Blackburn)

Bangor.^[2]

Northwich Victoria^[3]

References

^ Game replayed after Alyn successfully appealed the award of a goal to Rovers; original game ended 5–4 to Rovers
^ The History of the Welsh Cup 1877-1993 by Ian Garland (1991) ISBN 1-872424-37-6
^ Northwich Victoria - Historical Football Kits

Welsh Football Data Archive

[1] Game replayed after Alyn successfully appealed the award of a goal to Rovers; original game ended 5–4 to Rovers

[2] The History of the Welsh Cup 1877-1993 by Ian Garland (1991) ISBN 1-872424-37-6

[3] Northwich Victoria - Historical Football Kits

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