1879 Welsh Cup final

1879 Football Association of Wales Challenge Cup Final
Event	1878–79 Welsh Cup
Date	29 March 1879
Venue	Cricket Field, Oswestry
Referee	A.E. Daniel (Birmingham)
Attendance	2,500
	← 1878 1880 →

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

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Newtown White Star


Round	Opposition	Score	Location
1st	All Saints (A)	2–0	Shrewsbury
2nd	Llangollen (A)	1–0	Llangollen
3rd	Bangor (N)	2–2	Wrexham
3rd	Bangor (N)	A–A^[2]	Chester
SF	Newtown (N)	1–1	Oswestry
SF	Newtown (A)	3–1	Newtown

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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^[3]	Salisbury Park, Wrexham

Final

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29 March 1879
16:00

Newtown White Star	1 – 0	Wrexham
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Cricket Field, Oswestry

Attendance: 2,500

Referee: A E Daniel (Birmingham)

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Newtown White Star

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Wrexham


GK		England George Montford
FB		Wales James Davies
FB		Wales T. Jones
HB		Wales E.H. Morgan
HB		Wales T. Pryce
RW		Wales George Woosnam
RW		Wales W. Andrew
LW		Wales S. Davies
LW		Wales D. Rees
CF		Wales E. Gittins (c)
CF		Wales George Thomas


GK		Wales J. Davies
FB		England Charles Murless (c)
FB		Wales T.W. Davies
HB		Wales F. Owen
HB		Wales Charles Edwards
HB		Wales Edwin Alfred Cross
RW		Wales Thomas Boden
RW		Wales James Lloyd
LW		England Henry Loxham
LW		Wales E. Evans
CF		Wales John Price

Assistant referees:

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

References

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Play-off finals	1989 Fourth Division 2013 Conference Premier
Other matches	Wrexham 2–1 Arsenal (1992)

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