1879 Welsh Cup final explained

1879 Football Association of Wales Challenge Cup Final
Event:	1878–79 Welsh Cup
Team1:	Newtown White Star
Team1score:	1
Team2:	Wrexham
Team2score:	0
Stadium:	Cricket Field
City:	Oswestry
Referee:	A.E. Daniel (Birmingham)
Attendance:	2,500
Previous:	1878
Next:	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
	Bangor (N)	A–A^[2]	Chester
SF		Newtown (N)	1–1	Oswestry
	Newtown (A)	3–1	Newtown

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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width=25 GK George Montford FB James Davies FB T. Jones HB E.H. Morgan HB T. Pryce RW George Woosnam RW W. Andrew LW S. Davies LW D. Rees CF E. Gittins (c) CF George Thomas

width=25 GK J. Davies FB Charles Murless (c) FB T.W. Davies HB F. Owen HB Charles Edwards HB Edwin Alfred Cross RW Thomas Boden RW James Lloyd LW Henry Loxham LW E. Evans CF John Price

Assistant referees: Mr J.P. Davies (Corwen) Mr R. Hamer (Oswestry)

Notes and References

1. Web site: Year-by-year. www.welshsoccerarchive.co.uk. en-gb. 2017-12-20.
2. Match abandoned after 30 minutes with White Stars 3–1 up, after the match broke out into a brawl, featuring the Bangor umpire. Bangor scratched rather than show up to another replay.
3. Web site: Welsh Newspapers Online WELSH- CHALLENGE CUP.1879-02-01Wrexham Guardian - Welsh Newspapers Online. newspapers.library.wales. en. 2017-12-20.
4. Web site: FOOTBALL.1879-04-04Llangollen Advertiser Denbighshire Merionethshire and North Wales Journal - Welsh Newspapers . newspapers.library.wales . 2 June 2021 . en.
5. Web site: FOOTBALL.I1879-04-04The Cambrian News and Merionethshire Standard - Welsh Newspapers . newspapers.library.wales . 2 June 2021 . en.
6. Web site: ; THE WELSH CHALLENGE GUP. j THE 1-T.KAL TIE1879-04-05Wrexham Guardian - Welsh Newspapers . newspapers.library.wales . 2 June 2021 . en.