1890–91 Welsh Cup Explained

Football Association of Wales Challenge Cup
Year:1890–91
Country:Wales
Winners:Shrewsbury Town
Second:Wrexham
Prev Season:1889–90
Next Season:1891–92

The 1890–91 FAW Welsh Cup was the 14th edition of the annual knockout tournament for competitive football teams in Wales. The competition was won by Shrewsbury Town.

First round

Home teamResultAway teamRemarks
Mold3–2Holywell
Carnarvon Athletic3–4Rhyl
Bangor7–4Colwyn Bay
Colwyn Bay1–3BangorReplay
St Asaph3–2Bangor Athletic
Buckleyw/oNorthwich VictoriaBuckley withdrew
Brymbo Institute2–2Gresford
Gresford2–1Brymbo InstituteReplay
Westminster Roversw/oNantwichNantwich withdrew
Crewe Alexandraw/oWrexhamCrewe Alexandra withdrew
Chirk2–1Ruabon Druids
Wrexham Hibernians2–2Overton
Overton2–3Wrexham HiberniansReplay
Corwen0–2Rhosllanerchrugog
Oswestry4–3Rhayader
Shrewsbury TownBye
Wellington St George
Builth
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Second round

Home teamResultAway teamRemarks
St Asaphw/oRhylSt Asaph withdrew
Bangor4–1MoldBangor disqualified
Northwich Victoriaw/oWrexhamNorthwich Victoria withdrew
Gresford3–4Westminster Rovers
Rhosllanerchrugog2–1Chirk
Wrexham Hibernians3–5Rhostyllen Victoria
Oswestry1–0Wellington St George
Shrewsbury Town4–1Builth

Third round

Home teamResultAway teamRemarks
Rhyl2–2MoldMold won 3–2 after extra time
Westminster Rovers0–1Wrexham
Rhostyllen Victoria1–2Chirk
Shrewsbury Town6–0Oswestry

Semi-final

ResultVenueCrowd
Wrexham4–3ChirkShrewsbury
Shrewsbury Town5–0MoldThe Racecourse Ground, Wrexham

Notes and References

  1. Web site: SEASON 1890/91. welshsoccerarchive.co.uk. 2017-08-07. https://web.archive.org/web/20170731160259/http://wfda.co.uk/welsh_cup.php?id=14. 2017-07-31. dead.