1937–38 Welsh Cup Explained

1937–38 Welsh Cup
Country:Wales
Num Teams:66
Second: Swansea Town
Matches:82
Goals:360
Prev Season:1936–37
Next Season:1938–39

The 1937–38 FAW Welsh Cup is the 57th season of the annual knockout tournament for competitive football teams in Wales.

Key

League name pointed after clubs name.

First round

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1Blaenau Ffestiniog (WLN)2–2Llandudno (WLN)
replayLlandudno (WLN)1–1Blaenau Ffestiniog (WLN)
replayBlaenau Ffestiniog (WLN)3–1Llandudno (WLN)
2Colwyn Bay2–3Penrhyn Quarry (WLN)
3Llay Welfare (W&DL)1–1Llanerch Celts (W&DL)
replayLlanerch Celts (W&DL)2–4Llay Welfare (W&DL)
4Caergwrle (W&DL)3–0Rhosymedre
5Crosville1–3Castle Firebrick Works (W&DL)
6Mold Alexandra3–3Cross Street Gwersyllt (W&DL)
replayCross Street Gwersyllt (W&DL)7–0Mold Alexandra
7Buckley Town6–0Coedpoeth (W&DL)
8Druids (W&DL)0–5Chirk (W&DL)
9Flint Town (WCL)1–1Gwersyllt (W&DL)
replayGwersyllt (W&DL)3–0Flint Town (WCL)
10Courtaulds Holywell4–1Vron United (W&DL)
11Towyn0–4Aberdovey (MWL)
12Machynlleth (MWL)3–4Porthmadog (WLN)
13Aberystwyth Town4–1Pwllheli (WLN)
14Welshpool8–0Newtown (MWL)
15Dolgelley Albion3–1Bala Town
16Tredomen Works5–1Porth United
17Blaina Town0–10Llanelly (WLS D1)
18Ebbw Vale (WLS D1)0–0Caerphilly Town (WLS D1)
replayCaerphilly Town (WLS D1)2–2Ebbw Vale (WLS D1)
replayEbbw Vale (WLS D1)4–1Caerphilly Town (WLS D1)
19Caerphilly Unitedw/oPenrhiwceiber
20Rhayader (MWL)w/oLlanidloes Town (MWL)

Second round

20 winners from the first round plus Haverfordwest Athletic and Lovell's Athletic.

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1Blaenau Ffestiniog (WLN)1–1Penrhyn Quarry (WLN)
replayPenrhyn Quarry (WLN)4–1 Blaenau Ffestiniog (WLN)
2Courtaulds Holywell3–1Buckley Town
3Chirk (W&DL)2–1Gwersyllt (W&DL)
4Llay Welfare (W&DL)3–0Cross Street Gwersyllt (W&DL)
5Castle Firebrick Works (W&DL)3–5*Caergwrle (W&DL)
replayCastle Firebrick Works (W&DL)0–0 Caergwrle (W&DL)
replayCaergwrle (W&DL)2–1 Castle Firebrick Works (W&DL)
6Porthmadog (WLN)7–1Dolgelley Albion
7Aberystwyth Town5–4Aberdovey (MWL)
8Llanidloes Town (MWL)7–1Welshpool
9Haverfordwest Athletic (WLS D1)3–1Tredomen Works
10Lovell's Athletic (WLS D1)4–1Caerphilly United
11Ebbw Vale (WLS D1)3–8Llanelly (WLS D1)

Third round

10 winners from the second round plus 14 new clubs. Llanelly get a bye to the fourth round.

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1Penrhyn Quarry (WLN)5–4Porthmadog (WLN)
2Macclesfield (CCL)3–1Bangor City (B&DL & WLN)
3Kidderminster Harriers (B&DL)1–2Cheltenham Town (SFL)
4Wellington Town (B&DL)6–0Hereford United (B&DL)
5Oswestry Town (B&DL)1–1Shrewsbury Town (B&DL)
replayShrewsbury Town (B&DL)6–3 Oswestry Town (B&DL)
6Caergwrle (W&DL)4–3Llay Welfare (W&DL)
7Chirk (W&DL)3–2Courtaulds Holywell
8Aberystwyth Town0–1Llanidloes Town (MWL)
9Aberdare Town (WLS D1)0–3Aberaman (WLS D1)
10Cardiff Corinthians (WLS D1)2–3Gwynfi Welfare (WLS D1)
11Lovell's Athletic (WLS D1)3–0Milford United (WLS D1)
12Haverfordwest Athletic (WLS D1)4–4Troedyrhiw (WLS D1)
replayTroedyrhiw (WLS D1)1–2 Haverfordwest Athletic (WLS D1)

Fourth round

12 winners from the third round, Llanelly and one new team - Worcester City.

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1Wellington Town (B&DL)1–3Cheltenham Town (SFL)
2Macclesfield (CCL)0–7Shrewsbury Town (ML)
3Llanidloes Town (MWL)4–1Chirk (W&DL)
4Penrhyn Quarry (WLN)0–0*Caergwrle (W&DL)
5Llanelly (WLS D1)2–1Haverfordwest Athletic (WLS D1)
6Aberaman (WLS D1)1–2Worcester City (B&DL)
7Gwynfi Welfare (WLS D1)0–3Lovell's Athletic (WLS D1)

Fifth round

Four winners from the fourth round. Cheltenham Town, Shrewsbury Town and Worcester City get a bye to the Sixth round.

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1Llanidloes Town (MWL)2–1Caergwrle (W&DL)
2Llanelly (WLS D1)3–0Lovell's Athletic (WLS D1)

Sixth round

Two winners from the fifth round, Cheltenham Town, Shrewsbury Town and Worcester City and eleven new clubs.

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1Newport County (FL D3S)6–2Bristol City (FL D3S)
2Worcester City (B&DL)2–2Barry (WLS D1 & SFL)
replayBarry (WLS D1 & SFL)1–1 Worcester City (B&DL)
replayWorcester City (B&DL)2–0 Barry (WLS D1 & SFL)
3Swansea Town (FL D2)8–0Llanelly (WLS D1)
4Cardiff City (FL D3S)0–1Cheltenham Town (SFL)
5New Brighton (FL D3N)1–5Chester (FL D3N)
6Llanidloes Town (MWL)1–1Rhyl (CCL)
replayRhyl (CCL)1–0 Llanidloes Town (MWL)
7Wrexham (FL D3N)1–3Shrewsbury Town (ML)
8Southport (FL D3N)2–0Crewe Alexandra (FL D3N)

Seventh round

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1Newport County (FL D3S)1–0Cheltenham Town (SFL)
2Swansea Town (FL D2)1–0Worcester City (B&DL)
3Rhyl (CCL)3–2Southport (FL D3N)
4Chester (FL D3N)0–0Shrewsbury Town (ML)
replayShrewsbury Town (ML)2–1 Chester (FL D3N)

Semifinal

Swansea Town and Rhyl played at Chester.

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1Shrewsbury Town (ML)3–2Newport County (FL D3S)
2Swansea Town (FL D2)7–2Rhyl (CCL)

Final

Both final and replay were held in Shrewsbury.

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1Shrewsbury Town (ML)2–2Swansea Town (FL D2)
replayShrewsbury Town (ML)2–1 Swansea Town (FL D2)

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