:1895–96 Welsh Cup
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The 1895–96 Welsh Cup was a knock-out football competition contested by teams from Wales. Bangor City F.C. defeated Wrexham F.C. in the final by a score of 3–1.
First round
=Division One=
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|team1 = Bangor City
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|team2 = {{nobold|Llandudno Swifts}}
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|stadium = Maes-y-Dre
Bangor
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|score = 1–0
|team1 = Westminster Rovers
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|team2 = {{nobold|Flint}}
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|score = 1–3
|team1 = {{nobold|Mold Red Star}}
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|team2 = Carnarvon Ironopolis
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Source: [https://web.archive.org/web/20090417094608/http://www.wfda.co.uk/welsh_cup.php?id=1 Welsh Football Data Archive]
=Division two=
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|score = 2–0
|team1 = Wrockwardine Wood
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|team2 = {{nobold|Rhostyllen Victoria}}
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|score = 3–0
|team1 = Wellington St George
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|team2 = {{nobold|Rhos}}
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|score = 2–2
|team1 = {{nobold|Market Drayton}}
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|team2 = {{nobold|Wellington Town}}
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|score = 2–1{{smallsup|1}}
|team1 = {{nobold|Ironbridge}}
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|team2 = {{nobold|Druids}}
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Source: [https://web.archive.org/web/20090417094608/http://www.wfda.co.uk/welsh_cup.php?id=1 Welsh Football Data Archive]
{{smallsup|1}} Ironbridge dismissed for fielding un-registered players
==Replay==
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|score = 1–3
|team1 = {{nobold|Market Drayton}}
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|team2 = Wellington Town
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Source: [https://web.archive.org/web/20090417094608/http://www.wfda.co.uk/welsh_cup.php?id=1 Welsh Football Data Archive]
=Division Three=
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|score = 3–1
|team1 = Oswestry United
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|team2 = {{nobold|Llanidlois}}
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Source: [https://web.archive.org/web/20090417094608/http://www.wfda.co.uk/welsh_cup.php?id=1 Welsh Football Data Archive]
Aberystwyth Town receive a bye to the next round
Whitchurch receive a bye to the next round
Porthmadoc receive a bye to the next round
=Division Four=
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|score = 2–1
|team1 = Rhayader
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|team2 = {{nobold|Builth}}
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|score = 4–0
|team1 = Hereford
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|team2 = {{nobold|Rogerstone}}
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Source: [https://web.archive.org/web/20090417094608/http://www.wfda.co.uk/welsh_cup.php?id=1 Welsh Football Data Archive]
Cardiff City scratch to Aberdare
Second round
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|score = w/o
|team1 = Westminster Rovers
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|team2 = {{nobold|Carnarvon Ironopolis}}
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|score = 7–0
|team1 = Druids
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|team2 = {{nobold|Wrockwardine Wood}}
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|score = 3–2
|team1 = Wellington St George
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|team2 = {{nobold|Wellington Town}}
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|score = 3–4
|team1 = {{nobold|Whitchurch}}
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|team2 = Aberystwyth Town
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Source: [https://web.archive.org/web/20090417094608/http://www.wfda.co.uk/welsh_cup.php?id=1 Welsh Football Data Archive]
Porthmadoc scratch to Oswestry United
Third round
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|score = 1–1
|team1 = {{nobold|Bangor City}}
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|team2 = {{nobold|Westminster Rovers}}
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|score = 2–2
|team1 = {{nobold|Druids}}
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|team2 = {{nobold|Wellington St George}}
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|score = 3–4
|team1 = {{nobold|Oswestry United}}
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|team2 = Aberystwyth Town
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|score = 2–4
|team1 = {{nobold|Aberdare}}
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|team2 = Hereford
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Source: [https://web.archive.org/web/20090417094608/http://www.wfda.co.uk/welsh_cup.php?id=1 Welsh Football Data Archive]
=Replay=
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|date =
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|score = 3–1
|team1 = Bangor City
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|team2 = {{nobold|Westminster Rovers}}
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|score = 0–3
|team1 = {{nobold|Druids}}
|goals1 =
|team2 = Wellington St George
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Source: [https://web.archive.org/web/20090417094608/http://www.wfda.co.uk/welsh_cup.php?id=1 Welsh Football Data Archive]
Fourth round
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|score = 2–3
|team1 = {{nobold|Brymbo Institute}}
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|team2 = Aberystwyth Town
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|score = 4–0
|team1 = Wrexham
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|team2 = {{nobold|Chirk AAA}}
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|date =
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|score = 0–0
|team1 = {{nobold|Hereford}}
|goals1 =
|team2 = {{nobold|Newtown}}
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|date =
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|score = 1–1
|team1 = {{nobold|Bangor City}}
|goals1 =
|team2 = {{nobold|Wellington St George}}
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Source: [https://web.archive.org/web/20090417094608/http://www.wfda.co.uk/welsh_cup.php?id=1 Welsh Football Data Archive]
=Replay=
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|date =
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|score = 4–0
|team1 = Bangor City
|goals1 =
|team2 = {{nobold|Wellington St George}}
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|date =
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|score = 3–1
|team1 = Hereford
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|team2 = {{nobold|Newtown}}
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Source: [https://web.archive.org/web/20090417094608/http://www.wfda.co.uk/welsh_cup.php?id=1 Welsh Football Data Archive]
Semi-final
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|score = 1–1
|team1 = {{nobold|Newtown}}
|goals1 = C Parry{{goal|40}}
|team2 = {{nobold|Bangor City}}
|goals2 = J Roberts{{goal}}
|report =
|stadium = Racecourse Ground
Wrexham
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|referee =
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|date =
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|score = 1–0
|team1 = Wrexham
|goals1 = T Owen{{goal|15}}
|team2 = {{nobold|Aberystwyth Town}}
|goals2 =
|report =
|stadium = Welshpool
|attendance =
|referee =
}}
Source: [https://web.archive.org/web/20090417094608/http://www.wfda.co.uk/welsh_cup.php?id=1 Welsh Football Data Archive]
=Replay=
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|date =
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|score = 0–3
|team1 = {{nobold|Newtown}}
|goals1 =
|team2 = Bangor City
|goals2 = T Thomas{{goal}}
J Roberts{{goal}}
C Jones{{goal}}
|report =
|stadium = Racecourse Ground
Wrexham
|attendance =
|referee =
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Source: [https://web.archive.org/web/20090417094608/http://www.wfda.co.uk/welsh_cup.php?id=1 Welsh Football Data Archive]
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Final
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| date = 6 April 1896
15:30
| team1 = Bangor
| score = 3–1
| report =
| team2 = Wrexham
| goals1 = T Thomas{{goal|5}},C Jones{{goal}}, J Roberts{{goal}}
| goals2 = Pugh{{goal}}
| stadium = Council Field, Llandudno
| referee = Mr Brodie (Wolverhampton)
| attendance = 7,000}}
| width=92% | |
| {{Football kit
| pattern_la = | pattern_b = _goldhalf2 | pattern_ra = | pattern_sh = | pattern_so = _band_black | leftarm = 003366 | body = 003366 | rightarm = 003366 | shorts = 003366 | socks = 003366 | title = Bangor.The History of the Welsh Cup 1877–1993 by Ian Garland (1991) {{ISBN|1-872424-37-6}} }} |{{Football kit | pattern_la = _wrexham1896h | pattern_b = _wrexham1896h | pattern_ra = _wrexham1896h | pattern_sh = | pattern_so = | leftarm = 003366 | body = 003366 | rightarm = 003366 | shorts = 003366 | socks = 003366 | title = Wrexham{{Cite web|url=http://www.historicalkits.co.uk/Wrexham/Wrexham.htm|title=Wrexham - Historical Football Kits|website=www.historicalkits.co.uk}} }} |
References
{{Reflist}}
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20090417094608/http://www.wfda.co.uk/welsh_cup.php?id=1 Welsh Football Data Archive]
{{Welsh Cup seasons}}
{{1895–96 in European football (UEFA)}}
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