1880–81 Welsh Cup
{{Infobox football tournament season
| title = Welsh Cup
| year = 1880–81
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| country = Wales
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| defending_champions =
| winners = Druids
| second = Newtown White Star
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| prev_season = 1879–80
| next_season = 1881–82
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First round
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|score = 0 – 0{{smallsup|1}}
|team1 = {{nobold|Shrewsbury Engineers}}
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|team2 = {{nobold|Newtown White Star}}
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|score = 5 – 0
|team1 = Llanidloes
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|team2 = {{nobold|Oswestry}}
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|score = 0 – 1
|team1 = {{nobold|Dolgellau Idris}}
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|team2 = Ruthin
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|score = 3 – 1
|team1 = Druids
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|team2 = {{nobold|Llangollen}}
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|stadium = Ruabon
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|score = 3 – 0
|team1 = Northwich Victoria
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|team2 = {{nobold|Wrexham Grosvenor}}
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|score = 0 – 1{{smallsup|2}}
|team1 = {{nobold|Mold}}
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|team2 = Wrexham
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|score = 3 – 1
|team1 = Civil Service (Wrexham)
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|team2 = {{nobold|Gwersyllt Foresters}}
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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]
Chirk receive a bye to the next round.
{{smallsup|1}}At the Racecourse Ground, Wrexham. First match was protested by Engineers regarding referee eligibility. White Star had won the first match 1–0.{{cite journal |title=White Star v Shrewsbury Engineers |journal=Montgomeryshire Express |date=23 November 1880 |page=5}}
=Replay=
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|score = 1 – 0
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Second round
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|score = 1 – 1{{smallsup|1}}
|team1 = {{nobold|Ruthin}}
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|team2 = Druids
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|score = 2 – 1
|team1 = Newtown White Star
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|team2 = {{nobold|Wrexham}}
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|stadium = Rhosddu Recreation Ground
Wrexham
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|score = 1 – 0
|team1 = Llanidloes
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|team2 = {{nobold|Civil Service (Wrexham)}}
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|score = 2 – 1
|team1 = Northwich Victoria
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|team2 = {{nobold|Chirk}}
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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}}Ruthin withdrew before replay.The History of the Welsh Cup 1877-1993 by Ian Garland (1991) {{ISBN|1-872424-37-6}}
Semi-final
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|score = 3 – 0
|team1 = {{nobold|Druids}}
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|team2 = Northwich Victoria
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|stadium = Racecourse Grounds
Wrexham
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|score = 2 – 0
|team1 = Newtown White Star
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|team2 = {{nobold|Llanidloes}}
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|stadium = Rhosddu Recreation Ground
Wrexham
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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]
Final
{{main article|1881 Welsh Cup Final}}
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| date = 26 March 1881
15:55
| team1 = Druids
| score = 2 – 0
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| team2 = Newtown White Star
| goals1 = J Vaughan {{goal|27}} {{goal|72}}
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| stadium = Racecourse Ground, Wrexham
| referee = C Crump (Wolverhampton)
| attendance = 4,000}}
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| {{Football kit
| pattern_la = | pattern_b =_redhalf | pattern_ra = | pattern_so = | leftarm = 008000 | body = 008000 | rightarm = FF0000 | shorts = FFFFFF | socks = 000000 | title = Druids{{cite book |last1=Alcock |first1=Charles |title=Football Annual |date=1881 |publisher=Wright & Co |location=London |page=186}} }} |{{Football kit | pattern_la = _thin_blackhoops | pattern_b = _thin_blackhoops | pattern_ra = _thin_blackhoops | pattern_so =_hoops_black | leftarm = FFFFFF | body = FFFFFF | rightarm = FFFFFF | shorts = ffffff | socks = FFFFFF | title = Newtown White Star{{cite book |last1=Alcock |first1=Charles |title=Football Annual |date=1881 |publisher=Wright & Co |location=London |page=187}} }} |
References
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- [https://web.archive.org/web/20090417094608/http://www.wfda.co.uk/welsh_cup.php?id=1 Welsh Football Data Archive]
{{Welsh Cup seasons}}
{{1880–81 in European football}}
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