The 1887–88 Welsh Cup was the 11th season of the Welsh Cup. The cup was won by Chirk AAA who defeated Newtown 5–0 in the final, at Owens Field, Chester Road, Wrexham.
 The Welsh Cup | |
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Country | Wales |
| Defending champions | Chirk AAA |
| Final positions | |
| Champions | Chirk AAA |
| Runner-up | Newtown |
First round
edit| Home | Result | Away | Remarks |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vale of Llangollen | 5-0 | Wrexham Excelsior | |
| Wrexham Olympic | 4-0 | Alyn White Stars | |
| Druids | 3-0 | Rhostyllen Victoria | |
| Chirk | Bye | ||
| Shrewsbury Town | 0-2 | Oswestry | |
| Newtown | 9-0 | Wem White Stars | |
| Ellesmere | 0-8 | Welshpool | Protest: Welshpool dismissed |
| Llanfyllin | Bye | ||
| Davenham | 2-0 | Chester St Oswalds | |
| Crewe Alexandra | 2-3 | Northwich Victoria | |
| Over Wanderers | Bye | ||
| Bangor | 3-1 | Llandudno | |
| Porthmadog | 3-1 | Corwen | |
| Mold | 0-1 | Ruthin | Mold found in next round. |
Second round
edit| Home | Result | Away | Remarks |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wrexham Olympic | 4-1 | Vale of Llangollen | Protest: Late start and ground not enclosed - Wrexham refused to replay. |
| Druids | 1-2 | Chirk | |
| Oswestry | 6-0 | Ellesmere | |
| Newtown | Llanfyllin | Result not found, Newtown progressed. | |
| Northwich Victoria | 3-0 | Over Wanderers | |
| Bangor | 1-2 | Mold | |
| Davenham | Bye | ||
| Porthmadog | |||
Third round
edit| Home | Result | Away | Remarks |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chirk | 3-1 | Vale of Llangollen | |
| Newtown | 3-1 | Oswestry | |
| Northwich Victoria | 2-0 | Davenham | |
| Mold | w/o | Porthmadog | Porthmadog withdrew |
Semi-final
edit| Winner | Result | Runner-up | Venue | Remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chirk | 5-0 | Northwich Victoria | Chester | 17 March 1888.[2] |
| Newtown | 2-0 | Mold | Oswestry | 24 February 1888, crowd 1,000[3] |
Final
edit| Winner | Result | Runner-up | Venue | Crowd |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chirk | 5-0 | Newtown | Owens Field, Chester Road, Wrexham | 3,000 |
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References
editBibliography
edit- Garland, Ian (1991). The History of the Welsh Cup 1877-1993. Bridge Books. ISBN 1-872424-37-6.
Notes
edit- ^ a b c d "Welsh Cup 1887/88". Welsh Football Data Archives. Archived from the original on 28 September 2013.
- ^ "Welsh Newspapers Online FOOTBALL NOTES.|1888-03-23|Llangollen Advertiser Denbighshire Merionethshire and North Wales Journal - Welsh Newspapers Online". newspapers.library.wales. Retrieved 8 November 2017.
- ^ "Welsh Newspapers Online FOOTBALL INTELLIGENCE.|1888-03-02|Llangollen Advertiser Denbighshire Merionethshire and North Wales Journal - Welsh Newspapers Online". newspapers.library.wales. Archived from the original on 8 November 2017. Retrieved 8 November 2017.
- ^ "WELSH CUP FINAL 1887/88". WFDA. Archived from the original on 31 March 2017.
- ^ Zealand, National Library of New. "Papers Past | THE FINAL TIE OF THE LANCASHIRE ASSOCIATION CUP. HUNTING. OTAGO HOUNDS. (Otago Witness, 1888-07-06)". paperspast.natlib.govt.nz. Retrieved 30 March 2017.
- The History of the Welsh Cup 1877-1993 by Ian Garland (1991) ISBN 1-872424-37-6
- Welsh Football Data Archive
