1956–57 Welsh Cup

The 1956–57 FAW Welsh Cup is the 70th season of the annual knockout tournament for competitive football teams in Wales.

1956–57 Welsh Cup

Tournament details
Country	Wales
Final positions
Champions	Wrexham
Runner-up	Swansea Town

Key

League name pointed after clubs name.

• B&DL - Birmingham & District League
• CCL - Cheshire County League
• FL D1 - Football League First Division
• FL D2 - Football League Second Division
• FL D3N - Football League Third Division North
• FL D3S - Football League Third Division South
• SFL - Southern Football League

Fifth round

Ten winners from the Fourth round and six new clubs.

Tie no	Home	Score	Away
1	Oswestry Town (B&DL)	0–3	Chester (FL D3N)

Sixth round

Tie no	Home	Score	Away
1	Cardiff City (FL D1)	0–2	Chester (FL D3N)

Semifinal

Swansea Town and Newport County played both matches at Cardiff, Wrexham and Chester played at Rhyl.

Tie no	Home	Score	Away
1	Swansea Town (FL D2)	1–1	Newport County (FL D3S)
replay	Swansea Town (FL D2)	3–0	Newport County (FL D3S)
2	Wrexham (FL D3N)	2–0	Chester (FL D3N)

Final

Final were held at Cardiff.

Tie no	Home	Score	Away
1	Wrexham (FL D3N)	2–1	Swansea Town (FL D2)

External links

• The FAW Welsh Cup