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1878–79 Welsh Cup

Field	Value
title	Welsh Cup
year	1878–79
country	Wales
winners	Newtown White Star
second	Wrexham
prev_season	1877–78
next_season	1879–80

The 1878–79 Welsh Cup was the second season of the Welsh Cup. The cup was won by Newtown White Star who defeated Wrexham 1–0 in the final.

First round

D. Jones

Source: Welsh Football Data Archive

Replay

Source: Welsh Football Data Archive

Oswestry receive a bye to the next round

Second round

Source: Welsh Football Data Archive

Newtown receive bye into next round

Third round

Source: Welsh Football Data Archive

Replay

The replay was abandoned after half-an-hour, with the White Stars 3–1 up, after the Bangor umpire punched a White Stars player. The WFA ordered a replay but Bangor refused to play.

Wrexham received a bye to the next round.

Semi-final

Source: Welsh Football Data Archive

Replay

Source: Welsh Football Data Archive

Final

Main article: 1879 Welsh Cup Final

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References

The History of the Welsh Cup 1877-1993 by Ian Garland (1991)
Welsh Football Data Archive

References

(8 November 1878). "The Welsh Challenge Cup". Shrewsbury Chronicle.
(10 January 1879). "Welsh Association Challenge Cup". Cambrian News.
(25 January 1879). "The Welsh Challenge Cup". Wrexham Guardian.
(30 January 1879). "The North Wales Challenge Cup". Liverpool Mercury.

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