Wales 1884/85


FAW Cup 1884/85
NWFA Cup 1884/85

FAW Cup 1884/85

NB: Wrexham FC reformed as Wrexham Olympic FC.

Round 1 - Group 1 [Nov 1, Northwich]
Northwich Victoria      3-0 Crewe Alexandra         
Davenham                bye
Round 1 - Group 2 [Oct 25, Rhyl]
Rhyl                    1-1 Bangor                  
Carnarvon Athletic      bye
Round 1 - Group 3
[Oct 25, Shrewsbury]
Shrewsbury Castle Blues 8-1 Ellesmere               
[Oct 25, Trefonen]
Trefonen                1-2 Newtown                 
[Oct 25, Welshpool]
Welshpool               0-8 Oswestry                
Round 1 - Group 4
[Nov 1, Chirk]
Chirk                  11-0 Foresters (Gwersyllt)   
[Nov 1, Oswestry]
Druids                  1-1 Wrexham Olympic         
[Nov 1, Rhostyllen]
Rhostyllen Victoria     5-0 Crown (Wrexham)         

Round 1 - Group 2 Replay [Nov 1, Bangor]
Bangor                  2-1 Rhyl                    [annulled; ineligible player Bangor]
Round 1 - Group 4 Replay [Nov 15, Oswestry]
Wrexham Olympic         1-2 Druids                  

Round 1 - Group 2 Second Replay [Nov 15, Colwyn Bay]
Bangor                  0-1 Rhyl                    

Round 2 - Group 1 [Dec 6, Northwich]
Northwich Victoria      4-1 Davenham                
Round 2 - Group 2 [Dec 6, Carnarvon]
Carnarvon               3-0 Rhyl                    
Round 2 - Group 3 [Dec 13, Shrewsbury]
Shrewsbury Castle Blues 1-2 Newtown                 
Oswestry                bye 
Round 2 - Group 4 [Dec 6, Rhostyllen]
Rhostyllen Victoria     0-0 Chirk                   
Druids                  bye

Round 2 - Group 4 Replay [Dec 13, Chirk]
Chirk                   4-0 Rhostyllen Victoria     

Round 3 - Group 1
Northwich Victoria      bye 
Round 3 - Group 2
Carnarvon Athletic      bye
Round 3 - Group 3 [Dec 20?, Newtown]
Newtown                 1-1 Oswestry                
Round 3 - Group 4 [Jan 3, Wynnstay Park, Ruabon]
Druids                  2-0 Chirk                   

Round 3 - Group 3 Replay [Jan 1, Oswestry]
Oswestry                awd Newtown                 [abandoned at 1-0 in 80', Newtown walked off]

Semi-finals
[Jan 31, Racecourse Ground, Wrexham]
Druids                  3-1 Carnarvon Athletic      
[Feb 7, Alexandra Ground, Crewe]
Oswestry                2-1 Northwich Victoria      

Final [Mar 7, Racecourse Ground, Wrexham]
Druids                  1-1 Oswestry                
 
Final Replay [Apr 4, Racecourse Ground, Wrexham]
Druids                  3-1 Oswestry                [aet]

NWFA Cup 1884/85

NB: Bangor Town also referred to as plain Bangor;
    Llandudno presumably were Gloddaeth Rovers.

Round 1 - Western Division
[Nov 22, Carnarvon]
Carnarvon Colts         9-1 Bangor Town             
[Nov 22, Ysguborgoch, Carnarvon]
Carnarvon Young Heroes  2-2 Bangor Athletic         
[Nov 29, Beaumaris]
Beaumaris               3-1 Carnarvon Athletic      
Round 1 - Eastern Division
[Nov 22, Rhyl]
Rhyl                    4-1 Llandudno               
[Nov 29, Conway Morfa]
Conway                  2-1 Colwyn Bay              
Llanrwst                bye

Round 1 - Western Division Replay [Nov 29, Bangor]
Bangor Athletic         4-2 Carnarvon Young Heroes  

Round 2 - Western Division [Jan 10, Bangor]
Bangor Athletic         4-0 Carnarvon Colts         
Beaumaris               bye
Round 2 - Eastern Division [Jan 10, Conway]
Conway                  1-4 Rhyl                    
Llanrwst                bye

Semi-finals
[Jan 31, Rhyl]
Rhyl                    2-1 Llanrwst                [annulled]
[Feb 14, Carnarvon]
Bangor Athletic         abd Beaumaris               [abandoned at 4-1 in 40' due to crowd trouble]

Semi-final Replays
[Feb 28, Rhyl]
Rhyl                    7-0 Llanrwst                
[Mar 21, Rhyl]
Bangor Athletic         5-0 Beaumaris               

Final [Mar 28, Vaynol Park, Portdinorwic]
Bangor Athletic         4-3 Rhyl                    

1883/84.

1885/86.

list of champions.

list of cup finals.


About this document

Sources: [Gar 93], contemporary Welsh newspapers (available through the National Library of Wales), Welsh Football Data Archive

Thanks to Hans Schöggl for an earlier version of this file

Prepared and maintained by Karel Stokkermans for the Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation

Author: Karel Stokkermans
Last updated: 8 Jan 2026

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