Wales 1888/89


FAW Cup 1888/89

FAW Cup 1888/89

NB: Wrexham Olympic FC renamed Wrexham FC.

Round 1 - Group 1
[Oct 13, Holywell]
Holywell                2-4 Ruthin                  
[Oct 13, St. Asaph]
St. Asaph               0-7 Bangor                  
[Oct 27, Corwen]
Mold                    3-0 Portmadoc               
Round 1 - Group 2
[Oct 13, Knighton]
Builth                  1-8 Chirk                   
[Oct 13, Cricket Field, Oswestry]
Oswestry                1-0 Royal Welsh Warehouse (Newtown)
Round 1 - Group 3
[Oct 13, Llangollen]
Llangollen Rovers       4-4 Alyn Stars (Gwersyllt)  [actually 5-4 but the referee sent in
[Oct 13, Rhostyllen]                                 a report with the result as 4-4]
Rhostyllen Victoria     8-1 Corwen                  
[Oct 13, Ruabon]
Druids                  2-2 Wrexham                 
Vale of Llangollen      bye 
Round 1 - Group 4
[Oct 13, Chester]
Chester St. Oswald's    w/o Crewe Athletic          [Crewe Athletic scratched prior to the
[Oct 13, Winsford]                                   match; a friendly was played instead,
Over Wanderers          1-2 Northwich Victoria       St. Oswald's winning 5-1]
Nantwich                w/o Crewe Alexandra         [Crewe Alexandra scratched]
Davenham                bye

Round 1 - Group 3 Replays
[Oct 20, Wrexham]
Wrexham                 2-1 Druids                  [originally annulled but that decision         
[Oct 27, Gwersyllt]                                  was later revoked]
Alyn Stars (Gwersyllt)  7-2 Llangollen Rovers       

Round 1 - Group 3 Second Replay [Nov 24, Chirk]
Druids                  n/p Wrexham                 [Wrexham dns and won their appeal against
                                                     the nullification of the Oct 20 replay]
Round 2 - Group 1 [Nov 10, Ruthin]
Ruthin                  9-2 Mold                    [annulled]
Bangor                  bye
Round 2 - Group 2 [Nov 3, Chirk]
Chirk                   w/o Oswestry                [Oswestry scratched]
Round 2 - Group 3
[Nov 10, Llangollen]
Vale of Llangollen      3-3 Rhostyllen Victoria     
[Nov 10, Wrexham]
Wrexham                 4-1 Alyn Stars (Gwersyllt)  [annulled]
Round 2 - Group 4
[Nov 10, Northwich]
Northwich Victoria      2-1 Chester St. Oswald's    
[Nov 17, Nantwich]
Nantwich                2-2 Davenham                

Round 2 - Group 1 Replay [Nov 24, Elwy Grove Park, St. Asaph]
Ruthin                  3-0 Mold                    
Round 2 - Group 3 Replays
[Nov 24, Rhostyllen]
Rhostyllen Victoria     2-1 Vale of Llangollen      
[Dec 15, Wrexham]
Wrexham                 3-0 Alyn Stars (Gwersyllt)  
Round 2 - Group 4 Replay
Davenham                abd Nantwich                [abandoned at 2-3 due to darkness]

Round 2 - Group 4 Second Replay [Dec 8, Crewe]
Davenham                5-1 Nantwich                

Round 3 - Group 1 [Dec 15, Ruthin]
Ruthin                  1-4 Bangor                  
Round 3 - Group 2
Chirk                   bye
Round 3 - Group 3 [Dec 29, Racecourse Ground, Wrexham]
Wrexham                 1-0 Rhostyllen Victoria     [annulled]
Round 3 - Group 4
Davenham                0-0 Northwich Victoria      

Round 3 - Group 3 Replay [Jan 26, Racecourse Ground, Wrexham]
Wrexham                 4-0 Rhostyllen Victoria     
Round 3 - Group 4 Replay [Jan 26]
Northwich Victoria      4-3 Davenham                

Semi-finals
[Feb 16, Faulkner Street, Chester]
Wrexham                 2-3 Bangor                  
[Mar 9, Chester]
Chirk                   1-1 Northwich Victoria      

Semi-final Replay [Apr 6, Chester]
Northwich Victoria      3-2 Chirk                   

Final [Apr 22 (Easter Monday), Racecourse Ground, Wrexham]
Bangor                  2-1 Northwich Victoria      


1887/88.

1889/90.

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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