Wales (Cup) 1897/98

 
NB: Knighton, Newtown, Oswestry United and Wrexham (semifinalists in 1896/97)
    bye to quarterfinals

Round 1 - Division 1
Rhyl Amateurs           o/w Holywell
Carnarvon Ironopolis    8-0 Portmadoc
Bangor                  1-0 Llandudno Swifts
Rhyl Town               bye
Round 1 - Division 2
Mold                    2-5 Caergwrle Wanderers
Druids                  3-1 Buckley Town
Brymbo Institute        0-3 Chirk
Flint                   bye
Round 1 - Division 3
Market Drayton          2-0 Wrockwardine Wood
Wellington Town         3-0 Ironbridge
Newport                 5-0 Welshpool United
Wem                     bye
Round 1 - Division 4
Swansea Association     6-0 Aberdare                    [awarded to Aberdare after protest]
Aberystwyth Town        7-0 Llanidloes
Towyn Rovers            bye
Builth                  bye
 
Round 2 - Division 1
Holywell                3-3 Carnarvon Ironolis
Rhyl Town               4-1 Bangor
Round 2 - Division 2
Flint                   2-1 Caergwrle Wanderers
Chirk                   0-1 Druids
Round 2 - Division 3
Wellington Town         w/o Market Drayton
Wem                     2-0 Newport
Round 2 - Division 4
Builth                  6-0 Towyn Rovers
Aberdare                1-3 Aberystwyth Town
 
Round 2 - Division 1 Replay
Holywell                0-3 Carnarvon Ironolis       
 
Round 3 - Division 1
Carnarvon Ironolis      3-1 Rhyl Town
Round 3 - Division 2
Druids                  6-0 Flint
Round 3 - Division 3
Wem                     1-5 Wellington Town
Round 3 - Division 4
Aberystwyth Town        7-0 Builth
 
NB: Knighton, Newtown, Oswestry United and Wrexham (semifinalists in 1896/97)
    bye to quarterfinals

Quarterfinals
Oswestry United         2-1 Newtown                 [Newtown progressed; result probably
Wrexham                 2-1 Rhyl Town                misprint for 1-2]
Knighton                0-2 Druids
Aberystwyth Town        1-2 Wellington Town
 
Semifinals
Wellington Town         0-0 Druids                  [at Oswestry]
Wrexham                 2-1 Newtown                 [at Welshpool]
 
Semifinal Replay
Wellington Town         0-1 Druids                  [at Oswestry]  
 
Final [Apr 10, Oswestry]
Wrexham                 1-1 Druids
 
Final Replay [Apr 30, Oswestry]
Wrexham                 1-2 Druids

1896/97.

1898/99.

list of champions.

list of cup finals.

About this document

Sources: [Gar 93], http://wfda.co.uk/welsh_cup_year_index.php

Prepared and maintained by Hans Schöggl for the Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation

Author: Hans Schöggl
Last updated: 28 May 2015