Welsh Football League National Division
Final Table:
1.Barry Town 32 26 5 1 81-20 83
2.Ton Pentre 32 27 2 3 91-31 83
3.Cwmbran Town 32 18 8 6 60-31 62
4.Maesteg Park 32 19 5 8 48-32 62
5.Haverfordwest County 32 17 5 10 57-37 56
6.Ebbw Vale 32 16 7 9 72-42 55
7.Bridgend Town 32 15 7 10 58-46 52
8.Briton Ferry Athletic 32 14 8 10 46-41 50
9.Pontllanfraith 32 11 7 14 54-67 40
10.Brecon Corinthians 32 11 6 15 46-49 39
11.Milford United 32 11 5 16 38-52 38
12.Blaenrhondda 32 9 7 16 55-77 34
13.Llanelli 32 8 6 18 51-63 30
14.Caerleon 32 7 8 17 37-53 29
15.Port Talbot Athletic 32 5 7 20 40-85 22
16.Pembroke Borough 32 4 8 20 40-77 20
17.Caerau 32 2 3 27 26-97 9
Welsh Cup 1986/87
x = Division Unknown.
1st Round:
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Aberaman(x) - Ammanford Town(x) 1-0
Bethesda Athletic(x) - Llanfairfechan Town(x) 5-0
BP Llandarcy(x) - Worchester City(x) 1-2
Carmarthen Town(x) - AFC Cardiff(x) 1-3
Cefn Albion(x) - Knighton Town(x) 2-0
Chirk AAA(x) - Bala Town(x) 5-1
Conwy United(x) - Prestatyn Town(x) 2-4
Druids United(x) - Lex XI(x) 0-3
Ferndale Athletic(x) - Pontardawe Athletic(x) 3-0
Flint Town United(x) - Shotton Westminster(x) 1-1
Holywell Town(x) - Porthmadog(x) 2-0
Llandrindod Wells(x) - Abergavenny Thursdays(x) 1-0
Llanelli(x) - Abercynon Athletic(x) 0-1
Maesteg Park(x) - Pontllanfraith(x) 1-0
Machynlleth(x) - Brymbo Steel Works(x) 0-1
Newport YMCA(x) - Caerau(x) 0-0
Newtown(x) - Llanidloes Town(x) 8-0
Pembroke Borough(x) - Caerleon(x) 0-1
Pilkintons(x) - Connah's Quay Nomads(x) 3-3
Port Talbot Athletic(x) - Afan Lido(x) 1-3
Presteigne St.Andrews(x) - Corwen Amateurs(x) 3-1
Rhos Aelwyd(x) - Llangollen(x) 4-1
Rhos United(x) - Rhydymwyn(x) 0-0
Ruthin Town(x) - Panycae(x) 5-2
S.Glamorgan Institute(x) - Cardiff Corinthians(x) 0-2
Spencer Works(x) - Taffs Wells(x) 0-0
Bye: Denbigh Town(x), Llanrwst United(x) and Gresford Athletic(x).
Replays 1st Round:
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Caerau(x) - Newport YMCA(x) 1-2
Connah's Quay Nomads(x) - Pilkingtons(x) 1-2
Rhydymwyn(x) - Rhos United(x) 2-1
Shotton Westminster(x) - Flint Town United(x) 3-4
Taffs Wells(x) - Spencer Works(x) 2-0
2nd Round:
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Aberaman(x) - Caerleon(x) 1-1
Abercynon Athletic(x) - Briton Ferry Athletic(x) 1-2
Barry Town(x) - Worchester City(x) 2-2
Bethesda Athletic(x) - Brecon Corinthians(x) 1-1
BSC Shotton(x) - Aberystwyth Town(x) 0-1
Cardiff Corinthians(x) - Merthy Tydfil(x) 0-0
Cefn Albion(x) - Flint Town United(x) 2-1
Chirk AAA(x) - Pilkingtons(x) 0-4
Colwyn Bay(x) - Oswestry Town(x) 2-0
Cwmbran Town(x) - Haverfordwest County(x) 1-2
Denbigh Town(x) - Brymbo Steelworks(x) 0-5
Ferndale Athletic(x) - Taffs Wells(x) 1-1
Gresford Athletic(x) - Llanfairpwll(x) 1-1
Lex XI(x) - Caersws(x) 2-0
Holywell Town(x) - Llanrwst Town(x) 4-2
Maesteg Park(x) - Bridgend Town(x) 1-0
Milford United(x) - AFC Cardiff(x) 1-1
Mold Alexandra(x) - Rhos Aelwyd(x) 0-1
Newport YMCA(x) - Afan Lido(x) 2-2
Newtown(x) - Rhyl(x) 1-3
Prestatyn Town(x) - Ruthin Town(x) 0-1
Presteigne St.Andrews(x) - Bangor City(x) 1-2
Rhydymwyn(x) - Caernarfon Town(x) 1-3
Sully(x) - Llandrindod Wells(x) 2-0
Ton Pentre(x) - Ebbw Vale(x) 2-1
Replays 2nd Round:
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Afan Lido(x) - Newport YMCA(x) 2-0
AFC Cardiff(x) - Milford United(x) 2-1
Brecon Corinthians(x) - Bethesda Athletic(x) 7-2
Caerleon(x) - Aberaman(x) 1-0
Llanfairpwll(x) - Gresford Athletic(x) 4-1
Merthyr Tydfil(x) - Cardiff Corinthians(x) 2-0
Ruthin Town(x) - Prestatyn Town(x) 1-2
Taffs Wells(x) - Ferndale Athletic(x) 3-1
Worchester City(x) - Barry Town(x) 0-2
3th Round:
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Afan Lido(x) - Ton Pentre(x) 0-1
Bangor City(x) - Prestatyn Town(x) 3-1
Barry Town(x) - Briton Ferry Athletic(x) 2-1
Brecon Corinthians(x) - Aberystwyth Town(x) 1-1
Brymbo Steel Works(x) - Pilkintons(x) 6-0
Caerleon(x) - Sully(x) 1-2
Cardiff City(x) - Taffs Wells(x) 4-0
Cefn Albion(x) - Shrewsbury Town(x) 0-10 !
Colwyn Bay(x) - Caernarfon Town(x) 1-1
Haverfordwest County(x) - AFC Cardiff(x) 4-2
Hereford United(x) - Wrexham(x) 0-1
Kidderminster Harriers(x) - Llanfairpwll(x) 0-1
Merthyr Tydfil(x) - Maesteg Park(x) 1-0
Rhos Aelwyd(x) - Lex XI(x) 1-1
Rhyl(x) - Holywell Town(x) 1-0
Swansea City(x) - Newport County(x) 1-3
Replays 3th Round:
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Aberystwyth Town(x) - Brecon Corinthians(x) 3-1
Colwyn Bay(x) - Caernarfon Town(x) 0-0 (Caernarfon pen)
Lex XI(x) - Rhos Aelwyd(x) 3-2
4th Round:
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Bangor City(x) - Ton Pentre(x) 5-0
Barry Town(x) - Lex XI(x) 2-0
Brymbo Steel Works(x) - Sully(x) 4-1
Caernarfon Town(x) - Merthyr Tydfil(x) 0-1
Llanfairpwll(x) - Aberystwyth Town(x) 1-3
Rhyl(x) - Haverfordwest County(x) 2-2
Shrewsbury Town(x) - Newport County(x) 0-1
Wrexham(x) - Cardiff City(x) 1-0
Replay 4th Round:
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Haverfordwest County(x) - Rhyl(x) 0-1
Quarterfinals:
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Aberystwyth Town(x) - Newport County(x) 3-3
Bangor City(x) - Rhyl(x) 2-1
Merthyr Tydfil(x) - Barry Town(x) 4-2
Wrexham(x) - Brymbo Steelworks(x) 1-0
Replay Quarterfinals:
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Newport County(x) - Aberystwyth Town(x) 3-0
Semifinals:
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Merthyr Tydfil(x) - Bangor City(x) 1-0 0-1 (Merthyr pen)
Newport County(x) - Wrexham(x) 2-1 2-2
Final (Cardiff, 17 may 1987):
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Newport County(x) - Merthyr Tydfil(x) 2-2aet
Doelpunten : 1-0 Thackeray
1-1 Latchford
2-1 Thackeray
2-2 Webley
Scheidsrechter : F.Roberts (Prestatyn)
Toeschouwers : 7.100
Replay Finale (Cardiff, 21 mei 1987):
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Merthyr Tydfil(x) - Newport County(x) 1-0
Doelpunt: 4.Baird (pen)
Scheidsrechter: F.Roberts (Prestatyn)
Toeschouwers: 6.010
Merthyr: Wager
Tong, Baird, Helvey, Mullen
S.Williams, Rogers, Webley
Latchford, Beattie, C.Williams
Newport: Dillion
L.Jones, Sherlock, Mills, Compton
Carter, Stanniforth, Gibbins
R.Jones, Tayler, Lewis
Source for table: Welsh Football Data Archive
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