1896 Welsh Cup final

1896 football match in Llandudno, Wales October 2021 1896 Football Association of Wales Challenge Cup final 1895–96 Welsh Cup Bangor 3 Wrexham 1 6 April 1896 the Council Field Llandudno T Gough (Oswestry) 7,000 The 1896 Welsh Cup final, the 19th in the competition, was contested by Bangor and Wrexham at the Council Field, Llandudno. Bangor won 3–1. Route to the final 1895–96 Welsh Cup Bangor Round Opposition Score Venue First Round Llandudno Swifts 3–1 the Council Field (a) Second Round bye to the next round. Third Round Westminster Rovers 1–1 Maes y Dre (h) Replay Westminster Rovers 1–3 Stansty Park (a) Fourth Round Wellington St George 1–1 Maes y Dre (h) Replay Wellington St George 4–0 Maes y Dre (h) Semi-final Newtown 1–1 Racecourse Ground (n) Replay Newtown 3–0 Racecourse Ground (n) Bangor's route to the final took seven games, with their first against Llandudno Swifts being forced into extra time. Bangor travelled to the venue of that year's final to face the 'Swifts', where drawing the game 2–2 after 90 minutes, Bangor won 3–2 in extra time. In the second round, Bangor received a bye into the third, due to no teams being close enough to travel to, and there they welcomed Westminster Rovers to their Maes y Dre field. Another draw, 1–1, after 90 minutes the game was replayed at Westminster, where Bangor won 3–1. In the Fourth Round, Bangor once again draw 1–1, this time against Wellington St George. The game was replayed, once again at Maes y Dre. Now only one game from the Bangor's second final, they faced last years winners Newtown. Taking the game to another 1–1 draw, Bangor went on to win 3–0 in the replay. Both games were played at the home of the final opponents, the Racecourse Ground. Wrexham As runners-up in the previous years Welsh Cup, Wrexham joined the 1896 competition in the fourth round. Round Opposition Score Venue Fourth Round Chirk AAA 4–0 Racecourse Ground (h) Semi-final Aberystwyth Town 1–0 Welshpool (n) Match Report Detail 6 April 189615:30 Bangor 3–1 Wrexham T Thomas 5C Jones J Roberts Pugh Council Field, Llandudno T Gough (Oswestry) 7,000 _goldhalf2 _band_black 003366 003366 003366 003366 003366 BangorThe History of the Welsh Cup 1877–1993 by Ian Garland (1991) 1-872424-37-6 _wrexham1896h _wrexham1896h _wrexham1896h 003366 003366 003366 003366 003366 WrexhamWrexham – Historical Football Kits BANGOR: GK 1WAL W ArridgeDF 2 WAL R RobertsDF 3 ENG D H WilliamsDF 4 WAL W H JonesDF 5 WAL T BucklandMF 6 WAL S RobertsMF 7ENG Walter LewisMF 8ENG R Owen FW 9WAL C JonesFW 10ENG J RobertsDF 11 ENG T ThomasWREXHAM: GK 1 ENG W BallDF 2ENG E SamuelsDF 3IRL A E EllisMF 4ENG F StokesMF 5 WAL E RobinsonMF 6WAL J P RogersMF 7 ENG D H PughMF 8 WAL Trevor OwenFW 9WAL J HughesFW 10ENG W C HarrisonFW 11ENG A Williams MATCH RULES 90 minutes. Replay if scores still level. See also Wales Notes NIR nb1 nb1 References Bibliography Garland Ian The History of the Welsh Cup 1877–1993 Bridge Books 1991 1-872424-37-6 Notes External links RSSSF: Wales - List of Cup Finals Welsh Football Data Archive: WELSH CUP 1895/96 Welsh Football Data Archive: WELSH CUP FINAL 1895/96 1896 Category:1895–96 in Welsh football cups Category:Welsh Cup seasons Category:Bangor City F.C. matches Category:Wrexham A.F.C. matches Category:Sport in Llandudno Category:April 1896 in the United Kingdom