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Football tournament season
1887β88 Football Association of Wales Challenge Cup
The Welsh Cup
Country Wales Defending champions
Chirk AAA Champions
Chirk AAA Runner-up
Newtown
The 1887β88 Welsh Cup was the 11th season of the
Welsh Cup . The cup was won by
Chirk AAA who defeated
Newtown 5β0 in the final, at Owens Field, Chester Road, Wrexham.
First round
[1]
Second round
Home
Result
Away
Remarks
Wrexham Olympic
4-1
Vale of Llangollen
Protest: Late start and ground not enclosed - Wrexham refused to replay.
Druids
1-2
Chirk
Oswestry
6-0
Ellesmere
Newtown
Llanfyllin
Result not found, Newtown progressed.
Northwich Victoria
3-0
Over Wanderers
Bangor
1-2
Mold
Davenham
Bye
Porthmadog
[1]
Third round
Home
Result
Away
Remarks
Chirk
3-1
Vale of Llangollen
Newtown
3-1
Oswestry
Northwich Victoria
2-0
Davenham
Mold
w/o
Porthmadog
Porthmadog withdrew
[1]
Semi-final
Winner
Result
Runner-up
Venue
Remarks
Chirk
5-0
Northwich Victoria
Chester
17 March 1888.
[2]
Newtown
2-0
Mold
Oswestry
24 February 1888, crowd 1,000
[3]
[1]
Final
[4]
[5]
References
Bibliography
Garland, Ian (1991). The History of the Welsh Cup 1877-1993 . Bridge Books.
ISBN
1-872424-37-6 .
Notes
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