| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Country | Wales |
| Final positions | |
| Champions | Druids |
| Runner-up | Ruthin |
First round edit
| Civil Service (Wrexham) | 1 – 1 | Gwersyllt Foresters | Gwersyllt Park Wrexham |
| Newtown White Star | 3 – 0 | Dollgelau |
| Aberystwyth | 1 – 0 | Oswestry |
| Ruthin | 4 – 0 | Llangollen |
Source: Welsh Football Data Archive [1]
Replay edit
| Wrexham | 1 – 0 | Northwich Victoria |
Source: Welsh Football Data Archive
Second replay edit
| 22 November 1879 | Civil Service (Wrexham) | 1 – 2 | Gwersyllt Foresters | Rhosddu Recreation Ground, Wrexham |
| Referee: Edwin Cross |
Source: Welsh Football Data Archive
Oswestry receive a bye to the next round
Mold scratch to Druids
23rd Royal Welch Fusiliers scratch to Rhyl
Second round edit
| Rhyl | 1 – 1 | Aberystwyth |
Source: Welsh Football Data Archive
Replay edit
| Aberystwyth | 0 – 0 | Rhyl |
Source: Welsh Football Data Archive
Second replay edit
| Rhyl | 0 – 3 | Aberystwyth |
Source: Welsh Football Data Archive
Third round edit
| 10 January 1880 | Druids | 6 – 0 | Aberystwyth | Dolgellau |
| 1:30 | Referee: Mr Owen, Dolgellau |
| 17 January 1880 | Newtown Excelsior | 1 – 1 | Ruthin | Racecourse Ground, Wrexham |
| 2:35 | Referee: Mr H Hainshaw, Wrexham |
Source: Welsh Football Data Archive
Replay edit
| Newtown Excelsior | 2 – 4 | Ruthin |
Source: Welsh Football Data Archive
Newtown White Star receive bye to semi final
Semi-final edit
| 21 February 1880 | Druids | 3 – 1 | Newtown White Star | The Cricket Field Oswestry |
| 3:55 | Referee: Mr H Dobbs, Oswestry |
Source: Welsh Football Data Archive[2]
Final edit
| Druids | 2 – 1 | Ruthin |
|---|---|---|
| Vaughan, John Jones | Goodwin |
      Druids
|
   Ruthin
|
References edit
- ^ "FOOTBALL ASSOCIATION OF WALES.|1879-11-01|Wrexham Guardian - Welsh Newspapers". Newspapers.library.wales. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
- ^ "FOOTBALL.|1880-02-27|The Cambrian News and Merionethshire Standard - Welsh Newspapers". Newspapers.library.wales. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
- ^ "Welsh Newspapers Online WELSH ASSOCIATION CHALLENGE CUP.|1880-03-19|The Cambrian News and Merionethshire Standard - Welsh Newspapers Online". newspapers.library.wales. Retrieved 2017-12-20.
- ^ "Welsh Newspapers Online - - - - -..-FOOTBALL.|1880-03-20|The North Wales Chronicle and Advertiser for the Principality - Welsh Newspapers Online". newspapers.library.wales. Retrieved 2017-12-20.
Bibliography edit
- The History of the Welsh Cup 1877-1993 by Ian Garland (1991) ISBN 1-872424-37-6
