Tournament details | |
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Country | Wales |
Teams | 66 |
Final positions | |
Champions | Shrewsbury Town |
Runner-up | Swansea Town |
Tournament statistics | |
Matches played | 82 |
Goals scored | 360 (4.39 per match) |
The 1937–38 FAW Welsh Cup is the 57th season of the annual knockout tournament for competitive football teams in Wales.
League name pointed after clubs name.
Tie no | Home | Score | Away |
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1 | Blaenau Ffestiniog ( WLN) | 2–2 | Llandudno ( WLN) |
replay | Llandudno ( WLN) | 1–1 | Blaenau Ffestiniog ( WLN) |
replay | Blaenau Ffestiniog ( WLN) | 3–1 | Llandudno ( WLN) |
2 | Colwyn Bay | 2–3 | Penrhyn Quarry ( WLN) |
3 | Llay Welfare ( W&DL) | 1–1 | Llanerch Celts ( W&DL) |
replay | Llanerch Celts ( W&DL) | 2–4 | Llay Welfare ( W&DL) |
4 | Caergwrle ( W&DL) | 3–0 | Rhosymedre |
5 | Crosville | 1–3 | Castle Firebrick Works ( W&DL) |
6 | Mold Alexandra | 3–3 | Cross Street Gwersyllt ( W&DL) |
replay | Cross Street Gwersyllt ( W&DL) | 7–0 | Mold Alexandra |
7 | Buckley Town | 6–0 | Coedpoeth ( W&DL) |
8 | Druids ( W&DL) | 0–5 | Chirk ( W&DL) |
9 | Flint Town ( WCL) | 1–1 | Gwersyllt ( W&DL) |
replay | Gwersyllt ( W&DL) | 3–0 | Flint Town ( WCL) |
10 | Courtaulds Holywell | 4–1 | Vron United ( W&DL) |
11 | Towyn | 0–4 | Aberdovey ( MWL) |
12 | Machynlleth ( MWL) | 3–4 | Porthmadog ( WLN) |
13 | Aberystwyth Town | 4–1 | Pwllheli ( WLN) |
14 | Welshpool | 8–0 | Newtown ( MWL) |
15 | Dolgelley Albion | 3–1 | Bala Town |
16 | Tredomen Works | 5–1 | Porth United |
17 | Blaina Town | 0–10 | Llanelly ( WLS D1) |
18 | Ebbw Vale ( WLS D1) | 0–0 | Caerphilly Town ( WLS D1) |
replay | Caerphilly Town ( WLS D1) | 2–2 | Ebbw Vale ( WLS D1) |
replay | Ebbw Vale ( WLS D1) | 4–1 | Caerphilly Town ( WLS D1) |
19 | Caerphilly United | w/o | Penrhiwceiber |
20 | Rhayader ( MWL) | w/o | Llanidloes Town ( MWL) |
20 winners from the first round plus Haverfordwest Athletic and Lovell's Athletic.
Tie no | Home | Score | Away |
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1 | Blaenau Ffestiniog ( WLN) | 1–1 | Penrhyn Quarry ( WLN) |
replay | Penrhyn Quarry ( WLN) | 4–1 | Blaenau Ffestiniog ( WLN) |
2 | ' Courtaulds Holywell | 3–1 | Buckley Town |
3 | Chirk ( W&DL) | 2–1 | Gwersyllt ( W&DL) |
4 | Llay Welfare ( W&DL) | 3–0 | Cross Street Gwersyllt ( W&DL) |
5 | Castle Firebrick Works ( W&DL) | 3–5* | Caergwrle ( W&DL) |
replay | Castle Firebrick Works ( W&DL) | 0–0 | Caergwrle ( W&DL) |
replay | Caergwrle ( W&DL) | 2–1 | Castle Firebrick Works ( W&DL) |
6 | Porthmadog ( WLN) | 7–1 | Dolgelley Albion |
7 | ' Aberystwyth Town | 5–4 | Aberdovey ( MWL) |
8 | Llanidloes Town ( MWL) | 7–1 | Welshpool |
9 | Haverfordwest Athletic ( WLS D1) | 3–1 | Tredomen Works |
10 | Lovell's Athletic ( WLS D1) | 4–1 | Caerphilly United |
11 | Ebbw Vale ( WLS D1) | 3–8 | Llanelly ( WLS D1) |
10 winners from the second round plus 14 new clubs. Llanelly get a bye to the fourth round.
Tie no | Home | Score | Away |
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1 | Penrhyn Quarry ( WLN) | 5–4 | Porthmadog ( WLN) |
2 | Macclesfield ( CCL) | 3–1 | Bangor City ( B&DL & WLN) |
3 | Kidderminster Harriers ( B&DL) | 1–2 | Cheltenham Town ( SFL) |
4 | Wellington Town ( B&DL) | 6–0 | Hereford United ( B&DL) |
5 | Oswestry Town ( B&DL) | 1–1 | Shrewsbury Town ( B&DL) |
replay | Shrewsbury Town ( B&DL) | 6–3 | Oswestry Town ( B&DL) |
6 | Caergwrle ( W&DL) | 4–3 | Llay Welfare ( W&DL) |
7 | Chirk ( W&DL) | 3–2 | Courtaulds Holywell |
8 | Aberystwyth Town | 0–1 | Llanidloes Town ( MWL) |
9 | Aberdare Town ( WLS D1) | 0–3 | Aberaman ( WLS D1) |
10 | Cardiff Corinthians ( WLS D1) | 2–3 | Gwynfi Welfare ( WLS D1) |
11 | Lovell's Athletic ( WLS D1) | 3–0 | Milford United ( WLS D1) |
12 | Haverfordwest Athletic ( WLS D1) | 4–4 | Troedyrhiw ( WLS D1) |
replay | Troedyrhiw ( WLS D1) | 1–2 | Haverfordwest Athletic ( WLS D1) |
12 winners from the third round, Llanelly and one new team - Worcester City.
Tie no | Home | Score | Away |
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1 | Wellington Town ( B&DL) | 1–3 | Cheltenham Town ( SFL) |
2 | Macclesfield ( CCL) | 0–7 | Shrewsbury Town ( ML) |
3 | Llanidloes Town ( MWL) | 4–1 | Chirk ( W&DL) |
4 | Penrhyn Quarry ( WLN) | 0–0* | Caergwrle ( W&DL) |
5 | Llanelly ( WLS D1) | 2–1 | Haverfordwest Athletic ( WLS D1) |
6 | Aberaman ( WLS D1) | 1–2 | Worcester City ( B&DL) |
7 | Gwynfi Welfare ( WLS D1) | 0–3 | Lovell's Athletic ( WLS D1) |
Four winners from the fourth round. Cheltenham Town, Shrewsbury Town and Worcester City get a bye to the Sixth round.
Tie no | Home | Score | Away |
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1 | Llanidloes Town ( MWL) | 2–1 | Caergwrle ( W&DL) |
2 | Llanelly ( WLS D1) | 3–0 | Lovell's Athletic ( WLS D1) |
Two winners from the fifth round, Cheltenham Town, Shrewsbury Town and Worcester City and eleven new clubs.
Tie no | Home | Score | Away |
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1 | Newport County ( FL D3S) | 6–2 | Bristol City ( FL D3S) |
2 | Worcester City ( B&DL) | 2–2 | Barry ( WLS D1 & SFL) |
replay | Barry ( WLS D1 & SFL) | 1–1 | Worcester City ( B&DL) |
replay | Worcester City ( B&DL) | 2–0 | Barry ( WLS D1 & SFL) |
3 | Swansea Town ( FL D2) | 8–0 | Llanelly ( WLS D1) |
4 | Cardiff City ( FL D3S) | 0–1 | Cheltenham Town ( SFL) |
5 | New Brighton ( FL D3N) | 1–5 | Chester ( FL D3N) |
6 | Llanidloes Town ( MWL) | 1–1 | Rhyl ( CCL) |
replay | Rhyl ( CCL) | 1–0 | Llanidloes Town ( MWL) |
7 | Wrexham ( FL D3N) | 1–3 | Shrewsbury Town ( ML) |
8 | Southport ( FL D3N) | 2–0 | Crewe Alexandra ( FL D3N) |
Tie no | Home | Score | Away |
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1 | Newport County ( FL D3S) | 1–0 | Cheltenham Town ( SFL) |
2 | Swansea Town ( FL D2) | 1–0 | Worcester City ( B&DL) |
3 | Rhyl ( CCL) | 3–2 | Southport ( FL D3N) |
4 | Chester ( FL D3N) | 0–0 | Shrewsbury Town ( ML) |
replay | Shrewsbury Town ( ML) | 2–1 | Chester ( FL D3N) |
Swansea Town and Rhyl played at Chester.
Tie no | Home | Score | Away |
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1 | Shrewsbury Town ( ML) | 3–2 | Newport County ( FL D3S) |
2 | Swansea Town ( FL D2) | 7–2 | Rhyl ( CCL) |
Both final and replay were held in Shrewsbury.
Tie no | Home | Score | Away |
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1 | Shrewsbury Town ( ML) | 2–2 | Swansea Town ( FL D2) |
replay | Shrewsbury Town ( ML) | 2–1 | Swansea Town ( FL D2) |