1878–79 Welsh Cup

1878–79 Welsh Cup
Tournament details
Country	Wales
Final positions
Champions	Newtown White Star
Runner-up	Wrexham
1879–80 →

First round

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Replay

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Oswestry receive a bye to the next round

Second round

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Newtown receive bye into next round

Third round

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Wrexham receive bye to next round

Semi Final

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Final

29 March 1879
16:00

Newtown White Star	1 – 0	Wrexham
E Rees 60'

Cricket Field, Oswestry

Attendance: 2,500

Referee: A E Daniel (Birmingham)

Newtown White Star

Wrexham

References

The History of the Welsh Cup 1877-1993 by Ian Garland (1991) ISBN 1-872424-37-6
Welsh Football Data Archive

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Football in Wales

National teams

Men	Wales Under-21 Under-20 Under-19 Under-18 Under-17 Wales C (semi-professional)
Women	Wales Under-17

League system

Men

Tier 1–3	Cymru Premier (1) Cymru North (2) Cymru South (2) Ardal Leagues (3)
Tier 4–6	Aberystwyth League (5) Carmarthenshire League (5–7) Central Wales Football League (4) Ceredigion League (5–7) Gwent County League (4–6) Montgomeryshire Football League (5) Neath & District League (5–8) North East Wales Football League (4–5) North Wales Coast East (4–5) North Wales Coast West (4–5) Pembrokeshire League (5–9) South Wales Alliance League (4–6) Swansea Senior Football League (5–6) West Wales Premier League (4)
Tier 7–10	Aberdare Valley League (7) Bridgend & District League (7–9) Cardiff & District League (7–10) Cardiff Combination League (7–8) East Gwent League (7–8) Gwent Central League (7–8) Merthyr & District League (7) Newport and District League (7–10) North Gwent Football League (7–8) Port Talbot Football League (7–8) Rhondda & District League (7–8) Taff Ely & Rhymney Valley Alliance League (7–9) Vale of Glamorgan League (7–8)
Defunct leagues	Anglesey (1895–2020) Bangor & District (1930–37, 1945–50) Caernarfon & District (1950–2014) Clwyd (1974–2011) Cymru Alliance (1990–2019) Denbighshire (1890–1902) Gwynedd (1983–2020) Mid Wales South (?–2023) North East Wales (2011–20) North Wales Alliance (1912–21) North Wales Coast (1893–1921, 1933–35) South Wales Amateur (1946–2015) South Wales (1890–1911) South Wales Senior (1991–2015) Vale of Clwyd and Conwy (2011–2020) Vale of Conwy (1922–2002) Welsh Alliance (1984–2020) Welsh Football League (1904–2020) Welsh League North (1935–84) Welsh National League (North) (1921–30) Welsh National League (Wrexham Area) (1945–2020) Wrexham and District (1903–12, 1925–39)

Women

Welsh Premier Women's League/Adran League

Domestic cups

Men

Active	Welsh Cup Welsh League Cup FAW Trophy FAW Welsh Youth Cup Ardal North Cup Ardal South Cup
Defunct	Welsh Football League Cup (1925–2020) Cymru Alliance League Cup (1990–2019) FAW Premier Cup (1997–2008)

Women