1880 Welsh Cup final

1880 Football Association of Wales Challenge Cup Final
Event	1879–80 Welsh Cup
Date	13 March 1880
Venue	Racecourse Ground, Wrexham
Referee	Mr Brooks (Wolverhampton)
Attendance	4,000

The 1880 Welsh Cup Final, was the third in the competition. It was contested by Druids and Ruthin at the Racecourse Ground, Wrexham.

Route to the Final

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Druids


Round	Opposition	Score	Location
1st	Mold (A)	w/o
2nd	Wrexham (A)	1-0^[2]	The Racecourse, Wrexham
3rd	Aberystwyth (N)	6-0^[3]	Dolgellau
SF	Newtown White Stars (N)	3-1^[4]	Cricket Field, Oswestry

Ruthin


Round	Opposition	Score	Location
1st	Llangollen (H)	4-0^[5]	Ruthin
2nd	Corwen (H)	3-0^[6]	Ruthin
3rd	Newtown Excelsior (N)	1-1^[3]	The Racecourse, Wrexham
3rd	Newtown Excelsior (N)	4-2	The Racecourse, Wrexham
SF	Bye

Final

13 March 1880
15:30

Druids	2 – 1	Ruthin
Vaughan, John Jones		Goodwin

Racecourse Ground, Wrexham

Attendance: 4,000

Referee: Mr Brooks (Wolverhampton)

Druids

Ruthin


GK		B. Roberts
FB		Llewelyn Kenrick (c)
FB		Jack Powell
HB		William Williams
HB		Edward Bowen
RW		John Jones
RW		Dennis Heywood
LW		John Vaughan
LW		Jack Jones
CF		Knyvett Crosse
CF		Charles Ketley


GK		H. Parry
FB		T. Roberts
FB		G. Halley
HB		R. Maddocks
HB		Price Mostyn
HB		R. Williams
RW		William Pierce Owen
RW		Walter Hugh Roberts (c)
LW		Uriah Goodwin
LW		G.H. Simon
CF		Alun Lloyd

Assistant referees:

Mr Bethell (Birkenheead)
Mr Edward Manners (Wrexham)

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References

^ "Year-by-year". www.welshsoccerarchive.co.uk. Retrieved 2017-12-21.
^ "Welsh Newspapers Online WELSH ASSOCIATION CHALLENGE CUP. DRUIDS v. WREXHAM.|1879-12-19|The Cambrian News and Merionethshire Standard - Welsh Newspapers Online". newspapers.library.wales. Retrieved 2017-12-21.
^ ^a ^b "Welsh Newspapers Online WELSH ASSOCIATION CHALLENGE CUP.|1880-01-23|The Cambrian News and Merionethshire Standard - Welsh Newspapers Online". newspapers.library.wales. Retrieved 2017-12-21.
^ "Welsh Newspapers Online RUTHIN V. MOLD.|1880-02-27|The North Wales Express - Welsh Newspapers Online". newspapers.library.wales. Retrieved 2017-12-21.
^ "Welsh Newspapers Online RUTHIN.|1879-11-22|The Rhyl Advertiser - Welsh Newspapers Online". newspapers.library.wales. Retrieved 2017-12-21.
^ "Welsh Newspapers Online RUTHIN.|1880-01-03|Carnarvon and Denbigh Herald and North and South Wales Independent - Welsh Newspapers Online". newspapers.library.wales. Retrieved 2017-12-21.
^ "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.

[1] "Year-by-year". www.welshsoccerarchive.co.uk. Retrieved 2017-12-21.

[2] "Welsh Newspapers Online WELSH ASSOCIATION CHALLENGE CUP. DRUIDS v. WREXHAM.|1879-12-19|The Cambrian News and Merionethshire Standard - Welsh Newspapers Online". newspapers.library.wales. Retrieved 2017-12-21.

[:0-3] "Welsh Newspapers Online WELSH ASSOCIATION CHALLENGE CUP.|1880-01-23|The Cambrian News and Merionethshire Standard - Welsh Newspapers Online". newspapers.library.wales. Retrieved 2017-12-21.

[4] "Welsh Newspapers Online RUTHIN V. MOLD.|1880-02-27|The North Wales Express - Welsh Newspapers Online". newspapers.library.wales. Retrieved 2017-12-21.

[5] "Welsh Newspapers Online RUTHIN.|1879-11-22|The Rhyl Advertiser - Welsh Newspapers Online". newspapers.library.wales. Retrieved 2017-12-21.

[6] "Welsh Newspapers Online RUTHIN.|1880-01-03|Carnarvon and Denbigh Herald and North and South Wales Independent - Welsh Newspapers Online". newspapers.library.wales. Retrieved 2017-12-21.

[7] "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.

[8] "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.

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