Everything about Welsh Cup totally explained
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The
Welsh Cup is a knock-out
football competition contested annually by teams from
Wales.
The
Football Association of Wales is the organising body of this competition, which has been run (except during the two World Wars) every year since its inception in 1877-78. In the early years of organised football in Wales, football was very much the sport of North Wales rather than the rugby-playing south - the FAW was founded in Ruabon, near Wrexham in 1876, and Wrexham remained the site of the FAW's head office until 1986; it wasn't until 1912 that a southern team, Cardiff City, won the Welsh Cup for the first time.
The winning team qualifies to play in the following season's
UEFA Cup (previously teams qualified for the
European Cup Winners' Cup, which was discontinued in 1999).
Until 1995, clubs playing in those parts of England close to the Welsh border could also play in the Welsh Cup, but couldn't progress to the European Cup Winners' Cup by winning the cup. Since 1995, only clubs playing in the
Welsh football league system have been allowed to enter the Welsh Cup. This rule excludes the 6 Welsh clubs who play in the
English football league system:
Cardiff City,
Swansea City,
Wrexham (the last English-oriented winner in 1995),
Newport County,
Merthyr Tydfil and
Colwyn Bay.
The last English winner of the Welsh Cup was
Hereford United in 1990.
Welsh Cup Final results 1877-2008
* won on penalties
Performance by club
The top three winners, which are the biggest professional clubs in Wales and compete in the
English Football League, have not been able to add any more wins since 1995 as they're no longer allowed to compete in the competition.
| Club |
Winners |
Runners-up |
| Wrexham A.F.C * |
23 |
22 |
| Cardiff City * |
22 |
10 |
| Swansea Town / Swansea City * |
10 |
8 |
| Druids F.C |
8 |
5 |
| Bangor / Bangor City |
6 |
8 |
| Shrewsbury Town + |
6 |
3 |
| Barry Town |
6 |
1 |
| Chirk F.C |
5 |
1 |
| Rhyl F.C |
4 |
4 |
| Chester City F.C. + |
3 |
10 |
| Merthyr Tydfil * |
3 |
2 |
| Oswestry United + |
3 |
1 |
| Llansantffraid / Total Network Solutions / The New Saints |
2 |
3 |
| Crewe Alexandra F.C. + |
2 |
- |
| Wellington Town |
2 |
- |
| Hereford United F.C. + |
1 |
3 |
| Newtown F.C |
1 |
3 |
| Carmarthen Town |
1 |
2 |
| Connah's Quay |
1 |
2 |
| Newport County * |
1 |
2 |
| Lovells Athletic |
1 |
1 |
| Newtown White Stars |
1 |
1 |
| Tranmere Rovers + |
1 |
1 |
| Aberystwyth F.C |
1 |
- |
| Borough United |
1 |
- |
| Bristol City F.C. + |
1 |
- |
| Ebbw Vale |
1 |
- |
| Flint Town United |
1 |
- |
| Inter Cardiff |
1 |
- |
| South Liverpool F.C. + |
1 |
- |
| Wellington Town |
1 |
- |
| Aberdare Athletic |
- |
4 |
| Cwmbran Town |
- |
3 |
| Pontypridd F.C |
- |
3 |
| Kidderminster Harriers + |
- |
2 |
| Llanelli A.F.C |
- |
2 |
| Northwich Victoria + |
- |
2 |
| Westminster Rovers |
- |
2 |
| Whitchurch F.C |
- |
2 |
| Afan Lido F.C |
- |
1 |
| Aberaman F.C |
- |
1 |
| Connah's Quay Nomads |
- |
1 |
| Davenham F.C |
- |
1 |
| Flint F.C |
- |
1 |
| Hednesford Town + |
- |
1 |
| Merthyr Town |
- |
1 |
| Ruthin F.C |
- |
1 |
| Stourbridge F.C + |
- |
1 |
| Ton Pentre |
- |
1 |
+ indicates English club
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