1980 Welsh Cup Final

1980 Football Association of Wales Challenge Cup Final

Event

1979–80 Welsh Cup

Newport County	Shrewsbury Town

5	1

First Leg

Newport County	Shrewsbury Town
2	1

Date

6 May 1980

Venue

Somerton Park, Newport

Attendance

9,950

Second Leg

Shrewsbury Town	Newport County
0	3

Date

12 May 1980

Venue

Gay Meadow, Shrewsbury

Attendance

8,993

The 1980 Welsh Cup Final was the final of the 93rd season of the main domestic football cup competition in Wales, the Welsh Cup. The final was contested between Newport County and Shrewsbury Town over two legs. Newport County won 5–1 on aggregate, winning both legs.

Route to the final

Newport County

Newport County scores are shown first in every match

Round	Opposition	Score	Venue
4	Cardiff City	2–0	Somerton Park
5	Wrexham	1–0	Racecourse Ground
SF	Merthyr Tydfil	3–1	Somerton Park

Shrewsbury Town

Shrewsbury Town scores are shown first in every match

Round	Opposition	Score	Venue	Notes
4	Oswestry Town	2–2	Gay Meadow
4r	Oswestry Town	6–1	Victoria Road
5	Nantlle Vale	4–1	Gay Meadow	Nantlle Vale conceded home advantage
SF	Swansea City	2–2	Vetch Field
SFr	Swansea City	2–2	Gay Meadow	Shrewsbury Town win 6–5 on penalties

Matches

First Leg

Newport County v Shrewsbury Town

6 May 1980
19:45 BST

Newport County	2–1	Shrewsbury Town
Tynan 2	Report	Own goal

Somerton Park, Newport
Attendance: 9,950
Referee: R Bridges (Deeside)

Newport County

Shrewsbury Town


NEWPORT COUNTY:
GK	1	Gary Plumley
DF	2	Richard Walden
FW	3	Tommy Tynan
MF	4	Grant Davies
DF	5	Keith Oakes (c)
MF	6	Neil Bailey
MF	7	Nigel Vaughan
MF	8	Steve Lowndes
FW	9	Dave Gwyther
FW	10	John Aldridge
FW	11	Kevin Moore
Substitute:
MF	12	Bobby Ward
Manager:
Len Ashurst


SHREWSBURY TOWN:
GK	1	R Wardle
DF	2	Jack Keay
DF	3	C Leonard
DF	4	Graham Turner
DF	5	C Griffin
MF	6	Jake King
MF	7	David Tong
MF	8	Ian Atkins
FW	9	Steve Biggins
FW	10	John Dungworth
DF	11	Paul Maguire
Substitute:
DF	12	Steve Cross
Manager:
Graham Turner

MATCH RULES

90 minutes.
30 minutes of extra-time if necessary.
Replay if scores still level.
One named substitute.
Maximum of one substitution.

Second Leg

Shrewsbury Town v Newport County

12 May 1980
19:45 BST

Shrewsbury Town	0–3	Newport County
	Report	Tynan Lowndes Gwyther

Gay Meadow, Shrewsbury
Attendance: 8,993
Referee: R Bridges (Deeside)

Shrewsbury Town

Newport County


SHREWSBURY TOWN:
GK	1	R Wardle
DF	2	Jake King
DF	3	C Leonard
DF	4	Brian Coyne
DF	5	C Griffin
MF	6	Jack Keay
MF	7	David Tong
MF	8	Ian Atkins
FW	9	Steve Biggins
FW	10	John Dungworth
DF	11	Paul Maguire
Substitute:
DF	12	Steve Cross
Manager:
Graham Turner


NEWPORT COUNTY:
GK	1	Gary Plumley
DF	2	Richard Walden
FW	3	Tommy Tynan
MF	4	Grant Davies
DF	5	Keith Oakes (c)
MF	6	Neil Bailey
MF	7	Nigel Vaughan
MF	8	Steve Lowndes
FW	9	Dave Gwyther
FW	10	John Aldridge
FW	11	Kevin Moore
Substitutes:
MF	12	Bobby Ward
Manager:
Len Ashurst

MATCH RULES

90 minutes.
30 minutes of extra-time if necessary.
Replay if scores still level.
One named substitute.
Maximum of one substitution.

References

Welsh Football Data Archive: Welsh Cup Final 1979/80

Welsh Cup

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Rivalry	A49 derby

Matches	2009 Football League Two play-off Final 2007 Football League Two play-off Final 2004 Football Conference play-off Final 1996 Football League Trophy Final 1980 Welsh Cup Final

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