1880–81 Welsh Cup

1880–81 Welsh Cup

Country	Wales
Champions	Druids
Runners-up	Newtown White Star
← 1879–80 1881–82 →

First round

Home team	Score	Away team	Additional information
Shrewsbury Engineers 0 – 1^1 Newtown White Star
Llanidloes 5 – 0 Oswestry
Dolgellau Idris 0 – 1 Ruthin
Druids 3 – 1 Llangollen
Northwich Victoria 3 – 0 Wrexham Grosvenor
Mold 0 – 1^2 Wrexham
Civil Service Wrexham 3 – 1 Gwersyllt Foresters

Source: Welsh Football Data Archive
a.e.t. = after extra time; agg. = aggregation score; pen. = decision by penalties.

Chirk receive a bye to the next round.

¹First match was protested by Newtown WS regarding referee eligibility. Shrewsbury Engineers had won the first match 1-0.^[1]
2One goal for Wrexham was disputed^[1]

Second round

Home team	Score	Away team	Additional information
Ruthin 1 – 1^1 Druids
Newtown White Star 2 – 1 Wrexham
Llanidloes 0 – 1 Civil Service Wrexham
Northwich Victoria 2 – 1 Chirk

Source: Welsh Football Data Archive
a.e.t. = after extra time; agg. = aggregation score; pen. = decision by penalties.

¹Ruthin withdrew before replay.^[1]

Semi Final

Home team	Score	Away team	Additional information
Druids 3 – 0 Northwich Victoria
Newtown White Star 2 – 0 Llanidloes

Source: Welsh Football Data Archive
a.e.t. = after extra time; agg. = aggregation score; pen. = decision by penalties.

Final

Druids v Newtown White Star

26 March 1881 15:55

Druids	2 – 0	Newtown White Star
J Vaughan  27'  72'

Racecourse Ground, Wrexham Attendance: 4,000 Referee: C Crump (Wolverhampton)

Druids

Newtown White Star

References

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

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