1896–97 Welsh Amateur Cup

The 1896–97 Welsh Amateur Cup was the seventh season of the Welsh Amateur Cup. The cup was won by Coppenhall who defeated Rhos Eagle Wanderers 3-2 in the final, at Buckley, and became the first English club to win the Trophy.

1896-97 Welsh Amateur Cup

Country	Wales
Defending champions	Queensferry Ironopolis
Champions	Coppenhall
Runners-up	Rhos Eagle Wanderers
← 1895–96 1897–98 →

First Round

Home Team	Result	Away Team	Remarks
St Asaph Athletic		Penmaenmawr Swifts
Bangor Reserve		Carnarvon Ironopolis Reserves
Llandudno Swifts Reserves	6-4[1]	Flint Swifts
Gresford		Brymbo Reserves
Mold Red Stars	1-3[1]	Coppenhall
Buckley Town Reserves		Buckley Victoria
Stansty Villa		Westminster Rovers Reserve
Ruabon Albion		Ellesmere Rangers
Rhos Reserve		Adwy United
Rhosnessy		Erddig Albion
Chirk Reserve		Druids Reserve
Rhos Eagle Wanderers		Wrexham St. Mary's
Rhostyllen Reserve		Wrexham Old Boys	Appear in draw as Wrexham, however Wrexham Old Boys appear in later rounds.
Shrewsbury Athletic		Dawley Town
Llanidloes Reserve	1-1[2]	Newtown Royal Welsh Warehouse
Newtown Excelsior		Oswestry Reserve
Newtown Half Holiday		Welshpool Reserve	Went to a Replay.
Welshpool Reserve	2-1	Newtown Half Holiday	Replay

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Second Round

Home Team	Result	Away Team	Remarks
Llandudno Swifts Reserves	3-1[4]	Penmaenmawr Swifts
Bangor Reserve	Bye
Stansty Villa	4-2[5]	Buckley Victoria
Coppenhall		Brymbo Reserves
Rhos Eagle Wanderers		Wrexham Old Boys
Druids Reserve		Erddig Albion
Adwy United		Ruabon Albion
Oswestry Reserve	3-0[5]	Newtown Royal Welsh Warehouse
Welshpool Reserve		Shrewsbury Athletic

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Third round

Home Team	Result	Away Team	Remarks
Llandudno Swifts Reserves	5-1[7]	Bangor Reserves
Oswestry Reserve	3-1[8]	Shrewsbury Athletic
Ruabon Albion		Adwy United	Ruabon won replay 3-2.[9]
Rhos Eagle Wanderers		Erddig Albion
Stansty Villa	2-6[10]	Coppenhall
			Incomplete

Fourth Round

Home Team	Result	Away Team	Remarks
Rhos Eagle Wanderers		Ruabon Albion
Llandudno Swifts Reserves	Bye
Oswestry Reserve	Bye
Coppenhall	Bye

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Semi Final

	Result		Venue
Coppenhall	2-1[12]	Oswestry Reserve	Wynnstay Park, Ruabon
Llandudno Swifts Reserves	0-7[13]	Rhos Eagle Wanderers	Queensferry

Final

Winner	Result	Runner Up	Venue
Coppenhall	3-2	Rhos Eagle Wanderers	Buckley

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References

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6. "Wrexham Advertiser - Saturday 28 November 1896". Wrexham Advertiser. 28 November 1896 – via http://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk.
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11. "Liverpool Mercury". Liverpool Mercury. 15 January 1897 – via http://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk.
12. "Welsh Newspapers Online FOOTBALL NOTES.I|1897-03-13|The Montgomery County Times and Shropshire and Mid-Wales Advertiser - Welsh Newspapers Online". newspapers.library.wales. Retrieved 2017-02-24.
13. "Welsh Newspapers Online FOOTBALL.|1897-03-12|Carnarvon and Denbigh Herald and North and South Wales Independent - Welsh Newspapers Online". newspapers.library.wales. Retrieved 2017-02-24.
14. "Welsh Newspapers Online Football.|1897-04-22|Flintshire Observer Mining Journal and General Advertiser for the Counties of Flint Denbigh - Welsh Newspapers Online". newspapers.library.wales. Retrieved 2017-02-24.