Copa gal·lesa de futbol

La copa gal·lesa de futbol és una competició per eliminatòries de futbol que es disputa anualment al País de Gal·les.

La Football Association of Wales és l'òrgan encarregat d'organitzar el torneig, el qual s'ha disputat, amb excepció dels períodes de les dues Guerres mundials, cada any des del 1877-78. Als inicis del futbol al país, aquest es disputava principalment al nord del país, ja que al sud l'esport més practicat era el rugbi. La FAW fou fundada a Ruabon, a prop de Wrexham el 1876, i Wrexham fou la seu de la FAW fins el 1986. No fou fins el 1912 que un club del sud, Cardiff City, guanyà la copa per primer cop.

Fins el 1995, els clubs gal·lesos que disputaven competicions angleses i els clubs anglesos propers a la frontera podien disputar la copa. Des del 1996, només els clubs que disputen les competicions de la FAW hi poden prendre part. D'aquesta forma queden exclosos de la competició els 6 principals clubs del país, com són: Cardiff City, Swansea City, Wrexham (el darrer d'aquests que guanyà el torneig el 1995), Newport County, Merthyr Tydfil i Colwyn Bay.

El darrer club anglès que guanyà la competició fou el Hereford United el 1990.

Historial

Temporada	Campió	Marcador	Finalista
1877–78	Wrexham	1 – 0	Druids
1878–79	Newtown White Stars	2 – 1	Wrexham
1879–80	Druids	2 – 1	Ruthin
1880–81	Druids	2 – 0	Newtown White Stars
1881–82	Druids	2 – 1	Northwich Victoria
1882–83	Wrexham	1 – 0	Druids
1883–84	Oswestry United	3 – 2	Druids
1884–85	Druids	2 – 0	Oswestry United
1885–86	Druids	5 – 2	Newtown
1886–87	Chirk	4 – 2	Davenham
1887–88	Chirk	5 – 0	Newtown
1888–89	Bangor	2 – 1	Northwich Victoria
1889–90	Chirk	1 – 0	Wrexham
1890–91	Shrewsbury Town	5 – 2	Wrexham
1891–92	Chirk	2 – 1	Westminster Rovers
1892–93	Wrexham	2 – 1	Chirk
1893–94	Chirk	2 – 0	Westminster Rovers
1894–95	Newtown	3 – 2	Wrexham
1895–96	Bangor	3 – 1	Wrexham
1896–97	Wrexham	2 – 0	Newtown
1897–98	Druids	2 – 1	Wrexham
1898–99	Druids	1 – 0	Wrexham
1899–00	Aberystwyth	3 – 0	Druids
1900–01	Oswestry United	1 – 0	Druids
1901–02	Wellington	3 – 0	Aberdare Athletic
1902–03	Wrexham	8 – 0	Aberaman
1903–04	Druids	3 – 0	Aberdare Athletic
1904–05	Wrexham	3 – 0	Aberdare Athletic
1905–06	Wellington Town	3 – 2	Whitchurch
1906–07	Oswestry United	2 – 0	Whitchurch
1907–08	Chester	3 – 1	Connah's Quay
1908–09	Wrexham	1 – 0	Chester
1909–10	Wrexham	2 – 1	Chester
1910–11	Wrexham	6 – 1	Connah's Quay
1911–12	Cardiff City	3 – 0	Pontypridd
1912–13	Swansea Town	1 – 0	Pontypridd
1913–14	Wrexham	3 – 0	Llanelli
1914–15	Wrexham	1 – 0	Swansea Town
1915–19	No es disputà per la I Guerra Mundial
1919–20	Cardiff City	2 – 1	Wrexham
1920–21	Wrexham	3 – 1	Pontypridd
1921–22	Cardiff City	2 – 0	Ton Pentre
1922–23	Cardiff City	3 – 2	Aberdare Athletic
1923–24	Wrexham	1 – 0	Merthyr Town
1924–25	Wrexham	3 – 1	Flint Town
1925–26	Ebbw Vale	3 – 2	Swansea Town
1926–27	Cardiff City	2 – 0	Rhyl
1927–28	Cardiff City	2 – 0	Bangor City
1928–29	Connah's Quay	3 – 0	Cardiff City
1929–30	Cardiff City	4 – 2	Rhyl
1930–31	Wrexham	7 – 0	Shrewsbury Town
1931–32	Swansea Town	2 – 0	Wrexham
1932–33	Chester	2 – 0	Wrexham
1933–34	Bristol City	3 – 0	Tranmere Rovers
1934–35	Tranmere Rovers	1 – 0	Chester
1935–36	Crewe Alexandra	2 – 0	Chester
1936–37	Crewe Alexandra	3 – 1	Rhyl
1937–38	Shrewsbury Town	2 – 1	Swansea Town
1938–39	South Liverpool	2 – 1	Cardiff City
1939–40	Wellington	4 – 0	Swansea Town
1940–46	No es disputà per la II Guerra Mundial
1946–47	Chester	5 – 1	Merthyr Tydfil
1947–48	Lovells Athletic	3 – 0	Shrewsbury Town
1948–49	Merthyr Tydfil	2 – 0	Swansea Town
1949–50	Swansea Town	4 – 1	Wrexham
1950–51	Merthyr Tydfil	3 – 2	Cardiff City
1951–52	Rhyl	4 – 3	Merthyr Tydfil
1952–53	Rhyl	2 – 1	Chester
1953–54	Flint Town United	2 – 0	Chester
1954–55	Barry Town	4 – 3	Chester
1955–56	Cardiff City	3 – 2	Swansea Town
1956–57	Wrexham	2 – 1	Swansea Town
1957–58	Wrexham	2 – 0	Chester
1958–59	Cardiff City	2 – 0	Lovells Athletic
1959–60	Wrexham	1 – 0	Cardiff City
1960–61	Swansea Town	3 – 1	Bangor City
1961–62	Bangor City	3 – 1	Wrexham
1962–63	Borough United	2 – 1	Newport County
1963–64	Cardiff City	5 – 3	Bangor City
1964–65	Cardiff City	8 – 2	Wrexham
1965–66	Swansea Town	2 – 1	Chester
1966–67	Cardiff City	2 – 1	Wrexham
1967–68	Cardiff City	6 – 1	Hereford United
1968–69	Cardiff City	5 – 1	Swansea Town
1969–70	Cardiff City	4 – 1	Chester
1970–71	Cardiff City	4 – 1	Wrexham
1971–72	Wrexham	3 – 2	Cardiff City
1972–73	Cardiff City	5 – 1	Bangor City
1973–74	Cardiff City	2 – 0	Stourbridge
1974–75	Wrexham	5 – 2	Cardiff City
1975–76	Cardiff City	6 – 5	Hereford United
1976–77	Shrewsbury Town	4 – 2	Cardiff City
1977–78	Wrexham	3 – 1	Bangor City
1978–79	Shrewsbury Town	2 – 1	Wrexham
1979–80	Newport County	5 – 1	Shrewsbury Town
1980–81	Swansea City	2 – 1	Hereford United
1981–82	Swansea City	2 – 1	Cardiff City
1982–83	Swansea City	4 – 1	Wrexham
1983–84	Shrewsbury Town	2 – 0	Wrexham
1984–85	Shrewsbury Town	5 – 1	Bangor City
1985–86	Wrexham	2 – 1	Kidderminster Harriers
1986–87	Merthyr Tydfil	1 – 0	Newport County
1987–88	Cardiff City	2 – 0	Wrexham
1988–89	Swansea City	5 – 0	Kidderminster Harriers
1989–90	Hereford United	2 – 1	Wrexham
1990–91	Swansea City	2 – 0	Wrexham
1991–92	Cardiff City	1 – 0	Hednesford Town
1992–93	Cardiff City	5 – 0	Rhyl
1993–94	Barry Town	2 – 1	Cardiff City
1994–95	Wrexham	2 – 1	Cardiff City
1995–96	Llansantffraid*	3 – 3	Barry Town
1996–97	Barry Town	2 – 1	Cwmbran Town
1997–98	Bangor City*	1 – 1	Connah's Quay Nomads
1998–99	Inter Cardiff*	1 – 1	Carmarthen Town
1999–00	Bangor City	1 – 0	Cwmbran Town
2000–01	Barry Town	2 – 0	Total Network Solutions
2001–02	Barry Town	4 – 1	Bangor City
2002–03	Barry Town*	2 – 2	Cwmbran Town
2003–04	Rhyl	1 – 0	Total Network Solutions (pr)
2004–05	Total Network Solutions	1 – 0	Carmarthen Town
2005–06	Rhyl	2 – 0	Bangor City
2006–07	Carmarthen Town	3 – 2	Afan Lido
2007–08	Bangor City	4 – 2	Llanelli (pr)
2008–09		–

* victòria per penals

Enllaços externs

• Welsh Football Data Archive