1959–60 Welsh Cup

1959–60 Welsh Cup
Tournament details
Country	Wales
Final positions
Champions	Wrexham
Runners-up	Cardiff City

The 1959–60 FAW Welsh Cup is the 73rd season of the annual knockout tournament for competitive football teams in Wales.

Key

League name pointed after clubs name.

CCL - Cheshire County League
FL D2 - Football League Second Division
FL D3 - Football League Third Division
FL D4 - Football League Fourth Division
SFL - Southern Football League
WLN - Welsh League North
WLS D1 - Welsh League South Division One

Fifth round

Ten winners from the Fourth round and six new clubs.

Tie no	Home	Score	Away
1	Chester (FL D4)	0–2	Holywell Town (WLN)

Sixth round

Tie no	Home	Score	Away
1	Merthyr Tydfil	1-1^[1]	Wrexham (FL D3)

Semifinal

Cardiff City and Bangor City played at Wrexham, replay - at Newport, Wrexham and Abergavenny Thursdays played at Hereford.

Tie no	Home	Score	Away
1	Cardiff City (FL D2)	1–1	Bangor City (CCL)
replay	Cardiff City (FL D2)	4–1	Bangor City (CCL)
2	Wrexham (FL D3)	2–2	Abergavenny Thursdays (WLS D1)
replay	Wrexham (FL D3)	2–0	Abergavenny Thursdays (WLS D1)

Final

Tie no	Home	Score	Away
1	Cardiff City (FL D2)	1–1	Wrexham (FL D3)
replay	Wrexham (FL D3)	1–0	Cardiff City (FL D2)

References

↑ "Merthyr Tydfil 1 - 1 Wrexham | Thursday, February 26th, 1959 | Match Details (Wrexham AFC Archive)". www.wrexhamafcarchive.co.uk. Retrieved 2025-11-07.

External links

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