1971–72 Welsh Cup

1971–72 Welsh Cup
Tournament details
Country	Wales
Final positions
Champions	Wrexham
Runners-up	Cardiff City

The 1971–72 FAW Welsh Cup is the 85th 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 – Welsh League South

Fifth round

Ten winners from the Fourth round and six new clubs.

Tie no	Home	Score	Away
1	Holyhead Town (WLN)	0–0	Chester (FL D4)
replay	Chester (FL D4)	7–2	Holyhead Town (WLN)

Sixth round

Tie no	Home	Score	Away
1	Rhyl (CCL)	2–1	Chester (FL D4)

Semifinal

Tie no	Home	Score	Away
1	Rhyl (CCL)	1–2	Cardiff City (FL D2)
2	Wrexham (FL D3)	2–0	Newport County (FL D4)

Final

Tie no	Home	Score	Away
1	Wrexham (FL D3)	2–1	Cardiff City (FL D2)
1	Cardiff City (FL D2)	1–1^[1]	Wrexham (FL D3)

References

↑ "Cardiff City 1 - 1 Wrexham | Friday, May 12th, 1972 | Match Details (Wrexham AFC Archive)". www.wrexhamafcarchive.co.uk. Retrieved 2025-11-07.

External links

The FAW Welsh Cup

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League cups	England Scotland
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