1937–38 Welsh Cup


The 1937–38 FAW Welsh Cup is the 57th season of the annual knockout tournament for competitive football teams in Wales.

Key

League name pointed after clubs name.

Second round

20 winners from the first round plus Haverfordwest Athletic and Lovell's Athletic.
Tie noHomeScoreAway
1Blaenau Ffestiniog 1–1Penrhyn Quarry
replayPenrhyn Quarry 4–1Blaenau Ffestiniog
2Courtaulds Holywell3–1Buckley Town
3Chirk 2–1Gwersyllt
4Llay Welfare 3–0Cross Street Gwersyllt
5Castle Firebrick Works 3–5*Caergwrle
replayCastle Firebrick Works 0–0Caergwrle
replayCaergwrle 2–1Castle Firebrick Works
6Porthmadog 7–1Dolgelley Albion
7Aberystwyth Town5–4Aberdovey
8Llanidloes Town 7–1Welshpool
9Haverfordwest Athletic 3–1Tredomen Works
10Lovell's Athletic 4–1Caerphilly United
11Ebbw Vale 3–8Llanelly

Third round

10 winners from the second round plus 14 new clubs. Llanelly get a bye to the fourth round.
Tie noHomeScoreAway
1Penrhyn Quarry 5–4Porthmadog
2Macclesfield 3–1Bangor City
3Kidderminster Harriers 1–2Cheltenham Town
4Wellington Town 6–0Hereford United
5Oswestry Town 1–1Shrewsbury Town
replayShrewsbury Town 6–3Oswestry Town
6Caergwrle 4–3Llay Welfare
7Chirk 3–2Courtaulds Holywell
8Aberystwyth Town0–1Llanidloes Town
9Aberdare Town 0–3Aberaman
10Cardiff Corinthians 2–3Gwynfi Welfare
11Lovell's Athletic 3–0Milford United
12Haverfordwest Athletic 4–4Troedyrhiw
replayTroedyrhiw 1–2Haverfordwest Athletic

Fourth round

12 winners from the third round, Llanelly and one new team - Worcester City.
Tie noHomeScoreAway
1Wellington Town 1–3Cheltenham Town
2Macclesfield 0–7Shrewsbury Town
3Llanidloes Town 4–1Chirk
4Penrhyn Quarry 0–0*Caergwrle
5Llanelly 2–1Haverfordwest Athletic
6Aberaman 1–2Worcester City
7Gwynfi Welfare 0–3Lovell's Athletic

Fifth round

Four winners from the fourth round. Cheltenham Town, Shrewsbury Town and Worcester City get a bye to the Sixth round.
Tie noHomeScoreAway
1Llanidloes Town 2–1Caergwrle
2Llanelly 3–0Lovell's Athletic

Sixth round

Two winners from the fifth round, Cheltenham Town, Shrewsbury Town and Worcester City and eleven new clubs.
Tie noHomeScoreAway
1Newport County 6–2Bristol City
2Worcester City 2–2Barry
replayBarry 1–1Worcester City
replayWorcester City 2–0Barry
3Swansea Town 8–0Llanelly
4Cardiff City 0–1Cheltenham Town
5New Brighton 1–5Chester
6Llanidloes Town 1–1Rhyl
replayRhyl 1–0Llanidloes Town
7Wrexham 1–3Shrewsbury Town
8Southport 2–0Crewe Alexandra

Semifinal

Swansea Town and Rhyl played at Chester.
Tie noHomeScoreAway
1Shrewsbury Town 3–2Newport County
2Swansea Town 7–2Rhyl

Final

Both final and replay were held in Shrewsbury.
Tie noHomeScoreAway
1Shrewsbury Town 2–2Swansea Town
replayShrewsbury Town 2–1Swansea Town