Welsh Cup
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The Welsh Cup is a knock-out football competition contested annually by teams from Wales.
The Football Association of Wales is the organising body of this competition, which has been run (except during the two World Wars) every year since its inception in 1877-78. In the early years of organised football in Wales, football was very much the sport of North Wales rather than the rugby-playing south - the FAW was founded in Ruabon, near Wrexham in 1876, and Wrexham remained the site of the FAW's head office until 1986; it was not until 1912 that a southern team, Cardiff City, won the Welsh Cup for the first time.
The winning team qualifies to play in the following season's UEFA Cup (previously teams qualified for the European Cup Winners' Cup, which was discontinued in 1999).
Until 1995, clubs playing in those parts of England close to the Welsh border could also play in the Welsh Cup, but could not progress to the European Cup Winners' Cup by winning the cup. Since 1995, only clubs playing in the Welsh football league system have been allowed to enter the Welsh Cup. This rule excludes the 6 Welsh clubs who play in the English football league system: Cardiff City, Swansea City, Wrexham, Merthyr Tydfil, Newport County and Colwyn Bay.
[edit] Welsh Cup Final results 1877-2006
* won on penalties
[edit] Performance by club
| Club | Winners | Runners-up |
|---|---|---|
| Wrexham A.F.C | 23 | 22 |
| Cardiff City | 22 | 10 |
| Swansea Town / Swansea City | 10 | 8 |
| Druids F.C | 8 | 5 |
| Shrewsbury Town | 6 | 3 |
| Barry Town | 6 | 1 |
| Bangor / Bangor City | 5 | 8 |
| Chirk F.C | 5 | 1 |
| Rhyl F.C | 4 | 4 |
| Chester F.C | 3 | 10 |
| Merthyr Tydfil | 3 | 2 |
| Oswestry United | 3 | 1 |
| Llansantffraid / Total Network Solutions | 2 | 3 |
| Crewe Alexandra | 2 | - |
| Wellington Town | 2 | - |
| Hereford United | 1 | 3 |
| Newtown F.C | 1 | 3 |
| Connah's Quay | 1 | 2 |
| Newport County | 1 | 2 |
| Lovells Athletic | 1 | 1 |
| Newtown White Stars | 1 | 1 |
| Tranmere Rovers | 1 | 1 |
| Aberystwyth F.C | 1 | - |
| Borough United | 1 | - |
| Bristol City | 1 | - |
| Ebbw Vale | 1 | - |
| Flint Town United | 1 | - |
| Inter Cardiff | 1 | - |
| South Liverpool | 1 | - |
| Wellington Town | 1 | - |
| Aberdare Athletic | - | 4 |
| Cwmbran Town | - | 3 |
| Pontypridd F.C | - | 3 |
| Carmarthen Town | - | 2 |
| Kidderminster Harriers | - | 2 |
| Northwich Victoria | - | 2 |
| Westminster Rovers | - | 2 |
| Whitchurch F.C | - | 2 |
| Aberaman F.C | - | 1 |
| Connah's Quay Nomads | - | 1 |
| Davenham F.C | - | 1 |
| Flint F.C | - | 1 |
| Hednesford Town | - | 1 |
| Llanelli F.C | - | 1 |
| Merthyr Town | - | 1 |
| Ruthin F.C | - | 1 |
| Stourbridge F.C | - | 1 |
| Ton Pentre | - | 1 |
