1948–49 Welsh Cup

1948–49 Welsh Cup
Tournament details
Country	Wales
Final positions
Champions	Merthyr Tydfil
Runner-up	Swansea Town
← 1947–48 1949–50 →

The 1948–49 FAW Welsh Cup is the 62nd season of the annual knockout tournament for competitive football teams in Wales.

Key[edit]

League name pointed after clubs name.

CCL - Cheshire County League
FL D2 - Football League Second Division
FL D3N - Football League Third Division North
FL D3S - Football League Third Division South
SFL - Southern Football League

Fifth round[edit]

Eight winners from the Fourth round and ten new clubs.

Tie no	Home	Score	Away
1	Chester (FL D3N)	0–6	Wrexham (FL D3N)

Sixth round[edit]

Two winners from the Fifth round. Seven other clubs get a bye to the Seventh round.

Seventh round[edit]

One winner from the Sixth round plus seven clubs who get a bye in the previous round.

Semifinal[edit]

Swansea Town and Rhyl played at Wrexham, Cardiff City and Merthyr Tydfil played at Swansea.

Tie no	Home	Score	Away
1	Swansea Town (FL D3S)	3–0	Rhyl (CCL)
2	Cardiff City (FL D2)	1–3	Merthyr Tydfil (SFL)

Final[edit]

Final were held at Cardiff.

Tie no	Home	Score	Away
1	Merthyr Tydfil (SFL)	2–0	Swansea Town (FL D3S)

External links[edit]

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