1991 Welsh Cup Final
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Swansea City Swansea City Association Football Club (; cy, Clwb Pêl-droed Cymdeithas Dinas Abertawe) is a professional football club based in Swansea, Wales that plays in the Championship, the second tier of English football. Swansea have played their ho ...
win the
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for the tenth time, by beating
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2–0 at
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in the 104th Welsh Cup Final. This was Wrexham's second consecutive final, having lost 2–1 to English side
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the previous season. The win gave Swansea their second campaign in a European competition, in the 1991–92
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, in three years after their
Welsh Cup The FAW Welsh Cup ( cy, Cwpan Cymdeithas Pêl-droed Cymru), currently known as the JD Welsh Cup for sponsorship reasons, is a knock-out football competition contested annually by teams in the Welsh football league system. It is considered the most ...
triumph in
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. This campaign was also Swansea's last foray into Europe until 2013. This triumph was Swansea's last in the Welsh Cup.


Route to the final


Wrexham


Swansea City


Match

MATCH RULES *90 minutes. *30 minutes of extra-time if necessary. *Replay if scores still level.


References


Welsh Football Data Archive: Welsh Cup Final 1990/91
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Swansea City A.F.C. matches Welsh Cup Final 1991