The 1937–38 FAW
Welsh Cup
The FAW Welsh Cup (), 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 prestigious of the cup competitions ...
is the 57th season of the annual knockout tournament for competitive football teams in
Wales
Wales ( ) is a Countries of the United Kingdom, country that is part of the United Kingdom. It is bordered by the Irish Sea to the north and west, England to the England–Wales border, east, the Bristol Channel to the south, and the Celtic ...
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Key
League name pointed after clubs name.
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B&DL - Birmingham & District League
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CCL - Cheshire County League
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FL D2 - Football League Second Division
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FL D3N - Football League Third Division North
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FL D3S - Football League Third Division South
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MWL - Mid-Wales Football League
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ML - Midland League
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SFL - Southern Football League
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WLN - Welsh League North
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WLS D1 - Welsh League South Division One
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WCL - West Cheshire League
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W&DL - Wrexham & District Amateur League
First round
Second round
20 winners from the first round plus Haverfordwest Athletic and Lovell's Athletic.
Third round
10 winners from the second round plus 14 new clubs. Llanelly get a bye to the fourth round.
Fourth round
12 winners from the third round, Llanelly and one new team - Worcester City.
Fifth round
Four winners from the fourth round. Cheltenham Town, Shrewsbury Town and Worcester City get a bye to the Sixth round.
Sixth round
Two winners from the fifth round, Cheltenham Town, Shrewsbury Town and Worcester City and eleven new clubs.
Seventh round
Semifinal
Swansea Town and Rhyl played at
Chester
Chester is a cathedral city in Cheshire, England, on the River Dee, Wales, River Dee, close to the England–Wales border. With a built-up area population of 92,760 in 2021, it is the most populous settlement in the borough of Cheshire West an ...
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Final
Both final and replay were held in
Shrewsbury
Shrewsbury ( , ) is a market town and civil parish in Shropshire (district), Shropshire, England. It is sited on the River Severn, northwest of Wolverhampton, west of Telford, southeast of Wrexham and north of Hereford. At the 2021 United ...
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External links
The FAW Welsh Cup
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Welsh Cup seasons
Cup
A cup is an open-top vessel (container) used to hold liquids for drinking, typically with a flattened hemispherical shape, and often with a capacity of about . Cups may be made of pottery (including porcelain), glass, metal, wood, stone, pol ...