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Rhyl v Bohemians
InterToto Cup 2nd Leg
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FAW Premier Cup
The
FAW Premier Cup was actually a wooden trophy!With more than £300,000 in prize money and £100,000 to the winners, the BBC-sponsored competition was the most lucrative in domestic Welsh football.
Launched as the Invitation Cup in 1997/8, the 'wooden ball' changed its name to the FAW Premier Cup the following season. The BBC-sponsored competition traditionally featured the top seven placed clubs from the Welsh Premier, joined by the best placed 'exiled' club from Colwyn Bay, Merthyr Tydfil and Newport County, and the Welsh Cup winners (who are exempt until the last eight).
Games were played home and away in mini-leagues until 2004/5, when a new format was introduced on a straight knockout basis.
Only two Welsh Premier clubs have ever won the trophy, which has been largely dominated by Wrexham.
Barry Town were successful in 1998/9, beating the Red Dragons 2-1 in the final, and The New Saints came out on top in 2006/7, beating Cardiff City in the last four and Newport County in the final.
The Exiles went one better in 2008, beating Llanelli in the final, the last to be played after the BBC announced it was ending its 11-year sponsorship of the competition.
Newport
County lifted the cup for the first time in 2008 [Newport County photo].The competition will comprise five rounds of knock-out, one-legged matches to be played to a conclusion on that day/night, by extra time and penalties if necessary.
Prize money
Clubs eliminated in Round 1: £5,000Clubs eliminated in Round 2: £7,000
Clubs eliminated in quarter-final: £15,000
Losing semi-finalists: £25,000
Runners-up: £50,000
Winners: £100,000
TV facility fee for all live games (split between both clubs): £7,500
Should for any reason, the home club not be able to provide the necessary television facilities for a live game, the fixture can be reversed.
Results and data 2007/8 |
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FIRST ROUND |
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Tue 2 Oct 2007
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Bangor City
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Aberystwyth Town
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Tue 2 Oct 2007
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Connah's Quay Nomads
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Carmarthen Town
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Tue 2 Oct 2007
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Haverfordwest County
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Airbus UK Broughton
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Tue 2 Oct 2007
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Porthmadog FC
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Port Talbot Town
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SECOND ROUND |
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Tue 6 Nov 2007
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Carmarthen Town
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Port Talbot Town
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Mon 5 Nov 2007
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Haverfordwest County
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Welshpool Town
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Tue 6 Nov 2007
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Llanelli AFC
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Rhyl FC
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Tue 6 Nov 2007
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Newport County
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Bangor City
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QUARTER-FINALS |
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Tue 29 Jan 2008
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Carmarthen Town
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The New Saints
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Wed 9 Jan 2008
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Llanelli AFC
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Wrexham
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Wed 19 Dec 2007
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Newport County
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Swansea City
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Tue 22 Jan 2008
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Welshpool Town
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Cardiff City
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SEMI-FINALS |
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Tue 19 Feb 2008
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Cardiff City
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Newport County
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Tue 26 Feb 2008
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Llanelli AFC
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Carmarthen Town
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FINAL |
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Tue 11 Mar 2008
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Newport County
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Llanelli AFC
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Rhyl, Llanelli, Welshpool and Newport County entered the competition in the second round.
Cardiff City, Swansea City, Wrexham and The New Saints joined the competition in the quarter-finals.
The New Saints became only the second Welsh Premier side to win the BBC-sponsored FAW Premier Cup, which was again played in a straight knockout format in 2006/7. The competition features the top 10 placed clubs from the Welsh Premier, joined by the two best placed 'exiled' clubs - Merthyr Tydfil and Newport County, the Welsh Cup winners plus the three English League clubs - Cardiff City, Swansea City and Wrexham. As Welsh Cup winners Rhyl finished in the top 10, the 11th placed league club (Porthmadog) is included also.
Merthyr Tydfil failed to meet the minimum 500 Lux floodlight criteria and were replaced by NEWI Cefn Druids, as the next best-placed Welsh Premier clubs, Connah's Quay (at their temporary Cae-y-Castell home) and Caernarfon also failed the floodlight test.
Results and data 2006/7 |
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FIRST ROUND |
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Tue 19 Sep 2006
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Bangor City
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3-1
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Caersws FC
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Tue 19 Sep 2006
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NEWI Cefn Druids
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3-2
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Welshpool Town
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Tue 19 Sep 2006
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Porthmadog FC
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1-0
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Aberystwyth Town
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Tue 26 Sep 2006
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Haverfordwest County
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1-2
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Port Talbot Town
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SECOND ROUND |
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Tue 21 Nov 2006
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Carmarthen Town
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3-1
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Bangor City
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Mon 20 Nov 2006
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NEWI Cefn Druids
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1-2
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Newport County
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Tue 21 Nov 2006
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Porthmadog FC
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2-1
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Llanelli AFC
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Tue 21 Nov 2006
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Port Talbot Town
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2-1
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Rhyl FC
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QUARTER-FINALS |
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Tue 13 Feb 2007
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Carmarthen Town
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2-3
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Cardiff City
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Wed 28 Feb 2007
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Newport County
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2-1
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Wrexham
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Tue 9 Jan 2007
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Porthmadog FC
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1-3
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The New Saints
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Mon 15 Jan 2007
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Port Talbot Town
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2-1
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Swansea City
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SEMI-FINALS |
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Tue 27 Feb 2007
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Cardiff City
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0-1
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The New Saints
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Wed 7 Mar 2007
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Newport County
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2-1
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Port Talbot Town
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FINAL |
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Wed 21 Mar 2007
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Newport County
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0-1
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The New Saints
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Swansea retained the FAW Premier Cup with a 2-1 victory over Wrexham at The Racecourse.Again played in a straight knockout format, the competition features the top 10 placed clubs from the Welsh Premier, joined by the two best placed 'exiled' clubs - Merthyr Tydfil and Newport County, the Welsh Cup winners plus the three English League clubs - Cardiff City, Swansea City and Wrexham.
Results and data 2005/6 |
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FIRST ROUND |
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Tue 11 Oct 2005
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Caersws FC
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5-1
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Aberystwyth Town
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Wed 5 Oct 2005
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Cwmbran Town
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1-0
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Merthyr Tydfil
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Sat 22 Oct 2005
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Porthmadog FC
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1-2
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Carmarthen Town
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Tue 18 Oct 2005
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Welshpool Town
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0-2
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Newtown AFC
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SECOND ROUND |
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Tue 29 Nov 2005
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Bangor City
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1-2
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Carmarthen Town
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Tue 29 Nov 2005
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Newport County
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1-0
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Caersws FC
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Tue 29 Nov 2005
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Newtown AFC
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2-1
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Haverfordwest County
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Tue 29 Nov 2005
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Rhyl FC
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1-0
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Cwmbran Town
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QUARTER-FINALS |
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Tue 10 Jan 2006
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Carmarthen Town
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2-1
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Cardiff City
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Wed 25 Jan 2006
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Newport County
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0-2
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Wrexham
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Tue 10 Jan 2006
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Newtown AFC
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2-5
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Total Network Solutions
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Tue 17 Jan 2006
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Rhyl FC
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0-1
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Swansea City
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SEMI-FINALS |
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Wed 8 Feb 2006
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Carmarthen Town
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2-3
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Swansea City
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Wed 1 Feb 2006
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Wrexham
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3-3
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Total Network Solutions
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FINAL |
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Wed 29 Mar 2006
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Wrexham
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1-2
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Swansea City
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Chris King of TNS challenges for the ball in the semi-final against Swansea City at Treflan.In the last game ever to be played at the Vetch Field, Swansea won the FAW Premier Cup with a 2-1 victory over Wrexham in the final.
Again played in a straight knockout format, the competition features the top 10 placed clubs from the Welsh Premier, joined by the two best placed 'exiled' clubs - Merthyr Tydfil and Newport County, the Welsh Cup winners plus the three English League clubs - Cardiff City, Swansea City and Wrexham.
Results and data 2004/5 |
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FIRST ROUND |
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Mon 4 Oct 2004
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Caernarfon Town
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Caersws FC
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Tue 5 Oct 2004
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Connah's Quay Nomads
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Merthyr Tydfil
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Tue 5 Oct 2004
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Newtown AFC
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Bangor City
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Mon 4 Oct 2004
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Port Talbot Town
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Cwmbran Town
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SECOND ROUND |
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Tue 9 Nov 2004
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Bangor City
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Connah's Quay Nomads
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Tue 9 Nov 2004
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Port Talbot Town
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Haverfordwest County
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Wed 10 Nov 2004
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Caernarfon Town
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Newport County
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Wed 10 Nov 2004
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Total Network Solutions
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Aberystwyth Town
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QUARTER-FINALS |
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Tue 18 Jan 2005
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Haverfordwest County
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Wrexham
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Tue 25 Jan 2005
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Bangor City
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Cardiff City
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Wed 26 Jan 2005
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Caernarfon Town
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Swansea City
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Wed 26 Jan 2005
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Total Network Solutions
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Rhyl FC
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SEMI-FINALS |
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Wed 13 Apr 2005
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Bangor City
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Wrexham
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Wed 9 Mar 2005
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Total Network Solutions
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Swansea City
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FINAL |
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Wed 11 May 2005
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Swansea City
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Wrexham
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Rhyl reached the final after beating Swansea City in the last four but, in a season when they swept all before them in other competitions, the Lillies had to settle for the runners-up cheque, losing 4-1 to Wrexham at Belle Vue. The League outfit had knocked out TNS 2-0 in the other semi-final.Results and data 2003/4 |
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GROUP A |
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Tue 23 Sep 2003
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Total Network Solutions
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Bangor City
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Tue 7 Oct 2003
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Total Network Solutions
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Caersws FC
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Tue 7 Oct 2003
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Aberystwyth Town
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Bangor City
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Tue 21 Oct 2003
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Total Network Solutions
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Aberystwyth Town
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Tue 21 Oct 2003
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Caersws FC
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Bangor City
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Tue 28 Oct 2003
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Caersws FC
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Aberystwyth Town
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Tue 4 Nov 2003
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Aberystwyth Town
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Total Network Solutions
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Tue 11 Nov 2003
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Bangor City
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Total Network Solutions
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Tue 18 Nov 2003
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Aberystwyth Town
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Caersws FC
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Tue 25 Nov 2003
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Bangor City
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Aberystwyth Town
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Tue 25 Nov 2003
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Caersws FC
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Total Network Solutions
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Tue 2 Dec 2003
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Bangor City
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Caersws FC
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GROUP B |
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Tue 9 Sep 2003
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Connah's Quay Nomads
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Rhyl FC
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Tue 23 Sep 2003
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Rhyl FC
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Afan Lido
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Tue 30 Sep 2003
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Connah's Quay Nomads
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Newport County
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Tue 7 Oct 2003
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Connah's Quay Nomads
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Afan Lido
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Tue 7 Oct 2003
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Rhyl FC
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Newport County
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Wed 15 Oct 2003
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Newport County
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Afan Lido
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Tue 28 Oct 2003
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Rhyl FC
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Connah's Quay Nomads
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Tue 4 Nov 2003
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Afan Lido
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Newport County
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Wed 12 Nov 2003
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Newport County
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Connah's Quay Nomads
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Mon 17 Nov 2003
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Newport County
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Rhyl FC
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Tue 25 Nov 2003
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Afan Lido
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Connah's Quay Nomads
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Tue 2 Dec 2003
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Afan Lido
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Rhyl
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QUARTER-FINALS |
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Wed 27 Jan 2004
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Caersws FC
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Swansea City
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Mon 26 Jan 2004
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Newport County
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Cardiff City
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Tue 27 Jan 2004
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Rhyl FC
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Barry Town
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Tue 27 Jan 2003
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Total Network Solutions
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Wrexham
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SEMI-FINALS |
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Wed 24 Mar 2004
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Wrexham FC
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Cardiff City
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Wed 7 Apr 2004
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Rhyl FC
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Swansea City
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FINAL |
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Wed 12 May 2004
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Rhyl FC
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Wrexham
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