Oswestry United 2
Wrexham 3
Welsh Cup (Semi-Final)


Oswestry United 

2 - 3
HT: 0-2

Wrexham


Welsh Cup
(Semi-Final)
Saturday, March 13th, 1897
Chirk
3:00pm kick-off


Goalscorers
F. Benbow (70)
C. Plimmer (80)
Ben Lewis (25)
Harry Pugh (35)
Thomas Davies (60)

Team Managers
Unknown.

Starting Eleven
1. T. Jones
2. Jim Edwards
3. F. Lewis
4. M. Parry
5. E. Lloyd
6. W. Roberts
7. J. Pierce
8. C. Plimmer
9. F. Benbow
10. A. Watkins
11. Gooderich
David Jardine .1
John R. Jones .2
Ted Ellis .3
John Taylor .4
Ted 'Mac' Robinson .5
Billy Harrison .6
Harry Pugh .7
Thomas Davies .8
John Hughes .9
Ben Lewis .10
Alfie Williams .11

Match Officials

Mr Roberts (Ellesmere) (Referee)
J. WIlkes (Cefn) & J. Cotton (Rhostyllen) (Assistants)




Match Report


This match has no report.



Squad Statistics (as at March 13th, 1897)


1896-97 All Time
League Cups All
David Jardine (GK) 412 - 61
Ted Ellis 11 - 3 - 1352
John R. Jones 1313 - 161
Billy Harrison 1313 - 6338
Ted 'Mac' Robinson 13 - 3 - 404
John Taylor 1113 - 141
Thomas Davies 632285
John Hughes 13731168
Ben Lewis 118338249
Harry Pugh 104323316
Alfie Williams 135314119







League Table & Results (as at March 13th, 1897)


Results of league matches played since last match
13th March 1897
Macclesfield4-3Buxton


Welsh Cup - Semi-Final 1896-97
P W D L Avg Pts
1. Everton 15 12 2 1 4.231 26
2. Rock Ferry 14 8 3 3 2.125 19
3. Middleton 16 7 3 6 1.440 17
4. Chester 13 6 3 4 1.455 15
5. Northwich Vics 14 7 1 6 0.667 15
6. WREXHAM 13 6 1 6 1.185 13
7. Buxton 13 5 2 6 0.926 12
8. Macclesfield 16 5 2 9 0.681 12
9. Crewe 13 4 1 8 0.763 9
10. Barnton 15 1 2 12 0.197 4