West Wales FA Senior Cup

The West Wales FA Senior Cup was the regional knock-out competition for the higher ranked clubs beneath the umbrella of the West Wales Football Association until its end in 2009. It has been replaced with the WWFA Intermediate Cup, a tournament for clubs below Tier 3 in the Welsh football pyramid that play in West Wales.

The cup was open to clubs competing in the Welsh Football League, the League of Wales / Welsh Premier League following its formation in 1992, and also Swansea City. In later years the Senior Cup winners of the county leagues – Carmarthenshire, Neath & District, Pembrokeshire and Swansea – would be invited to take part.

Teams from outside the west Wales region – Barry, Bridgend Town, Merthyr Tydfil and Newport County – also reached early finals. The West Wales FA was affiliated to the South Wales FA until 1968, which allowed clubs from the latter association entrance to this competition.

Swansea City are by far the most successful team in the competition – winning the trophy 25 times in 38 finals, including one sharing of the competition with Llanelli in 1963 – but during the later years they would predominantly field a weakened team composed of reserve and youth players. They last competed in the 2005–06 competition.

The last Senior Cup final – Reds take the plaudits

Llanelli were the last side to clinch the Senior Cup with a comprehensive 5–2 victory over West End in 2009.

An upset was on the cards as Welsh League outfit West End raced into a 2–0 first-half lead, only for Jordan Follows to pull one back for the Reds on the stroke of half-time.

But in the second-half the floodgates opened. Stephen Crabbe's red card didn't help West End's cause and strikes from Stuart Jones, Mark Pritchard (2) and captain Rhys Griffiths ensured that the trophy would return to Stebonheath Park for the tenth and final time.

Competition Winners

SeasonWinnersScoreRunners-upScorersDateOther Info1923–24Swansea TownPembroke Dock1924–25Llanelly Star, Saturday 24 January 1925Swansea Town6-1LlanellySaturday January 17, 19251925–26Swansea TownMerthyr Town1926–27Swansea TownBridgend Town1927–28Barry AFCSwansea Town1928–29Newport CountyMerthyr Town1929–30Swansea TownNewport County1930–31Llanelly Star, Saturday 28 April 1931Llanelly5-3Merthyr TownLlanelly: Samuel, B Jones, Taylor 2, T Williams; Merthyr: Bayliss, Thomas, AtkinsMonday April 27, 1931Replay after original tie ended 0-0 at Merthyr on 18/04/311931–32Llanelly Star, Saturday 19 November 1932Merthyr Town3-2LlanellyMerthyr: Lowry, Alden Baggott; Llanelly: Cochrane, McIlwaineMonday November 14, 1932The game was delayed until two months into the following season1932–34Competition Suspended1934–35Swansea TownLlanelly1935–37Competition Suspended1937–38Milford UnitedHaverfordwest1938–39Swansea TownLlanelly1939–47Competition Suspended1947–48LlanellyBriton Ferry Athletic1948–49Swansea TownLlanelly1949–50Swansea TownHaverfordwest Athletic1950–51LlanellySwansea Town1951–52No Competition1952–53LlanellySwansea Town1953–54Swansea TownLlanelly1954–55Swansea TownLlanelly1955–56Swansea TownLlanelly1956–57Swansea TownHaverfordwest1957–58Swansea TownLlanelly1958–59Swansea TownHaverfordwest1959–60Swansea TownLlanelly1960–61Swansea TownHaverfordwest1961–62Swansea TownLlanelly1962–63Competition SharedBetween Swansea Town & Llanelly1963–64LlanellySwansea Town1964–65Swansea Town3-0LlanelliSwansea Giorgio Chinaglia1965–66Swansea TownLlanelli1966–67Ammanford TownLlanelli1967–68LlanelliSwansea Town1968–70No Competition1970–71LlanelliSwansea City1971–72Pembroke BoroughLlanelli1972–73Pembroke BoroughLlanelli1973–74No Competition1974–75Swansea CityBriton Ferry Athletic1975–76Swansea CityAmmanford1976–77LlanelliSwansea City1977–78Pembroke BoroughLlanelli1978–79Milford UnitedLlanelli1979–80Ammanford TownSwansea City1980–81Pembroke BoroughHaverfordwest County1981–82Haverfordwest CountyPontardawe Athletic1982–83Pontardawe AthleticMilford United1983–84Swansea CityBriton Ferry Athletic1984–85Swansea CityAmmanford TownSunday May 19, 1985at Vetch Field, Swansea1985–86Milford UnitedSwansea City1986–87Swansea CityBriton Ferry Athletic1987–88Swansea CityPembroke Borough1988–89Haverfordwest CountyPembroke Borough1989–90Swansea CityLlanelli1990–91Swansea CityLlanelli1991–92Haverfordwest CountyAmmanford Town1992–93Haverfordwest CountyWest End1993–94Swansea CityAmmanford1994–95Swansea CityMorriston Town1995–96BP Llandarcy3-2Swansea CityBP: Davies 2, Carpenter; Swansea: Coates 2at Vetch Field, Swansea1996–97BP Llandarcy3-1Swansea City1997–98Haverfordwest CountySwansea CityWednesday May 6, 1998at Bridge Meadow, Haverfordwest1998–99Haverfordwest CountyLlanelli1999-00LlanelliCarmarthen Town2000–01Competition Void2001–02Swansea City6-0Hakin UnitedSwansea: Watkin, Cusack, Williams 3, DraperTuesday April 30, 2002at the Vetch Field, Swansea2002–03Swansea City2-1Carmarthen TownSwansea: Pritchard, King; Carmarthen: UnknownThursday May 8, 2003at Richmond Park, Carmarthen2003–04Briton Ferry AthleticAmmanford2004–05Briton Ferry AthleticCarmarthen Town2005–06Haverfordwest County3-1Carmarthen TownH'west: Elliott, O'Sullivan 2; Carmarthen: ThomasApril 2006at New Bridge Meadow, Haverfordwest2006–07Neath Athletic2-1Garden VillageNeath: Rastatter OG, Price (pen); Village: RastatterWednesday May 16, 2007at Llandarcy Park, Neath2007–08Neath Athletic2-1 AETLlanelliNeath: Pockett, Pridham; Llanelli: FollowsTuesday April 23, 2008at Stebonheath Park, Llanelli2008–09Llanelli5-2West EndLlanelli: Follows, Jones, Pritchard 2, Griffiths; West End: Unknownat Stebonheath Park, Llanelli

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