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.
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

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 and captain Rhys Griffiths ensured that the trophy would return to Stebonheath Park for the tenth and final time.

Competition Winners

SeasonWinnersScoreRunners-UpScorersDateOther Info
1923–24Swansea TownPembroke Dock
1924–25Swansea Town6-1LlanellySaturday January 17, 1925
1925–26Swansea TownMerthyr Town
1926–27Swansea TownBridgend Town
1927–28Barry AFCSwansea Town
1928–29Newport CountyMerthyr Town
1929–30Swansea TownNewport County
1930–31Llanelly5-3Merthyr TownLlanelly: Samuel, B Jones, Taylor 2, T Williams; Merthyr: Bayliss, Thomas, AtkinsMonday April 27, 1931Replay after original tie ended 0-0 at Merthyr on 18/04/31
1931–32Merthyr Town3-2LlanellyMerthyr: Lowry, Alden Baggott; Llanelly: Cochrane, McIlwaineMonday November 14, 1932The game was delayed until two months into the following season
1932–34Competition Suspended
1934–35Swansea TownLlanelly
1935–37Competition Suspended
1937–38Milford UnitedHaverfordwest
1938–39Swansea TownLlanelly
1939–47Competition Suspended
1947–48LlanellyBriton Ferry Athletic
1948–49Swansea TownLlanelly
1949–50Swansea TownHaverfordwest Athletic
1950–51LlanellySwansea Town
1951–52No Competition
1952–53LlanellySwansea Town
1953–54Swansea TownLlanelly
1954–55Swansea TownLlanelly
1955–56Swansea TownLlanelly
1956–57Swansea TownHaverfordwest
1957–58Swansea TownLlanelly
1958–59Swansea TownHaverfordwest
1959–60Swansea TownLlanelly
1960–61Swansea TownHaverfordwest
1961–62Swansea TownLlanelly
1962–63Competition SharedBetween Swansea Town & Llanelly
1963–64LlanellySwansea Town
1964–65Swansea Town3-0LlanelliSwansea Giorgio Chinaglia
1965–66Swansea TownLlanelli
1966–67Ammanford TownLlanelli
1967–68LlanelliSwansea Town
1968–70No Competition
1970–71LlanelliSwansea City
1971–72Pembroke BoroughLlanelli
1972–73Pembroke BoroughLlanelli
1973–74No Competition
1974–75Swansea CityBriton Ferry Athletic
1975–76Swansea CityAmmanford
1976–77LlanelliSwansea City
1977–78Pembroke BoroughLlanelli
1978–79Milford UnitedLlanelli
1979–80Ammanford TownSwansea City
1980–81Pembroke BoroughHaverfordwest County
1981–82Haverfordwest CountyPontardawe Athletic
1982–83Pontardawe AthleticMilford United
1983–84Swansea CityBriton Ferry Athletic
1984–85Swansea CityAmmanford TownSunday May 19, 1985at Vetch Field, Swansea
1985–86Milford UnitedSwansea City
1986–87Swansea CityBriton Ferry Athletic
1987–88Swansea CityPembroke Borough
1988–89Haverfordwest CountyPembroke Borough
1989–90Swansea CityLlanelli
1990–91Swansea CityLlanelli
1991–92Haverfordwest CountyAmmanford Town
1992–93Haverfordwest CountyWest End
1993–94Swansea CityAmmanford
1994–95Swansea CityMorriston Town
1995–96BP Llandarcy3-2Swansea CityBP: Unknown; Swansea: Coates 2at Vetch Field, Swansea
1996–97BP Llandarcy3-1Swansea City
1997–98Haverfordwest CountySwansea CityWednesday May 6, 1998at Bridge Meadow, Haverfordwest
1998–99Haverfordwest CountyLlanelli
1999-00LlanelliCarmarthen Town
2000–01Competition Void
2001–02Swansea City6-0Hakin UnitedSwansea: Watkin, Cusack, Williams 3, DraperTuesday April 30, 2002at the Vetch Field, Swansea
2002–03Swansea City2-1Carmarthen TownSwansea: Pritchard, King; Carmarthen: UnknownThursday May 8, 2003at Richmond Park, Carmarthen
2003–04Briton Ferry AthleticAmmanford
2004–05Briton Ferry AthleticCarmarthen Town
2005–06Haverfordwest County3-1Carmarthen TownH'west: Elliott, O'Sullivan 2; Carmarthen: ThomasApril 2006at New Bridge Meadow, Haverfordwest
2006–07Neath Athletic2-1Garden VillageNeath: Rastatter OG, Price ; Village: RastatterWednesday May 16, 2007at Llandarcy Park, Neath
2007–08Neath Athletic2-1 AETLlanelliNeath: Pockett, Pridham; Llanelli: FollowsTuesday April 23, 2008at Stebonheath Park, Llanelli
2008–09Llanelli5-2West EndLlanelli: Follows, Jones, Pritchard 2, Griffiths; West End: Unknownat Stebonheath Park, Llanelli