The 1947–48 FAW Welsh Cup is the 61st season of the annual knockout tournament for competitive football teams in Wales.

1947–48 Welsh Cup
Tournament details
CountryWales
Final positions
ChampionsWales Lovell's Athletic
Runner-upEngland Shrewsbury Town

Key edit

League name pointed after clubs name.

  • CCL - Cheshire County League
  • FL D3N - Football League Third Division North
  • ML - Midland League
  • SFL - Southern Football League

Fifth round edit

Six winners from the Fourth round, Llanelly and 13 new clubs.

Tie no Home Score Away
1 South Liverpool (CCL) 2–1 Chester (FL D3N)

Sixth round edit

Four winners from the Fifth round. Six other clubs get a bye to the Seventh round.

Seventh round edit

Two winners from the Sixth round plus six clubs who get a bye in the previous round.

Semifinal edit

South Liverpool and Lovell's Athletic played at Shrewsbury, Barry Town and Shrewsbury Town played at Merthyr.

Tie no Home Score Away
1 South Liverpool (CCL) 0–1 Lovell's Athletic (SFL)
2 Barry Town (SFL) 1–3 Shrewsbury Town (ML)

Final edit

Final were held at Wrexham.

Tie no Home Score Away
1 Lovell's Athletic (SFL) 3–0 Shrewsbury Town (ML)

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