1952–53 Welsh Cup

The 1952–53 FAW Welsh Cup is the 66th season of the annual knockout tournament for competitive football teams in Wales.

1952–53 Welsh Cup

Tournament details
Country	Wales
Final positions
Champions	Rhyl
Runners-up	Chester

Key

League name pointed after clubs name.

• CCL - Cheshire County League
• FL D1 - Football League First Division
• FL D3N - Football League Third Division North
• SFL - Southern Football League
• WLN - Welsh League North

Fifth round

Eight winners from the Fourth round and ten new clubs.

Tie no	Home	Score	Away
1	Wrexham (FL D3N)	3–4	Chester (FL D3N)

Sixth round

Three winners from the Fifth round plus Pwllheli & District. Six clubs get a bye to the Seventh round.

Tie no	Home	Score	Away
1	Chester (FL D3N)	2–0	Pwllheli & District (WLN)

Seventh round

Tie no	Home	Score	Away
1	Chester (FL D3N)	5–0	Lovell's Athletic (SFL)

Semifinal

Chester and Connah's Quay Nomads played at Wrexham.

Tie no	Home	Score	Away
1	Rhyl (CCL)	1–0	Cardiff City (FL D1)
2	Chester (FL D3N)	5–0	Connah's Quay Nomads (WLN)

Final

Final were held at Bangor.

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

External links

• The FAW Welsh Cup