Dargie Cup Final WILL be played – when Covid-19 allows
The final of the most prestigious cup competition within the former Anglesey League will go ahead when Covid-19 allows, football chiefs have decided.
At a meeting of the North Wales Coast FA on Wednesday, members gave their blessing for the Dargie Cup Final between Cemaes Bay and Holyhead Hotspur Reserves to be played.
Last season the Anglesey Football League was dissolved as part of the Welsh pyramid shake-up.
The island league had run for 125 years and the Dargie Cup has been competed for since 1922-23.
It was feared the competition was consigned to the history books, but there will be one final fling when Cemaes and Hotspur meet once football returns following numerous months of disruption due to the coronavirus pandemic.
When the showdown takes place, Anglesey League champions Cemaes will be going for a double.
Bay will play in tier 5 this coming season. They are one of 18 teams registered to compete in North Wales Coast West Division One.
With the situation regarding reserve leagues still undecided, Hotspur’s reserves face an uncertain future.
Wednesday’s NWCFA meeting also saw members sanction the instalment of Bryan Roberts as association president with Bob Paton as deputy president to be ratified at the AGM, probably next month.
Dargie Cup 2019-20 – paths to the final
Cemaes Bay: Llandegfan (a) 10-1; CPD Y Fali (a) 2-0; CPD Cefni (a) 3-1 (after extra time)
Holyhead Hotspur Reserves: Pentraeth Reserves (a) 3-2; Holyhead Town Res (h) 6-0; Llanfairpwll (a) 2-1.
Dargie Cup winners (where known)
1922/23 Benllech
1923/24 Llanfairpwll
1924/25 Holyhead Albion
1925/26 Beaumaris
1926-27 & 27-28 Unknown
1928/29 Menai Bridge
1929/30 Beaumaris
1930/31 Penmon
1931/32 Holyhead United
1932/33 Unknown
1933/34 Llangefni
1934/35 Holyhead Railway Institute
1935-36 & 36-37 No competition
1937/38 Gaerwen
1938/39 Llangefni
1939-45 Competition suspended
1946/47 Llangefni
1947/48 Beaumaris
1948/49 Aberffraw
1949/50 Aberffraw
1950/51 Llangefni
1951/52 Aberffraw
1952/53 Ty Croes RA
1953/54 Pentraeth
1954/55 Ty Croes RA
1955/56 Newborough
1956/57 Newborough
1957/58 Brynsiencyn
1958/59 Newborough
1959/60 Llangefni
1960/61 Gwalchmai
1961/62 Newborough
1962/63 Aberffraw
1963/64 Aberffraw
1964/65 Newborough
1965/66 Newborough
1966/67 Newborough
1967/68 Amlwch
1968/69 Amlwch
1969/70 Llangoed & District
1970/71 Llangoed & District
1971/72 Newborough
1972/73 Newborough Amateurs
1973/74 Llanfairpwll
1974/75 Llanfairpwll
1975/76 Llanfairpwll
1976/77 Llanfairpwll
1977/78 Beaumaris Town
1978/79 Menai Bridge Tigers
1979/80 Holyhead United Juniors
1980/81 Bodedern
1981/82 Llanfairpwll
1982/83 Gwalchmai
1983/84 Llandegfan
1984/85 Llangoed & Dist
1985/86 Llannerchymedd
1986/87 Holyhead Town
1987/88 Holyhead Town
1988/89 Llangoed & Dist
1989/90 Amlwch Town
1990/91 Bodedern
1991/92 Trearddur Bay United
1992/93 Llandegfan
1993/94 Holyhead Hotspur
1994/95 Llannerchymedd Bulls
1995/96 Holyhead Hotspur
1996/97 Gwalchmai
1997/98 Final not played due to protest
1998/99 Bodedern
1999-2000 Cemaes Bay Reserves
2000/01 Gwalchmai
2001/02 Beaumaris Town
2002/03 Llangefni-Glantraeth Res
2003/04 Gaerwen
2004/05 Amlwch Town
2005/06 Holyhead Gwelfor Athletic
2006/07 Bodedern Reserves
2007/08 Bro Goronwy
2008/09 Trearddur Bay United
2009/10 Trearddur Bay United
2010/11 Trearddur Bay United
2011/12 Llannerchymedd
2012/13 Pentraeth
2013/14 Llangefni Town
2014/15 Cemaes Bay
2015/16 Llanfairpwll Res
2016/17 Llangoed & Dist
2017/18 Bryngwran Bulls
2018/19 Caergybi
Most wins
Newborough 8
Llanfairpwll 6
Llangefni Town 6
Aberffraw 5
Beaumaris 5
Llangoed & Dist 5
Amlwch Town 4
Gwalchmai 4
Trearddur Bay United 4
Bodedern 3
Gaerwen 2
Holyhead Hotspur 2
Holyhead Town 2
Llandegfan 2
Llannerchymedd 2
Menai Bridge 2
Pentraeth 2
Ty Croes RA 2
Benllech 1
Bodedern Reserves 1
Bro Goronwy 1
Bryngwran Bulls 1
Brynsiencyn 1
Caergybi 1
Cemaes Bay 1
Cemaes Bay Res 1
Holyhead Albion 1
Holyhead Gwelfor Athletic 1
Holyhead Railway Institute 1
Holyhead United 1
Holyhead United Juniors 1
Llanfairpwll Res 1
Llangefni-Glantraeth Res 1
Llannerchymedd Bulls 1
Newborough Amateurs 1
Penmon 1