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Holders Holywell draw Wingmakers in NEWFA Challenge Cup cracker – check out other ties

Holywell Town celebrate winning last season’s NEWFA Challenge Cup. Picture: LEE PAUL DOUGLAS

Holders Holywell Town have landed a cracking away tie at Cymru North leaders Airbus UK Broughton in the second round of the NEWFA Challenge Cup.

Record nine-time cup winners Buckley Town of the Cymru North will provide home opposition for progressive tier 3 side Flint Mountain.

And tier 3 sides Saltney Town and Llay Welfare might fancy their chances of an upset at home to Cymru North opponents in Mold Alex and Ruthin Town respectively.

NEWFA CHALLENGE CUP ROUND TWO (ties to be played September 13 unless where stated)


Plas Madoc v Connah’s Quay Town (Oct 9, 1.45 pm)
Gresford Athletic v Llangollen Town
Castell Alun Colts v Penyffordd Lions (Oct 9, 1.45 pm)
Rhostyllen v Brickfield Rangers
Buckley Town v Flint Mountain
Airbus UK Broughton v Holywell Town
Saltney Town v Mold Alex
Llay Welfare v Ruthin Town

ROUND ONE RESULTS

Caerwys 1-3 Rhostyllen
Connah’s Quay Town 2-0 FC Queen’s Park
Castell Alun 3-1 CPD Yr Wyddgrug
Lex XI 3-4 Penyffordd
FC Plas Madoc 3-0 Mynydd Isa

QUALIFYING ROUND RESULTS

Rhydymwyn 0-3 FC Queen’s Park
CPD Gronant 6-6 Lex XI
Caerwys 7-0 Holywell United
Greenfield 4-6 Connah’s Quay Town
CPD Yr Wyddgrug 7-1 Aston Park Rangers
Johnstown YFC 0-12 Mynydd Isa
FC Plas Madoc 2-2 Corwen (Plas Madoc won 6-4 on pens)
Acton 1-7 Rhostyllen

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