Can Trearddur Bay become only the fifth Ynys Môn team to reach the Welsh Cup quarters?

Trearddur Bay will bid to become only the fifth Ynys Môn team in history to reach the Welsh Cup quarter-finals this Saturday.

Bay will take on Cymru South club Newport City at Treborth with the prize on offer a place in the last eight.

The Beach Boys have already progressed further in the national knockout than ever before this season. Campbell Harrison’s side will become the first island team in 18 years to make the quarter-finals if they get past the big challenge of Newport City.

Previous Anglesey sides to get into the Welsh Cup quarters are Holyhead Town, Llangefni Town, Glantraeth and Holyhead Hotspur.

In 1960-61, Holyhead Town made the last eight, losing 5-0 to Swansea..

The following season the Harbourmen reached the same stage, this time being beaten 4-0 by Wrexham, but having knocked out Chester 2-1 in the previous round.

No Ynys Môn team made the quarter-finals again until 2003/04 when Glantraeth achieved the feat, losing 4-1 to The New Saints.

In 2005/06 Llangefni Town appeared in the quarters, losing out 3-0 to Port Talbot of the Welsh Premier.

The last time a team from Ynys Môn made the final eight was in 2006/07, Holyhead Hotspur suffering a 5-1 defeat at the hands of then WPL club Welshpool.

Ynys Môn Welsh Cup runs

1960-61 – Holyhead Town

R2: Holyhead Town 9-2 Nefyn United
R3: Holyhead Town 4-1 Holywell Town
R4: Flint Town United 1-2 Holyhead Town
R5: Llandudno 0-1 Holyhead Town
R6 – QF: Swansea Town 5-0 Holyhead Town

1961-62 – Holyhead Town

R3: Holyhead Town 2-1 Llandudno
R4: Holyhead Town 6-0 Brymbo Steelworks
R5: Chester 1-2 Holyhead Town
R6 – QF: Wrexham 4-0 Holyhead Town

2003-04 – CPD Glantraeth

R1: Holywell Town 1-4 CPD Glantraeth
R2: Bangor City 0-0 CPD Glantraeth – Glantraeth won 7-6 on pens
R3: Flint Town United 0-3 CPD Glantraeth
R4: Welshpool Town 3-2 CPD Glantraeth (AET – Welshpool Town withdrew after discovering that they played an ineligible player)
R5 – QF: Total Network Solutions 4-1 CPD Glantraeth

2005-06 – Llangefni Town

R1: Llanfairpwll 1-3 Llangefni Town
R2: Rhayader Town 2-4 Llangefni Town
R3: Llangefni Town 3-0 Llanrwst United
R4: Caersws 1-3 Llangefni Town
R5 – QF: Port Talbot Town 3-0 Llangefni Town

2006-07 – Holyhead Hotspur

R1: Holyhead Hotspur 2-1 Lex XI
R2: Llangefni Town 0-2 Holyhead Hotspur
R3: Holyhead Hotspur 2-0* Presteigne St Andrews
R4: Holyhead Hotspur 2-1* Bridgend Town
R5: Holyhead Hotspur 1-5 Welshpool Town