SIX North Wales teams out of 8 in Welsh Cup quarter-finals – here’s the previews
JD WELSH CUP PREVIEWS – SATURDAY, JANUARY 31
Two Tier 3 underdogs feature in this Saturday’s Welsh Cup quarter-finals which are dominated by teams from North Wales.
For the first time in the competition’s 154-year-history, a record SIX representatives from Gogledd Cymru are involved in the last eight of the national knockout.
You won’t read that fact anywhere else – you know why!
Both CPD Dinas Bangor City 1876 and Trearddur Bay have their eyes on making history – becoming the only Tier 3 teams ever to reach the Welsh Cup semis apart from Holywell Town in 2013-14.
CPD Dinas Bangor City 1876 v Caerau Ely (2 pm)
Unbeaten in 30 matches across all competitions this season, CPD Dinas Bangor City 1876 will host Cymru South high-flyers Caerau Ely for a place in the last four.
Formed just six years ago, Tier 3 Ardal North West leaders Bangor knocked out Cymru South second-placed side Trefelin BGC in the last round, so certainly appear to have a decent chance of eliminating another second-tier opponent on home turf – they’ve already done it three times in this season’s competition.
Bangor have strengthened their squad by signing four-time Cymru Premier title winner with The New Saints and twice top-flight Golden Boot holder Declan McManus.
The Citizens have won through six ties to reach this stage, scoring 26 goals, and have eliminated three Tier 2 clubs.
1876 Welsh Cup 2025-26 results so far
QR1: Mochdre Sports (h) 3-1 (Sam Jones 2, Tommy Creamer)
QR2: Conwy Borough Swifts (a) 12-0 (Jamie Reed 3, Liam Morris 2, Sam Jones 2, Corrig McGonigle, Tommy Creamer, Ben Owen, 2 Own Goals)
R1: St Asaph City (a) 6-0 (Corrig McGonigle 2, Dylan Summers-Jones, Josh Carey, Jack Smith, 1 OG)
R2: Guilsfield (h) 1-1 (Dylan Summers-Jones – 1876 won 4-3 on penalties)
R3: Holywell Town (h) 2-1 (Corrig McGonigle, Josh Carey)
R4: Trefelin BGC (h) 2-0 (Jack Smith, Sam Jones)
Flint Town United v Trearddur Bay (2 pm)
The lowest-ranked side left in the cup are Trearddur Bay, currently seventh in Ardal North West.
The Ynys Môn based outsiders face a tough trip to Cymru Premier side Flint Town United, winners of the Welsh Cup just once in 1953-54.
Bay pose a big threat through striker Tom Hilditch, who has scored in every round of the cup so far, bagging 10 goals in just five ties.
Trearddur Bay results so far
QR1: Caergybi – opponents withdrew
QR2: Llangefni Town (a) 5-3 (Tom Hilditch 4, Josh Stanley)
R1: Berriew (a) 3-0 (Ryan Pryce 2, Tom Hilditch)
R2: Broughton United (a) 6-0 (Toby Jones 2, Tom Hilditch pen, Christop Aziamale, 2 Own Goals)
R3: Glynneath Town (a) 5-2 (Tom Hilditch 3, 1 pen, Christop Aziamale pen, Sebastian Samuel)
R4: Newport City (h) 5-3 (Tom Hilditch, Christop Aziamale, Toby Jones, Sebastian Samuel, Liam Armstrong)
Flint Town United results so far
R2: Bow Street (a) 3-0 (Elliott Reeves 2, Ben Wynne)
R3: Airbus UK Broughton (h) 1-0 (Ben Wynne)
R4: Penybont (a) 0-0 (won 4-3 on pens)
CPD Y Rhyl 1879 v Barry Town United (2 pm)
CPD Y Rhyl 1879, a phoenix club formed after the demise of Rhyl FC in 2020, are relishing the prospect of the biggest game in their short history when they welcome Cymru Premier outfit Barry Town United to the Hops and Barley Community Stadium.
In their debut season at Tier 2 Cymru North level, where they currently lie seventh, the Lilywhites have eliminated Porthmadog, Cwmbran Town, Brickfield Rangers and Pwllheli en route to the last eight.
Midfield ace Ben Lightfoot has been on target in every round for Paul Moore’s side to date.
Rhyl 1879 results so far
R1: Pwllheli (a) 3-1 (Paul Fleming, Ben Lightfoot, Archie Jones)
R2: Brickfield Rangers (h) 1-0 (Ben Lightfoot)
R3: Cwmbran Town (h) 3-2 (Ben Lightfoot pen, Jack Parry. Archie Jones)
R4: Porthmadog (a) 2-1 (Jack Parry, Ben Lightfoot)
Caernarfon Town v Colwyn Bay (5.15 pm – live on Sgorio)
There are just three Cymru Premier sides left in the competition and two of those lock horns in Saturday’s live tie on Sgorio.
Caernarfon Town and Colwyn Bay, neither of whom have won the Welsh Cup before, will meet at Go Goodwins Stadium, Llandudno.
This pair have met three times this season, twice in the league, with Colwyn Bay winning 1-0 at home and 2-1 away and in the Nathaniel MG Cup, where Caernarfon triumphed 3-0.
Caernarfon Town results so far
R2: Newtown (a) 3-0 (Phillip Mooney, Connor Evans, Josh Lock)
R3: Penrhyncoch (h) 4-0 (Josh Lock 3, Dominic Smith)
R4: Cardiff Metropolitan (a) 4-2 (Sion Bradley, Paulo Mendes, Ryan Sears. Connor Evans)
Colwyn Bay results so far
R2: Kinmel Bay (h) 5-0 (Jordan Davies, Louis Robles, Aaron Williams, Jamie Cumming, Max McGoona)
R3: Carmarthen Town (a) 3-1 (Lewis Sirrell, Jordan Davies, Louis Robles)
R4: Pontypridd United (a) 3-0 (Aaron Williams 3)