Can Caernarfon Town find Welsh Cup seventh heaven this Sunday?

Can Caernarfon Town find seventh heaven and finally make it to a Welsh Cup final this weekend after six previous unsuccessful penultimate round attempts?

The Cymru Premier League top six side and cup favourites take on Tier 2 CPD Y Rhyl 1879 in Sunday’s semi-final at the Blue Turtle Arena, Colwyn Bay.

Despite the Canaries’ long and illustrious history, they have yet to reach a Welsh Cup final since entering the very first competition way back in 1877-78.

Here are their six previous semi-final near misses (note: spellings of Caernarfon are shown as they were in the relevant years).

2016-17 SEMI FINAL

Caernarfon Town 1 (Stuart J Jones own goal) Bala Town 3 (Lee Hunt 2, Kieran Smith) – Belle Vue, Rhyl

1987-88 SEMI FINAL (two legs)

Cardiff City 2 (Paul Wimbleton pen, Mark Kelly) Caernarfon Town 1 (Damian Looker) – Ninian Park
Caernarfon Town 0 Cardiff City 1 (Brian McDermott pen) – The Oval

1982-83 SEMI FINAL

Caernarfon Town 0 Wrexham 2 (Andy Edwards, Dave Gregory) – The Oval
Wrexham 0 Caernarfon Town 0 – Racecourse Ground

1957-58 SEMI FINAL

Caernarfon Town 2 (Peter Williams, Harold Marsden) Wrexham 4 (Ken Murray, Barry Smith pen, Tommy Bannan, Johnny Anderson) – at Bangor

1901-02 SEMI FINAL

Carnarvon Ironopolis 1 Wrexham 3 (at Rhyl)

1884-85 SEMI FINAL

Druids 3 Carnarvon Athletic 1 (at Racecourse, Wrexham)