Welsh Cup meetings between Flint Town United and Caernarfon Town – who has the upper hand?

Sunday’s Welsh Cup finalists Caernarfon Town and Flint Town United have met five times in the competition’s 149-year history.

Flint have won three ties compared to the Canaries’ two, but the Cymru Premier pair have not been drawn together in Wales’ premier knockout since 1991-92.

The first meeting came in 1948-49 at the third round stage. The first game at The Oval ended 2-2, but Flint convincingly won the replay 6-2. The Silkmen progressed to the last 16 that season before losing out 7-4 at South Liverpool.

It took just one attempt to separate the teams in the 1949-50 competition, Flint taking the honours 4-2. This time the winners exited 2-0 at Wrexham in the quarter-finals.

It was Caernarfon’s day in the 1961-62 third round as they beat Flint 2-1 away. The Cofis were knocked out at the next stage by Pwllheli and District.

Flint edged a narrow 1-0 win over the Canaries in the 1989-90 competition, but were hammered 7-1 at Bangor City in the next round.

The last time Sunday’s combatants locked horns in the Welsh Cup was in 1991-92, Caernarfon winning a second round battle 3-2 in a replay after a 2-2 outcome at Flint.

Caernarfon competed in the Northern Premier League Division One at the time, while Flint were the reigning Cymru Alliance champions.

FLINT TOWN UNITED v CAERNARFON tOWN – WELSH CUP HISTORY

1948-49

Third Round
Caernarfon Town 2 Flint Town United 2
Replay: Flint 6 Caernarfon 2

1949-50

Sixth Round
Flint Town United 4 Caernarfon Town 2

1961-62

Third Round
Flint Town United 1 Caernarfon Town 2

1989-90

Second Round
Flint Town United 1 Caernarfon Town 0

1991-92

Second Round
Flint Town United 2 Caernarfon Town 2
(Caernarfon won replay 3-2)