1980 Welsh Cup Final
# 1980 Welsh Cup Final

The 1980 Welsh Cup Final was the final of the 93rd season of the main domestic football cup competition in Wales, the Welsh Cup. The final was contested between Newport County and Shrewsbury Town over two legs. Newport County won 5–1 on aggregate, winning both legs.

## Route to the final

### Newport County

Newport County scores are shown first in every match

| Round | Opposition | Score | Venue |
| - | - | - | - |
| 4 | Cardiff City | 2–0 | Somerton Park |
| 5 | Wrexham | 1–0 | Racecourse Ground |
| SF | Merthyr Tydfil | 3–1 | Somerton Park |

### Shrewsbury Town

Shrewsbury Town scores are shown first in every match

| Round | Opposition | Score | Venue | Notes |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| 4 | Oswestry Town | 2–2 | Gay Meadow | |
| 4r | Oswestry Town | 6–1 | Victoria Road | |
| 5 | Nantlle Vale | 4–1 | Gay Meadow | Nantlle Vale conceded home advantage |
| SF | Swansea City | 2–2 | Vetch Field | |
| SFr | Swansea City | 2–2 | Gay Meadow | Shrewsbury Town win 6–5 on penalties |

## Matches

### First Leg

| Newport County | Shrewsbury Town |
| - | - |

NEWPORT COUNTY: :

| GK | 1 | Gary Plumley |
| - | - | - |
| DF | 2 | Richard Walden |
| FW | 3 | Tommy Tynan |
| MF | 4 | Grant Davies |
| DF | 5 | Keith Oakes (c) |
| MF | 6 | Neil Bailey |
| MF | 7 | Nigel Vaughan |
| MF | 8 | Steve Lowndes |
| FW | 9 | Dave Gwyther |
| FW | 10 | John Aldridge |
| FW | 11 | Kevin Moore |
| Substitute: ||||
| MF | 12 | Bobby Ward |
| Manager: ||||
| Len Ashurst ||||

SHREWSBURY TOWN: :

| GK | 1 | R Wardle |
| - | - | - |
| DF | 2 | Jack Keay |
| DF | 3 | C Leonard |
| DF | 4 | Graham Turner |
| DF | 5 | C Griffin |
| MF | 6 | Jake King |
| MF | 7 | David Tong |
| MF | 8 | Ian Atkins |
| FW | 9 | Steve Biggins |
| FW | 10 | John Dungworth |
| DF | 11 | Paul Maguire |
| Substitute: ||||
| DF | 12 | Steve Cross |
| Manager: ||||
| Graham Turner ||||

MATCH RULES

* 90 minutes.
* 30 minutes of extra-time if necessary.
* Replay if scores still level.
* One named substitute.
* Maximum of one substitution.

### Second Leg

| Shrewsbury Town | Newport County |
| - | - |

SHREWSBURY TOWN: :

| GK | 1 | R Wardle |
| - | - | - |
| DF | 2 | Jake King |
| DF | 3 | C Leonard |
| DF | 4 | Brian Coyne |
| DF | 5 | C Griffin |
| MF | 6 | Jack Keay |
| MF | 7 | David Tong |
| MF | 8 | Ian Atkins |
| FW | 9 | Steve Biggins |
| FW | 10 | John Dungworth |
| DF | 11 | Paul Maguire |
| Substitute: ||||
| DF | 12 | Steve Cross |
| Manager: ||||
| Graham Turner ||||

NEWPORT COUNTY: :

| GK | 1 | Gary Plumley |
| - | - | - |
| DF | 2 | Richard Walden |
| FW | 3 | Tommy Tynan |
| MF | 4 | Grant Davies |
| DF | 5 | Keith Oakes (c) |
| MF | 6 | Neil Bailey |
| MF | 7 | Nigel Vaughan |
| MF | 8 | Steve Lowndes |
| FW | 9 | Dave Gwyther |
| FW | 10 | John Aldridge |
| FW | 11 | Kevin Moore |
| Substitutes: ||||
| MF | 12 | Bobby Ward |
| Manager: ||||
| Len Ashurst ||||

MATCH RULES

* 90 minutes.
* 30 minutes of extra-time if necessary.
* Replay if scores still level.
* One named substitute.
* Maximum of one substitution.
