Tournament details | |
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Country | ![]() ![]() |
Teams | 16 |
Final positions | |
Champions | Newport County |
Runner-up | Llanelli |
Tournament statistics | |
Matches played | 15 |
Goals scored | 45 (3 per match) |
The 2007β08 FAW Premier Cup was the 11th season of the tournament since its founding in 1997. Newport County were the eventual winners, beating Llanelli 1β0 in the final to win the competition for the first time in the club's history.
To date, the season remains the last time the tournament was played after the BBC withdrew sponsorship in 2008.
Round | Main date | Number of fixtures | Clubs | Prize money [1] |
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First | 2 October 2007 | 4 | 8 | Β£5,000 |
Second | 6 November 2007 | 4 | 8 | Β£7,500 |
Quarter-finals | 8 January 2008 9 January 2008 |
4 | 8 | Β£15,000 |
Semi-finals | 19 February 2008 26 February 2008 |
2 | 4 | Β£25,000 |
Final | 11 March 2008 | 1 | 2 | Winners: Β£100,000 Losers: Β£50,000 |
Connah's Quay Nomads | 1 β 1 ( a.e.t.) | Carmarthen Town |
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White ![]() |
Palmer ![]() |
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Penalties | ||
2 – 3 |
Porthamadog | 2 β 7 | Port Talbot Town |
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Owen ![]() Roberts ![]() |
McCreesh ![]() Rose ![]() Morgan ![]() Bond ![]() |
Haverfordwest County | 3 β 1 | Airbus UK Broughton |
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Woodrow ![]() Christopher ![]() |
Wright ![]() |
Bangor City | 3 β 0 | Aberystwyth Town |
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Edwards ![]() Stott ![]() Davies ![]() |
Haverfordwest County | 0 β 2 | Welshpool Town |
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Rogers ![]() |
Newport County | 1 β 0 | Bangor City |
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Griffin ![]() |
Carmarthen Town | 2 β 1 ( a.e.t.) | Port Talbot Town |
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Easter ![]() Cotterrall ![]() |
Rose ![]() |
All three Welsh sides competing in the Football League, Cardiff City, Swansea City and Wrexham, entered in the quarter-finals along with reigning holders The New Saints. [2] Due to heavy rain, several of the quarter-final ties were postponed on more than one occasion resulting in the round lasting more than one month. [3]
Newport County | 1 β 0 | Swansea City |
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Griffin ![]() |
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Welshpool Town | 0 β 1 | Cardiff City |
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Brown ![]() |
Carmarthen Town | 3 β 1 ( a.e.t.) | The New Saints |
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Hicks ![]() |
Report | Toner ![]() |
Cardiff City | 1 β 1 ( a.e.t.) | Newport County |
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Thompson ![]() |
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Bowen ![]() |
Penalties | ||
Sinclair ![]() Blake ![]() Loovens ![]() Wade ![]() Thompson ![]() Carlile ![]() |
4 – 5 |
Bowen ![]() Alsop ![]() Evans ![]() Fowler ![]() Searle ![]() Jarman ![]() |
Llanelli | 1 β 0 | Carmarthen Town |
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Pritchard ![]() |
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Newport County | 1 β 0 | Llanelli |
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Hughes ![]() |
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Rank | Scorer | Club | Goals |
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1. |
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Llanelli | 3 |
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Carmarthen Town | ||
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Llanelli | ||
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Port Talbot Town | ||
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Port Talbot Town | ||
2. |
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Newport County | 2 |
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Wrexham | ||
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Welshpool Town | ||
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Haverfordwest County |
Tournament details | |
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Country | ![]() ![]() |
Teams | 16 |
Final positions | |
Champions | Newport County |
Runner-up | Llanelli |
Tournament statistics | |
Matches played | 15 |
Goals scored | 45 (3 per match) |
The 2007β08 FAW Premier Cup was the 11th season of the tournament since its founding in 1997. Newport County were the eventual winners, beating Llanelli 1β0 in the final to win the competition for the first time in the club's history.
To date, the season remains the last time the tournament was played after the BBC withdrew sponsorship in 2008.
Round | Main date | Number of fixtures | Clubs | Prize money [1] |
---|---|---|---|---|
First | 2 October 2007 | 4 | 8 | Β£5,000 |
Second | 6 November 2007 | 4 | 8 | Β£7,500 |
Quarter-finals | 8 January 2008 9 January 2008 |
4 | 8 | Β£15,000 |
Semi-finals | 19 February 2008 26 February 2008 |
2 | 4 | Β£25,000 |
Final | 11 March 2008 | 1 | 2 | Winners: Β£100,000 Losers: Β£50,000 |
Connah's Quay Nomads | 1 β 1 ( a.e.t.) | Carmarthen Town |
---|---|---|
White ![]() |
Palmer ![]() |
|
Penalties | ||
2 – 3 |
Porthamadog | 2 β 7 | Port Talbot Town |
---|---|---|
Owen ![]() Roberts ![]() |
McCreesh ![]() Rose ![]() Morgan ![]() Bond ![]() |
Haverfordwest County | 3 β 1 | Airbus UK Broughton |
---|---|---|
Woodrow ![]() Christopher ![]() |
Wright ![]() |
Bangor City | 3 β 0 | Aberystwyth Town |
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Edwards ![]() Stott ![]() Davies ![]() |
Haverfordwest County | 0 β 2 | Welshpool Town |
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Rogers ![]() |
Newport County | 1 β 0 | Bangor City |
---|---|---|
Griffin ![]() |
Carmarthen Town | 2 β 1 ( a.e.t.) | Port Talbot Town |
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Easter ![]() Cotterrall ![]() |
Rose ![]() |
All three Welsh sides competing in the Football League, Cardiff City, Swansea City and Wrexham, entered in the quarter-finals along with reigning holders The New Saints. [2] Due to heavy rain, several of the quarter-final ties were postponed on more than one occasion resulting in the round lasting more than one month. [3]
Newport County | 1 β 0 | Swansea City |
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Griffin ![]() |
Report |
Welshpool Town | 0 β 1 | Cardiff City |
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Report |
Brown ![]() |
Carmarthen Town | 3 β 1 ( a.e.t.) | The New Saints |
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Hicks ![]() |
Report | Toner ![]() |
Cardiff City | 1 β 1 ( a.e.t.) | Newport County |
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Thompson ![]() |
Report |
Bowen ![]() |
Penalties | ||
Sinclair ![]() Blake ![]() Loovens ![]() Wade ![]() Thompson ![]() Carlile ![]() |
4 – 5 |
Bowen ![]() Alsop ![]() Evans ![]() Fowler ![]() Searle ![]() Jarman ![]() |
Llanelli | 1 β 0 | Carmarthen Town |
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Pritchard ![]() |
Report |
Newport County | 1 β 0 | Llanelli |
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Hughes ![]() |
Report |
Rank | Scorer | Club | Goals |
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1. |
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Llanelli | 3 |
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Carmarthen Town | ||
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Llanelli | ||
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Port Talbot Town | ||
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Port Talbot Town | ||
2. |
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Newport County | 2 |
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Wrexham | ||
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Welshpool Town | ||
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Haverfordwest County |