The FAW Welsh Trophy is a knock-out

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competition contested annually by teams from

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and the borders. The

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is the organising body of this competition, which has been run every year since its inception in 1890–91 (except during the two World Wars and the

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) for clubs competing in the lower echelons of the

Welsh football league system The Welsh football league system (or League system, pyramid) is a series of association football, football leagues with regular promotion and relegation between them. It consists of four main tiers, as well as lower local leagues. While most W ...

. It was known as the Welsh Junior Cup until 1902, when it became the Welsh Amateur Cup, a title it held until 1974, when it was renamed the FAW Intermediate Cup. The competition took its current title in 1993.

Eligible clubs

In order to play in this competition a club must compete at Level 3 or below of the

. Teams playing in and below the

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are eligible to enter. All applying clubs must also meet the Competition Ground Criteria requirements.

Winners from outside Wales

Just like the

Welsh Cup The FAW Welsh Cup (), currently known as the JD Welsh Cup for sponsorship reasons, is a knock-out football competition contested annually by teams in the Welsh football league system. It is considered the most prestigious of the cup competitions ...

, the FAW Trophy was once open to clubs from the Marches and an English club took the trophy out of Wales on nine occasions: * 1897: Coppenhall (

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) * 1899: Oswestry United Reserves (

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) * 1900: Wellington St Georges United (

) * 1921: Northern Nomads (

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) * 1925: Northern Nomads (Manchester) * 1964: Donnington Wood (Shropshire) * 1971:

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(Shropshire) * 1974: Whitchurch Alport (Shropshire) * 1975: Donnington Wood (Shropshire)

Eligible clubs

Winners from outside Wales

Winners

Performance

Performance by club

References