2007–08 FAW Premier Cup

2007–08 FAW Premier Cup
Country  England
 Wales
Teams 16
Champions Newport County
Runners-up Llanelli
Matches played 15
Goals scored 45 (3 per match)
Defunct →

The 2007–08 FAW Premier Cup was the 11th season of the tournament since its founding in 1997. Newport County were the eventual winners, beating Llanelli 1–0 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.

Calendar

RoundMain dateNumber of fixturesClubsPrize money[1]
First2 October 200748£5,000
Second6 November 200748£7,500
Quarter-finals8 January 2008
9 January 2008		48£15,000
Semi-finals19 February 2008
26 February 2008		24£25,000
Final11 March 200812Winners: £100,000
Losers: £50,000

First round

Connah's Quay Nomads 1 – 1
(a.e.t.)		 Carmarthen Town
White  69' Palmer  59'
Penalties
2 – 3
Attendance: 127
Referee: Kevin Parry
Porthamadog 2 – 7 Port Talbot Town
Owen  84'
Roberts  86'		 McCreesh  7'
Rose  19', 39'
Morgan  64', 73', 89'
Bond  76'
Attendance: 136
Referee: Ceri Richards
Haverfordwest County 3 – 1 Airbus UK Broughton
Woodrow  35', 73'
Christopher  43'		 Wright  87'
Referee: Phil Southall
Bangor City 3 – 0 Aberystwyth Town
Edwards  16'
Stott  63'
Davies  82'
Referee: Huw Jones

Second round

Haverfordwest County 0 – 2 Welshpool Town
Rogers  4', 53'
Referee: Dean John
Newport County 1 – 0 Bangor City
Griffin  90'
Attendance: 403
Referee: Ceri Richards
Llanelli 4 – 1 Rhyl
Jones  1'
Williams  55'
Griffiths  82'
Holloway  84'		 Moran  83' (pen)
Attendance: 432
Referee: Mark Whitby
Carmarthen Town 2 – 1
(a.e.t.)		 Port Talbot Town
Easter  90'
Cotterrall  102'		 Rose  33'
Attendance: 214
Referee: Steve Hames

Quarter-finals

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 – 0 Swansea City
Griffin  90' Report
Attendance: 816
Referee: Steve Hames
Llanelli 4 – 2
(a.e.t.)		 Wrexham
Griffiths  24', 89'
Holloway  94', 96'		 Report Llewellyn  12', 23'
Attendance: 427
Referee: Mark Whitby
Welshpool Town 0 – 1 Cardiff City
Report Brown  85'
Attendance: 700
Referee: Lee Evans
Carmarthen Town 3 – 1
(a.e.t.)		 The New Saints
Hicks  41', 96', 116' Report Toner  36'
Referee: Dean John

Semi-finals

Cardiff City 1 – 1
(a.e.t.)		 Newport County
Thompson  115' Report Bowen  113'
Penalties
Sinclair
Blake
Loovens
Wade
Thompson
Carlile 		4 – 5 Bowen
Alsop
Evans
Fowler
Searle
Jarman
Attendance: 1,960
Referee: Lee Evans
Llanelli 1 – 0 Carmarthen Town
Pritchard  22' Report
Referee: Mark Whitby

Final

Newport County 1 – 0 Llanelli
Hughes  82' Report
Attendance: 1,889
Referee: Lee Evans

Top scorers

Rank Scorer Club Goals
1. Wales Rhys Griffiths Llanelli 3
Wales Tim Hicks Carmarthen Town
Wales Chris Holloway Llanelli
Wales Kerry Morgan Port Talbot Town
England Martin Rose Port Talbot Town
2. England Charlie Griffin Newport County 2
Wales Chris Llewellyn Wrexham
England Steve Rogers Welshpool Town
Wales Nick Woodrow Haverfordwest County

References

  • Thomas, Mel. "FAW Premier Cup Season 2007-08". wfda.co.uk. Welsh Football Data Archive. Retrieved 28 July 2013.
  1. ↑ "FAW Premier Cup 2007/8". welsh-premier.com. Archived from the original on 3 January 2010. Retrieved 5 July 2010.
  2. ↑ "FAW Premier Cup 2007/08". BBC Sport. 23 January 2008. Retrieved 5 July 2010.
  3. ↑ "Welshpool is on". Cardiff City F.C. 22 January 2008. Retrieved 5 July 2010.
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