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)
← 2006–07 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

Round Main date Number of fixtures Clubs Prize money[1]
First 2 October 2007 4 8 £5,000
Second 6 November 2007 4 8 £7,500
Quarter-finals 8 January 2008
9 January 2008 		4 8 £15,000
Semi-finals 19 February 2008
26 February 2008 		2 4 £25,000
Final 11 March 2008 1 2 Winners: £100,000
Losers: £50,000

First round

2 October 2007
19:00
Connah's Quay Nomads 1 – 1
(a.e.t.) 		Carmarthen Town
White  69' Palmer  59'
  Penalties  
2 – 3
Deeside Stadium, Connah's Quay
Attendance: 127
Referee: Kevin Parry

2 October 2007
19:00
Porthamadog 2 – 7 Port Talbot Town
Owen  84'
Roberts  86' 		McCreesh  7'
Rose  19', 39'
Morgan  64', 73', 89'
Bond  76'
Y Traeth, Porthmadog
Attendance: 136
Referee: Ceri Richards

2 October 2007
19:00
Haverfordwest County 3 – 1 Airbus UK Broughton
Woodrow  35', 73'
Christopher  43' 		Wright  87'
Bridge Meadow Stadium, Haverfordwest
Referee: Phil Southall

2 October 2007
19:00
Bangor City 3 – 0 Aberystwyth Town
Edwards  16'
Stott  63'
Davies  82'
Farrar Road Stadium, Bangor
Referee: Huw Jones

Second round

5 November 2007
19:00
Haverfordwest County 0 – 2 Welshpool Town
Rogers  4', 53'

6 November 2007
19:00
Newport County 1 – 0 Bangor City
Griffin  90'
Newport Stadium, Newport
Attendance: 403
Referee: Ceri Richards

6 November 2007
19:00
Llanelli 4 – 1 Rhyl
Jones  1'
Williams  55'
Griffiths  82'
Holloway  84' 		Moran  83' (pen)
Stebonheath Park, Llanelli
Attendance: 432
Referee: Mark Whitby

6 November 2007
19:00
Carmarthen Town 2 – 1
(a.e.t.) 		Port Talbot Town
Easter  90'
Cotterrall  102' 		Rose  33'
Richmond Park, Carmarthen
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]

19 December 2007
19:30
Newport County 1 – 0 Swansea City
Griffin  90' Report
Newport Stadium, Newport
Attendance: 816
Referee: Steve Hames

9 January 2008
19:00
Llanelli 4 – 2
(a.e.t.) 		Wrexham
Griffiths  24', 89'
Holloway  94', 96' 		Report Llewellyn  12', 23'
Stebonheath Park, Llanelli
Attendance: 427
Referee: Mark Whitby

22 January 2008
19:00
Welshpool Town 0 – 1 Cardiff City
Report Brown  85'
Maes y Dre Recreation Ground, Welshpool
Attendance: 700
Referee: Lee Evans

29 January 2008
19:00
Carmarthen Town 3 – 1
(a.e.t.) 		The New Saints
Hicks  41', 96', 116' Report Toner  36'
Richmond Park, Carmarthen
Referee: Dean John

Semi-finals

19 February 2008
19:00
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
Ninian Park, Cardiff
Attendance: 1,960
Referee: Lee Evans

26 February 2008
19:00
Llanelli 1 – 0 Carmarthen Town
Pritchard  22' Report
Stebonheath Park, Llanelli
Referee: Mark Whitby

Final

11 March 2008
19:00
Newport County 1 – 0 Llanelli
Hughes  82' Report
Newport Stadium, Newport
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

  1. ↑ "FAW Premier Cup 2007/8". welsh-premier.com. 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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