1980 Welsh Cup Final
Encyclopedia
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| GK | 1 |  Gary PlumleyGary Plumley Gary Plumley is an English former professional footballer who played in the Football League for Newport County, Hereford United and Cardiff City, and in the Hong Kong First Division League for Happy Valley.... |
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| DF | 2 | Richard Walden Richard Walden Richard Walden was an English professional footballer. A fullback, Walden played for Aldershot and Sheffield Wednesday before joining Newport County in 1978. Walden made 193 appearances for Newport, scoring 3 goals during the most successful period in the clubs long history... |
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| FW | 3 | Tommy Tynan |
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| MF | 4 | Grant Davies Grant Davies (footballer) Grant Davies is an English former professional football player. A centre half, Davies joined Newport County in 1978 from Preston North End. Between 1978 and 1983 Davies made 150 league appearances for Newport, scoring 1 goal during the most successful period in the club's long history... |
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| DF | 5 | Keith Oakes Keith Oakes Keith Brian Oakes is an English former professional association football player. His clubs included Peterborough United, Newport County and Gillingham.... (c) |
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| MF | 6 | Neil Bailey Neil Bailey Neil Bailey is an English former footballer. He played as a midfielder.He began his career at Newport County in the early 1980s, during the most successful period in the club's history... |
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| MF | 7 |  Nigel VaughanNigel Vaughan Nigel Mark Vaughan is a Welsh former professional footballer and Wales international. He gained ten international caps during his career.-Club career:... |
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| MF | 8 | Steve Lowndes Steve Lowndes Steve Lowndes is a former Wales international footballer. Lowndes started his career at Newport County during the most successful period in the club's long history... |
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| FW | 9 | Dave Gwyther Dave Gwyther David Gwyther is a former Wales Under-23 international footballer.A tall, strong striker he began his career with Swansea Town and was their top scorer for four successive seasons scoring 60 goals in 216 matches... |
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| FW | 10 | John Aldridge John Aldridge John William Aldridge is a former Republic of Ireland international footballer and football manager... |
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| FW | 11 | Kevin Moore Kevin Moore (footballer born 1956) Kevin John Moore is a retired English professional footballer, who played as a winger.After making 38 Football League appearances for Blackpool between 1974 and 1977, scoring three goals in the process, followed by a loan spell at Bury, Moore joined Newport County in 1978... |
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| MF | 12 |  Bobby WardRobert Ward (footballer) Robert 'Bobby' Ward is a Scottish former association football player for Celtic and Newport County.Ward was considered a hot prospect at Celtic until a managerial change forced him to try his luck down south at Newport County, where he played alongside legends such as John Aldridge and Tommy Tynan... |
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| Len Ashurst Len Ashurst Len Ashurst is a former footballer, manager and football administrator in England.-Career:As a player, Ashurst was a left-sided defender. He joined Liverpool in 1953 as an apprentice. After being released, he joined Sunderland in 1957, where he would go on to spend 14 years... |
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R Wardle Jack KeayJack Keay
John Paul "Jack" Keay is a former Scottish footballer. Keay, a central defender, began his football career as a junior with Celtic, but never played for the first team...
C Leonard Graham TurnerGraham Turner
Graham John Turner is an English former footballer who became a manager. He is currently manager of League Two club Shrewsbury Town. His son Mark was also a professional footballer....
C Griffin Jake KingJake King (footballer)
Jake King is an English football manager and former professional player.-Playing career:King, who played as a full back, began as an apprentice with Shrewsbury Town, before making his professional debut in 1971. King made a total of 306 appearances in the Football League for Shrewsbury, scoring 20...
David TongDavid Tong
David Joseph Tong is an English former professional footballer.Tong began his career at his hometown club, Blackpool, making his first-team debut against Norwich City on the opening day of the 1974-75 season. He played for the club during the previous spring, at the "Caligaris" International...
Ian AtkinsIan Atkins
Ian Leslie Atkins is a former English professional footballer who became a manager later in his career, and now works as a coach with Sunderland. During a 20-year playing career he had eight clubs, including two spells with Sunderland and Birmingham City and playing more than 200 games with his...
Steve BigginsSteve Biggins
Steven James Biggins is an English former footballer, who played as a forward in a fifteen year career in the Football League....
John DungworthJohn Dungworth
John Henry Dungworth is a football coach.-Career:Born in Rotherham, South Yorkshire, England, Dungworth began his playing career at Huddersfield Town, where he signed schoolboy forms in 1969, and scored on his first-team début against Middlesbrough in 1972...
Paul MaguirePaul Maguire (footballer)
Paul Edward Maguire is a Scottish footballer who played for a number of English clubs, racking up 373 appearances in the Football League.-Playing career:...
Steve CrossSteve Cross (football)
Steven Charles Cross is a former professional footballer from Wolverhampton.Cross began his career at Shrewsbury Town, where he made 262 appearances, scoring 33 goals. After leaving Shrewsbury he played for Derby County and Bristol Rovers...
Graham TurnerGraham Turner
Graham John Turner is an English former footballer who became a manager. He is currently manager of League Two club Shrewsbury Town. His son Mark was also a professional footballer....
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
| style="font-size: 90%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"> | SHREWSBURY TOWN: | ||
| GK | 1 | R Wardle |
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| DF | 2 | Jake King Jake King (footballer) Jake King is an English football manager and former professional player.-Playing career:King, who played as a full back, began as an apprentice with Shrewsbury Town, before making his professional debut in 1971. King made a total of 306 appearances in the Football League for Shrewsbury, scoring 20... |
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| DF | 3 | C Leonard |
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| DF | 4 | Brian Coyne Brian Coyne Brian Coyne is a Scottish former professional footballer and manager.Coyne played for Celtic in his native Glasgow before joining Shrewsbury Town in June 1979. However, he played just once for Shrewsbury, his only Football League side... |
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| DF | 5 | C Griffin |
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| MF | 6 | Jack Keay Jack Keay John Paul "Jack" Keay is a former Scottish footballer. Keay, a central defender, began his football career as a junior with Celtic, but never played for the first team... |
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| MF | 7 | David Tong David Tong David Joseph Tong is an English former professional footballer.Tong began his career at his hometown club, Blackpool, making his first-team debut against Norwich City on the opening day of the 1974-75 season. He played for the club during the previous spring, at the "Caligaris" International... |
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| MF | 8 | Ian Atkins Ian Atkins Ian Leslie Atkins is a former English professional footballer who became a manager later in his career, and now works as a coach with Sunderland. During a 20-year playing career he had eight clubs, including two spells with Sunderland and Birmingham City and playing more than 200 games with his... |
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| FW | 9 | Steve Biggins Steve Biggins Steven James Biggins is an English former footballer, who played as a forward in a fifteen year career in the Football League.... |
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| FW | 10 | John Dungworth John Dungworth John Henry Dungworth is a football coach.-Career:Born in Rotherham, South Yorkshire, England, Dungworth began his playing career at Huddersfield Town, where he signed schoolboy forms in 1969, and scored on his first-team début against Middlesbrough in 1972... |
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| DF | 11 | Paul Maguire Paul Maguire (footballer) Paul Edward Maguire is a Scottish footballer who played for a number of English clubs, racking up 373 appearances in the Football League.-Playing career:... |
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| DF | 12 | Steve Cross Steve Cross (football) Steven Charles Cross is a former professional footballer from Wolverhampton.Cross began his career at Shrewsbury Town, where he made 262 appearances, scoring 33 goals. After leaving Shrewsbury he played for Derby County and Bristol Rovers... |
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| Graham Turner Graham Turner Graham John Turner is an English former footballer who became a manager. He is currently manager of League Two club Shrewsbury Town. His son Mark was also a professional footballer.... |
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Gary PlumleyGary Plumley
Gary Plumley is an English former professional footballer who played in the Football League for Newport County, Hereford United and Cardiff City, and in the Hong Kong First Division League for Happy Valley....
Richard WaldenRichard Walden
Richard Walden was an English professional footballer. A fullback, Walden played for Aldershot and Sheffield Wednesday before joining Newport County in 1978. Walden made 193 appearances for Newport, scoring 3 goals during the most successful period in the clubs long history...
Tommy Tynan Grant DaviesGrant Davies (footballer)
Grant Davies is an English former professional football player. A centre half, Davies joined Newport County in 1978 from Preston North End. Between 1978 and 1983 Davies made 150 league appearances for Newport, scoring 1 goal during the most successful period in the club's long history...
Keith OakesKeith Oakes
Keith Brian Oakes is an English former professional association football player. His clubs included Peterborough United, Newport County and Gillingham....
(c)
Neil BaileyNeil Bailey
Neil Bailey is an English former footballer. He played as a midfielder.He began his career at Newport County in the early 1980s, during the most successful period in the club's history...
Nigel VaughanNigel Vaughan
Nigel Mark Vaughan is a Welsh former professional footballer and Wales international. He gained ten international caps during his career.-Club career:...
Steve LowndesSteve Lowndes
Steve Lowndes is a former Wales international footballer. Lowndes started his career at Newport County during the most successful period in the club's long history...
Dave GwytherDave Gwyther
David Gwyther is a former Wales Under-23 international footballer.A tall, strong striker he began his career with Swansea Town and was their top scorer for four successive seasons scoring 60 goals in 216 matches...
John AldridgeJohn Aldridge
John William Aldridge is a former Republic of Ireland international footballer and football manager...
Kevin MooreKevin Moore (footballer born 1956)
Kevin John Moore is a retired English professional footballer, who played as a winger.After making 38 Football League appearances for Blackpool between 1974 and 1977, scoring three goals in the process, followed by a loan spell at Bury, Moore joined Newport County in 1978...
Bobby WardRobert Ward (footballer)
Robert 'Bobby' Ward is a Scottish former association football player for Celtic and Newport County.Ward was considered a hot prospect at Celtic until a managerial change forced him to try his luck down south at Newport County, where he played alongside legends such as John Aldridge and Tommy Tynan...
Len AshurstLen Ashurst
Len Ashurst is a former footballer, manager and football administrator in England.-Career:As a player, Ashurst was a left-sided defender. He joined Liverpool in 1953 as an apprentice. After being released, he joined Sunderland in 1957, where he would go on to spend 14 years...
MATCH RULES
- 90 minutes.
- 30 minutes of extra-time if necessary.
- Replay if scores still level.
- One named substitute.
- Maximum of one substitution.