WELSH CUP CLASSIC IN STORE

BANGOR CITY v RHYL
WELSH CUP ROUND FOUR
SATURDAY, JANUARY 31, 12.15pm
THIS Saturday brings the 27th Welsh Cup meeting between long-standing North Wales coast rivals Bangor City and Rhyl.
The most recent clash came in the 2006 final at the Racecourse, Wrexham, when the Lilywhites won 2-0 thanks to goals from Andy Moran (penalty) and Gareth Wilson.
The previous meeting was in 2001/02 at Belle Vue when two Simon Davies goals in a 2-1 victory put Bangor into round three.
In overall Welsh Cup tussles going back to 1884/85, Bangor lead by 14 wins to nine with four drawn matches.
BANGOR CITY v RHYL - WELSH CUP HISTORY
1884/85
R1 - Rhyl 1 Bangor 1 (replay: Rhyl 0 Bangor 0; 2nd replay - Rhyl 1 Bangor 2).
1885/86
R1 - Rhyl 1 Bangor 4.
1889/90
R1 - Rhyl 4 Bangor 6.
1897/98
R2 - Rhyl 4 Bangor 1
1898/99
R3 - Bangor 1 Rhyl 1 (Rhyl disqualified - ineligible player).
1903/04
R3 - Bangor 6 Rhyl 1.
1904/05
Quarter-finals - Rhyl 1 Bangor 0
1908/09
R2 - Rhyl 2 Bangor 1
1919/20
R2 - Bangor 3 Rhyl 0.
1921/22
Third prelim round - Bangor 3 Rhyl 1.
1923/24
R4 - Rhyl 1 Bangor 2.
1925/26
R5 - Rhyl 4 Bangor 1
1928/29
Quarter-finals - Bangor 0 Rhyl 0 (replay - Rhyl won 4-1)
1948/49
R5 - Bangor 0 Rhyl 2
1955/56
R4 - Rhyl 5 Bangor 2
1956/57
R4 - Bangor 0 Rhyl 3 (protest - Rhyl dismissed).
1957/58
R5 - Rhyl 2 Bangor 0
1963/64
Quarter-finals - Bangor 8 Rhyl 1.
1972/73
R4 - Rhyl 2 Bangor 2 (replay - Bangor 2 Rhyl 0).
1976/77
R3 - Rhyl 0 Bangor 1.
1986/87
R5 - Bangor 2 Rhyl 1
2001/02
R2 - Rhyl 1 Bangor 2.
2005/06
Final - Rhyl 2 Bangor 0.

PLAYED: 27
WINS: BANGOR 14 RHYL 9
DRAWN: 4
(wins include where team went through after opponents were expelled)