2020–21 Welsh League Cup

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Welsh League Cup 2020–21
Region	Wales England
Dates	11 December 2020 – TBD 2021
Number of teams	46
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The 2020–21 Welsh League Cup (known for sponsorship purposes as The Nathaniel MG Cup) will be the 29th season of the Welsh League cup competition, which was established in 1992. The reigning champions are Connah's Quay Nomads.

Format

• 44 clubs in the JD Cymru Premier, JD Cymru North & JD Cymru South Leagues will enter the season's League Cup.
• Newport County and Cardiff City were afforded the two wildcard spots for the current season.
• Due to Welsh Government Regulations, only clubs from Tiers 1 & 2 of the Welsh Domestic Pyramid were eligible to participate.
• In the first round, the wildcard entrants were both placed in the Southern section of the draw and joined 13 JD Cymru South teams, and Penrhyncoch from the JD Cymru North, whilst the Northern Section compromised of twelve teams for JD Cymru North.
• The top two unpromoted teams from the Tier 2 leagues last season, the 2 relegated JD Cymru Premier Clubs and the 12 teams currently playing in Tier 1 will join the competition in the Second Round later in 2021.

Access List

Round	Main date	Number of fixtures	Clubs	New Entries	Leagues entering at this round
First round North & South	12 December 2020	North: 6 South: 8	North: 12 South:16	28	12 JD Cymru North teams South: 2 Wildcard teams 13 JD Cymru South clubs 1 JD Cymru North club (Penrhyncoch)
Second round	TBA	16	32	18	Top 2 unpromoted teams from the Tier 2 leagues last season 2 relegated JD Cymru Premier clubs last season 12 JD Cymru Premier clubs 2 JD Cymru North/South clubs
Third round	TBA	8	16	None
Quarter-finals	TBA	4	8	None
Semi-finals	TBA	2	4	None
Final	TBA	1	2	None

First round

North

12 December 2020	Holyhead Hotspur	1–0	Llandudno	Holyhead
14:30	Corey Jones  4'			Stadium: The New Oval

12 December 2020	Buckley	2–2 (5–6 pen)	Colwyn Bay	Buckley
14:30	Shaun Tinsley  84', 90+1'		Michael Williams  9' Sion Edwards  44'	Stadium: Globe Way Stadium Referee: David Wright
	Penalties
	Chris Roberts Shaun Tinsley		Jordan Carrington Morgan Ashworth

12 December 2020	Bangor City	3–0	Gresford	Bangor
14:30	Enzo Zicarelli  17' Giacomo Mello  31', 50'			Stadium: Nantporth

12 December 2020	Llanrhaeadr	2–2 (3–4 pen)	Llangefni Town	Llanrhaeadr-ym-Mochnant
13:30	Joe Vaughan  27' Matthew Jones  69'		Kurt Williams  4' Andy Sinclair  18'	Stadium: The Recreation Field
	Penalties

11 December 2020	Holywell Town	P–P	Llanidloes Town	Holywell
19:00				Stadium: Halkyn Road

12 December 2020	Conwy Borough	0–2	Ruthin Town	Conwy
14:30			Jamie Cumming  23' Joshua Jones  49'	Stadium: Y Morfa Stadium

South

11 December 2020	Newport County	P–P	Undy Athletic	Newport
19:00				Stadium: Rodney Parade

11 December 2020	Goytre United	P–P	Penrhyncoch	Goytre
19:00				Stadium: Glenhafod Park Stadium

12 December 2020	Pontypridd Town	2–0	Cwmbrân Celtic	Pontypridd
14:30	Aiden Lewis  12' Luke Gullick  70'			Stadium: USW Sports Park

12 December 2020	Ammanford	0–6	Trefelin BGC	Ammanford
14:30			Ryan Griffiths Damon Thomas Steve Berry  pen.'	Stadium: Recreation Ground

12 December 2020	Risca United	5–2	Afan Lido	Risca
14:30	Tom Berry  8', 34', 59' Lewis Hitchock  16' (pen.) Morgan Thomas  89' (o.g.)		Craig Reddy  33' Ioan Clatworthy  54'	Stadium: Ty-Isaf Park

11 December 2020	Cardiff City	2–0	Taff's Well	Pontypridd
19:00	Kieron Evans  44' Isaak Davies  79' (pen.)			Stadium: USW Sports Park

12 December 2020	Port Talbot Town	1–1 (2–4 pen)	Cambrian & Clydach Vale	Port Talbot
14:30	Jordan Edwards  8'		Josh Bull  90+6'	Stadium: Victoria Road
	Penalties
	Connor Harris Jordan Edwards Jack Underwood Morgan Thomas		Liam Edwards Dai Thomas Jarred Wright Cam Thomas Josh Bull

11 December 2020	Llanelli Town	1–2	Llantwit Major	Llanelli
19:00	Ricky Kerr  5'		Cullen Kinsella  43' Josh Jones  50'	Stadium: Stebonheath Park

Top scorers

As of 12 December 2020

Rank	Player	Club	Goals
1	Tom Berry	Risca United	3
	Damon Thomas	Trefelin BGC
3	Giacomo Mello	Bangor City	2
	Shaun Tinsley	Buckley
	Ryan Griffiths	Trefelin BGC
6	Ioan Clatworthy	Afan Lido	1
	Craig Reddy	Afan Lido
	Morgan Thomas	Afan Lido
	Enzo Zicarelli	Bangor City
	Josh Bull	Cambrian & Clydach Vale
	Isaak Davies	Cardiff City
	Kieron Evans	Cardiff City
	Michael Williams	Colwyn Bay
	Sion Edwards	Colwyn Bay
	Corey Jones	Holyhead Hotspur
	Ricky Kerr	Llanelli Town
	Matthew Jones	Llangefni Town
	Joe Vaughan	Llangefni Town
	Andy Sinclair	Llanrhaeadr
	Kurt Williams	Llanrhaeadr
	Josh Jones	Llantwit Major
	Cullen Kinsella	Llantwit Major
	Luke Gullick	Pontypridd Town
	Aiden Lewis	Pontypridd Town
	Jordan Edwards	Port Talbot Town
	Lewis Hitchock	Risca United
	Jamie Cumming	Ruthin Town
	Joshua Jones	Ruthin Town
	Steve Berry	Trefelin BGC

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