1935–36 FAI Cup
Tournament details | |
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Country | Republic of Ireland |
Dates | 1 January – 19 April 1936 |
Teams | 16 |
Defending champions | Bohemian |
Final positions | |
Champions | Shamrock Rovers |
Runner-up | Cork |
Tournament statistics | |
Matches played | 22 |
Goals scored | 101 (4.59 per match) |
The FAI Cup 1935–36[A] was the fifteenth edition of Ireland's premier cup competition, The Football Association of Ireland Challenge Cup or FAI Cup. The tournament began on 1 January 1936 and concluded on 19 April with the final held at Dalymount Park, Dublin. An official attendance[B] of 30,946 people watched Shamrock Rovers claim their seventh title by defeating Cork.
First round
[edit]Tie no | Home team | Score | Away team | Date |
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1 | GSR | 1-4 | Reds United | 1 January 1936 |
2 | Bohemians | 7-0 | Waterford | 11 January 1936 |
3 | Cork | 2-2 | Bray Unknowns | 12 January 1936 |
replay | Bray Unknowns | 1-6 | Cork | 15 January 1936 |
4 | Dolphin | 1-0[C] | Drumcondra | 12 January 1936 |
refix[C] | Dolphin | 3-6 | Drumcondra | 16 January 1936 |
5 | Dundalk | 7-1 | B&I | 12 January 1936 |
6 | Hospitals Trust | 2-5 | Sligo Rovers | 12 January 1936 |
7 | Shamrock Rovers | 1-1 | St James's Gate | 12 January 1936 |
replay | St James's Gate | 1-2 | Shamrock Rovers | 15 January 1936 |
8 | Tramore Rookies | 1-5 | Brideville | 12 January 1936 |
Second round
[edit]Tie no | Home team | Score | Away team | Date |
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1 | Bohemians | 1-1 | Cork | 8 February 1936 |
replay | Cork | 3-2 | Bohemians | 19 February 1936 |
2 | Dundalk | 2-1 | Reds United | 8 February 1936 |
3 | Drumcondra | 1-1 | Sligo Rovers | 9 February 1936 |
replay | Sligo Rovers | 1-1 | Drumcondra | 12 February 1936 |
replay(2) | Drumcondra | 3-2 | Sligo Rovers | 19 February 1936 |
4 | Shamrock Rovers | 5-1 | Brideville | 9 February 1936 |
Semi-finals
[edit]Shamrock Rovers | 2–2 | Dundalk |
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Moore Glen(pen) |
Morgan McCourt |
Cork | 5–2 | Drumcondra |
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Turnbull(3) King O'Reilly |
Meehan Donnelly |
Replay
[edit]Shamrock Rovers | 2–1 | Dundalk |
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Ward Scully |
O' Neill(pen) |
Final
[edit]Shamrock Rovers | 2–1 | Cork |
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Moore ![]() Reid ![]() |
Turnbull ![]() |
Winner of FAI Cup 1935–36 |
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Shamrock Rovers 7th Title |
Notes
[edit]A. ^ From 1923 to 1936, the FAI Cup was known as the Free State Cup.
B. ^ Attendances were calculated using gate receipts which limited their accuracy as a large proportion of people, particularly children, attended football matches in Ireland throughout the 20th century for free by a number of means.
C. ^ a Fixture abandoned due to encroachment of spectators. Re-Fixture played on 16 January.
References
[edit]- General
- Terry O'Rourke, Sean Ryan (1985). Gillette book of the FAI CUP. Irish Soccer Co-op.