1925–26 FAI Cup

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1925-26 FAI Cup
FAI Cup
Tournament details
CountryFlag of Ireland.svg  Republic of Ireland
Final positions
Champions Fordsons (1st title)
Tournament statistics
Matches played16
Goals scored62 (3.88 per match)
←  1924-25
1926-27  →

The FAI Cup 1925-26 [A] was the fifth edition of Ireland's premier cup competition, The Football Association of Ireland Challenge Cup or FAI Cup. The tournament began on 9 January 1926 and concluded on 17 March with the final held at Dalymount Park, Dublin. An official attendance [B] of 25,000 [C] people watched inspirational goalkeeper Bill O'Hagan guide Fordsons to their first and only FAI Cup title by defeating the defending champions Shamrock Rovers.

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First round

Tie noHome teamScoreAway teamDate
1 Athlone Town 4-0 Brideville 9 January 1926
2 Bohemians 0-0 Shamrock Rovers 9 January 1926
replay Shamrock Rovers 2-2 Bohemians 16 January 1926
replay(2) Shamrock Rovers 2-0 Bohemians 20 January 1926
3 Bray Unknowns 5-2 St James's Gate 9 January 1926
4 Fordsons 2-2 Shelbourne 9 January 1926
replay Shelbourne 1-2 Fordsons 16 January 1926
5Lindon4-2 Pioneers 9 January 1926
6 Jacobs 5-1Barrackton United10 January 1926

Second round

Tie noHome teamScoreAway teamDate
1Lindon1-1 Jacobs 23 January 1926
replay Jacobs 4-2Lindon31 January 1926
2 Athlone Town 2-3 Fordsons 24 January 1926
Bye Bray Unknowns
Bye Shamrock Rovers

Semi-finals

Shamrock Rovers 0–0 Jacobs
Shelbourne Park, Dublin
Fordsons 4–1 Bray Unknowns
Buckle
Kelly
Sullivan(2)
Victoria Cross, Cork

Replay

Final

Fordsons 3–2 Shamrock Rovers
Barry(2)
Roberts 		Farrell
Fagan
Dalymount Park, Dublin
Attendance: 25,000
Winner of FAI Cup 1925–26
Fordsons
1st Title

Notes

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. However, in the instances of capacity crowds attending, this practice might not have been as common as usual or have had as large an effect on actual attendances.

C. ^ The official attendance of 25,000 was a record for the first five FAI Cup finals and the joint highest official attendance for the first ten.

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