1929–30 FAI Cup

Last updated
1929-30 FAI Cup
Tournament details
CountryFlag of Ireland.svg  Republic of Ireland.
Final positions
Champions Shamrock Rovers (3rd title)
Tournament statistics
Matches played22
Goals scored82 (3.73 per match)
  1928-29
1930-31  

The FAI Cup 1929/30 [A] was the ninth edition of Ireland's premier cup competition, The Football Association of Ireland Challenge Cup or FAI Cup. The tournament began on 4 January 1930 and concluded on 17 March with the final held at Dalymount Park, Dublin. An official attendance [B] of 17,000 people watched Shamrock Rovers claim the second of five FAI Cup titles in a row by defeating Brideville with a controversial late goal.

Contents

First round

Tie noHome teamScoreAway team!Date
1 Bray Unknowns 0–1 [C] Bohemians 4 January 1930
refix [C] Bray Unknowns 3–7 Bohemians 8 January 1930
2 Shamrock Rovers 1–1 Shelbourne 4 January 1930
replay Shelbourne 0–0 Shamrock Rovers 8 January 1930
replay(2) Shamrock Rovers 3–1 Shelbourne 15 January 1930
3 Brideville 1–0Waterford Celtic5 January 1930
4 Cork Bohemians 1–2 Dundalk 5 January 1930
5 Dolphin 5–1Mullingar Celtic5 January 1930
6 Drumcondra 3–3 Fordsons 5 January 1930
replay Fordsons 3–1 Drumcondra 8 January 1930
7Glasnevin2–1Cahir Park5 January 1930
8 Jacobs 3–4 St James's Gate 5 January 1930

Second round

Tie noHome teamScoreAway teamDate
1 Shamrock Rovers 4–2 St James's Gate 18 January 1930
2 Brideville 1–1 Dolphin 19 January 1930
replay Dolphin 2–2 Brideville 22 January 1930
replay(2) Brideville 5–1 Dolphin 29 January 1930
3 Dundalk 5–0Glasnevin19 January 1930
4 Fordsons 1–0 Bohemians 19 January 1930

Semi-finals

Brideville 21 Dundalk
Gaskins
Patton(o.g.)
Patton

Fordsons 22 Shamrock Rovers
T. Dickson(2) Byrne
Fullam

Replay

Final

Shamrock Rovers 10 Brideville
Byrne Soccerball shade.svg90'
Dalymount Park, Dublin
Attendance: 17,000
Winner of FAI Cup 192930
Shamrock Rovers
3rd 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.

C. ^ a Fixture abandoned due to bad weather. Re-Fixture played on 8 January.

Related Research Articles

This article features the results of the national football team of the Irish Free State between 1924 and 1935. The team, now the Republic of Ireland national football team, was selected by the Football Association of Ireland.

This article contains the results of the Ireland team selected by the Football Association of Ireland. It was previously known as the Irish Free State. After a FIFA ruling they became the Republic of Ireland in 1954.

The FAI Cup 1961–62 was the 41st edition of Ireland's premier cup competition, The Football Association of Ireland Challenge Cup or FAI Cup. The tournament began on 18 February 1962 and concluded on 28 April with the final held at Dalymount Park, Dublin. An official attendance of 32,000 people watched Shamrock Rovers win their 14th FAI Cup title by defeating local rivals and League Champions Shelbourne 4-1.

The FAI Cup 1921–22 was the first ever edition of Ireland's premier cup competition, The Football Association of Ireland Challenge Cup or FAI Cup. The tournament began on 14 January 1922 and concluded on 8 April with the final replay held at Dalymount Park, Dublin. An official attendance of 10,000 people watched St James's Gate complete the League and Cup Double by defeating Shamrock Rovers in a fixture marred by violence. The winning goal was scored by John "Jack" Kelly.

The FAI Cup 1922–23 was the second edition of Ireland's premier cup competition, The Football Association of Ireland Challenge Cup or FAI Cup. The tournament began on 6 January 1923 and concluded on 17 March with the final held at Dalymount Park, Dublin. An official attendance of 14,000 people watched Belfast side Alton United of the Falls League defeat Shelbourne 1–0. The Falls League's affiliation to the FAI, rather than the IFA, allowed the club to compete in the cup.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">1923–24 FAI Cup</span> Football tournament season

The FAI Cup 1923–24 was the third edition of Ireland's premier cup competition, The Football Association of Ireland Challenge Cup or FAI Cup. The tournament began on 5 January 1924 and concluded on 17 March with the final held at Dalymount Park, Dublin. An official attendance of 18,000 people watched Dinny Hannon secure Athlone Town's sole FAI Cup title by defeating Cork side Fordsons.

The FAI Cup 1924–25 was the fourth edition of Ireland's premier cup competition, The Football Association of Ireland Challenge Cup or FAI Cup. The tournament began on 3 January 1925 and concluded on 17 March with the final held at Dalymount Park, Dublin. An official attendance of 23,000 people packed the stadium to capacity as record holders Shamrock Rovers defeated Ringsend rivals Shelbourne to claim their first title.

The FAI Cup 1925-26 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 of 25,000 people watched inspirational goalkeeper Bill O'Hagan guide Fordsons to their first and only FAI Cup title by defeating the defending champions Shamrock Rovers.

The FAI Cup 1926-27 was the sixth edition of Ireland's premier cup competition, The Football Association of Ireland Challenge Cup or FAI Cup. The tournament began on 8 January 1927 and concluded on 9 April with the final replay held at Shelbourne Park, Dublin. An official attendance of 10,000 people watched Leinster Senior League side Drumcondra defeat Brideville in the first final to be decided in extra time. Drumcondra completed a cup double having already won the FAI Intermediate Cup

The FAI Cup 1927–28 was the seventh edition of Ireland's premier cup competition, The Football Association of Ireland Challenge Cup or FAI Cup. The tournament began on 7 January 1928 and concluded on 17 March with the final held at Dalymount Park, Dublin. An official attendance of 25,000 people watched amateur side Bohemians defeat defending champions Drumcondra to secure a quadruple of trophies.

The FAI Cup 1928–29 was the eighth edition of Ireland's premier cup competition, The Football Association of Ireland Challenge Cup or FAI Cup. The tournament began on 5 January 1929 and concluded on 6 April with the final replay held at Shelbourne Park, Dublin. An official attendance of approximately 15,000 people watched Shamrock Rovers win the first of five FAI Cup titles in a row by defeating holders Bohemians.

The FAI Cup 1930–31 was the tenth edition of Ireland's premier cup competition, The Football Association of Ireland Challenge Cup or FAI Cup. The tournament began on 28 December 1930 and concluded on 9 May 1931 with the final replay held at Dalymount Park, Dublin. An official attendance of 10,000 people watched Shamrock Rovers claim the third of five FAI Cup titles in a row by defeating Dundalk.

The FAI Cup 1931/32 was the eleventh edition of Ireland's premier cup competition, The Football Association of Ireland Challenge Cup or FAI Cup. The tournament began on 27 December 1931 and concluded on 17 April 1932 with the final held at Dalymount Park, Dublin. An official attendance of 32,000 people watched Shamrock Rovers claim the fourth of five FAI Cup titles in a row by defeating Dolphin.

The FAI Cup 1932/33 was the twelfth edition of Ireland's premier cup competition, The Football Association of Ireland Challenge Cup or FAI Cup. The tournament began on 26 December 1932 and concluded on 26 March 1933 with the final replay held at Dalymount Park, Dublin. An official attendance of 18,000 people watched Shamrock Rovers claim their fifth FAI Cup title in a row by defeating Dolphin.

The FAI Cup 1933–34 was the thirteenth awarding of Ireland's premier cup competition prize, The Football Association of Ireland Challenge Cup or FAI Cup. The tournament began on 13 January 1934 and concluded on 17 March with the final held at Dalymount Park, Dublin. An official attendance of 21,000 people watched Cork claim their sole FAI Cup title by defeating inaugural winners, St James's Gate.

The FAI Cup 1934/35 was the fourteenth edition of Ireland's premier cup competition, The Football Association of Ireland Challenge Cup or FAI Cup. The tournament began on 13 January 1935 and concluded on 14 April with the final held at Dalymount Park, Dublin. An official attendance of 22,000 people watched Bohemians defeat Dundalk in a high-scoring finale.

The FAI Cup 1935–36 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 of 30,946 people watched Shamrock Rovers claim their seventh title by defeating Cork.

The FAI Cup 1936–37 was the sixteenth awarding of Ireland's premier cup competition prize, The Football Association of Ireland Challenge Cup or FAI Cup. The tournament began on 9 January 1937 and concluded on 18 April with the final held at Dalymount Park, Dublin. An official attendance of 24,000 people watched Waterford, captained by Tom Arrigan, claim their first FAI Cup title by defeating St James's Gate.

Bohemians–Shamrock Rovers is an Irish football rivalry involving two of the most successful clubs in the League of Ireland. It is also a local derby, one of many involving Dublin clubs. The fixture is over a century in existence and has developed into an intense one, traditionally attracting large attendances. The tie has been played out at numerous venues across the city, with Dalymount Park being the stadium most synonymous with the fixture, having hosted more games than any other.

The 2010 FAI Senior Challenge Cup, also known as the 2010 FAI Ford Cup, is the 90th season of the national football competition of the Republic of Ireland.

References

General