1934–35 FAI Cup

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1935 FAI Cup
Tournament details
CountryFlag of Ireland.svg  Republic of Ireland
Final positions
Champions Bohemian (2nd title)
Runner-up Dundalk
Tournament statistics
Matches played21
Goals scored70 (3.33 per match)
  1934
1936  

The FAI Cup 1934/35 [A] 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 [B] of 22,000 people watched Bohemians defeat Dundalk in a high-scoring finale.

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First round

Tie noHome teamScoreAway teamDate
1 Distillery 1-1Butchers (Cork)13 January 1935
replayButchers (Cork)0-0 Distillery 16 January 1935
replay(2) Distillery 3-0Butchers (Cork)23 January 1935
2 Reds United 3-3 Bohemians 19 January 1935
replay Bohemians 4-3 Reds United 23 January 1935
3 Cork 0-0 B&I 20 January 1935
replay Cork 3-0 B&I 23 January 1935
4 Dolphin 1-0 Bray Unknowns 20 January 1935
5 Drumcondra 3-0Tramore Rookies20 January 1935
6 Shamrock Rovers 0-1 Dundalk 20 January 1935
7 St James's Gate 1-1 Sligo Rovers 20 January 1935
replay Sligo Rovers 3-1 St James's Gate 23 January 1935
8 Waterford 4-2 UCD 20 January 1935

Second round

Tie noHome teamScoreAway teamDate
1 Bohemians 5-2 Waterford 9 February 1935
2 Distillery 1-2 Dundalk 9 February 1935
3 Drumcondra 0-2 Dolphin 10 February 1935
4 Sligo Rovers 5-1 Cork 10 February 1935

Semi-finals

Dolphin 11 Bohemians
Paterson(pen) Ellis

Dundalk 20 Sligo Rovers
Gaughran
O'Neill

Replay

Final

Bohemians 43 Dundalk
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Dalymount Park, Dublin
Attendance: 22,000
Winner of FAI Cup 193435
Bohemians
2nd 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.

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