1942 FAI Cup final

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1942 FAI Cup Final
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Event1941–42 FAI Cup
Date26 April 1942
Venue Dalymount Park, Dublin
Referee T. Dwyer
Attendance34,298
1941
1943

The 1942 FAI Cup Final was the final match of the 1941–42 FAI Cup, a knock-out association football competition contested annually by clubs affiliated with the Football Association of Ireland. It took place on Sunday 26 April 1942 at Dalymount Park in Dublin, and was contested by Dundalk and Cork United. Dundalk won 3–1 to win their first FAI Cup.

Contents

Background

The two sides' three previous meetings that season had seen one win apiece and one draw. Dundalk had finished fourth in the League, and had just missed out on the League of Ireland Shield, finishing as runners-up. To reach the final, they had defeated non-League Distillery (2–1), Shelbourne (2–1), and Shamrock Rovers (2–1 in a replay following a 2–2 draw). [1] They had lost their three previous appearances in FAI Cup finals. [2]

Cork United had already won that season's League of Ireland title, and were chasing a second League and Cup Double in a row, having only been founded in 1940. [3] They had defeated Dundalk in the semi-final on the way to winning the FAI Cup the season before. [4] They overcame Cork Bohemians (5–2), St James's Gate (1–0), and Drumcondra (4–2) to reach the 1942 final. [5]

Match

Summary

The Cork side put Dundalk under pressure from kick-off, and had numerous chances through winger Jack O'Reilly, while Florrie Bourke hit the crossbar. Cork then had a goal disallowed for offside against Bourke in the 17th minute. It took until early in the second half for Cork to make the breakthrough, O'Reilly scoring in the 53rd minute. The goal brought an immediate response from Dundalk, who equalised through Arthur Kelly inside two minutes. In the 70th minute Kelly scored his second with a shot from the edge of the penalty area and, with Cork fading, Johnny Lavery made it 3–1 to Dundalk with eight minutes remaining to seal Dundalk's first FAI Cup win. [6] [7] The victory ended what many had come to see as a jinx - that Dundalk would never win the cup, given the number of final and semi-final defeats the club had suffered, and an excited pitch invasion delayed the trophy presentation. Five weeks later they were unofficially crowned "Champions of All Ireland", after winning the inaugural Dublin and Belfast Inter-City Cup. [8]

Details

Dundalk 3–1 [9] Cork United
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Johnny Lavery Soccerball shade.svg82'
Report Jack O'Reilly Soccerball shade.svg53'
Dalymount Park, Dublin
Attendance: 34,298 [7]
Referee: T. Dwyer
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Dundalk
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Cork United
GK Ulster Banner.svg Gerry Matier
RFB Flag of Ireland.svg Billy O'Neill
LFB Flag of Ireland.svg Tom Crawley
RHB Flag of Ireland.svg Joey Donnelly
CHB Ulster Banner.svg Johnny Leatham
LHB Flag of England.svg Frank Grice
OR Flag of Ireland.svg Paddy Barlow
IR Flag of Ireland.svg Jim McArdle
CF Ulster Banner.svg Arthur Kelly
IL Ulster Banner.svg Johnny Lavery
OL Ulster Banner.svg Sam McCartney
GK Flag of Ireland.svg James Foley
RFB Flag of Ireland.svg Bill Hayes
LFB Flag of Ireland.svg Patrick Duffy
RHB Flag of Ireland.svg Johnny McGowan
CHB Flag of Ireland.svg Jerry O'Riordan
LHB Flag of Ireland.svg Richard Noonan
OR Flag of Ireland.svg Jack O'Reilly
IR Flag of Ireland.svg Florrie Burke
CF Flag of Ireland.svg Sean McCarthy
IL Flag of Ireland.svg Liam O'Neill
OL Flag of Ireland.svg Owen Madden

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