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.
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| Event | 1941–42 FAI Cup | ||||||
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| Date | 26 April 1942 | ||||||
| Venue | Dalymount Park, Dublin | ||||||
| Referee | T. Dwyer | ||||||
| Attendance | 34,298 | ||||||
Background edit
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 edit
Summary edit
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 edit
| Dundalk | 3–1[9] | Cork United |
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Arthur Kelly  55', 70'Johnny Lavery 82' |
Report | Jack O'Reilly 53' |
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References edit
- Bibliography
- Murphy, Jim (2003). The History of Dundalk F.C.: The First 100 Years. Dundalgan Press. ASIN B0042SO3R2.
- MacSweeney, Niall (1985). A Record of League of Ireland Football 1921/2 - 1984/5. Association of Football Statisticians. ASIN B008H2CBJQ.
- Ryan, Sean; Dunne, Noel (24 October 1975). The Bass Book of Irish Soccer. Mercier Press. ISBN 9780853424505.
- Graham, Alex. Football in the Republic of Ireland a Statistical Record 1921–2005. Soccer Books Limited. ISBN 1-86223-135-4.
- Citations
- ^ Murphy, Jim (2003). The History of Dundalk F.C.: The First 100 Years. Dundalgan Press. p. 130. ASIN B0042SO3R2.
- ^ Murphy, W.P. (11 April 1938). "Penalty Goal Dashed Dundalk's Hopes". Irish Independent. Retrieved 13 October 2019.
- ^ MacSweeney, Niall (1985). A Record of League of Ireland Football 1921/2 - 1984/5. Association of Football Statisticians. ASIN B008H2CBJQ.
- ^ Murphy, W.P. (31 March 1941). "Dundalk Go Down Without A Struggle". Irish Independent. Retrieved 13 November 2019.
- ^ 'Nat' (25 April 1942). "Cork United's best side for F.A.I. Cup Final". Evening Herald. Retrieved 9 November 2019.
- ^ 'Nat' (27 April 1942). "Dundalk Beat Cork United and Win F.A.I. Cup". Evening Herald. Retrieved 9 November 2019.
- ^ a b Murphy, W.P. (27 April 1942). "Dundalk's First Cup". Irish Independent. Retrieved 1 November 2019.
- ^ "Champions of All Ireland". Irish Independent. 1 June 1942. Retrieved 22 April 2019 – via Irish Newspaper Archives.
- ^ "Ireland FAI Cup (1921-1994)". RSSSF. Retrieved 21 October 2019.