2010 Leinster Senior Cup

The 2010 Leinster Football Association Senior Cup, also known as the 2010 Leinster Senior Cup, was the 109th staging of the Leinster Senior Cup association football competition. The 2010 Leinster Senior Cup marked the return of the competition following a ten-year absence.[1]

2010 Leinster Senior Cup
Leinster Football Association Senior Cup
Tournament details
Teams20
Defending championsSt. Patrick's Athletic
Final positions
ChampionsShelbourne
Runner-upBray Wanderers
Tournament statistics
Top goal scorer(s)Shane O'Neill (6 goals)
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Twenty teams competed in the 2010 competition. The teams entered included the League of Ireland clubs affiliated to the Leinster Football Association, the top four clubs from the 2008–09 Leinster Senior League Senior Division and the two 2009 Leinster Junior Cup finalists. The 12 clubs from both the League of Ireland Premier Division and League of Ireland First Division automatically qualified for the first round of the competition while the eight clubs from the A Championship, Leinster Senior League and the Athletic Union League entered into a Preliminary Round.

The 2010 Leinster Senior Cup kicked off with the preliminary round on 26 January 2010 and concluded with the Final on 2 August 2010 when Shelbourne defeated Bray Wanderers 4–0 at the Carlisle Grounds, Bray.

Preliminary round

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The draw for the Premliminary round took place on 13 January 2010.[2]

Tie no Home team Score Away team Report
1 Bluebell United 2 – 0 Wayside Celtic
2 Tolka Rovers 3 – 0 St. Kevins Boys
3 Ballymun United 2 – 0 F.C. Carlow
4 Bangor Celtic 1 – 0 Tullamore Town

First round

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The draw for the first round took place on 13 January 2010.[3]

Tie no Home team Score Away team Report
1 Shamrock Rovers 2 – 1 Wexford Youths Report
2 Bohemians 1 – 0 Bluebell United Report
3 Tolka Rovers 0 – 2 Shelbourne
4 Sporting Fingal 1 – 1
AET
Longford Town Report[permanent dead link]
Sporting Fingal won 4 – 2 on penalties
5 Bray Wanderers 2 – 1 Athlone Town Report
6 Ballymun United 0 – 2 Dundalk
7 Bangor Celtic 1 – 2
AET
UCD Report
8 St. Patrick's Athletic 0 – 1 Drogheda United Report

Quarterfinals

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The draw for the Quarter Finals took place on 10 March 2010.

Tie no Home team Score Away team Report
1 Bray Wanderers 2 – 2
AET
Dundalk Report
Bray Wanderers won 4 – 3 on penalties
2 Shamrock Rovers 1 – 3 Shelbourne Report
3 Bohemians 0 – 2 Sporting Fingal Report
4 UCD 2 – 0 Drogheda United Report

Semifinals

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The draw for the Semifinals took place on 6 May 2010.

Tie no Home team Score Away team Report
1 Shelbourne 2 – 1
AET
Sporting Fingal Report
2 Bray Wanderers 3 – 1 UCD Report

Final

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The draw for home advantage in the final took place on 23 July 2010.[4]

Bray Wanderers0 – 4Shelbourne
Report Daniel Corcoran   41'
David Cassidy   57'
Marc Hughes   73'
Mark Leech   82'
Referee: D. Hanney

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