1922–23_FAI_Cup

1922–23 FAI Cup

1922–23 FAI Cup

Football tournament season

The FAI Cup 1922–23[A] 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[B] of 14,000 people watched Belfast side Alton United of the Falls League defeat Shelbourne 1–0.[1] The Falls League's affiliation to the FAI,[C] rather than the IFA, allowed the club to compete in the cup.[2]

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First round

More information Tie no, Home team ...

Second round

More information Tie no, Home team ...

Semi-finals

More information Alton United, 4–2 ...
More information Shelbourne, 2–0 ...

Final

More information Alton United, 1–0 ...
Attendance: 14,000
More information Winner of FAI Cup–23 ...

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. ^ The FAI applied to join FIFA in 1923 and was admitted as the FAIFS (Football Association of the Irish Free State).

D. ^ a Fixture abandoned during 2nd half due to bad light. Re-Fixture played on 13 January.

References

Specific

  1. [1]
    "The History of Shelbourne F.C. 1895-1996". Archived from the original on 24 May 2011. Retrieved 12 June 2007.
  2. [2]
    "Northern Irish clubs in the Irish football structure". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 12 June 2007.

General

  • Terry O'Rourke, Sean Ryan (1985). Gillette book of the FAI CUP. Irish Soccer Co-op.
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