1932–33_FAI_Cup

1932–33 FAI Cup

1932–33 FAI Cup

Football tournament season

The FAI Cup 1932/33[A] was the twelfth edition of Ireland's premier cup competition, The Football Association of Ireland Challenge Cup or FAI Cup. The tournament began on 26 December 1932 and concluded on 26 March 1933 with the final replay held at Dalymount Park, Dublin. An official attendance[B] of 18,000 people watched Shamrock Rovers claim their fifth FAI Cup title in a row by defeating Dolphin.

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First round

More information Tie no, Home team ...

Second round

More information Tie no, Home team ...

Semi-finals

More information Shamrock Rovers, 3 - 1 ...
More information Dolphin, 1–0 ...

Final

More information Shamrock Rovers, 3–3 ...
Attendance: 22,000

Replay

More information Shamrock Rovers, 3–0 ...
Attendance: 18,000
More information Winner of FAI Cup–33 ...

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. ^ a Fixture abandoned after 38 minutes. Re-Fixture played on 11 January.

References

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