1936–37_FAI_Cup

1936–37 FAI Cup

1936–37 FAI Cup

Football tournament season

The FAI Cup 1936–37[A] was the sixteenth awarding of Ireland's premier cup competition prize, The Football Association of Ireland Challenge Cup or FAI Cup. The tournament began on 9 January 1937 and concluded on 18 April with the final held at Dalymount Park, Dublin. An official attendance[B] of 24,000 people watched Waterford, captained by Tom Arrigan, claim their first FAI Cup title by defeating St James's Gate.

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First round

More information Tie no, Home team ...

Second round

More information Tie no, Home team ...

Semi-finals

More information Waterford, 4–1 ...
More information St James's Gate, 4–0 ...

Final

More information Waterford, 2–1 ...
Attendance: 24,000
More information Winner of FAI Cup–37 ...

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 55 minutes due to bad weather. Re-Fixture played on 10 February.

References

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