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'sLeague 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]
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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]
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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. ISBN9780853424505.
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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.
^ abMurphy, 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.
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British Pathé "Dundalk's First Cup"
April 19, 2024
1942, final, 1942, final, final, match, 1941, knock, association, football, competition, contested, annually, clubs, affiliated, with, football, association, ireland, took, place, sunday, april, 1942, dalymount, park, dublin, contested, dundalk, cork, united, . 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 1942 FAI Cup FinalEvent1941 42 FAI CupDundalk Cork United3 1Date26 April 1942VenueDalymount Park DublinRefereeT DwyerAttendance34 298 19411943 Contents 1 Background 2 Match 2 1 Summary 2 2 Details 3 References 4 External linksBackground editThe 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 editSummary 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 26 April 194215 30Dundalk3 1 9 Cork UnitedArthur Kelly nbsp 55 70 Johnny Lavery nbsp 82 Report Jack O Reilly nbsp 53 Dalymount Park DublinAttendance 34 298 7 Referee T Dwyer nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp Dundalk nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp Cork United GK nbsp Gerry Matier RFB nbsp Billy O Neill LFB nbsp Tom Crawley RHB nbsp Joey Donnelly CHB nbsp Johnny Leatham LHB nbsp Frank Grice OR nbsp Paddy Barlow IR nbsp Jim McArdle CF nbsp Arthur Kelly IL nbsp Johnny Lavery OL nbsp Sam McCartney GK nbsp James Foley RFB nbsp Bill Hayes LFB nbsp Patrick Duffy RHB nbsp Johnny McGowan CHB nbsp Jerry O Riordan LHB nbsp Richard Noonan OR nbsp Jack O Reilly IR nbsp Florrie Burke CF nbsp Sean McCarthy IL nbsp Liam O Neill OL nbsp Owen MaddenReferences editBibliography 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 External links editBritish Pathe Dundalk s First Cup Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title 1942 FAI Cup final amp oldid 1147348471, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
