1985 FAI Cup final

March 2020 March 2020 1985 FAI Cup final 1984–85 FAI Cup Shamrock Rovers 1 Galway United 0 28 April 1985 Dalymount Park Dublin 7,000 1984 1986 The 1985 FAI Cup final was the final match of the 1984–85 FAI Cup, a knockout association football competition contested annually by clubs affiliated with the Football Association of Ireland. It took place on Sunday 28 April 1985 at Dalymount Park in Dublin, and was contested by Shamrock Rovers and Galway United. Rovers won the match 1–0, winning the cup for the 22nd time and in the process winning the double.Shamrock Rovers secure league and cup double - a look back 35 years to the 1985 FAI Cup final https://www.extratime.com/articles/26232/shamrock-rovers-secure-league-and-cup-double---a-look-back-35-years-to-the-1985-fai-cup-final/ extratime.ie 23 March 2026 Background Shamrock Rovers had lost the previous years' final 2–1 to UCD after a replay. For Galway United it was their first-ever time reaching the FAI Cup finalHISTORY OF GALWAY UNITED - Founding to Start of League Success https://galwayunitedfc.ie/club-history#:~:text=United%20finished%20in%20sixth%20position,goal%20in%20the%2057th%20minute. galwayunitedfc.ie 13 March 2026 having only joined the League of Ireland 8 years earlier. That season, Rovers won both encounters between the sides 1–0 in the league in a season where they won the league, and Galway finished the season in 6th. Route to the final Shamrock RoversRound Galway UnitedOpponentScoreOpponentScoreBohemians0–0 (A)First roundAvondale United4–0 (A)0–0 (H)Replay-1–0 (H)2nd Replay-Drogheda United3–2 (A)Quarter-finalsShelbourne0–0 (A)-Replay4–1 (H)Athlone Town2–1 (H)Semi-finalsLimerick City2–2 (A)-Replay1–0 (H)Note: In all results above, the score of the finalist is given first (H: home; A: away). Match Details 28 April 1985 Shamrock Rovers 1–0Ireland FAI Cup (1921-1994) https://www.rsssf.org/tablesi/iercuphistfull.html RSSSF 13 March 2026 Galway United Noel Larkin 57 Dalymount Park, Dublin 7,000 GK IRL Jody ByrneDF IRL Jacko McDonaghDF IRL Kevin BradyDF IRL Dermot KeelyDF IRL Mick NevilleDF IRL John CoadyMF IRL Noel KingMF IRL Liam O'BrienMF IRL Pat ByrneFW IRL Mick ByrneFW IRL Noel LarkinManager:NIR Jim McLaughlin GK IRL Tom LallyDF ENG Brian GardinerDF IRL Denis BonnerDF IRL Jimmy NolanDF IRL Kevin CassidyDF IRL Eamonn DeacyMF IRL Gerry DalyMF NIR John MannionMF NIR Martin McDonnellFW IRL Paul MurphyFW IRL Johnny Glynn 76Substitutes:MF IRL Noel Mernagh 76Managers:IRL Tony Mannion & IRL Tom LallyLally was a player-manager Aftermath The winner of this match would receive a spot in the European Cup Winners' Cup, however Rovers qualified for the European Cup as a result of winning the league. As a result of this, the Cup Winners' Cup spot was given to the losing finalists, Galway United. Shamrock Rovers would go on to win the cup again in 1986Shamrock Rovers 2 - 0 Waterford - Report https://www.extratime.com/fixtures/198586-fai-cup-final/shamrock-rovers-v-waterford/40711/4/report/ extratime.ie 23 March 2026 and 1987.Shamrock Rovers 3 - 0 Dundalk - Report https://www.extratime.com/fixtures/198687-fai-cup-final/shamrock-rovers-v-dundalk/40718/4/report/ extratime.ie 23 March 2026 The same final would take place between Galway United and Shamrock Rovers in 1991 at Lansdowne Road, on that occasion Galway came out as 1–0 winners.On This Day in the LOI May 12 https://www.leagueofireland.ie/news/day-loi-may-12/ 23 March 2026 See also 1991 FAI Cup final – contested by same teams References External links Category:FAI Cup finals FAI Cup final 1985 FAI Cup final 1985 FAI Cup final, 1985 FAI Cup final Category:1984–85 in Republic of Ireland association football