1935–36 FAI Cup

FAI Cup 1935–36 Ireland 1 January – 19 April 1936 16 Shamrock Rovers Cork 22 101 1934-35 1936-37 The FAI Cup 1935–36Free State Cup A was the fifteenth edition of Ireland's premier cup competition, The Football Association of Ireland Challenge Cup or FAI Cup. The tournament began on 1 January 1936 and concluded on 19 April with the final held at Dalymount Park, Dublin. An official attendanceOfficial Attendance B of 30,946 people watched Shamrock Rovers claim their seventh title by defeating Cork. First round Tie noHome teamScoreAway teamDate1GSR1-4Reds United1 January 19362Bohemians7-0Waterford11 January 19363Cork2-2Bray Unknowns12 January 1936replayBray Unknowns1-6Cork15 January 19364Dolphin1-0Abandoned CDrumcondra12 January 1936refixAbandoned C aDolphin3-6Drumcondra16 January 19365Dundalk7-1B&I12 January 19366Hospitals Trust2-5Sligo Rovers12 January 19367Shamrock Rovers1-1St James's Gate12 January 1936replaySt James's Gate1-2Shamrock Rovers15 January 19368Tramore Rookies1-5Brideville12 January 1936 Second round Tie noHome teamScoreAway teamDate1Bohemians1-1Cork8 February 1936replayCork3-2Bohemians19 February 19362Dundalk2-1Reds United8 February 19363Drumcondra1-1Sligo Rovers9 February 1936replaySligo Rovers1-1Drumcondra12 February 1936replay(2)Drumcondra3-2Sligo Rovers19 February 19364Shamrock Rovers5-1Brideville9 February 1936 Semi-finals 1 March, 1936 Shamrock Rovers 2–2 Dundalk Moore Glen(pen) Morgan McCourt Dalymount Park, Dublin 22 March, 1936 Cork 5–2 Drumcondra Turnbull(3) King O'Reilly Meehan Donnelly The Mardyke, Cork Replay 4 March, 1936 Shamrock Rovers 2–1 Dundalk Ward Scully O' Neill(pen) Iveagh Grounds, Crumlin, Dublin Final 19 April, 1936 Shamrock Rovers 2–1 Cork Moore 46 Reid 53 Turnbull 80 Dalymount Park, Dublin 30,946 Winner of FAI Cup 1935–36Shamrock Rovers7th Title Notes A. Free State Cup From 1923 to 1936, the FAI Cup was known as the Free State Cup. B. Official Attendance 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. AbandonedAbandoned C a Fixture abandoned due to encroachment of spectators. Re-Fixture played on 16 January. References General Terry O'Rourke Sean Ryan Gillette book of the FAI CUP Irish Soccer Co-op 1985 External links FAI Website 1935-36 Category:1935–36 in Irish association football FAI Cup