1988 FAI Cup final

March 2020 March 2020 1988 FAI Cup final 1988 FAI Cup Final Official Programme.jpg 1987–88 FAI Cup Dundalk 1 Derry City 0 1 May 1988 Dalymount Park Dublin John Spillane 21,000 1987 1989 The 1988 FAI Cup final was the final match of the 1987–88 FAI Cup, a knock-out association football competition contested annually by clubs affiliated with the Football Association of Ireland. It took place on Sunday 1 May 1988 at Dalymount Park in Dublin, and was contested by Dundalk and Derry City. Dundalk won the match 1–0 to win the cup for the eighth time, and, in so doing, won their second League and Cup Double. Background The two sides' three previous meetings that season had been in the League, with Dundalk winning both matches in Oriel Park and Derry winning the match in the Brandywell. Dundalk had already been confirmed League of Ireland Champions for 1987–88, and they were chasing their second League and Cup Double. They had lost the previous season's final and hadn't won the Cup since 1981.Jim Murphy The History of Dundalk F.C.: The First 100 Years Dundalgan Press 2003 340 B0042SO3R2 To reach the final they had defeated Sligo Rovers (3–2 in a replay after a 1–1 draw), Bray Wanderers (2–0), Cork City (1–0 in a replay after a 0–0 draw), and St Patrick's Athletic (4–0 on aggregate in a two-leg semi-final).Jim Murphy The History of Dundalk F.C.: The First 100 Years Dundalgan Press 2003 344 B0042SO3R2 Derry City had joined the League in 1985–86, and been promoted in 1986–87. They finished eighth in the Premier Division in their first season, and were playing in their first FAI Cup final, but had already qualified for the 1988–89 European Cup Winners' Cup due to Dundalk qualifying for the 1988–89 European Cup. They had overcome non-league St Joseph's Boys (6–0), Bohemians (4–1 in a replay after a 0–0 draw), Home Farm (3–0), and Longford Town (6–2 on aggregate in a two-leg semi-final) to reach the final.Wilson David Derry City FC: City Till I Die Zero Seven Media 2007 1753-8904Carwood Michael FAI Cup Preview https://archive.irishnewsarchive.com/Olive/APA/INA/SharedView.Article.aspx?href=SPR%2F1988%2F05%2F01&id=Ar01425&sk=BD8D0CE5 3 August 2021 Sunday Press 1 May 1988 The match was broadcast live on RTÉ Two in Ireland with commentary from George Hamilton.RTE 2 https://archive.irishnewsarchive.com/Olive/APA/INA/SharedView.Article.aspx?href=SIN%2F1988%2F05%2F01&id=Ar03110&sk=79B8FE7C 17 March 2020 Sunday Independent 1 May 1988 Match Summary The match, spoiled somewhat by a strong blustery wind and a cut-up pitch, was settled by a controversial 20th-minute penalty, scored by John Cleary. Derry's Martin Bayly had been harshly adjudged to have fouled Dundalk's Larry Wyse by referee Spillane, when Bayly pushed Wyse on the right-hand side of the penalty area but not with enough force to knock him over. Derry City had two claims for penalties of their own waved away in the second half, but on the balance of play Dundalk were considered to have been the better team, generally snuffing out Derry City's attacking play and creating a number of good chances of their own.https://archive.irishnewsarchive.com/Olive/APA/INA/SharedView.Article.aspx?href=IPR%2F1988%2F05%2F02&id=Ar04608&sk=021D8884 Delight Charlie Stuart The Irish Press 2 May 1988 23 April 2019 Irish Newspaper Archives Dundalk's victory meant that they had secured their second League and Cup Double, the first having been won in 1978–79.Stuart Charlie Dundalk's joy as penalty clinches it! https://archive.irishnewsarchive.com/Olive/APA/INA/SharedView.Article.aspx?href=IPR%2F1988%2F05%2F02&id=Ar04303&sk=EF619458 28 October 2019 Irish Press 2 May 1988 Details 1 May 1988 15:30 Dundalk 1–0Ireland FAI Cup (1921-1994) https://www.rsssf.org/tablesi/iercuphistfull.html RSSSF 21 October 2019 Report Derry City John Cleary 20 pen. Dalymount Park, Dublin 21,000FAI Cup Final https://archive.irishnewsarchive.com/Olive/APA/INA/SharedView.Article.aspx?href=IPR%2F1988%2F05%2F02&id=Ar04505&sk=9FFE4841 28 October 2019 Irish Press 2 May 1988 John Spillane _blackborder _vneckblack _blackborder _3_stripes_red FFFFFF FFFFFF FFFFFF 000000 000000 Dundalk _red_stripes _white_hoops _white_hoops DD0000 FFFFFF DD0000 000000 FFFFFF _3_stripes_red Derry City GK IRL Alan O'NeillCB IRL Harry McCueCB IRL John ClearyCB IRL Joey Malone (c)RWB IRL Gino LawlessLWB IRL Martin LawlorCM IRL Martin MurrayCM IRL Larry Wyse 70CM IRL Barry KehoeCF IRL Terry Eviston CF IRL Dessie Gorman Substitutes:MF IRL Michael O'Connor 70Manager:IRL Turlough O'Connor GK WAL Stuart RobertsRB FRA Pascal VaudequinCB NIR Paul CurranCB SCO Stuart Gauld (c)LB NIR Ray McGuinnessRM NIR Paul CarlyleCM NIR Felix Healy 63CM ENG Calvin PlummerLM IRL Martin BaylyCF SAF Owen Da GamaCF NIR Jonathan SpeakSubstitutes:MF NIR John Cunningham 63Manager:NIR Jim McLaughlin References Bibliography Jim Murphy The History of Dundalk F.C.: The First 100 Years Dundalgan Press 2003 B0042SO3R2 Wilson David Derry City FC: City Till I Die Zero Seven Media 2007 1753-8904 Graham Alex Football in the Republic of Ireland a Statistical Record 1921–2005 Soccer Books Limited 1-86223-135-4 Citations External links RTE's full match coverage on YouTube See also Derry City F.C. List of Derry City F.C. seasons Dundalk F.C. History of Dundalk F.C. List of Dundalk F.C. seasons List of Dundalk F.C. records and statistics Category:FAI Cup finals Fai Cup Final 1988 Fai Cup Final 1988 FAI Cup Final, 1988 FAI Cup Final Category:1987–88 in Republic of Ireland association football