1934–35 FAI Cup

FAI Cup 1935 Ireland Bohemian Dundalk 2 21 70 1934 1936 The FAI Cup 1934/35Free State Cup A was the fourteenth edition of Ireland's premier cup competition, The Football Association of Ireland Challenge Cup or FAI Cup. The tournament began on 13 January 1935 and concluded on 14 April with the final held at Dalymount Park, Dublin. An official attendanceOfficial Attendance B of 22,000 people watched Bohemians defeat Dundalk in a high-scoring finale. First round Tie no Home team Score Away team Date1Distillery1-1Butchers (Cork)13 January 1935replayButchers (Cork)0-0Distillery16 January 1935replay(2)Distillery3-0Butchers (Cork)23 January 19352Reds United3-3Bohemians19 January 1935replayBohemians4-3Reds United23 January 19353Cork0-0B&I20 January 1935replayCork3-0B&I23 January 19354Dolphin1-0Bray Unknowns20 January 19355Drumcondra3-0Tramore Rookies20 January 19356Shamrock Rovers0-1Dundalk20 January 19357St James's Gate1-1Sligo Rovers20 January 1935replaySligo Rovers3-1St James's Gate23 January 19358Waterford4-2UCD20 January 1935 Second round Tie no Home team Score Away team Date1Bohemians5-2Waterford9 February 19352Distillery1-2Dundalk9 February 19353Drumcondra0-2Dolphin10 February 19354Sligo Rovers5-1Cork10 February 1935 Semi-finals 2 March 1935 Dolphin 1–1 Bohemians Paterson(pen) Ellis Dalymount Park, Dublin 24 March 1935 Dundalk 2–0 Sligo Rovers Gaughran O'Neill Dalymount Park, Dublin Replay 6 March 1935 Bohemians 2–1 Dolphin EllisFarrell Watt Dalymount Park, Dublin Final 14 April 1935 Bohemians 4–3 Dundalk Menton 1 Jordan 2627 Horlacher 35 O'Neill 15 McCourt 31 T. Godwin 71 Dalymount Park, Dublin 22,000 Winner of FAI Cup 1934–35Bohemians2nd 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. References General Terry O'Rourke Sean Ryan Gillette book of the FAI CUP Irish Soccer Co-op 1985 External links FAI Website 1934-35 Category:1934–35 in Irish association football FAI Cup