1933–34 FAI Cup

FAI Cup 1933-34 Ireland 13 January-17 March 1934 16 Cork F.C. St James's Gate FC 1 23 70 1932-33 1934-35 The FAI Cup 1933–34Free State Cup A was the thirteenth awarding of Ireland's premier cup competition prize, The Football Association of Ireland Challenge Cup or FAI Cup. The tournament began on 13 January 1934 and concluded on 17 March with the final held at Dalymount Park, Dublin. An official attendanceOfficial Attendance B of 21,000 people watched Cork claim their sole FAI Cup title by defeating inaugural winners, St James's Gate. First round Tie no Home team Score Away team Date1Drumcondra1-1Shelbourne13 January 1934replayShelbourne2-5Drumcondra17 January 19342Jacobs0-5Dolphin13 January 19343Bohemians9-0Tramore Rookies14 January 19344Cork Bohemians1-1Cork14 January 1934replayCork3-1Cork Bohemians17 January 19345Dundalk4-0Sligo Rovers14 January 19346St James's Gate1-1Shamrock Rovers14 January 1934replayShamrock Rovers1-2St James's Gate24 January 19347Waterford0-3Bray Unknowns14 January 19348Queen's Park2-2Brideville21 January 1934replayBrideville0-2Queen's Park24 January 1934 Second round Tie no Home team Score Away team Date1Dundalk1-0Bohemians27 January 19342Queen's Park1-1Dolphin27 January 1934replayDolphin1-0Queen's Park31 January 19343Cork1-1Bray Unknowns28 January 1934replayBray Unknowns0-2Cork31 January 19344Drumcondra0-2St James's Gate28 January 1934 Semi-finals 10 February, 1934 St James's Gate 1–0 Dolphin Kennedy Shelbourne Park, Dublin 11 February, 1934 Cork 2–2 Dundalk Haddow O'Keeffe Atkins Delea Dalymount Park, Dublin Replay 4 March, 1934 Cork 1–1 Dundalk Kelso McCourt Dalymount Park, Dublin Replay(2) 7 March, 1934 Cork 2–1 Dundalk Paton(pen) Kelso Carroll Glenmalure Park, Milltown, Dublin Final 17 March, 1934 Cork 2–1 St James's Gate O'Keeffe 28 Kelso 49 Comerford 19 Dalymount Park, Dublin 21,000 Winner of FAI Cup 1933–34Cork1st 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 1933-34 Category:1933–34 in Irish association football FAI Cup