1952 FAI Cup final

November 2021 November 2021 1952 FAI Cup final 1951–52 FAI Cup 1952 FAI Cup Final Official Programme Cover.png Dundalk 1 Cork Athletic 1 Final 20 April 1952 Dalymount Park Dublin Replay 23 April 1952 Dalymount Park Dublin 3 0 C. Fletcher (Cheshire) C. Fletcher (Cheshire) 26,479 20,753 1951 1953 The 1952 FAI Cup final was the final match of the 1951–52 FAI Cup, a knock-out association football competition contested annually by clubs affiliated with the Football Association of Ireland. It took place on Sunday 20 April 1952 at Dalymount Park in Dublin, and was contested by Cork Athletic and Dundalk. The match finished 1–1, sending the final to a replay the following Wednesday 23 April 1952. Dundalk won the replay 3–0 to win their third FAI Cup. Background The two sides' three previous meetings that season had seen one win apiece and one draw. Both sides had poor 1951–52 League of Ireland seasons, finishing 10th and 11th respectively.Jim Murphy The History of Dundalk F.C.: The First 100 Years Dundalgan Press 2003 177 B0042SO3R2 Dundalk were appearing in their sixth final, and had won the cup in their two previous appearances, having lost the first three. To reach the final, they had defeated St Patrick's Athletic (3–2), non-League AOH from Cork (4–0), then Waterford by coming from 3–1 down in the semi-final replay to win 6–4 in extra time.https://archive.irishnewsarchive.com/Olive/APA/INA/SharedView.Article.aspx?href=IND%2F1952%2F04%2F03&id=Ar01000&sk=8B543F83 Floodlit thrills in dramatic finish to epic cup semi-final W.P. Murphy Irish Independent 3 April 1952 5 May 2019 Irish Newspaper Archives Cork Athletic were the cup holders, having won a League and Cup Double the season before, and were appearing in their third final in a row. They had needed a replay to overcome Transport, then defeated Shamrock Rovers (2–1), and Sligo Rovers (4–3) to make the final.MacSweeney Niall A Record of League of Ireland Football 1921/2 - 1984/5 Association of Football Statisticians 1985 B008H2CBJQ Match Summary A close match was expected, with Cork expected to shade it, due to their cup pedigree and the relative inexperience of Dundalk's side.Cork's Science Should Tell, but... https://archive.irishnewsarchive.com/Olive/APA/INA/SharedView.Article.aspx?href=SIN%2F1952%2F04%2F20&id=Ar01000&sk=2D071408 30 October 2019 Sunday Independent 20 April 1952 However Dundalk believed luck was on their side, owing to the manner of their semi-final replay win over Waterford. Cork had the better of the opening half, and took the lead in the second half through Paddy O'Leary, but an injury to goalkeeper Ned Courtney, and sustained Dundalk pressure, resulted in an equaliser for Joe Martin in the 87th minute, to send the final to a replay the following Wednesday evening.Murphy W.P. Late Goal Earned a Draw for Dundalk https://archive.irishnewsarchive.com/Olive/APA/INA/SharedView.Article.aspx?href=IND%2F1952%2F04%2F21&id=Ar00711&sk=C7F406F1 30 October 2019 Irish Independent 21 April 1952 Cork's preparations for the replay were affected when a club director, James Lynch, had to appear in court in the days after the final, charged with attempted murder.Girl's denials in murder intent charge https://archive.irishnewsarchive.com/Olive/APA/INA/SharedView.Article.aspx?href=IPR%2F1952%2F04%2F23&id=Ar00913&sk=8BA3AE30 31 October 2019 Irish Press 23 April 1952 A number of club officials and players had to give evidence in the case. Courtney was missing due to the injury received in the first game, which also seemed to impact the Cork team, as Dundalk took the lead in the second minute through Johnny Fearon, Dundalk's only survivor from the 1949 cup-winning team. Cork fought their way back into the match, but Dundalk goalkeeper Walter Durkan was relatively untroubled and the game was put beyond doubt in the 67th minute by a Fergus Moloney shot from distance. In the 83rd minute Paddy Mullen made it 3–0, to win Dundalk's third FAI Cup.Murphy W.P. Cork never recovered from early shock https://archive.irishnewsarchive.com/Olive/APA/INA/SharedView.Article.aspx?href=IND%2F1952%2F04%2F24&id=Ar01001&sk=16F5B972 31 October 2019 Irish Independent 24 April 1952 Final 20 April 1952 15:30 Dundalk 1–1Ireland FAI Cup (1921-1994) https://www.rsssf.org/tablesi/iercuphistfull.html RSSSF 21 October 2019 Report Cork Athletic Martin 87 Paddy O'Leary 51 Dalymount Park, Dublin 26,479 C. Fletcher (Cheshire) _collarwhite _blackhoops FFFFFF FFFFFF FFFFFF 000000 000000 Dundalk _collarwhite 013220 013220 013220 FFFFFF 013220 Cork Athletic IRL Walter Durkan IRL Joe Ralph IRL Tommy Traynor IRL Paddy Gavin IRL Mattie Clarke IRL Jackie McCourt IRL Leo McDonagh NIR Johnny Fearon IRL Joe Martin IRL Paddy Mullen IRL Fergus Moloney IRL Ed Courtney IRL Paddy Noonan IRL David Noonan IRL Johnny Moloney IRL Florrie Burke IRL Willie Cotter IRL Johnny Vaughan IRL Murty Broderick IRL Paddy O'Leary IRL Paddy Cronin IRL Jackie Lennox Replay 23 April 1952 18:45 Dundalk 3–0 Report Cork Athletic Johnny Fearon 2Fergus Moloney 67Paddy Mullen 83 Dalymount Park, Dublin 20,753 C. Fletcher (Cheshire) _collarwhite _blackhoops FFFFFF FFFFFF FFFFFF 000000 000000 Dundalk _collarwhite 013220 013220 013220 FFFFFF 013220 Cork Athletic IRL Walter Durkan IRL Joe Ralph IRL Tommy Traynor IRL Paddy Gavin IRL Mattie Clarke IRL Jackie McCourt IRL Leo McDonagh NIR Johnny Fearon IRL Joe Martin IRL Paddy Mullen IRL Fergus Moloney IRL Waters IRL Paddy Noonan IRL David Noonan IRL Johnny Moloney IRL Florrie Burke IRL Willie Cotter IRL Johnny Vaughan IRL Willie O'Mahony IRL Paddy O'Leary IRL Paddy Cronin IRL Jackie Lennox References Bibliography Jim Murphy The History of Dundalk F.C.: The First 100 Years Dundalgan Press 2003 B0042SO3R2 MacSweeney Niall A Record of League of Ireland Football 1921/2 - 1984/5 Association of Football Statisticians 1985 B008H2CBJQ Ryan Sean Dunne Noel The Bass Book of Irish Soccer 24 October 1975 Mercier Press 9780853424505 Graham Alex Football in the Republic of Ireland a Statistical Record 1921–2005 Soccer Books Limited 1-86223-135-4 Citations Category:FAI Cup finals Fai Cup Final 1952 FAI Cup Final, 1952 FAI Cup Final Category:1951–52 in Republic of Ireland association football