1922–23 FAI Cup

FAI Cup 1922–23 Ireland 6 January–17 March 1923 16 Alton United 1 Shelbourne 19 63 1921–22 1923–24 The FAI Cup 1922–23Free State Cup A was the second edition of Ireland's premier cup competition, The Football Association of Ireland Challenge Cup or FAI Cup. The tournament began on 6 January 1923 and concluded on 17 March with the final held at Dalymount Park, Dublin. An official attendanceOfficial Attendance B of 14,000 people watched Belfast side Alton United of the Falls League defeat Shelbourne 1–0.The History of Shelbourne F.C. 1895-1996 http://members.fortunecity.com/bherlihy/history.htm 12 June 2007 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20110524034236/http://members.fortunecity.com/bherlihy/history.htm 24 May 2011 The Falls League's affiliation to the FAI,FAI C rather than the IFA, allowed the club to compete in the cup. Northern Irish clubs in the Irish football structure Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation https://www.rsssf.org/miscellaneous/crossborder.html 12 June 2007 First round Tie noHome teamScoreAway teamDate1Alton United4-0Abandoned DMidland Athletic 6 January 1923refixAbandoned D aAlton United5-0Midland Athletic 13 January 19232Athlone Town1-2Shamrock Rovers6 January 19233Bohemians1-2Shelbourne United6 January 19234FordsonsW.O.Rathmines Athletic6 January 19235Jacobs4-0Pioneers6 January 19236Olympia 0-1St James's Gate6 January 19237Shelbourne9-0Bray Unknowns6 January 19238Dublin United3-3Sligo Celtic7 January 1923replaySligo Celtic0-0Dublin United14 January 1923replay(2)Dublin United3-1Sligo Celtic28 January 1923 Second round Tie noHome teamScoreAway teamDate1Shelbourne United1-1Alton United20 January 1923replayAlton United2-0Shelbourne United27 January 19232St James's Gate1-2Shelbourne20 January 19233Shamrock Rovers1-2Jacobs21 January 19234Dublin United2-3Fordsons4 February 1923 Semi-finals 17 February, 1923 Alton United 4–2 Fordsons Ward(3) Brennan(pen) Buckle(2) Dalymount Park, Dublin 3 March, 1923 Shelbourne 2–0 Jacobs Harvey Williams Dalymount Park, Dublin Final 17 March, 1923 Alton United 1–0 Shelbourne Ward Dalymount Park, Dublin 14,000 Winner of FAI Cup 1922–23Alton United1st 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. FAI The FAI applied to join FIFA in 1923 and was admitted as the FAIFS (Football Association of the Irish Free State). D. AbandonedAbandoned D a Fixture abandoned during 2nd half due to bad light. Re-Fixture played on 13 January. References Specific General Terry O'Rourke Sean Ryan Gillette book of the FAI CUP Irish Soccer Co-op 1985 External links FAI Website Category:FAI Cup seasons FAI FAI Cup