1923–24 FAI Cup

FAI Cup 1923–24 FAI Cup Final ball.jpg Football used in the final; on display at the museum in Athlone Castle Ireland 5 January 1924 – 17 March 1924 13 Athlone Town 1 Fordsons 13 28 1922-23 1924-25 The FAI Cup 1923–24Free State Cup A was the third edition of Ireland's premier cup competition, The Football Association of Ireland Challenge Cup or FAI Cup. The tournament began on 5 January 1924 and concluded on 17 March with the final held at Dalymount Park, Dublin. An official attendanceOfficial Attendance B of 18,000 people watched Dinny Hannon secure Athlone Town's sole FAI Cup title by defeating Cork side Fordsons. First round Tie noHome teamScoreAway teamDate1Athlone Town2-0Midland Athletic 5 January 19242Bohemians1-0Shamrock Rovers5 January 19243Brooklyn1-2Bray Unknowns5 January 19244St James's Gate3-2Pioneers5 January 19245Clifton0-2Shelbourne United3 February 1924 ByeFordsonsByeJacobsByeShelbourne Second round Tie noHome teamScoreAway teamDate1Bohemians1-0Bray Unknowns19 January 19242Shelbourne0-2Athlone Town19 January 19243Jacobs0-2Fordsons27 January 19244St James's Gate2-1Shelbourne United17 February 1924 Semi-finals 16 February, 1924 Bohemians 0–0 Athlone Town Shelbourne Park, Dublin 2 March, 1924 Fordsons 4–0 St James's Gate Collins Pinkney The Mardyke, Cork Replay 1 March, 1924 Athlone Town 2–0 Bohemians Ghent Lyster Shelbourne Park, Dublin Final 17 March, 1924 Athlone Town 1–0 Fordsons Hannon Dalymount Park, Dublin 18,000 Winner of FAI Cup 1923–24Athlone Town1st 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 1923-24 Category:1923–24 in Irish association football FAI Cup