1942 FAI Cup final

November 2021 November 2021 1942 FAI Cup final 1941–42 FAI Cup 1942 FAI Cup Final Official Programme Front Cover.png Cork United 1 Dundalk 3 26 April 1942 Dalymount Park Dublin T. Dwyer 34,298 1941 1943 The 1942 FAI Cup final was the final match of the 1941–42 FAI Cup, a knock-out association football competition contested annually by clubs affiliated with the Football Association of Ireland. It took place on Sunday 26 April 1942 at Dalymount Park in Dublin, and was contested by Cork United and Dundalk. Dundalk won 3–1 to win their first FAI Cup. Background The two sides' three previous meetings that season had seen one win apiece and one draw. Cork United had already won that season's League of Ireland title, and were chasing a second League and Cup Double in a row, having only been founded in 1940.MacSweeney Niall A Record of League of Ireland Football 1921/2 - 1984/5 Association of Football Statisticians 1985 B008H2CBJQ They had defeated Dundalk in the semi-final on the way to winning the FAI Cup the season before.Murphy W.P. Dundalk Go Down Without A Struggle https://archive.irishnewsarchive.com/Olive/APA/INA/SharedView.Article.aspx?href=IND%2F1941%2F03%2F31&id=Ar00502&sk=1BA9D53C 13 November 2019 Irish Independent 31 March 1941 They overcame Cork Bohemians (5–2), St James's Gate (1–0), and Drumcondra (4–2) to reach the 1942 final.'Nat' Cork United's best side for F.A.I. Cup Final https://archive.irishnewsarchive.com/Olive/APA/INA/SharedView.Article.aspx?href=EHD%2F1942%2F04%2F25&id=Ar00413&sk=1108089D 9 November 2019 Evening Herald 25 April 1942 Dundalk had finished fourth in the League, and had just missed out on the League of Ireland Shield, finishing as runners-up. To reach the final, they had defeated non-League Distillery (2–1), Shelbourne (2–1), and Shamrock Rovers (2–1 in a replay following a 2–2 draw).Jim Murphy The History of Dundalk F.C.: The First 100 Years Dundalgan Press 2003 130 B0042SO3R2 They had lost their three previous appearances in FAI Cup finals.Murphy W.P. Penalty Goal Dashed Dundalk's Hopes https://archive.irishnewsarchive.com/Olive/APA/INA/SharedView.Article.aspx?href=IND%2F1938%2F04%2F11&id=Ar01713&sk=DC749D1C 13 October 2019 Irish Independent 11 April 1938 Match Summary The Cork side put Dundalk under pressure from kick-off, and had numerous chances through winger Jack O'Reilly, while Florrie Bourke hit the crossbar. Cork then had a goal disallowed for offside against Bourke in the 17th minute. It took until early in the second half for Cork to make the breakthrough, O'Reilly scoring in the 53rd minute. The goal brought an immediate response from Dundalk, who equalised through Arthur Kelly inside two minutes. In the 70th minute Kelly scored his second with a shot from the edge of the penalty area and, with Cork fading, Johnny Lavery made it 3–1 to Dundalk with eight minutes remaining to seal Dundalk's first FAI Cup win.'Nat' Dundalk Beat Cork United and Win F.A.I. Cup https://archive.irishnewsarchive.com/Olive/APA/INA/SharedView.Article.aspx?href=EHD%2F1942%2F04%2F27&id=Ar00318&sk=EFA9DBA0 9 November 2019 Evening Herald 27 April 1942Murphy W.P. Dundalk's First Cup https://archive.irishnewsarchive.com/Olive/APA/INA/SharedView.Article.aspx?href=IND%2F1942%2F04%2F27&id=Ar00402&sk=31F0A97D 1 November 2019 Irish Independent 27 April 1942 The victory ended what many had come to see as a jinx - that Dundalk would never win the cup, given the number of final and semi-final defeats the club had suffered, and an excited pitch invasion delayed the trophy presentation. Five weeks later they were unofficially crowned "Champions of All Ireland", after winning the inaugural Dublin and Belfast Inter-City Cup.https://archive.irishnewsarchive.com/Olive/APA/INA/SharedView.Article.aspx?href=IND%2F1942%2F06%2F01&id=Ar00403&sk=B488C0B3 Champions of All Ireland Irish Independent 1 June 1942 22 April 2019 Irish Newspaper Archives Details 26 April 1942 15:30 Cork United 1–3Ireland FAI Cup (1921-1994) https://www.rsssf.org/tablesi/iercuphistfull.html RSSSF 21 October 2019 Report Dundalk O'Reilly 53 Kelly 55 70Lavery 82 Dalymount Park, Dublin 34,298 T. 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