1926–27 FAI Cup

1926-27 FAI Cup
FAI Irish Daily Mail Cup
Country  Republic of Ireland
Champions Drumcondra F.C.
Matches played 12
Goals scored 44 (3.67 per match)
← 1925-26 1927-28 →

The FAI Cup 1926–27[A] was the sixth edition of Ireland's premier cup competition, The Football Association of Ireland Challenge Cup or FAI Cup. The tournament began on 8 January 1927 and concluded on 9 April with the final replay held at Shelbourne Park, Dublin. An official attendance[B] of 10,000 people watched Leinster Senior League side Drumcondra defeat Brideville in the first final to be decided in extra time. Drumcondra completed a cup double having already won the FAI Intermediate Cup

First round

Tie no Home team Score Away team Date
1 Athlone Town 1-4 Shelbourne 8 January 1927
2 Bohemians 6-1 Dundalk 8 January 1927
3 Bray Unknowns 3-0 Shamrock Rovers 8 January 1927
4 Brideville 2-1 Cobh Ramblers 9 January 1927
5 Jacobs 0-3 Drumcondra 9 January 1927
6 Fordsons 2-1 St James's Gate 9 January 1927

Second round

Tie no Home team Score Away team Date
1 Shelbourne 5-1 Bray Unknowns 22 January 1927
2 Fordsons 2-3 Bohemians 23 January 1927
Bye Brideville
Bye Drumcondra

Semi-finals

19 February, 1927
Drumcondra 3–1 Bohemians
Swan
Coyle
Murray		 Matthews

Final

17 March, 1927
Drumcondra 1–1 Brideville
McCarney McCarthy
Dalymount Park, Dublin
Attendance: 25,000

Replay

Winner of FAI Cup 1926–27
Drumcondra
1st Title

Notes

A. ^ From 1923-1936, the FAI Cup was known as the Free State Cup.

B. ^ 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
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.