Football tournament season
1921–22 FAI Cup| Tournament details |
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| Country | Ireland |
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| Dates | 14 January–8 April 1922 |
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| Teams | 11 |
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| Final positions |
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| Champions | St James's Gate (1st title) |
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| Runner-up | Shamrock Rovers |
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| Tournament statistics |
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| Matches played | 13 |
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| Goals scored | 48 (3.69 per match) |
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The FAI Cup 1921–22 was the first ever edition of Ireland's premier cup competition, The Football Association of Ireland Challenge Cup or FAI Cup. The tournament began on 14 January 1922 and concluded on 8 April with the final replay held at Dalymount Park, Dublin. An official attendance[A] of 10,000 people watched St James's Gate complete the League and Cup Double by defeating Shamrock Rovers in a fixture marred by violence.[1] The winning goal was scored by John "Jack" Kelly.
First round
Second round
Semi-finals
Semi-final Replay
Final
| St James's Gate: | | | | GK | |  Coleman | | FB | | Murphy | | HB | | Kavanagh | | FW | | McKay | | FW | | Heaney | | FW | | Carter | | FW | | Carey | | FW | | Kelly | | FW | | Duncan | | FW | | Dowdall | | FW | | Gargan | | | Shamrock Rovers: | | | | GK | | Nagle | | FB | | Kelly | | FB | | Warren | | HB | | Glen | | FW | | Byrne | | FW | | Birthistle | | FW | | Campbell | | FW | | Cowzer | | FW | | Flood | | FW | | Fullam | | FW | | Doyle | |
Final replay
| St James's Gate: | | | | GK | | Coleman | | FB | | Murphy | | HB | | Kavanagh | | FW | | McKay | | FW | | Heaney | | FW | | O'Shea | | FW | | Carey | | FW | | Kelly | | FW | | Duncan | | FW | | Dowdall | | FW | | Gargan | | | Shamrock Rovers: | | | | GK | | Nagle | | FB | | Kelly | | FB | | Warren | | HB | | Glen | | FW | | Byrne | | FW | | Birthistle | | FW | | Campbell | | FW | | Cowzer | | FW | | Flood | | FW | | Fullam | | FW | | Doyle | |
Notes
A. ^ 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, Seán Ryan (2011). Ford Official book of the FAI CUP. Liberties Press.
- Specific
- ^ Rice, Eoghan (2005). "Foundation". We Are Rovers. Nonsuch. p. 35. ISBN 1-84588-510-4.
Incensed with the result, Rovers supporters invaded the pitch and scuffles broke out between supporters and the victorious St. James Gate players. The Rovers fans were soon joined by their own players who invaded the opposition changing room and engaged in a mass brawl. The scene was one of mayhem and was only halted when the brother of one of the St. James Gate players took a gun from his belt and fired into the roof.
- ^ "Great Game in Replayed Cup-tie". The Athletic News. Manchester. 10 April 1922. p. 8. Retrieved 22 September 2019 – via British Newspaper Archive.
The only effort of any note was the goal which was recorded by Kelly, who decisively, and cleverly beat Nagle after 42 minutes of play
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