1935–36 FAI Cup explained

FAI Cup
Year:1935–36
Country:Republic of Ireland
Dates:1 January – 19 April 1936
Num Teams:16
Defending Champions:Bohemian
Winners:Shamrock Rovers
Second:Cork
Matches:22
Goals:101
Prev Season:1934-35
Next Season:1936-37

The FAI Cup 1935 - 36 was the fifteenth edition of Ireland's premier cup competition, The Football Association of Ireland Challenge Cup or FAI Cup. The tournament began on 1 January 1936 and concluded on 19 April with the final held at Dalymount Park, Dublin. An official attendance of 30,946 people watched Shamrock Rovers claim their seventh title by defeating Cork.

First round

Tie noHome teamScoreAway teamDate
1GSR1-4Reds United1 January 1936
2Bohemians7-0Waterford11 January 1936
3Cork2-2Bray Unknowns12 January 1936
replayBray Unknowns1-6Cork15 January 1936
4Dolphin1-0Drumcondra12 January 1936
refixDolphin3-6Drumcondra16 January 1936
5Dundalk7-1B&I12 January 1936
6Hospitals Trust2-5Sligo Rovers12 January 1936
7Shamrock Rovers1-1St James's Gate12 January 1936
replaySt James's Gate1-2Shamrock Rovers15 January 1936
8Tramore Rookies1-5Brideville12 January 1936

Second round

Tie noHome teamScoreAway teamDate
1Bohemians1-1Cork8 February 1936
replayCork3-2Bohemians19 February 1936
2Dundalk2-1Reds United8 February 1936
3Drumcondra1-1Sligo Rovers9 February 1936
replaySligo Rovers1-1Drumcondra12 February 1936
replay(2)Drumcondra3-2Sligo Rovers19 February 1936
4Shamrock Rovers5-1Brideville9 February 1936

Semi-finals

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Replay

Notes

A. From 1923 to 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.

C. Fixture abandoned due to encroachment of spectators. Re-Fixture played on 16 January.

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