1936–37 FAI Cup explained

FAI Cup
Year:1936-37
Country:Republic of Ireland
Dates:9 January – 18 April 1937
Num Teams:16
Defending Champions:Shamrock Rovers
Winners:Waterford
Second:St James's Gate
Matches:20
Goals:74
Prev Season:1935-36
Next Season:1937-38

The FAI Cup 1936 - 37 was the sixteenth awarding of Ireland's premier cup competition prize, The Football Association of Ireland Challenge Cup or FAI Cup. The tournament began on 9 January 1937 and concluded on 18 April with the final held at Dalymount Park, Dublin. An official attendance of 24,000 people watched Waterford, captained by Tom Arrigan, claim their first FAI Cup title by defeating St James's Gate.

First round

Tie noHome teamScoreAway teamDate
1Fearon's Athletic4-1Bray Unknowns9 January 1937
2Shelbourne1-1St James's Gate9 January 1937
replaySt James's Gate4-2Shelbourne13 January 1937
3Cork3-2Queen's Park10 January 1937
4Drumcondra1-1Brideville10 January 1937
replayDrumcondra3-2Brideville13 January 1937
5Longford Town2-1Evergreen United10 January 1937
6Shamrock Rovers1-0Dolphin10 January 1937
7Sligo Rovers6-1Bohemians10 January 1937
8Waterford3-3Dundalk10 January 1937
replayDundalk1-1Waterford14 January 1937
replay(2)Waterford3-1Dundalk21 January 1937

Second round

Tie noHome teamScoreAway teamDate
1Cork0-0Fearon's Athletic7 February 1937
refixCork0-1Fearon's Athletic10 February 1937
2Longford Town2-1Drumcondra7 February 1937
3St James's Gate6-2Sligo Rovers7 February 1937
4Waterford2-0Shamrock Rovers7 February 1937

Semi-finals

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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 after 55 minutes due to bad weather. Re-Fixture played on 10 February.

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