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1923–24 FAI Cup

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Football tournament season
1923–24 FAI Cup
Football used in the final; on display at the museum in Athlone Castle
Tournament details
CountryIreland
Dates5 January 1924 – 17 March 1924
Teams13
Final positions
ChampionsAthlone Town (1st title)
Runner-upFordsons
Tournament statistics
Matches played13
Goals scored28 (2.15 per match)
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The FAI Cup 1923–24 was the third edition of Ireland's premier cup competition, The Football Association of Ireland Challenge Cup or FAI Cup. The tournament began on 5 January 1924 and concluded on 17 March with the final held at Dalymount Park, Dublin. An official attendance of 18,000 people watched Dinny Hannon secure Athlone Town's sole FAI Cup title by defeating Cork side Fordsons.

First round

Tie no Home team Score Away team Date
1 Athlone Town 2-0 Midland Athletic 5 January 1924
2 Bohemians 1-0 Shamrock Rovers 5 January 1924
3 Brooklyn 1-2 Bray Unknowns 5 January 1924
4 St James's Gate 3-2 Pioneers 5 January 1924
5 Clifton 0-2 Shelbourne United 3 February 1924
Bye Fordsons
Bye Jacobs
Bye Shelbourne

Second round

Tie no Home team Score Away team Date
1 Bohemians 1-0 Bray Unknowns 19 January 1924
2 Shelbourne 0-2 Athlone Town 19 January 1924
3 Jacobs 0-2 Fordsons 27 January 1924
4 St James's Gate 2-1 Shelbourne United 17 February 1924

Semi-finals

Bohemians0–0Athlone Town
Shelbourne Park, Dublin
Fordsons4–0St James's Gate
Collins
Pinkney
The Mardyke, Cork

Replay

Athlone Town2–0Bohemians
Ghent
Lyster
Shelbourne Park, Dublin

Final

Athlone Town1–0Fordsons
Hannon
Dalymount Park, DublinAttendance: 18,000
Winner of FAI Cup 1923–24
Athlone Town
1st Title

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.

References

General
  • Terry O'Rourke, Sean Ryan (1985). Gillette book of the FAI CUP. Irish Soccer Co-op.

External links

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