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Football match

1949 FAI Cup Final

Event

1948–49 FAI Cup

Dundalk	Shelbourne

3	0

Date

10 April 1949

Venue

Dalymount Park, Dublin

Referee

E. Roland

Attendance

28,539

← 1948 1950 →

The 1949 FAI Cup Final was the final match of the 1948–49 FAI Cup, a knock-out association football competition contested annually by clubs affiliated with the Football Association of Ireland. It took place on Sunday 10 April 1949 at Dalymount Park in Dublin, and was contested by Dundalk and Shelbourne. Dundalk won 3–0 to win their second FAI Cup.

Background

Both sides had finished level on 23 points in the League – six points behind champions Drumcondra. Shelbourne had defeated Dundalk to win the League of Ireland Shield earlier in the season, and defeated non-League Freebooters, St Patrick's Athletic and Waterford to make the final.

Dundalk had won the season opening Dublin City Cup the previous September, topping its league format unbeaten, which was their first trophy since 1942–43. To reach the final they had defeated Cork Athletic (4–1), had a bye in the next round, then defeated Drumcondra in the semi-final (2–1 in a replay following a 2–2 draw). The two sides went into the match with identical records in previous FAI Cup finals - one win and three defeats apiece.

Match

Summary

A close match between "two of the most consistent sides of the season", was expected to "rise above the average" in previews. It lived up to the billing, being described afterwards as "the best final at Dalymount Park for many years". The match was evenly contested throughout, with both sides creating chances. But Dundalk were defensively sound, and took their chances against a more nervous Shelbourne defence. They took the lead through Jackie Walsh in the 20th minute, after Shelbourne had made most of the early play. Shelbourne then had a shot deflected onto the post by Mike Skivington, before Dundalk scored a second through Ronnie Henderson in the 41st minute. In the second half Arthur Fitzsimmons hit the crossbar, before Jackie Walsh headed home his second, and Dundalk's third, to seal their second FAI Cup win.

Details

10 April 194915:30

Dundalk	3–0	Shelbourne
Jackie Walsh 20' Ronnie Henderson 41' Jackie Walsh 68'	Report

Dalymount Park, DublinAttendance: 28,539Referee: E. Roland

Dundalk

Shelbourne



GK		Alex Anderson
RFB		Johnny Fearon
LFB		John Maguire
RHB		Philip Murphy
CHB		Mike Skivington
LHB		Johnny Matthews (c)
OR		Peadar Walsh
IR		Danny McElhinney
CF		Ronnie Henderson
IL		Edward Hamilton
OL		Jackie Walsh



GK		Norman Tapken
RFB		John Murphy
LFB		Sean Haughey
RHB		Richard Rooney
CHB		Shay Nolan
LHB		Peter Keely
OR		Martin Colfer
IR		Arthur Fitzsimons
CF		Brendan Carroll
IL		Peter Desmond
OL		Gerry Malone

References

Bibliography

Murphy, Jim (2003). The History of Dundalk F.C.: The First 100 Years. Dundalgan Press. ASIN B0042SO3R2.
MacSweeney, Niall (1985). A Record of League of Ireland Football 1921/2 - 1984/5. Association of Football Statisticians. ASIN B008H2CBJQ.
Ryan, Sean; Dunne, Noel (24 October 1975). The Bass Book of Irish Soccer. Mercier Press. ISBN 9780853424505.
Graham, Alex. Football in the Republic of Ireland a Statistical Record 1921–2005. Soccer Books Limited. ISBN 1-86223-135-4.

Citations

Murphy, Jim (2003). The History of Dundalk F.C.: The First 100 Years. Dundalgan Press. p. 156. ASIN B0042SO3R2.
"Bohs Never Any Danger to Dundalk". Cork Examiner. 27 September 1948. Retrieved 7 May 2019 – via Irish Newspaper Archives.
Murphy, Jim (2003). The History of Dundalk F.C.: The First 100 Years. Dundalgan Press. p. 158. ASIN B0042SO3R2.
MacSweeney, Niall (1985). A Record of League of Ireland Football 1921/2 - 1984/5. Association of Football Statisticians. ASIN B008H2CBJQ.
Murphy, W.P. (10 April 1949). "To-day's Soccer Cup Final at Dalymount Park 3.30". Sunday Independent. Retrieved 31 October 2019.
^ Murphy, W.P. (11 April 1949). "Direct Dundalk Too Slick for Shelbourne". Irish Independent. Retrieved 31 October 2019.
'Nat' (11 April 1949). "Dundalk deservedly take cup for second time". Evening Herald. Retrieved 9 November 2019.
"Ireland FAI Cup (1921-1994)". RSSSF. Retrieved 21 October 2019.

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