1936–37 FAI Cup

The FAI Cup 1936–37[A] 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[B] 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 no Home team Score Away team Date
1 Fearons Athletic 4-1 Bray Unknowns 9 January 1937
2 Shelbourne 1-1 St James's Gate 9 January 1937
replay St James's Gate 4-2 Shelbourne 13 January 1937
3 Cork 3-2 Queen's Park 10 January 1937
4 Drumcondra 1-1 Brideville 10 January 1937
replay Drumcondra 3-2 Brideville 13 January 1937
5 Longford Town 2-1 Evergreen United 10 January 1937
6 Shamrock Rovers 1-0 Dolphin 10 January 1937
7 Sligo Rovers 6-1 Bohemians 10 January 1937
8 Waterford 3-3 Dundalk 10 January 1937
replay Dundalk 1-1 Waterford 14 January 1937
replay(2) Waterford 3-1 Dundalk 21 January 1937

Second round

Tie no Home team Score Away team Date
1 Cork 0-0[C] Fearons Athletic 7 February 1937
refix[C] Cork 0-1 Fearons Athletic 10 February 1937
2 Longford Town 2-1 Drumcondra 7 February 1937
3 St James's Gate 6-2 Sligo Rovers 7 February 1937
4 Waterford 2-0 Shamrock Rovers 7 February 1937

Semi-finals

Waterford 4–1 Longford Town
O' Keeffe
Arrigan
J. Walsh
Phelan		 P. Clarke
St James's Gate 4–0 Fearons Athletic
W. Byrne(3)
Comerford

Final

Waterford 2–1 St James's Gate
Noonan  35'
O' Keeffe  75'		 Merry  80'
Attendance: 24,000
Winner of FAI Cup 1936–37
Waterford
1st Title

Notes

A. ^ From 1923-1936, 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. ^ a Fixture abandoned after 55 minutes due to bad weather. Re-Fixture played on 10 February.

References

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