1921–22 FAI Cup

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1921–22 FAI Cup
Tournament details
Country Ireland
Dates 14 January–8 April 1922
Teams 11
Final positions
Champions St James's Gate
Runner-up Shamrock Rovers
Tournament statistics
Matches played 13
Goals scored 48 (3.69 per match)

The FAI Cup 1921–22 was the first ever edition of Ireland's premier cup competition, The Football Association of Ireland Challenge Cup or FAI Cup. The tournament began on 14 January 1922 and concluded on 8 April with the final replay held at Dalymount Park, Dublin. An official attendance[A] of 10,000 people watched St James's Gate complete the League and Cup Double by defeating Shamrock Rovers in a fixture marred by violence.[1] The winning goal was scored by John "Jack" Kelly.

First round

Tie no Home team Score Away team Date
1 Dublin United 8-1 Frankfort 14 January 1922
2 Olympia 1-3 Shamrock Rovers 14 January 1922
3 St James's Gate 3-1 Jacobs 14 January 1922
4 West Ham Belfast 0-0 Shelbourne 14 January 1922
replay Shelbourne 2-1 West Ham Belfast 21 January 1922
5 YMCA 3-4 Athlone Town 14 January 1922
Bye Bohemians

Second round

Tie no Home team Score Away team Date
1 Bohemians 7-1 Athlone Town 28 January 1922
2 Shamrock Rovers 5-1 Dublin United 28 January 1922
Bye Shelbourne
Bye St James's Gate

Semi-finals


Replay

Final

17 March, 1922
St James's Gate 1–1 Shamrock Rovers
Kelly Campbell
Dalymount Park, Dublin
Attendance: 15,000

Replay

Winner of FAI Cup 1921–22
St James's Gate
1st Title

Notes

A. ^ 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
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