1961–62 FAI Cup

The FAI Cup 1961–62 was the 41st edition of Ireland's premier cup competition, The Football Association of Ireland Challenge Cup or FAI Cup. The tournament began on 18 February 1962 and concluded on 28 April with the final held at Dalymount Park, Dublin. An official attendance^[A] of 32,000 people watched Shamrock Rovers win their 14th FAI Cup title by defeating local rivals and League Champions Shelbourne 4-1.

First round

Tie no	Home team	Score	Away team	Date
1	Bohemians	1-1	Transport	18 February 1962
replay	Transport	1-3	Bohemians	21 February 1962
2	Cork Celtic	3-2	Dundalk	18 February 1962
3	Drumcondra	3-0	Ringmahon Rangers	18 February 1962
4	Limerick	2-3	St Patrick's Athletic	18 February 1962
5	Sligo Rovers	3-3	Shamrock Rovers	18 February 1962
replay	Shamrock Rovers	1-0	Sligo Rovers	28 February 1962
6	Waterford	2-1	Cork Hibernians	18 February 1962
7	Workman's Club	0-2	Shelbourne	18 February 1962
8	Pike Rovers	2-1	Longford Town	25 February 1962

Second round

Tie no	Home team	Score	Away team	Date
1	Bohemians	0-1	Shamrock Rovers	11 March 1962
2	Pike Rovers	1-2	Shelbourne	11 March 1962
3	St Patrick's Athletic	1-0	Cork Celtic	11 March 1962
4	Waterford	2-0	Drumcondra	11 March 1962

Semi-finals

Shelbourne v St Patrick's Athletic

13 April 1962

Shelbourne	3–0	St Patrick's Athletic
Hannigan (2) Wilson

Dalymount Park, Dublin

Shamrock Rovers v Waterford

15 April 1962

Shamrock Rovers	1–1	Waterford
Hamilton		Sinnott

Dalymount Park, Dublin

Replay

Shamrock Rovers v Waterford

18 April 1962

Shamrock Rovers	5–2	Waterford
Bailham (2) Ambrose O'Neill		O'Neill Dixon

Tolka Park, Dublin

Final

Shamrock Rovers v Shelbourne

28 April 1962

Shamrock Rovers	4–1	Shelbourne
Ambrose 37', 44' Hamilton 63', 85'		Barber 31'

Dalymount Park, Dublin
Attendance: 32,000

Winner of FAI Cup 1961–62
Shamrock Rovers 14th 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

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

External links

FAI Website

FAI Cup seasons

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