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.

1936-37 FAI Cup
Country Republic of Ireland
Dates9 January-18 April 1937
Teams16
Defending championsShamrock Rovers
ChampionsWaterford
Runners-upSt James's Gate
Matches played20
Goals scored74 (3.7 per match)
← 1935-36
1937-38 →

First round
Tie no Home team Score Away team Date
1 Fearon's 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] Fearon's Athletic 7 February 1937
refix[C] Cork 0-1 Fearon's 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
Waterford4–1Longford Town
O' Keeffe
Arrigan
J. Walsh
Phelan		 P. Clarke
St James's Gate4–0Fearon's Athletic
W. Byrne(3)
Comerford

Final
Waterford2–1St 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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