1942 FAI Cup final
football match
The 1942 FAI Cup final was the final match of the 1941–42 FAI Cup, a knock-out association football competition contested annually by clubs affiliated with the Football Association of Ireland. It took place on Sunday 26 April 1942 at Dalymount Park in Dublin, and was contested by Cork United and Dundalk. Dundalk won 3–1 to win their first FAI Cup.
Background
The two sides' three previous meetings that season had seen one win apiece and one draw. Cork United had already won that season's League of Ireland title, and were chasing a second League and Cup Double in a row, having only been founded in 1940. They had defeated Dundalk in the semi-final on the way to winning the FAI Cup the season before. They overcame Cork Bohemians (5–2), St James's Gate (1–0), and Drumcondra (4–2) to reach the 1942 final.
Dundalk had finished fourth in the League, and had just missed out on the League of Ireland Shield, finishing as runners-up. To reach the final, they had defeated non-League Distillery (2–1), Shelbourne (2–1), and Shamrock Rovers (2–1 in a replay following a 2–2 draw). They had lost their three previous appearances in FAI Cup finals.
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