1985 FAI Cup final

1985 FAI Cup final
Event1984–85 FAI Cup
Shamrock Rovers Galway United
1 0
Date28 April 1985
VenueDalymount Park, Dublin
Attendance7,000

The 1985 FAI Cup final was the final match of the 1984–85 FAI Cup, a knockout association football competition contested annually by clubs affiliated with the Football Association of Ireland. It took place on Sunday 28 April 1985 at Dalymount Park in Dublin, and was contested by Shamrock Rovers and Galway United. Rovers won the match 1–0, winning the cup for the 22nd time and in the process winning the double.[1]

Background

Shamrock Rovers had lost the previous years' final 2–1 to UCD after a replay. For Galway United it was their first-ever time reaching the FAI Cup final[2] having only joined the League of Ireland 8 years earlier. That season, Rovers won both encounters between the sides 1–0 in the league in a season where they won the league, and Galway finished the season in 6th.

Route to the final

Shamrock Rovers Round Galway United
Opponent Score Opponent Score
Bohemians 0–0 (A) First round Avondale United 4–0 (A)
0–0 (H) Replay -
1–0 (H) 2nd Replay -
Drogheda United 3–2 (A) Quarter-finals Shelbourne 0–0 (A)
- Replay 4–1 (H)
Athlone Town 2–1 (H) Semi-finals Limerick City 2–2 (A)
- Replay 1–0 (H)
Note: In all results above, the score of the finalist is given first (H: home; A: away).

Match

Details

Shamrock Rovers1–0[3]Galway United
Noel Larkin 57'
Attendance: 7,000
GK Jody Byrne
DF Jacko McDonagh
DF Kevin Brady
DF Dermot Keely
DF Mick Neville
DF John Coady
MF Noel King
MF Liam O'Brien
MF Pat Byrne
FW Mick Byrne
FW Noel Larkin
Manager:
Jim McLaughlin
GK Tom Lally
DF Brian Gardiner
DF Denis Bonner
DF Jimmy Nolan
DF Kevin Cassidy
DF Eamonn Deacy
MF Gerry Daly
MF John Mannion
MF Martin McDonnell
FW Paul Murphy
FW Johnny Glynn  76'
Substitutes:
MF Noel Mernagh  76'
Managers:
Tony Mannion & Tom Lally[a]
  1. ^ Lally was a player-manager

Aftermath

The winner of this match would receive a spot in the European Cup Winners' Cup, however Rovers qualified for the European Cup as a result of winning the league. As a result of this, the Cup Winners' Cup spot was given to the losing finalists, Galway United.

Shamrock Rovers would go on to win the cup again in 1986[4] and 1987.[5] The same final would take place between Galway United and Shamrock Rovers in 1991 at Lansdowne Road, on that occasion Galway came out as 1–0 winners.[6]

See also

References

  1. ^ "Shamrock Rovers secure league and cup double - a look back 35 years to the 1985 FAI Cup final". extratime.ie. Retrieved 23 March 2026.
  2. ^ "HISTORY OF GALWAY UNITED - Founding to Start of League Success". galwayunitedfc.ie. Retrieved 13 March 2026.
  3. ^ "Ireland FAI Cup (1921-1994)". RSSSF. Retrieved 13 March 2026.
  4. ^ "Shamrock Rovers 2 - 0 Waterford - Report". extratime.ie. Retrieved 23 March 2026.
  5. ^ "Shamrock Rovers 3 - 0 Dundalk - Report". extratime.ie. Retrieved 23 March 2026.
  6. ^ "On This Day in the LOI May 12". Retrieved 23 March 2026.
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