1981 League of Ireland Cup final
Event | 1980–81 League of Ireland Cup | ||||||
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First Leg | |||||||
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Date | 1 January 1981 | ||||||
Venue | Terryland Park, Galway | ||||||
Referee | Kevin O'Sullivan | ||||||
Attendance | £4,000 gate | ||||||
Second Leg | |||||||
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After extra time Dundalk won 3–2 on penalties | |||||||
Date | 8 January 1981 | ||||||
Venue | Oriel Park, Dundalk | ||||||
Referee | Paddy Mulhall | ||||||
Attendance | unreported | ||||||
The 1981 League of Ireland Cup Final was the final match of the 1980–81 League of Ireland Cup, a knock-out association football competition played annually by clubs affiliated with the League of Ireland. It was contested by Dundalk and Galway Rovers, and took place across two legs – with the first leg being played on 1 January 1981 at Terryland Park in Galway, and the second leg being played on 8 January 1981 at Oriel Park in Dundalk. Both legs finished scoreless and Dundalk subsequently won a penalty shoot-out to win the trophy for a second time.
Background
The League Cup was the first trophy of the
Galway Rovers were appearing in their first domestic final,[3] having entered the League of Ireland in 1977–78.[4]
Match
Summary
The first leg in Galway was marked by an injury to Galway goalkeeper, Tom Lally, in the 52nd minute. Galway elected to continue with the injured player in goals, and Dundalk subsequently failed to seriously challenge him, particularly as they then lost forward Mick Fairclough to injury a minute later.[5] Prior to that, Dundalk had dominated the first half and hit the post through Jerome Clarke just before half-time. But, despite the injury to Lally, they appeared happy to settle for the draw, which made them favourites going into the second leg.
The second leg in Oriel Park saw Dundalk dominate again as expected, with the Galway goalmouth being described as "resembling a very crowded
First leg details
Galway Rovers
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Dundalk
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Second leg details
Dundalk | 0–0[9] (a.e.t.) | Galway Rovers |
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Jerome Clarke Leo Flanagan Vincent McKenna Synan Braddish Paddy Dunning |
3–2 | Carl Humphries John Herrick George Quinlivan Fergus McDonnell Tom Lally |
Dundalk
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Galway Rovers
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References
- Bibliography
- Murphy, Jim (2003). The History of Dundalk F.C.: The First 100 Years. Dundalgan Press. ASIN B0042SO3R2.
- MacSweeney, Niall (1985). A Record of League of Ireland Football 1921/2 - 1984/5. Association of Football Statisticians. ASIN B008H2CBJQ.
- Graham, Alex. Football in the Republic of Ireland a Statistical Record 1921–2005. Soccer Books Limited. ISBN 1-86223-135-4.
- Citations
- ^ "FIXTURES FOR 1980-1981 LEAGUE OF IRELAND PREMIER DIVISION". www.extratime.ie. Retrieved 22 November 2019.
- ASIN B0042SO3R2.
- ^ "League Cup Final Special". Connacht Tribune. 2 January 1981. Retrieved 22 November 2019.
- ^ "Galway United FC – Club History". www.galwayunitedfc.ie. Retrieved 25 March 2016.
- ^ Faiers, David (2 January 1981). "Lally Galway Hero". Irish Independent. Retrieved 22 November 2019.
- ^ Dunne, Noel (9 January 1981). "League Cup". Irish Independent. Retrieved 22 November 2019.
- ^ Carroll, Brendan (9 January 1981). "Heartbreak for Rovers in Dundalk". Connacht Tribune. Retrieved 30 April 2019 – via Irish Newspaper Archives.
- ^ Dunne, Noel (27 April 1981). "Decisive dundalk". Irish Independent. Retrieved 23 April 2019 – via Irish Newspaper Archives.
- ^ a b "Ireland League Cup (1973-2006)". RSSSF. Retrieved 21 October 2019.