LFA President's Cup
Organising body | Leinster Football Association |
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Founded | 1930 |
Region | Leinster |
Most successful club(s) | Shamrock Rovers (21) |
The LFA President's Cup was an association football
History
Early years
The LFA President's Cup was originally introduced as fundraiser to help cover the costs of the LFA's new headquarters at Parnell Square. The top four placed LFA affiliated clubs from the 1929–30 League of Ireland season took part in two semi-finals. Shelbourne defeated Brideville 1–0 at Harold's Cross Stadium in the first game on Sunday, 4 May 1930. Three days later the 1929–30 FAI Cup winners Shamrock Rovers defeated the league champions, Bohemians 2–0 at Dalymount Park. In the inaugural final on 23 May, Rovers and Shelbourne drew 1–1 at Shelbourne Park. For some reason the final was never replayed. In the 1930–31 final Dundalk beat Rovers 7–3. This became the competitions highest scoring final. Rovers won the cup for the first time outright in 1932–33. They would go on to become the competition's most successful club, winning it on twenty one occasions. They were also runners-up on a further ten occasions. The 1941–42 competition took nearly an entire year to compete despite a single tie format been used. Shamrock Rovers and Drumcondra drew in August 1941, drew in the replay in April 1942 before Rovers, in Bob Fullam's first competitive match in charge, won the second replay in August 1942.[1]
Format
The most common format used throughout LFA President's Cup history saw the top placed LFA affiliated club from the
Super Cup
When the LFA President's Cup was first established in 1929–30 every previous
List of finals
League of Ireland champions v FAI Cup winners. League champions in bold
More than two teams competed in the cup
- Notes
- ^ Final not replayed.
- ^ Shelbourne were the League of Ireland champions but did not take part
- ^ Ten teams were supposed to participate in 1931–32 but the competition was abandoned after only three games played.
- ^ Eight teams competed in 1932–33 tournament. By coincidence the League of Ireland champions and the FAI Cup winners both reached final.
- ^ Shelbourne were the League of Ireland champions but did not take part
- ^ Final not replayed.
- ^ Four teams played in the competition. However Dundalk, the 1966–67 League of Ireland champions and Shamrock Rovers, the 1966–67 FAI Cup winners did not participate.
- ^ Final played over were two legs. Dundalk won 4–1 on aggregate.
- ^ Final played over were two legs. Dundalk won 4–3 on aggregate.
- ^ Final played over were two legs. Bohemians won on away goals.
- ^ Final played over were two legs. Athlone Town won 5–1 on aggregate.
- ^ After extra time.
- ^ No extra time was played because of heavy rain. Shamrock Rovers won 3–1 on penalties.
- ^ After extra-time, St Patrick's Athletic won 5–4 on penalties.
- ^ Final not played. The two finalists, Dundalk and Shamrock Rovers, could not agree on a date.
- ^ After extra-time, Bohemians won 4–2 on penalties.
- ^ After extra time.
- ^ No extra-time played, St Patrick's Athletic won 6–5 on penalties.
- ^ Bohemians won 4–1 on penalties.
- ^ Bohemians won 4–3 on penalties.
List of winners by club
Club | Titles | Seasons |
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Shamrock Rovers | 21
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1929–30, 1932–33, 1940–41, 1941–42, 1943–44, 1944–45, 1945–46, 1948–49, 1954–55, 1956–57, 1957–58, 1959–60, 1962–63, 1968–69, 1969–70, 1970–71, 1972–73, 1984–85, 1985–86, 1986–87, 1987–88 (Note 1) |
Bohemians | 13
|
1965–66, 1967–68, 1974–75, 1975–76, 1976–77, 1977–78, 1978–79, 1982–83, 1992–93, 1994–95, 1997–98, 2000–01, 2001–02 |
Dundalk | 9
|
1930–31, 1951–52, 1963–64, 1964–65, 1979–80, 1980–81, 1981–82, 1988–89, 1989–90 |
Shelbourne | 8
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1929–30, 1939–40, 1947–48, 1960–61, 1993–94, 1995–96, 1998–99, 2002–03 (Note 1) (Note 2) |
Drumcondra | 7
|
1946–47, 1947–48, 1949–50, 1950–51, 1958–59, 1961–62, 1966–67 (Note 2) |
St Patrick's Athletic | 6
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1952–53, 1953–54, 1955–56, 1971–72, 1990–91, 1996–97 |
Athlone Town | 1
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1983–84 |
Waterford
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1
|
1973–74 |
- Notes
- ^1 Shamrock Rovers and Shelbourne shared the 1929–30 title.
- ^2 Drumcondra and Shelbourne shared the 1947–48 title.
See also
References
- ^ a b c d e "LFA President's Cup". leagueofirelandhistory.wordpress.com. 2 March 2014. Retrieved 5 October 2016.
- ^ a b c "President's Format". foot.ie. 27 August 2013. Retrieved 6 October 2016.
- ^ "St Patrick's Ath: 0, Shelbourne: 0". The Irish Times. 9 September 1996. Retrieved 6 October 2016.
- ^ a b "St Patrick's Athletic – Honours". stpatsfc.com. Retrieved 6 October 2016.
- ^ a b "Dundalk – Honours". dundalkfootballclub.com. Retrieved 6 October 2016.
- ^ ISBN 0-7171-2121-6.
- ^ a b "Roll of Honour". shamrockrovers.ie. 26 January 2009. Archived from the original on 12 September 2016. Retrieved 7 October 2016.
- ^ "Stat Attack v Bohs". shamrockrovers.ie. 21 March 2014. Retrieved 7 October 2016.