On This Day in the LOI - April 9 April 9, 1927: Drumcondra (then a Leinster Senior League club) won the FAI Cup when they defeated Brideville by 1-0 (a.e.t.) in a replay match at Shelbourne Park. The winning goal was scored by Johnny Murray in the 1
On This Day in the LOI - April 9
April 9, 1927: Drumcondra (then a Leinster Senior League club) won the FAI Cup when they defeated Brideville by 1-0 (a.e.t.) in a replay match at Shelbourne Park. The winning goal was scored by Johnny Murray in the 105th minute. The original tie ended as a 1-1 draw at Dalymount Park on St. Patrick’s Day. Drumcondra are one of only two non-League clubs to win the FAI Cup (Alton United from Belfast in 1923) and they achieved a unique double that season as they were the inaugural Intermediate Cup winners.
April 9, 1964: Shamrock Rovers clinched the League title with a 3-1 victory over Dundalk at Dalymount Park. Dundalk took an early second-half lead through Jimmy Hasty but Rovers struck back with an equaliser from Johnny Fullam followed by two goals from Paddy Ambrose. Fullam had played in the international match against Spain the previous night also at Dalymount Park.
On This Day in Irish Football - April 9
April 9, 1961: Mick Kennedy was born in Salford on this day. The midfielder started his career at Halifax Town and went on to play for Huddersfield Town, Middlesbrough, Portsmouth, Bradford City, Leicester City, Luton Town, Stoke City, Chesterfield and Wigan Athletic. His international career started with the Republic of Ireland U-21s where he earned four caps. He made two senior appearances under Jack Charlton in 1986 in the Iceland Triangular Tournament in April 1986 against the hosts and Czechoslovakia. He resided in Kilmaley, Co. Clare (where his parents hailed from) since the late 1990s and was actively involved in junior and schoolboy coaching circles until his untimely death on 9th February 2019 at the age of 57 years.
