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Goals from Gavin Whelan (whose father, Paul, captained Bohemians to the 1992 cup and whose grandfather, Ronnie, won 2 cups with St. Patrick's Athletic) and captain Declan O'Brien helped "the Drogs" to a 2-0 win over Cork City.


Billy Richardson

He played in 2 Cup Finals in 1945; losing the FAI Cup Final 1-0 to Shamrock Rovers in front of a record attendance of over 41,000 at Dalymount Park but making up for that defeat by beating Belfast Celtic 3-2 on aggregate in the Inter City Cup Final.

Mark Rooney

Despite a difficult season for him personally, Mark was part of the Drogheda United squad that won the 2005 FAI Cup after beating Cork City in the final on 4 December 2005 at Lansdowne Road.

Robbie Brunton

He spent 2 seasons at Bohs winning a runners-up medal in the FAI Cup again losing to Shelbourne before he moved to Buckley Park and Kilkenny City.

Shane McFaul

Fingal achieved promotion to the Premier Division at the end of 2009 and better was to come as Fingal and McFaul won the FAI Cup when beating Sligo Rovers 2–1 at Tallaght Stadium.

Shaun Maher

Fingal achieved promotion to the Premier Division and better was to come as Fingal and Maher won the FAI Cup when beating Sligo Rovers 2-1 at Tallaght Stadium.


see also

2001 FAI Cup Final

The 2001 FAI Cup Final was the deciding match of the 2000-01 FAI Cup, the national association football cup of Ireland.