{{Short description|Football match between Dundalk and Waterford}} {{Use dmy dates|date=November 2021}} {{Use Hiberno-English|date=November 2021}} {{Infobox football match | title = 1979 FAI Cup final | event = 1978–79 FAI Cup | image = 1979 FAI Cup Final Official Programme Cover.png | team1 = [[Dundalk F.C.|Dundalk]] | team1score = 2 | team2 = [[Waterford F.C.|Waterford]] | team2score = 0 | date = 22 April 1979 | stadium = [[Dalymount Park]] | city = [[Dublin]] | goals 1= | goals 2= | manofthematch = | referee = Paddy Daly | attendance = 14,000 | previous = 1978 | next = 1980 }}
The '''1979 FAI Cup final''' was the final match of the 1978–79 [[FAI Cup]], a knock-out [[association football]] competition contested annually by clubs affiliated with the [[Football Association of Ireland]]. It took place on Sunday 22 April 1979 at [[Dalymount Park]] in [[Dublin]], and was contested by [[Dundalk F.C.|Dundalk]] and [[Waterford F.C.|Waterford]]. [[Mitre Sports International|Mitre]] sponsored the campaign. Dundalk won the match 2–0 to win the cup for the sixth time, and, in so doing, won their first League and Cup [[Double (association football)|Double]].
==Background== Dundalk had already been confirmed [[League of Ireland]] Champions for [[1978–79 League of Ireland|1978–79]], and they were chasing their first League and Cup [[Double (association football)|Double]]. The two sides' two previous meetings that season had been in the [[League of Ireland|League]], with Waterford winning both matches. The second of these was in [[Oriel Park]], the night Dundalk had received the league trophy.<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://archive.irishnewsarchive.com/Olive/APA/INA/SharedView.Article.aspx?href=IPR%2F1979%2F04%2F11&id=Ar01601&sk=08D3FF41 |title='Blues' Ruin The Champs Big Night |first=Mel |last=Moffat |work=[[The Irish Press]] |date=11 April 1979 |access-date=23 April 2019 |via=Irish Newspaper Archives}}</ref> Dundalk had won the cup in [[1977 FAI Cup Final|1977]].<ref>{{cite book |first1=Jim |last1=Murphy |title=The History of Dundalk F.C.: The First 100 Years |publisher=Dundalgan Press |year=2003 |page=295 |asin=B0042SO3R2}}</ref> To reach the final they defeated [[St Patrick's Athletic F.C.|St Patrick's Athletic]] (1–0), [[Finn Harps F.C.|Finn Harps]] (2–0), and [[Albert Rovers F.C.|Cork Alberts]] (2–1).<ref>{{cite book |first1=Jim |last1=Murphy |title=The History of Dundalk F.C.: The First 100 Years |publisher=Dundalgan Press |year=2003 |page=303 |asin=B0042SO3R2}}</ref>
Waterford had finished fourth in the League, three points behind Dundalk. They had not won the cup since their first victory in 1937 and had been defeated in their four previous appearances in the final, two of which had seen them miss out on League and Cup Doubles of their own, during a dominant period when they had won six league titles in eight seasons between 1964 and 1973.<ref>{{cite book |last1=MacSweeney |first1=Niall |title=A Record of League of Ireland Football 1921/2 - 1984/5|publisher=Association of Football Statisticians |year=1985 |asin=B008H2CBJQ}}</ref> They overcame [[Bohemian F.C.|Bohemians]] (1–0 in a second replay following two 1–1 draws), [[Galway United F.C.|Galway Rovers]] (1–0), and [[Shamrock Rovers F.C.|Shamrock Rovers]] (2–1).<ref name="star">{{cite news |title=Way to the Final |url=https://archive.irishnewsarchive.com/Olive/APA/INA/SharedView.Article.aspx?href=WNS%2F1979%2F04%2F20&id=Ar01135&sk=9A197B30 |accessdate=18 December 2019 |work=Waterford News and Star |date=20 April 1979}}</ref>
The match was not broadcast live. Highlights were shown that evening on the [[RTÉ]] show ''Sports Scene''.
==Match== ===Summary=== Dundalk went into the match as most pundits' tip to win.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Martin |first1=Seamus |title=Dundalk to win a cracking game |url=https://archive.irishnewsarchive.com/Olive/APA/INA/SharedView.Article.aspx?href=SIN%2F1979%2F04%2F22&id=Ar02703&sk=F6440E60 |accessdate=18 December 2019 |work=Sunday Independent |date=22 April 1979}}</ref> However, Waterford were confident given the manner in which they had dispatched Shamrock Rovers in the semi-final and defeated Dundalk in the League.<ref>{{cite news |last1=L.P.D. |title=Stage set for an epic final |url=https://archive.irishnewsarchive.com/Olive/APA/INA/SharedView.Article.aspx?href=WNS%2F1979%2F04%2F20&id=Ar01003&sk=2889D86E |accessdate=18 December 2019 |work=Waterford News and Star |date=20 April 1979}}</ref> But Dundalk shocked their opponents by taking the lead after four minutes. There was controversy about the build up, as the linesman had flagged Hilary Carlyle as being offside, but was overruled by referee Daly. Carlyle crossed to Sean Byrne, who slipped as he lined up a left-foot, near post shot only to see the ball fly across the goal and into the net at the far post. Thereafter Dundalk attempted to play on the break and fashioned the better chances despite Waterford having more possession. [[Richard Blackmore (footballer)|Richie Blackmore]] was still required to make a number of good saves, including one from a Sid Wallace shot that seemed destined for the net. As the clock reached the 90 minute mark, Carlyle picked up a pass out of defence from Tommy McConville, shrugged off Waterford's player-manager, Tommy Jackson, and fired home to seal the victory,<ref>{{cite news |last1=Dunne |first1=Noel |title=FAI Cup Final Verdict |url=https://archive.irishnewsarchive.com/Olive/APA/INA/SharedView.Article.aspx?href=IND%2F1979%2F04%2F23&id=Ar00809&sk=37E3AB09 |accessdate=29 October 2019 |work=[[Irish Independent]] |date=23 April 1979}}</ref> and the club's first Double.<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://archive.irishnewsarchive.com/Olive/APA/INA/SharedView.Article.aspx?href=IPR%2F1979%2F04%2F23&id=Ar01605&sk=009324AC |title=Dundalk Double |first=Mel |last=Moffat |work=[[The Irish Press]] |date=23 April 1979 |access-date=23 April 2019 |via=Irish Newspaper Archives}}</ref> In the aftermath Jackson refused to complain about the referee, noting instead that his side had not responded well to going behind. Dundalk manager Jim McLaughlin said that Richie Blackmore's save from Sid Wallace convinced him that Dundalk were going to win.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Moffatt |first1=Mel |title=What They Said... |url=https://archive.irishnewsarchive.com/Olive/APA/INA/SharedView.Article.aspx?href=IPR%2F1979%2F04%2F23&id=Ar01607&sk=8C74D99F |accessdate=18 December 2019 |work=[[Irish Press]] |date=23 April 1979}}</ref>
===Details=== {{Football box |date=22 April 1979 |time=15:30 |team1=[[Dundalk F.C.|Dundalk]] |score=2–0<ref>{{cite web |title=Ireland FAI Cup (1921-1994) |url=https://www.rsssf.org/tablesi/iercuphistfull.html |website=[[RSSSF]] |access-date=21 October 2019}}</ref> |report=[https://archive.irishnewsarchive.com/Olive/APA/INA/SharedView.Article.aspx?href=IND%2F1979%2F04%2F23&id=Ar00809&sk=37E3AB09 Report] |team2=[[Waterford F.C.|Waterford]] |goals1=Sean Byrne {{goal|4}}<br />Hilary Carlyle {{goal|90 + 1}} |goals2= |stadium=[[Dalymount Park]], [[Dublin]] |attendance=14,000<ref>{{cite news |title=Soccer Facts |url=https://archive.irishnewsarchive.com/Olive/APA/INA/SharedView.Article.aspx?href=IND%2F1979%2F04%2F23&id=Ar00821&sk=01C25F16 |accessdate=29 October 2019 |work=[[Irish Independent]] |date=23 April 1979}}</ref> |referee=Paddy Daly }}
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==References== ;Bibliography *{{cite book |first1=Jim |last1=Murphy |title=The History of Dundalk F.C.: The First 100 Years |publisher=Dundalgan Press |year=2003 |asin=B0042SO3R2}} *{{cite book |last1=MacSweeney |first1=Niall |title=A Record of League of Ireland Football 1921/2 - 1984/5|publisher=Association of Football Statisticians |year=1985 |asin=B008H2CBJQ}} *{{cite book |last=Graham|first=Alex|title=Football in the Republic of Ireland a Statistical Record 1921–2005|publisher=Soccer Books Limited|isbn=1-86223-135-4}} ;Citations {{reflist}}
==External links== *[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uVsDkLkiX6U RTE's evening news report on YouTube]
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