1932–33 Dundalk F.C. season
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| season = 1932–33
| manager = Steve Wright
| league = League of Ireland
| league result = 1st (champions)
| cup1 = FAI Cup
| cup1 result = First round
| cup2 = League of Ireland Shield
| cup2 result = Runners-up
| cup5 = Leinster Senior Cup
| cup5 result = Second round
| league topscorer =
John Smith (14)
| season topscorer =
John Smith (29)
| highest attendance =
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Dundalk entered the 1932–33 season on the back of a fourth-place finish in the League and a fifth-place finish in the Shield the previous season. 1932–33 was manager Steve Wright's third season at the club, and was Dundalk's 7th consecutive season in the top tier of Irish football. Home matches were played at the Dundalk Athletic Grounds (a facility near the town centre shared by several sporting codes).
Season summary
After Dundalk had finished as runners-up in both league and FAI Cup in 1930–31, the club's management committee had invested heavily in the side for the following season. The club had also been converted to a membership-based limited company – "Dundalk A.F.C. Limited" – on 25 January 1932.{{Cite news |url=https://archive.irishnewsarchive.com/Olive/APA/INA/SharedView.Article.aspx?href=EHD%2F1932%2F02%2F03&id=Ar00312&sk=5E372454 |title=New Limited Companies|work=Evening Herald |date=2 February 1932 |access-date=25 May 2019 |via=Irish Newspaper Archives}}{{cite book |last=Murphy|first=Jim|date=2003 |title=History of Dundalk FC – the First 100 Years |location=Dundalk |publisher=Jim Murphy |page=240}} They won their first trophy as a senior club in 1931, the LFA President's Cup,{{cite news |title=Big Shock for Rovers |url=https://archive.irishnewsarchive.com/Olive/APA/INA/SharedView.Article.aspx?href=IPR%2F1931%2F09%2F10&id=Ar00921&sk=6D8ED4DA |accessdate=10 December 2019 |work=Irish Press |date=10 September 1931}} and had looked like landing the league title, until an end of season slump saw them slip to fourth place. That, and a first round FAI Cup exit, had contributed to a poor financial position by the end of the 1931–32 season, and the team had been broken up. There was little expectation of success for 1932–33.{{cite book |last1=Murphy |first1=Jim |title=A Dundalk FC Miscellany |date=2013 |publisher=Self-published |location=Ireland |page=72}}
The 1932–33 season would be the last in which the league programme was played before the Shield. As the number of teams in the League had been reduced to ten, both league and Shield competitions were played on an 18-match, double round-robin basis. The league schedule got under way on 21 August 1932, and Dundalk were top after three matches. They opened up a three-point lead after the fifth match, in large part due to a solid defence that had conceded only two goals to that point.{{cite news |title=Dundalk Unbeaten |url=https://archive.irishnewsarchive.com/Olive/APA/INA/SharedView.Article.aspx?href=IPR%2F1932%2F09%2F19&id=Ar00826&sk=09918743 |accessdate=10 December 2019 |work=Irish Press |date=19 September 1932}} They continued to lead from the front and, despite dropping three points with the title in sight, they won it with a game to spare by defeating Bohemians in Dalymount Park.{{Cite news |url=https://archive.irishnewsarchive.com/Olive/APA/INA/SharedView.Article.aspx?href=SIN%2F1932%2F12%2F11&id=Ar01402&sk=58E5341D |title=Dundalk Win Championship at Dalymount Park |work=Sunday Independent |date=11 December 1932 |access-date=22 April 2019 |via=Irish Newspaper Archives}} Their final match at home to St James's Gate the following week was delayed while the Gate players lined up to congratulate Dundalk captain, Gerry McCourt, in front of a cheering crowd.{{cite news |title=Cheers for the Champions |url=https://archive.irishnewsarchive.com/Olive/APA/INA/SharedView.Article.aspx?href=IND%2F1932%2F12%2F19&id=Ar01317&sk=18CB6EAF |accessdate=10 December 2019 |work=Irish Independent |date=19 December 1932}} In becoming Champions, Dundalk were the first team from outside Dublin or Belfast to win a league title in Ireland since the inception of the Irish League in 1890. The season also saw their first league victories over Shelbourne and Bohemians – Dublin's two original Irish League clubs. Shelbourne got a measure of revenge, however, by defeating Dundalk in a second round replay in the Leinster Senior Cup.{{cite news |last1=Socaro |title=Shels Rout Dundalk in Rousing Game |url=https://archive.irishnewsarchive.com/Olive/APA/INA/SharedView.Article.aspx?href=IPR%2F1932%2F10%2F06&id=Ar00803&sk=1231E8AA |accessdate=10 December 2019 |work=Irish Press |date=6 October 1932}}
Christmas and New Year saw a defeat in the opening Shield match and an exit in the first round of the FAI Cup to Dolphin after a replay.{{cite news |title=Dolphin 2; Dundalk 1 |url=https://archive.irishnewsarchive.com/Olive/APA/INA/SharedView.Article.aspx?href=IND%2F1933%2F01%2F05&id=Ar01305&sk=14A28E40 |accessdate=10 December 2019 |work=Irish Independent |date=5 January 1933}} They got back in their stride, however, to reel off seven straight wins, and were still top of the Shield table after 12 matches.{{cite news |title=Shield Table to Date |url=https://archive.irishnewsarchive.com/Olive/APA/INA/SharedView.Article.aspx?href=IPR%2F1933%2F04%2F03&id=Ar00905&sk=BAA15D1E |accessdate=10 December 2019 |work=Irish Press |date=3 April 1933}} Their Shield challenge blew up subsequently, with three straight defeats. They won their final three matches, but it was not enough, and they finished two points behind Shamrock Rovers – points dropped to the bottom two sides (Bray Unknowns and Cork Bohemians) ultimately costing them. Having just missed out on a League and Shield Double, Dundalk would not win the league again until 1962–63, while they would not win the Shield until 1966–67.{{cite news |title=Rovers Win Shield |url=https://archive.irishnewsarchive.com/Olive/APA/INA/SharedView.Article.aspx?href=IPR%2F1933%2F05%2F01&id=Ar01015&sk=FA56C8C5 |accessdate=10 December 2019 |work=Irish Press |date=1 May 1933}}
=First-Team Squad (1932–33)=
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! scope="col" style="width:12%;"|Name ! scope="col" style="width:7%;"|Years ! scope="col" style="width:7%;"|League ! scope="col" style="width:7%;"|FAI Cup ! scope="col" style="width:7%;"|League of Ireland Shield ! scope="col" style="width:7%;"|Leinster Senior Cup ! scope="col" style="width:7%;"|Total ! scope="col" style="width:7%;"|Goals |
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! scope="row"|{{Flagicon|WAL}} Ben Lewis | 1931–1934 | 18 | 2 | 18 | 3 | 41 | 0 |
2
! scope="row"|{{Flagicon|NIR}} Gordon McDiarmuid | 1926–1933 | 18 | 2 | 17 | 3 | 40 | 3 |
3
! scope="row"|{{Flagicon|SCO}} Davy Nelson | 1932–1933 | 12 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 18 | 0 |
4
! scope="row"|{{Flagicon|NIR}} Sam Patton | 1928–1934 | 17 | 2 | 17 | 3 | 39 | 13 |
5
! scope="row"|{{Flagicon|ENG}} Henry Hurst | 1930–1941 | 18 | 2 | 16 | 3 | 39 | 2 |
6
! scope="row"|{{Flagicon|SCO}} Barney Duffy | 1932–1933 | 11 | 2 | 17 | 0 | 30 | 1 |
7
! scope="row"|{{Flagicon|NIR}} Eddie Carroll | 1927–1936 | 18 | 2 | 18 | 3 | 41 | 13 |
8
! scope="row"|{{Flagicon|NIR}} James Mitchell | 1932–1933 | 18 | 2 | 18 | 3 | 41 | 6 |
9
! scope="row"|{{Flagicon|NIR}} Gerry McCourt | 1930–1940 | 18 | 2 | 17 | 3 | 40 | 13 |
10
! scope="row"|{{Flagicon|SCO}} Michael Burke | 1932–1934 | 12 | 1 | 16 | 0 | 29 | 15 |
11
! scope="row"|{{Flagicon|IRE}} John Smith | 1931–1933 | 18 | 2 | 18 | 3 | 41 | 29 |
12
! scope="row"|{{Flagicon|IRE}} Paddy Clarke | 1932–1934 | 6 | 2 | 15 | 0 | 23 | 0 |
13
! scope="row"|{{Flagicon|NIR}} Richard Johnstone | 1930–1933 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 15 | 1 |
14
! scope="row"|{{Flagicon|IRE}} Jack McMahon | 1932–1933 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 3 |
Competitions
=Leinster Senior Cup=
;First Round
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;Second Round
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|date = 19 September 1932
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;Second Round Replay
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|date = 5 October 1932
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=League=
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|round = Round 1
|date = 21 August 1932
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|round = Round 2
|date = 28 August 1932
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|round = Round 3
|date = 4 September 1932
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|round = Round 4
|date = 11 September 1932
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|round = Round 5
|date = 17 September 1932
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|round = Round 6
|date = 25 September 1932
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|team2 = Shamrock Rovers
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|round = Round 7
|date = 2 October 1932
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|score = 0–1
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|round = Round 8
|date = 9 October 1932
|time =
|team1 = Dundalk
|score = 4–2
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|round = Round 9
|date = 15 October 1932
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|team2 = Dundalk
|score = 2–3
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|round = Round 10
|date = 22 October 1932
|time =
|team1 = Dundalk
|score = 2–1
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|round = Round 11
|date = 30 October 1932
|time =
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|score = 5–2
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|round = Round 12
|date = 5 November 1932
|time =
|team2 = Dundalk
|score = 2–2
|report =
|team1 = Shelbourne
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|round = Round 13
|date = 13 November 1932
|time =
|team1 = Dundalk
|score = 2–1
|report =
|team2 = Drumcondra
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|round = Round 14
|date = 20 November 1932
|time =
|team1 = Cork
|score = 2–5
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|round = Round 15
|date = 27 November 1932
|time =
|team1 = Shamrock Rovers
|score = 2–1
|report =
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|result = L
}}
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|round = Round 16
|date = 4 December 1932
|time =
|team1 = Dundalk
|score = 1–1
|report =
|team2 = Cork Bohemians
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|result = D
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|round = Round 17
|date = 10 December 1932
|time =
|team2 = Dundalk
|score = 0–4
|report =
|team1 = Bohemians
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|result = W
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{{football box collapsible
|round = Round 18
|date = 18 December 1932
|time =
|team1 = Dundalk
|score = 4–2
|report =
|team2 = St James's Gate
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|result = W
}}
==League table==
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|res_col_header=QR
|teamwidth=auto
|winpoints=2
|team1=DUN|name_DUN=Dundalk
|team2=SHM|name_SHM=Shamrock Rovers
|team3=SHE|name_SHE=Shelbourne
|team4=CFC|name_CFC=Cork
|team5=BRY|name_BRY=Bray Unknowns
|team6=STG|name_STG=St James's Gate
|team7=CBO|name_CBO=Cork Bohemians
|team8=DOL|name_DOL=Dolphin
|team9=BOH|name_BOH=Bohemians
|team10=DRU|name_DRU=Drumcondra
|win_DUN=13|draw_DUN=3|loss_DUN=2|gf_DUN=44|ga_DUN=21
|win_SHM=11|draw_SHM=2|loss_SHM=5|gf_SHM=48|ga_SHM=32
|win_SHE=10|draw_SHE=3|loss_SHE=5|gf_SHE=45|ga_SHE=26
|win_CFC=10|draw_CFC=1|loss_CFC=7|gf_CFC=35|ga_CFC=35
|win_BRY=6|draw_BRY=7|loss_BRY=5|gf_BRY=29|ga_BRY=29
|win_STG=8|draw_STG=1|loss_STG=9|gf_STG=39|ga_STG=41
|win_CBO=4|draw_CBO=6|loss_CBO=8|gf_CBO=30|ga_CBO=38
|win_DOL=5|draw_DOL=4|loss_DOL=9|gf_DOL=28|ga_DOL=39
|win_BOH=4|draw_BOH=5|loss_BOH=9|gf_BOH=24|ga_BOH=40
|win_DRU=1|draw_DRU=4|loss_DRU=13|gf_DRU=22|ga_DRU=43
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=FAI Cup=
;First Round
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| date= 1 January 1933
| time=
| team2= Dolphin
| score= 1–1
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|location = Dundalk
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;First Round Replay
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=Shield=
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|round = Round 1
|date = 27 December 1932
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|team1 = Dundalk
|score = 2–4
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|result = L
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|round = Round 2
|date = 8 January 1933
|time =
|team1 = Cork
|score = 1–2
|report =
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|round = Round 3
|date = 15 January 1933
|time =
|team1 = Dundalk
|score = 3–2
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|round = Round 4
|date = 22 January 1933
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|team1 = Dundalk
|score = 6–0
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|round = Round 5
|date = 29 January 1933
|time =
|team1 = Dundalk
|score = 4–1
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|round = Round 6
|date = 5 February 1933
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|team2 = Dundalk
|score = 0–2
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|round = Round 7
|date = 12 February 1933
|time =
|team1 = Dundalk
|score = 3–2
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|round = Round 8
|date = 19 February 1933
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|team2 = Dundalk
|score = 1–4
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|round = Round 9
|date = 19 February 1933
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|team2 = Dundalk
|score = 4–2
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|result = L
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|round = Round 10
|date = 11 March 1933
|time =
|team2 = Cork
|score = 2–1
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|round = Round 11
|date = 19 March 1933
|time =
|team2 = Dundalk
|score = 1–1
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|round = Round 12
|date = 2 April 1933
|time =
|team2 = Shamrock Rovers
|score = 1–0
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|round = Round 13
|date = 5 April 1933
|time =
|team1 = Shamrock Rovers
|score = 5–3
|report =
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|result = L
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|round = Round 14
|date = 9 April 1933
|time =
|team2 = Dundalk
|score = 1–0
|report =
|team1 = Bray Unknowns
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|result = L
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|round = Round 15
|date = 21 April 1933
|time =
|team2 = Dundalk
|score = 4–2
|report =
|team1 = Bohemians
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|goals2 =
|stadium =
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|referee =
|result = L
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{{football box collapsible
|round = Round 16
|date = 23 April 1933
|time =
|team2 = Dundalk
|score = 2–4
|report =
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|attendance =
|referee =
|result = W
}}
{{football box collapsible
|round = Round 17
|date = 26 April 1933
|time =
|team1 = Dundalk
|score = 4–1
|report =
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|result = W
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{{football box collapsible
|round = Round 18
|date = 30 April 1933
|time =
|team1 = Dundalk
|score = 2–0
|report =
|team2 = Drumcondra
|goals1 =
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|stadium =
|attendance =
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|result = W
}}
==Shield table==
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|teamwidth=auto
|winpoints=2
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|team1=SHM|name_SHM=Shamrock Rovers
|team3=SHE|name_SHE=Shelbourne
|team5=CFC|name_CFC=Cork
|team9=BRY|name_BRY=Bray Unknowns
|team7=STG|name_STG=St James's Gate
|team10=CBO|name_CBO=Cork Bohemians
|team8=DOL|name_DOL=Dolphin
|team6=BOH|name_BOH=Bohemians
|team4=DRU|name_DRU=Drumcondra
|win_DUN=12|draw_DUN=1|loss_DUN=5|gf_DUN=47|ga_DUN=30
|win_SHM=13|draw_SHM=1|loss_SHM=4|gf_SHM=42|ga_SHM=21
|win_SHE=10|draw_SHE=1|loss_SHE=6|gf_SHE=39|ga_SHE=21
|win_CFC=8|draw_CFC=2|loss_CFC=7|gf_CFC=27|ga_CFC=34
|win_BRY=6|draw_BRY=1|loss_BRY=11|gf_BRY=23|ga_BRY=34
|win_STG=6|draw_STG=2|loss_STG=8|gf_STG=19|ga_STG=25
|win_CBO=1|draw_CBO=1|loss_CBO=14|gf_CBO=18|ga_CBO=61
|win_DOL=6|draw_DOL=1|loss_DOL=9|gf_DOL=26|ga_DOL=27
|win_BOH=6|draw_BOH=3|loss_BOH=8|gf_BOH=41|ga_BOH=40
|win_DRU=10|draw_DRU=1|loss_DRU=6|gf_DRU=40|ga_DRU=29
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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 |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}}
- {{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 |last1=Ryan |first1=Sean |last2=Dunne |first2=Noel|title=The Bass Book of Irish Soccer |date=24 October 1975 |publisher=Mercier Press |isbn=9780853424505}}
;Citations
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