Fordsons was the first Cork team to win the FAI Cup Trophy in 1926

Plunkett Carter tells of the remarkable story of how Fordsons upset the odds in 1926 to become the first Cork team to win the FAI Cup trophy.

Fri, 27 Jan, 2017 - 00:00

It sounds more like a fairytale than a genuine slice of Irish sporting history: Did a team made up of Ford workers really win the most prestigious trophy in Irish soccer?

The answer, incredibly, is yes.

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Courts Ford Ford100 Ford 100 Place: Ulster Place: Belfast Place: Marina Place: Cork Place: Desmond’s Hotel Place: Pic du Jer Place: Mardyke Place: Victoria Cross Place: Dalymount Park, Dublin Place: Pic Du Jer stadium Place: Dublin Place: St Patrick’s Church Person: Plunkett Carter Person: Henry Ford Person: Henry Person: Harry Buckle Person: Harry Person: Gillingham Person: Alton Person: Fordsons Person: Shams Event: FAI Cup Event: Free State Cup Event: World War I Event: Inter-provincial Event: Munster Senior League Event: St Patrick’s Day Organisation: Fordsons Organisation: Cork Organisation: Ford Organisation: Irish Provisional Government Organisation: Free State government Organisation: British Forces Organisation: Football Association of Ireland Organisation: FAI Organisation: Irish Football Association Organisation: Munster Football Assocation Organisation: Henry Ford Organisation: MFA Organisation: Munster Organisation: Leinster Organisation: Fordsons FC Organisation: Clifton Organisation: League of Ireland Organisation: Shelbourne Organisation: UCC Organisation: Shamrock Rovers Organisation: Tractors’Organisation: Rovers Organisation: Jacobs Football Club

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