1959 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship final
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| Event | 1959 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship | ||||||
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| Date | 27 September 1959 | ||||||
| Venue | Croke Park, Dublin | ||||||
| Referee | John Dowling (Offaly) | ||||||
| Attendance | 85,897 | ||||||
The 1959 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship final was the 72nd All-Ireland Final and the deciding match of the 1959 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship, an inter-county Gaelic football tournament for the top teams in Ireland.
Match
[edit]Summary
[edit]Kerry won easily with goals by Dan McAuliffe (2) and Garry McMahon.[1]
It was the third of three All-Ireland football titles won by Kerry in the 1950s.[2]
Galway were beaten by Kerry.[3]
Details
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         Kerry
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  Galway
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Kerry =
- 1 J. Culloty
- 2 J. O'Shea
- 3 N. Sheehy
- 4 T. Lyons
- 5 Seán Murphy
- 6 K. Coffey
- 7 M. O'Dwyer
- 8 Mick O'Connell (c)
- 9 Séamus Murphy
- 10 D. McAuliffe
- 11 T. Long
- 12 P. Sheehy
- 13 D. Geaney
- 14 John Dowling
- 15 T. Lyne
- Subs used
- Jack Dowling for T. Lyons
- Moss O'Connell for Mick O'Connell
- G. McMahon for D. Geaney
Galway =
- 1 J. Farrell
- 2 J. Kissane
- 3 S. Meade
- 4 M. Greally
- 5 M. Garrett
- 6 J. Mahon
- 7 S. Colleran
- 8 F. Evers
- 9 M. McDonagh
- 10 J. Young
- 11 S. Purcell (c)
- 12 M. McDonagh
- 13 M. Laide
- 14 F. Stockwell
- 15 J. Nallen
References
[edit]- ^ High Ball magazine, issue #6, 1998.
- ^ "Kerry on honour roll". Irish Independent. Independent News & Media. 14 September 2009. Retrieved 14 September 2009.
- ^ Kenny, Tom (14 April 2011). "The men who first brought Sam to Galway". Galway Advertiser. Retrieved 14 April 2011.
In 1959, Kerry beat them 3 – 7 to 1 – 4, and in 1963 that Simon Behan goal for Dublin beat us, the score 1 – 9 to 0 – 10.