1919 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship final
The 1919 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship final was the 32nd All-Ireland Final and the deciding match of the 1919 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship, an inter-county Gaelic football tournament for the top teams in Ireland.
 Kildare, champions | |||||||
| Event | 1919 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship | ||||||
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| Date | 28 September 1919 | ||||||
| Venue | Croke Park, Dublin | ||||||
| Referee | Pat Dunphy (Laois)[1] | ||||||
| Attendance | 32,000 | ||||||
Wexford were the reigning champions, having completed a first senior four-in-a-row in 1918. However, Wexford did not qualify for the 1919 final as they were knocked out in the semi-final of that year's Leinster Senior Football Championship.[2]
Kildare won an extremely one-sided final, with goals from Frank "Joyce" Conlan and Jim O'Connor.[3]
This was Galway's first appearance in an All-Ireland football final. They would not win the All-Ireland football title until 1925, having also been beaten in the final of 1922.[4]
Match details
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| 28 Sep 1919 Final |
Kildare | 2–5 – 0–1 | Galway | Croke Park, Dublin Referee: Pat Dunphy (Laois) |
      Kildare
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  Galway
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References
edit- ^ O'Connell, Cian (9 December 2016). "1916 All Ireland referees remembered".
- ^ Moran, Seán (11 September 2019). "Will time be on Dublin's side once more?". The Irish Times. Retrieved 11 September 2019.
- ^ High Ball magazine, issue #6, 1998.
- ^ Kenny, Tom (14 April 2011). "The men who first brought Sam to Galway". Galway Advertiser. Retrieved 14 April 2011.