The 1916 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship final was the 29th All-Ireland Final and the deciding match of the 1916 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship, an inter-county Gaelic football tournament for the top teams in Ireland.
 Wexford, champions | |||||||
| Event | 1916 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship | ||||||
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| Date | 17 December 1916 | ||||||
| Venue | Croke Park, Dublin | ||||||
| Referee | Pat Dunphy (Laois)[1] | ||||||
| Attendance | 3,000 | ||||||
| Weather | cold, wintry | ||||||
The Croke Park pitch frosted over overnight, but was pronounced playable. Mayo were the first Connacht team to reach the final, but Wexford won by a wide margin. The low attendance was due to the lack of special trains under the martial law introduced after the Easter Rising.[2]
It was the second of four All-Ireland football titles won by Wexford in the 1910s.[3]
Seán O'Kennedy, whose brother Gus played at corner-forward, captained Wexford.
Match details
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        Wexford
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   Mayo
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References
edit- ^ O'Connell, Cian (9 December 2016). "1916 All Ireland referees remembered".
- ^ High Ball magazine, issue #6, 1998.
- ^ "Kerry on honour roll". Irish Independent. 14 September 2009. Retrieved 14 September 2009.