The 1939 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship final was the 52nd All-Ireland Final and the deciding match of the 1939 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship, an inter-county Gaelic football tournament for the top teams in Ireland.
 Kerry (in Cork shirts), champions | |||||||
| Event | 1939 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship | ||||||
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| Date | 24 September 1939 | ||||||
| Venue | Croke Park, Dublin | ||||||
| Referee | J Flaherty (Offaly) | ||||||
| Attendance | 46,828 | ||||||
Match
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editKerry had to play without their captain, Seán Brosnan, who had a heavy cold.[1] Dan Spring (later TD, and father of Tánaiste Dick Spring) scored both Kerry goals. Meath rued their missed chances - they shot 11 wides.[2]
This was the fifth of five All-Ireland SFC titles won by Kerry in the 1930s.[3]
It was also the first championship meeting of Kerry and Meath.
To avoid a colour clash, Kerry wore the red and white of Dingle, county champions at the time.[4]
Details
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         Kerry
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  Meath
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Kerry =
- 1 Dan O'Keeffe
- 2 Billy Myers
- 3 Joe Keohane
- 4 Tadhg Healy
- 5 Bill Dillon
- 6 Bill Casey
- 7 Eddie Walsh
- 8 Paddy Kennedy
- 9 Jimmy O'Gorman
- 10 Murt Kelly
- 11 Tom O'Connor (c)
- 12 Johnny Walsh
- 13 Charlie O'Sullivan
- 14 Dan Spring
- 15 Tim Landers
- Subs
- 16 Tony McAuliffe
- 17 Seán Brosnan
- 18 M. McCarthy
- 19 Mick Raymond
- 20 Johnny Moriarty
- 21 Jim Bawn Fitzgerald
- 22 Martin Regan
- Trainer
- Con Brosnan
References
edit- ^ Irish Independent 1905-current, Monday, September 25, 1939.
- ^ High Ball magazine, issue #6, 1998.
- ^ "Kerry on honour roll". Irish Independent. Independent News & Media. 14 September 2009. Retrieved 14 September 2009.
- ^ "Kerry Colours", The Kerryman, 05/12/1953, 9.14