 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 | ||||||
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.
Background
This was Galway's first appearance in an All-Ireland SFC final.[2]
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.[3]
Match
This year's final was played on 28 September.[4]
Summary
Kildare won an extremely one-sided final, with goals from Frank "Joyce" Conlan and Jim O'Connor.[5]
Details
| 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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Kildare
- 1 Larry Cribbin
- 2 Jim Conlon
- 3 James Moran
- 4 Tom Goulding
- 5 Mick Buckley
- 6 Joe O'Connor
- 7 Paul Doyle
- 8 Mick Sammon
- 9 Larry Stanley (c)
- 10 George Magan
- 11 Jim Stanley
- 12 Chris Flynn
- 13 Bernie McGlade
- 14 James O'Connor
- 15 Frank Conlan
Legacy
Galway would not win the All-Ireland SFC title until 1925, having also been beaten in the final of 1922.[2]
Kildare would not return to the All-Ireland SFC final until 1926.[6]
References
- ^ O'Connell, Cian (9 December 2016). "1916 All Ireland referees remembered".
- ^ a b Kenny, Tom (14 April 2011). "The men who first brought Sam to Galway". Galway Advertiser. Retrieved 14 April 2011.
- ^ Moran, Seán (11 September 2019). "Will time be on Dublin's side once more?". The Irish Times. Retrieved 11 September 2019.
- ^ The Complete Handbook of GAELIC GAMES. DBA. 2021. p. 148.
- ^ High Ball magazine, issue #6, 1998.
- ^ Diallo, Raf (31 December 2025). "Sport in 1926: Radio advent in hurling and a Five Nations near miss". RTÉ.
