 Kildare, champions | |||||||
| Event | 1928 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship | ||||||
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| Date | 30 September 1928 | ||||||
| Venue | Croke Park, Dublin | ||||||
| Referee | Tom Burke (Louth)[citation needed] | ||||||
| Attendance | 24,700[citation needed] | ||||||
The 1928 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship final was the 41st All-Ireland Final and the deciding match of the 1928 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship, an inter-county Gaelic football tournament for the top teams in Ireland.
Background
This was the third of four consecutive appearances in the decider for Kildare.[1]
Match
This year's final was played on 30 September.[2]
Summary
Cavan claimed that Paddy Loughlin's late goal was thrown into the net. Patsy Devlin hit a goal back to equalise, but Bill Mangan scored a point to win the Sam Maguire Cup for the first time.[3] Tom Burke refereed the game.[citation needed]
1928 was the first year in which the Sam Maguire Cup was awarded to the All-Ireland SFC winner; the cup is still awarded to the winning team.[4]
Details
Kildare
- 1 Mick Walsh
- 2 Mick Buckley
- 3 Matt Goff
- 4 Gus Fitzpatrick
- 5 Frank Malone
- 6 Jack Higgins
- 7 Jack Hayes
- 8 Joe Loughlin
- 9 Bill Gannon (c)
- 10 Paddy Martin
- 11 Paddy Loughlin
- 12 Paul Doyle
- 13 Bill Mangan
- 14 Joe Curtis
- 15 Tom Keogh
References
- ^ Diallo, Raf (31 December 2025). "Sport in 1926: Radio advent in hurling and a Five Nations near miss". RTÉ.
- ^ The Complete Handbook of GAELIC GAMES. DBA. 2021. p. 149.
- ^ 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.
In 1928, the Sam Maguire Trophy was presented to the GAA, and ever since, it has been the dream of every county in Ireland to hold it aloft in Croke Park on the third Sunday in September.
