1926 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship Final
The 1926 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship Final was the 39th All-Ireland Final and the deciding match of the 1926 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship, an inter-county Gaelic football tournament for the top teams in Ireland.
| Event | 1926 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship | ||||||
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| Date | 5 September 1926 | ||||||
| Venue | Croke Park, Dublin | ||||||
| Attendance | 37,500 | ||||||
| Weather | wet | ||||||
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| Date | 17 October 1926 | ||||||
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| Venue | Croke Park, Dublin | ||||||
| Attendance | 35,500 | ||||||
Final
A last-minute goal by Bill Gorman (Kerry) forced a draw. After the game, Kerry's centre back Jack Murphy put his clothes back on without taking off his playing gear, and died of pneumonia before the replay.[1]
Replay
The Kingdom (Kerry) won the replay with a Tom O'Mahoney goal.[1]
It was the second of three All-Ireland football titles won by Kerry in the 1920s, which made them joint "team of the decade" with Dublin who also won three.[2]
References
- High Ball magazine, issue #6, 1998.
- "Kerry on honour roll". Irish Independent. Independent News & Media. 14 September 2009. Retrieved 14 September 2009.
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