1892 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship final explained

1892 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship final
Event:1892 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship
Team1score:1–4
(7)
Team2score:0–3
(3)
Date:26 March 1893
Stadium:Clonturk Park
City:Dublin
Referee:Dan Fraher (Waterford)
Attendance:5,000
Previous:1891
Next:1893

The 1892 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship final was the fifth All-Ireland Final and the deciding match of the 1892 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship, an inter-county Gaelic football tournament for the top teams in Ireland.

Match

Summary

At this time, the club champions of each county represented their county in the All-Ireland championships. Dublin were represented by the Young Irelanders club while Kerry were represented by Laune Rangers.

The sides were level 0–3 apiece at half time

Dublin were the winners scoring the all important goal with ten minutes to go.

It was the second of six All-Ireland football titles won by Dublin in the 1890s.[1]

It was the first meeting between Dublin and Kerry. The rivalry between the sides would grow into something massive in the years and decades ahead.[2]

Post-match

With their 1940 win, Kerry would reach 14 All-Ireland titles, drawing level with Dublin.[3] Dublin had been in the lead since 1892. In 1941, Kerry would take the lead; Dublin equalled the new total in 1942, but never again managed to surpass Kerry's total.[3]

Notes and References

  1. News: Kerry on honour roll. Irish Independent. 14 September 2009. 14 September 2009.
  2. News: Sean. Moran. Kerry pioneers the kings of the urban-rural frontier. The Irish Times. 17 September 2011. 17 September 2011. The first meeting in the 1892 All-Ireland final was at a time when the GAA was still in a state of flux – over the number of players on a team, the value of a goal (which when worth more than any number of points led to teams cramming their goalmouth; so if anyone says Donegal brought defence to a new extreme . . .)and the effects of the Parnell split were still vivid..
  3. News: Seán. Moran. Remembering when Kerry kicked ahead of Dublin 78 years ago: This year will be only the third replay between the counties, and the first in Croke Park. The Irish Times. 11 September 2019. 11 September 2019.