1928 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship final | |
Event: | 1928 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship |
Team1score: | 2–6 (12) |
Team2score: | 2–5 (11) |
Date: | 30 September 1928 |
Stadium: | Croke Park |
City: | Dublin |
Referee: | Tom Burke (Louth) |
Attendance: | 24,700 |
Previous: | 1927 |
Next: | 1929 |
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.
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.[1] The match was refereed by Tom Burke.
1928 was the first year in which the Sam Maguire Cup was awarded to the All-Ireland football winner; the cup is still awarded to the winning team.[2]