1969 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship final explained

1969 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship final
Event:1969 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship
Team1score:0–10
Team2score:0–7
Date:28 September 1969
Stadium:Croke Park
City:Dublin
Referee:John Moloney
Attendance:67,828
Previous:1968
Next:1970

The 1969 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship final was the 82nd All-Ireland Final and the deciding match of the 1969 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship, an inter-county Gaelic football tournament for the top teams in Ireland.

Match

Summary

Kerry claimed a three-point win, thanks mostly to three great saves by goalkeeper Johnny Culloty.[1]

This was also the first Championship meeting of Kerry and Offaly.[2]

Half-time entertainment was provided by way of an Irish dancing routine from the "Hurling Boys from Omagh", County Tyrone.[3]

Details

1 Johnny Culloty (c)
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3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15 Mick O'Dwyer
Substitutes:
16
17
18
19
20
21
Manager:
Jackie Lyne
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2
3
4 Johnny Egan (c)
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
Substitutes:
16
17
18 Kevin Kilmurray
19
20
21
22
23
Manager:
Fr. Tom Scully
Linesmen:

Sideline Official

Notes and References

  1. High Ball magazine, issue #6, 1998.
  2. News: Kerry full-house awaits Kilkenny. Irish Independent. Independent News & Media. 2 August 2012. 2 August 2012.
  3. The Hurling Boys, Omagh, at the 1969 All Ireland Final. 3 January 2019.