1921 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship final

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1921 All-Ireland
Senior Football Championship final
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Dublin, champions
Event 1921 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship
Dublin Mayo
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1–9
(12)		0–2
(2)
Date17 June 1923
Venue Croke Park, Dublin
Referee Willie Walsh (Waterford)
Attendance16,000
WeatherFine
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The 1921 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship final was the 34th All-Ireland Final and the deciding match of the 1921 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship, an inter-county Gaelic football tournament for the top teams in Ireland.

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Match

Summary

Dublin led 0–4 to 0–1 at half-time, and a late Bill Fitzsimmons goal gave them a comprehensive victory. [1]

It was the first of three All-Ireland SFC titles won by Dublin in the 1920s, which made them joint "team of the decade" with Kerry, also winner of three. [2]

Details

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Team of Mayo, runners-up
17 June 1923
Final
Dublin 1–9 – 0–2 Mayo
Croke Park , Dublin
Referee: Willie Walsh (Waterford)
Attendance: 16,000
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Dublin
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Mayo

Dublin

References

  1. ↑ High Ball magazine, issue #6, 1998.
  2. ↑ "Kerry on honour roll". Irish Independent. 14 September 2009. Retrieved 14 September 2009.
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