 Kerry, champions | |||||||
| 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 | ||||||
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.
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]
The Kingdom (Kerry) won the replay, with a Tom O'Mahony goal. [1]
It was the second of three All-Ireland SFC titles won by Kerry in the 1920s, which made them joint "team of the decade" with Dublin, also winner of three. [2]
      Kerry | Kildare |
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