1931 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship final

1931 All-Ireland
Senior Football Championship final

Event	1931 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship
Kerry Kildare 1–11 (14) 0–8 (8)
Date	27 September 1931
Venue	Croke Park, Dublin
Referee	T. Keating (Tipperary)
Attendance	42,350
Weather	Fine
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The 1931 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship final was the 44th All-Ireland Final and the deciding match of the 1931 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship, an inter-county Gaelic football tournament for the top teams in Ireland.

Match

Summary

Kildare led 0–7 to 0–4 at half-time, but Kerry outclassed them in the second half, a defensive mixup allowing a Paul Russell long shot drop into the goals. ^{[1] [2]}

It was the second of five All-Ireland SFC titles won by Kerry in the 1930s. ^[3]

Details

Team of Kerry, champions

Kerry v Kildare

27 September 1931 Final

Kerry	1–11 – 0–8	Kildare

Croke Park , Dublin Referee: T. Keating (Tipperary) Attendance: 42,350

Kerry

Kildare

Kerry

• 1 Dan O'Keeffe
• 2 Dee O'Connor
• 3 Joe Barrett
• 4 Jack Walsh
• 5 Paul Russell
• 6 Joe O'Sullivan
• 7 Tim Landers
• 8 Con Brosnan (c)
• 9 Bob Stack
• 10 J. J. Landers
• 11 Miko Doyle
• 12 Éamonn Fitzgerald
• 13 Jackie Ryan
• 14 Paddy Whitty
• 15 Martin Regan

References

1. High Ball magazine, issue #6, 1998.
2. "A unique account of the 1931 All Ireland Final".
3. "Kerry on honour roll". Irish Independent. 14 September 2009. Retrieved 14 September 2009.

External links

• "All Ireland Football Final G.A.A. (1931)" on YouTube, a British Pathé newsreel of the game