1931 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship final

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1931 All-Ireland
Senior Football Championship final
1931 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship Final programme.jpg
Event 1931 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship
Date27 September 1931
Venue Croke Park, Dublin
Referee T. Keating (Tipperary)
Attendance42,350
WeatherFine
1930
1932

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.

Contents

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 gaa football team 1931.jpg
Team of Kerry, champions
27 September 1931
Final
Kerry 1–11 0–8 Kildare
Croke Park , Dublin
Referee: T. Keating (Tipperary)
Attendance: 42,350

Kerry =

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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.