Event | 1944 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship | ||||||
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Date | 24 September 1944 | ||||||
Venue | Croke Park, Dublin | ||||||
Referee | Paddy Mythen (Wexford) | ||||||
Attendance | 79,245 | ||||||
The 1944 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship final was the 57th All-Ireland Final and the deciding match of the 1944 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship, an inter-county Gaelic football tournament for the top teams in Ireland.
Roscommon won their second and last title, with late points by Frankie Kinlough and Donal Keenan; Kinlough also scored Roscommon's goal. [1]
24 Sep 1944 Final | Roscommon | 1–9 – 2–4 | Kerry | Croke Park, Dublin Attendance: 79,245 Referee: Paddy Mythen (Wexford) |
D. Keenan (0-6), F. Kinlough (1-1), J. Murray & L. Gilmatin (0-1). | Bill Dillon (0-1), Paddy Kennedy (0-2), Murt Kelly (1-1) & Eddie Dunne (1-0). |
Roscommon | Kerry |
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