1959 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship final

1959 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship final

Event	1959 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship
Kerry Galway 3–7 (16) 1–4 (7)
Date	27 September 1959
Venue	Croke Park, Dublin
Referee	John Dowling (Offaly)
Attendance	85,897
← 1958 1960 →

The 1959 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship final was the 72nd All-Ireland Final and the deciding match of the 1959 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship, an inter-county Gaelic football tournament for the top teams in Ireland.

Match

Summary

Kerry won easily with goals by Dan McAuliffe (2) and Garry McMahon. ^[1]

It was the third of three All-Ireland football titles won by Kerry in the 1950s. ^[2]

Galway were beaten by Kerry. ^[3]

Details

Kerry

Galway

Kerry

• 1 J. Culloty
• 2 J. O'Shea
• 3 N. Sheehy
• 4 T. Lyons
• 5 Seán Murphy
• 6 K. Coffey
• 7 M. O'Dwyer
• 8 Mick O'Connell (c)
• 9 Séamus Murphy
• 10 D. McAuliffe
• 11 T. Long
• 12 P. Sheehy
• 13 D. Geaney
• 14 John Dowling
• 15 T. Lyne

Subs used

Jack Dowling for T. Lyons

Moss O'Connell for Mick O'Connell

G. McMahon for D. Geaney

Galway

• 1 J. Farrell
• 2 J. Kissane
• 3 S. Meade
• 4 M. Greally
• 5 M. Garrett
• 6 J. Mahon
• 7 S. Colleran
• 8 F. Evers
• 9 M. McDonagh
• 10 J. Young
• 11 S. Purcell (c)
• 12 M. McDonagh
• 13 M. Laide
• 14 F. Stockwell
• 15 J. Nallen

Subs used

J. Keeley for J. Nallen

P. Dunne for M. Greally

References

1. High Ball magazine, issue #6, 1998.
2. "Kerry on honour roll". Irish Independent . Independent News & Media. 14 September 2009. Retrieved 14 September 2009.
3. Kenny, Tom (14 April 2011). "The men who first brought Sam to Galway". Galway Advertiser . Retrieved 14 April 2011. In 1959, Kerry beat them 3 – 7 to 1 – 4, and in 1963 that Simon Behan goal for Dublin beat us, the score 1 – 9 to 0 – 10.