1981 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship final

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1981 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship final
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Event 1981 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship
Date20 September 1981
Venue Croke Park, Dublin
Referee Paddy Collins (Westmeath)
Attendance61,489
1980
1982

The 1981 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship final was the 94th All-Ireland Final and the deciding match of the 1981 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship, an inter-county Gaelic football tournament for the top teams in Ireland.

Contents

Match

Summary

Kerry completed a four-in-a-row with a brilliant Jack O'Shea goal. [1]

It was the second of five All-Ireland SFC titles won by Kerry in the 1980s. [2]

Details

20 September 1981
Final
Kerry 1–12 – 0–8 Offaly Croke Park, Dublin
Attendance: 61,489
Referee: Paddy Collins (Westmeath)
M Sheehy 0–5, J O'Shea 1–0, D Moran 0–2, T Doyle 0–1, J Egan 0–1, P Ó Sé 0–1, S Walsh 0–1, G Power 0–1M Connor 0–4, S Lowry 0–2, T O'Connor 0–1, B Lowry 0–1

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Kerry
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Offaly

Kerry =

Subs used
P. Spillane for J. Egan
G. O'Keeffe for M. Spillane
Subs not used
18 T. Spillane
19 P. Sheahan
20 B. O'Sullivan
21 P. O'Mahony
Manager
M. O'Dwyer

Offaly =

Subs used
24 J. Mooney for T. Connor
21 J. Moran for V. Henry
Subs not used
16 D. Wynne
17 O. Minnock
18 S. Darby
19 M. Wright
20 T. Fitzpatrick
22 J. Guinan
23 M. Lowry
Manager
E. McGee

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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.