2004 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship final

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2004 All-Ireland Football Championship final
Event 2004 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship
Date26 September 2004
Venue Croke Park, Dublin
Referee Pat McEnaney (Monaghan)
Attendance79,749
2003
2005

The 2004 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship final was the 117th All-Ireland Final and the deciding match of the 2004 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship, an inter-county Gaelic football tournament for the top teams in Ireland.

Contents

Match

Summary

Mayo were hoping to bridge a gap that stretched back to their All-Ireland football title winning team of 1951. [1] They failed, though less miserably than in 2006. Mayo lost their fourth final in a row; in the end Kerry only won by eight points. Dara Ó Cinnéide was the winning captain, while manager Jack O'Connor won the title in his first season in charge. [2] The match was shown live in Ireland on RTÉ2 as part of The Sunday Game with match commentary from Ger Canning and Martin Carney.

Croke Park kitted out in the green and red of long-suffering Mayo fans at the 2004 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship final. Mayo's losing streak in All-Ireland finals continued as they were hammered by Kerry. Croke Park from the Hill - 2004 All-Ireland Football Championship Final.jpg
Croke Park kitted out in the green and red of long-suffering Mayo fans at the 2004 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship final. Mayo's losing streak in All-Ireland finals continued as they were hammered by Kerry.

Largely regarded as one of the most disappointing All-Ireland football finals for many years, Mayo's capitulation drove spectators from the stadium in their thousands, with Kerry leading by 1–12 to 1–4 at half-time. [2] Kerry racked up a total of 1–20, the highest team score in an All-Ireland SFC final since the time of 'Bomber' Liston and the 5–11 that decimated Dublin in 1978. [2] Mayo returned to the All-Ireland SFC final two years later, to be torn apart by Kerry all over again in a final when Kerry surpassed the score they achieved in 2004.

In 2022, Martin Breheny listed it among "five of the worst" All-Ireland SFC finals since 1972. [3]

Details

Final
Kerry 120 29 Mayo
Report
Croke Park, Dublin
Referee: Pat McEnaney (Monaghan)
Kerry:
1 Diarmuid Murphy
2 Tom O'Sullivan
3 Michael McCarthy
4 Aidan O'Mahony
5 Tomás Ó Sé Sub off.svg
6 Éamonn Fitzmaurice
7 Marc Ó Sé
8 Eoin Brosnan
9 William Kirby
10 Liam Hassett Sub off.svg
11 Declan O'Sullivan
12 Paul Galvin Sub off.svg
13 Colm Cooper
14 Dara Ó Cinnéide (c)Sub off.svg
15 Johnny Crowley Sub off.svg
Substitutes:
19 Seamus Moynihan for L. HassettSub on.svg
17 Mike Frank Russell for J. CrowleySub on.svg
21 Ronan O'Connor for D. Ó CinnéideSub on.svg
18 Paddy Kelly for P. GalvinSub on.svg
25 Brendan Guiney for T. Ó SéSub on.svg
Manager:
Jack O'Connor
Mayo:
1 Peter Burke
2 Dermot Geraghty Sub off.svg
3 David Heaney Sub off.svg
4 Gary Ruane (c)
5 Peadar Gardiner
6 James Nallen
7 Pat Kelly
8 Ronan McGarrity
9 Fergal Kelly Sub off.svg
10 James Gill Sub off.svg
11 Ciarán McDonald
12 Alan Dillon
13 Conor Mortimer Sub off.svg
14 Trevor Mortimer
15 Brian Maloney
Substitutes:
25 David Brady for KellySub on.svg
18 Conor Moran for GeraghtySub on.svg
30 Michael Conroy for GillSub on.svg
27 Andy Moran for C. MortimerSub on.svg
22 Paddy Nevin for HeaneySub on.svg
Manager:
John Maughan

References: [2]

Kerry subs not used

16 K. Cremin
20 M. Quirke
22 J. Sheehan
23 D. Quill
24 T. Griffin
26 S. O'Sullivan
27 N. Kennelly
28 J. Cronin
29 B. Sheehan
30 R. Ó Flatharta

Mayo subs not used

16 F. Ruddy
17 F. Costello (c)
19 D. Munnelly
20 D. Sweeney
21 A. Costello
23 G. Mullins
24 M. McNicholas
26 B. J. Padden
28 A. O'Malley
29 B. Ruane

References

  1. McGee, Eugene (6 February 2006). "First signs that Mayo might be set to turn back the clock". Irish Independent. Independent News & Media. Retrieved 6 February 2006.
  2. 1 2 3 4 Breheny, Martin (27 September 2004). "Croker rout as Kerry go heavy on Mayo". Irish Independent. Independent News & Media. Retrieved 27 September 2004.
  3. Breheny, Martin (9 August 2022). "Five of the worst All-Ireland football finals since 1972". Irish Independent.