2021 Leinster Senior Football Championship final

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2021 Leinster Senior Football Championship final
Event 2021 Leinster Senior Championship
Date1 August 2021
Venue Croke Park, Dublin
Referee Martin McNally (Monaghan)
Attendance18,000
2020
2022

The 2021 Leinster Senior Football Championship final was played at Croke Park in Dublin on 1 August 2021. It was contested by Dublin and Kildare. Dublin won an 11th consecutive title. [1]

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Match details

1 August 2021 (2021-08-01)
16:00 IST (UTC+1)
Final
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(HT: 0-9 - 0-5)
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Referee: Martin McNally (Monaghan)
Attendance: 18,000
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Dublin
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Kildare
1Evan Comerford
2M. Fitzsimons
3David Byrne
4Sean McMahon
5Brian Howard
6Johnny Cooper
7John Small
8James McCarthy
9 Brian Fenton
10Paddy Small
11C. Kilkenny
12Niall Scully
13Cormac Costelloo
14C. O'Callaghan
15 Dean Rock
Substitutes:
?E Murchan for J. Small
?Colm Basquel for Rock
?Sean Bulger for P.Small
?Tom Lahiff for Cooper
?K. Ryan Basquel for O'Callaghan
?Emmet Ó Conghaile for Kilkenny

Manager:
Dessie Farrell
1M. Donnellan
2Mark Dempsey
3Mick O'Grady
4Darragh Malone
5David Hyland
6Ryan Houlihan
7Kevin Flynn
8Luke Flynn
9Aaron Masterson
10Shea Ryan
11Ben McCormack
12Fergal Conway
13Neil Flynn
14Daniel Flynn
15Jimmy Hyland
Substitutes:
?Alex Beirne for Conway
?Niall Kelly for Houlihan
?Darragh Kirwan for J Hyland
?Brian McLoughlin for N Flynn
?Shane O'Sullivan for McCormack


Manager:
Jack O'Connor

Man of the Match:


Notes

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