1915 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship final
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The 1915 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship final was the 28th All-Ireland Final and the deciding match of the 1915 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship, an inter-county Gaelic football tournament for the top teams in Ireland.
Date7 November 1915
VenueCroke Park, Dublin
Wexford, champions | |||||||
| Event | 1915 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship | ||||||
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| Date | 7 November 1915 | ||||||
| Venue | Croke Park, Dublin | ||||||
| Referee | Pat Dunphy (Laois)[1] | ||||||
| Attendance | 27,000 | ||||||
| Weather | Fine | ||||||
Match
Summary
Wexford won by three points; their goals were scored by Jim and Aidan Byrne, while Dick Fitzgerald and Denis Doyle got Kerry's goals.[2]
It was the first of four consecutive All-Ireland SFC titles won by Wexford between 1915 and 1918.[3]
Seán O'Kennedy, whose brother Gus played at corner-forward, captained Wexford.
Details
7 Nov 1915 Final |
        Wexford
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 Kerry
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Wexford
- Seán O'Kennedy (c)
- Gus O'Kennedy
- Paddy Mackey
- Tom Murphy
- Frank Furlong
- J. Wall
- Edmund Wheeler
- Tom Mernagh
- Tom Doyle
- Ned Black
- Aidan Doyle
- Jim Byrne
- Martin Howlett
- Dick Reynolds
- Tom McGrath (goal)