1919 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship final
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The 1919 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship final was the 32nd All-Ireland Final and the deciding match of the 1919 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship, an inter-county Gaelic football tournament for the top teams in Ireland.
Date28 September 1919
VenueCroke Park, Dublin
Kildare, champions | |||||||
| Event | 1919 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship | ||||||
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| Date | 28 September 1919 | ||||||
| Venue | Croke Park, Dublin | ||||||
| Referee | Pat Dunphy (Laois)[1] | ||||||
| Attendance | 32,000 | ||||||
Background
This was Galway's first appearance in an All-Ireland SFC final.[2]
Wexford were the reigning champions, having completed a first senior four-in-a-row in 1918. However, Wexford did not qualify for the 1919 final as they were knocked out in the semi-final of that year's Leinster Senior Football Championship.[3]
Match
This year's final was played on 28 September.[4]
Summary
Kildare won an extremely one-sided final, with goals from Frank "Joyce" Conlan and Jim O'Connor.[5]
Details
| 28 Sep 1919 Final |
Kildare | 2â5 â 0â1 | Galway | Croke Park, Dublin Referee: Pat Dunphy (Laois) |
      Kildare
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  Galway
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Kildare
- 1 Larry Cribbin
- 2 Jim Conlon
- 3 James Moran
- 4 Tom Goulding
- 5 Mick Buckley
- 6 Joe O'Connor
- 7 Paul Doyle
- 8 Mick Sammon
- 9 Larry Stanley (c)
- 10 George Magan
- 11 Jim Stanley
- 12 Chris Flynn
- 13 Bernie McGlade
- 14 James O'Connor
- 15 Frank Conlan