1928 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship final
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The 1928 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship final was the 41st All-Ireland Final and the deciding match of the 1928 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship, an inter-county Gaelic football tournament for the top teams in Ireland.
Kildare, champions | |||||||
| Event | 1928 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship | ||||||
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| Date | 30 September 1928 | ||||||
| Venue | Croke Park, Dublin | ||||||
| Referee | Tom Burke (Louth)[citation needed] | ||||||
| Attendance | 24,700[citation needed] | ||||||
Background
Match
This year's final was played on 30 September.[2]
Summary
Cavan claimed that Paddy Loughlin's late goal was thrown into the net. Patsy Devlin hit a goal back to equalise, but Bill Mangan scored a point to win the Sam Maguire Cup for the first time.[3] Tom Burke refereed the game.[citation needed]
1928 was the first year in which the Sam Maguire Cup was awarded to the All-Ireland SFC winner; the cup is still awarded to the winning team.[4]
Details
Kildare
- 1 Mick Walsh
- 2 Mick Buckley
- 3 Matt Goff
- 4 Gus Fitzpatrick
- 5 Frank Malone
- 6 Jack Higgins
- 7 Jack Hayes
- 8 Joe Loughlin
- 9 Bill Gannon (c)
- 10 Paddy Martin
- 11 Paddy Loughlin
- 12 Paul Doyle
- 13 Bill Mangan
- 14 Joe Curtis
- 15 Tom Keogh