1909 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship final

Football match

1909 All-Ireland Senior Football Final

Event

1909 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship

Kerry	Louth

1–9 (12)	0–6 (6)

Date

5 December 1909

Venue

Jones' Road, Dublin

Referee

M.F. Crowe (Dublin)

Attendance

16,000

Weather

fine

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1910 →

The 1909 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship Final was the 22nd All-Ireland Final and the deciding match of the 1909 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship, an inter-county Gaelic football tournament for the top teams in Ireland.

Match

Summary

Kerry won by double scores to claim their third All-Ireland senior title, their scorers being: Jack Skinner (1–02);^[1] Paddy Mullane (0–03);^[2] Jack Kennelly (0–02);^[2] Tom Costello (0–01)^[3] and Dick Fitzgerald.^[4]

This was also the first Championship meeting of Kerry and Louth.^[5]

Details

5 December 1909
Final

Kerry	1-9 – 0-6	Louth

Jones' Road, Dublin

Attendance: 16,000

Referee: M.F. Crowe (Dublin)

Kerry

Louth


	1	Paddy Dillon (Dr Crokes) (gk)
	2	Denny Breen (Castleisland Desmonds)
	3	Maurice McCarthy (Tralee Mitchels)
	4	Tom Costello (Tralee Mitchels) (c)
	5	Con Healy (Tralee Mitchels)
	6	Jack McCarthy (Valentia)
	7	Tom Rice (Abbeydorney)
	8	Frank Cronin (Tralee Mitchels)
	9	Ned Spillane (Dr Crokes)
	10	Con Murphy (Dr Crokes)
	11	Batt O'Connor (Dingle)
	12	Jack Kennelly (Listowel Emmets)
	13	Paddy Mullane (Listowel Emmets)
	14	John O'Sullivan (Tralee Mitchels)
	15	Jack Skinner (Dr Crokes)
	16	Dick Fitzgerald (Dr Crokes)
	17	Michael J. Quinlan (Tralee Mitchels)


	1	Michael Byrne (Dundalk Young Irelands) (gk)
	2	John Clarke (Tredaghs)
	3	Jim Quinn (Tredaghs)
	4	Joe Donnelly (Dundalk Young Irelands)
	5	Joe Mulligan (Dundalk Young Irelands)
	6	Jack Clarke (Tredaghs)
	7	Eddie Burke (Tredaghs)
	8	Jack Carvin (Tredaghs) (c)
	9	Larry McCormack (Tredaghs)
	10	Jack Bannon (Tredaghs)
	11	Tom Morgan (Tredaghs)
	12	Pat Donegan (Tredaghs)
	13	Michael Hand (Tredaghs)
	14	Tom Matthews (Ardee)
	15	Eoin Markey (Ardee)
	16	Johnny Brennan (Dundalk Rangers)
	17	Joe Hanlon (Dundalk Rangers)

References

^ The Kerryman., 11 December 1909.
^ ^a ^b Limerick Leader. 13 September 1958, p. 15.
^ The Kerryman. 11 December 1909.
^ The Kerryman. 29 July 1961, p. 1.
^ "Kerry full-house awaits Kilkenny". Irish Independent. Independent News & Media. 2 August 2012. Retrieved 2 August 2012.

All-Ireland Senior Football Championship

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Statistics and awards

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