2004 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship final

May 2021 May 2021 2004 All-Ireland Football Championship final 2004 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship Kerry 40px 1–20(23) Mayo 40px 2–9(15) 26 September 2004 Croke Park Dublin Pat McEnaney (Monaghan) 79,749 2003 2005 The 2004 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship final was the 117th All-Ireland Final and the deciding match of the 2004 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship, an inter-county Gaelic football tournament for the top teams in Ireland. Match Summary Mayo were hoping to bridge a gap that stretched back to their All-Ireland football title winning team of 1951.Eugene McGee http://www.independent.ie/sport/gaelic-football/first-signs-that-mayo-might-be-set-to-turn-back-the-clock-111572.html First signs that Mayo might be set to turn back the clock Irish Independent Independent News & Media 6 February 2006 6 February 2006 They failed, though less miserably than in 2006. Mayo lost their fourth final in a row; in the end Kerry only won by eight points. Dara Ó Cinnéide was the winning captain, while manager Jack O'Connor won the title in his first season in charge. The match was shown live in Ireland on RTÉ2 as part of The Sunday Game with match commentary from Ger Canning and Martin Carney. thumb|left|Croke Park kitted out in the green and red of long-suffering Mayo fans at the 2004 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship final. Mayo's losing streak in All-Ireland finals continued as they were hammered by Kerry. Largely regarded as one of the most disappointing All-Ireland football finals for many years, Mayo's capitulation drove spectators from the stadium in their thousands, with Kerry leading by 1–12 to 1–4 at half-time. Kerry racked up a total of 1–20, the highest team score in an All-Ireland SFC final since the time of 'Bomber' Liston and the 5–11 that decimated Dublin in 1978.Martin Breheny http://www.independent.ie/sport/gaelic-football/croker-rout-as-kerry-go-heavy-on-mayo-25899578.html Croker rout as Kerry go heavy on Mayo Irish Independent Independent News & Media 27 September 2004 27 September 2004 Mayo returned to the All-Ireland SFC final two years later, to be torn apart by Kerry all over again in a final when Kerry surpassed the score they achieved in 2004. In 2022, Martin Breheny listed it among "five of the worst" All-Ireland SFC finals since 1972.https://www.independent.ie/sport/gaelic-games/gaelic-football/five-of-the-worst-all-ireland-football-finals-since-1972-41898843.html Five of the worst All-Ireland football finals since 1972 Irish Independent Martin Breheny 9 August 2022 Details 26 September 2004 Final Kerry football 1–20 – 2–9 Report Mayo football Croke Park, Dublin Pat McEnaney (Monaghan) _Kerry11 _Kerry11 _Kerry11 _sides_on_white _hoops gold 057A10 057A10 057A10 409905 357A10 Kerry _greenlower _thingreensides _greenlower _green stripes adidas _greentop ff0000 ee0000 ee0000 ffffff ee0000 Mayo Kerry:1 Diarmuid Murphy 2 Tom O'Sullivan 3 Michael McCarthy 4 Aidan O'Mahony 5 Tomás Ó Sé 6 Éamonn Fitzmaurice 7 Marc Ó Sé 8 Eoin Brosnan 9 William Kirby 10 Liam Hassett 11 Declan O'Sullivan 12 Paul Galvin 13 Colm Cooper 14 Dara Ó Cinnéide (c) 15 Johnny Crowley Substitutes:19 Seamus Moynihan for L. Hassett 17 Mike Frank Russell for J. Crowley 21 Ronan O'Connor for D. Ó Cinnéide 18 Paddy Kelly for P. Galvin 25 Brendan Guiney for T. Ó Sé Manager: Jack O'ConnorMayo:1 Peter Burke 2 Dermot Geraghty 3 David Heaney 4 Gary Ruane (c) 5 Peadar Gardiner 6 James Nallen 7 Pat Kelly 8 Ronan McGarrity 9 Fergal Kelly 10 James Gill 11 Ciarán McDonald 12 Alan Dillon 13 Conor Mortimer 14 Trevor Mortimer 15 Brian Maloney Substitutes:25 David Brady for Kelly 18 Conor Moran for Geraghty 30 Michael Conroy for Gill 27 Andy Moran for C. Mortimer 22 Pat Navin for Heaney Manager: John Maughan References: Kerry subs not used 16 K. Cremin 20 M. Quirke 22 J. Sheehan 23 D. Quill 24 T. Griffin 26 S. O'Sullivan 27 N. Kennelly 28 J. Cronin 29 B. Sheehan 30 R. Ó Flatharta Mayo subs not used 16 F. Ruddy 17 F. Costello (c) 19 D. Munnelly 20 D. Sweeney 21 A. Costello 23 G. Mullins 24 M. McNicholas 26 B. J. Padden 28 A. O'Malley 29 B. Ruane References External links Match Highlights All-Ireland Senior Football Championship Final All-Ireland Senior Football Championship Final, 2004 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship Finals Category:All-Ireland Senior Football Championship finals Category:GAA finals at Croke Park Category:Kerry county football team matches Category:Mayo county football team matches Category:September 2004 in Ireland